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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

GEORGE SOULIOTES,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF MODESTO; MODESTO 

POLICE DEP’T; MODESTO FIRE 

DEP’T; SGT. MIKE HARDEN; DET. 

ROGER LEE; DET. DICK RIDENOUR; 

DET. JOHN BUEHLER; DET. DODGE 

HENDEE; OFFICER JOE PIMENTEL; 

INVESTIGATOR BOB EVERS; 

INVESTIGATOR TOM REUSCHER; 

and DOES 1-10, INCLUSIVE,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-CV-00556-LJO-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING TIME TO FILE 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

PLEADING IN RESPONSE 

THERETO AND TAKING 

DECEMBER 15, 2015 MOTION 

OFF CALENDAR

Hearing: December 15, 2015

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Courtroom: 4

The Hon. Lawrence J. O’Neill

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

WHEREAS the defendants filed a motion to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings on 

November 13, 2015 (Dkt. No. 34); and

WHEREAS, based on the December 15, 2015 hearing date, the plaintiff’s opposition is 

due on or before December 1, 2015 pursuant to Eastern District Local Rule 230(c); and

WHEREAS plaintiff intends to file an amended complaint in accordance with Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1)(B) no later than December 11, 2015; and

WHEREAS permitting plaintiff to file an amended complaint will further the just, speedy 

and efficient resolution of this action; and

WHEREAS lead defense counsel’s schedule will not permit him to file a responsive 

pleading to the plaintiff’s amended complaint before the end of January 2016.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that the plaintiff will have until December 11, 2015 to file 

an amended complaint. Defendants will then have until January 28, 2016 to file a responsive 

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pleading to the amended complaint. The pending motion shall be taken off the calendar based on 

the plaintiff’s intended filing of an amended complaint, and it will be the parties’ responsibility to 

place the motion back on the calendar if the plaintiff does not file an amended complaint by 

December 23, 2015. In light of the foregoing, the dates presently designated as the deadline for 

filing the parties’ joint scheduling report and the scheduling conference (Dkt. No. 37) shall be reset as the Court deems appropriate.

DATED: Respectfully submitted,

Loevy & Loevy

Law Office of Kevin G. Little

By:_/s/ Rachel Steinback________________

Rachel Steinback

Attorneys for Plaintiff

George Souliotes

City of Modesto, Office of the City Attorney

Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson 

By:_/s/ Blake Loebs________________

Blake P. Loebs

Attorneys for Defendants

City of Modesto; Chief Mike Harden; Det. 

Roger Lee; Det. Dick Ridenour; Det. Jon

Buehler; Det. Dodge Hendee; Officer Joe 

Pimentel; Captain Bob Evers; and Captain 

Tom Reuscher

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the above Stipulation is accepted and adopted as the Order of this 

Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 2, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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