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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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CREGGER & CHALFANT, LLP. 

701 University Ave., #110 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

(916) 443-4443 

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STIP. RE: EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

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CREGGER & CHALFANT LLP

ROBERT L. CHALFANT, SBN 203051 

Email: rlc@creggerlaw.com 

WENDY MOTOOKA, SBN 233589 

Email: wm@creggerlaw.com 

701 University Avenue, Suite 110 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Phone: 916.443-4443 

Fax: 916.443-2124 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; SGT. 

ERIN McATEE; DEPUTY RYAN TRAPANI; 

DEPUTY NICK SHEEHAN; DEPUTY WRIGHT; 

DEPUTY JACOB THRALL; DEPUTY CHILANG 

KEVIN W. HARRIS SBN 133084 

Attorney at Law 

1387 Garden Hwy., Ste. 200 

Sacramento, CA 95833 

Tel.: (916) 271-0688 

Fax: (855) 800-4454 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

CHONG VANG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHONG VANG, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT; SGT. ERIN McATEE; 

DEPUTY RYAN TRAPANI (BADGE No. 

1395); DEPUTY NICK SHEEHAN 

(BADGE No. 524); DEPUTY WRIGHT 

(BADGE No. 32); DEPUTY JACOB 

THRALL (BADGE No. 1215); DEPUTY 

CHILANG (BADGE No. 1399) and DOES 

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Defendants. 

No.: 2:15-cv-02468 JAM EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND 

DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND TO 

THE COMPLAINT 

 WHEREAS on May 26, 2015, an action was commenced in the Superior Court of the 

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State of California for the County of Sacramento, entitled Chong Vang, Plaintiff vs. County of 

Sacramento, et al., Defendants, Case No. 34-2015-00179654; 

WHEREAS on November 30, 2015, Plaintiff’s complaint was removed to this Court by 

Defendant County of Sacramento pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a); 

WHEREAS the case was assigned to United States District Judge John A. Mendez; 

WHEREAS pursuant to the Court’s standing order on filing requirements, counsel for 

Plaintiff and Defendant County met and conferred by phone on November 30, 2015, and by letter 

on December 1, 2015, and agreed on a desire to avoid unnecessary motions practice and discuss 

resolution of the case; 

WHEREAS counsel stipulated and this Court so ordered that Defendants’ deadline to file 

a response be extended from December 7, 2015, to January 6, 2016; 

WHEREAS counsel again stipulated and this Court so ordered that Defendants’ deadline 

to file a response be extended from January 6, 2016 to March 7, 2016; 

WHEREAS counsel for the parties have been engaged in ongoing discussions regarding 

the merits of Plaintiff’s claims and the grounds for dismissal that will be pursued in the event 

Defendants file a motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(b)(6); 

WHEREAS the parties are currently working on resolving issues regarding dismissing 

causes of action and/or the filing of an Amended Complaint, but need additional time to discuss 

these issues; 

WHEREAS counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants are still also engaged in sincere and 

earnest settlement negotiations and maintain their wish to avoid unnecessary motions practice and 

pursue resolution of this matter; 

 THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, by and through their counsel of record, as 

follows: 

1. Upon the Court’s approval of this stipulation, the Defendants shall have sixty (60) days in 

which to file a responsive pleading in any manner authorized by Rule 12 of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure. Defendants’ deadline to file a response is extended until May 9, 

2016. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATE: March 4, 2016 CREGGER & CHALFANT LLP 

 /s/ Robert L. Chalfant 

ROBERT L. CHALFANT 

WENDY MOTOOKA 

Attorneys for Defendants County of Sacramento; 

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department; Sgt. Erin 

McAtee; Deputy Ryan Trapani; Deputy Nick 

Sheehan; Deputy Wright; Deputy Jacob Thrall; 

Deputy Chilang 

DATE: March 4, 2016 /s/ Kevin W. Harris 

 KEVIN W. HARRIS 

 Attorney for Plaintiff Chong Vang 

ORDER 

After considering the Stipulation by and between the parties through their counsel of record, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. Defendants shall have until May 9, 2016, to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint in any 

manner authorized by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: 3/4/2016 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________________ 

 HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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