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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: JOINT 

STATUS REPORT

WRIGHT, L’ESTRANGE & ERGASTOLO

Joseph T. Ergastolo (SBN 137807)

jte@wlelaw.com

Andrew E. Schouten (SBN 263684)

aschouten@wlelaw.com

402 West Broadway, Suite 1800

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 231-4844; Fax: (619) 231-6710

Attorneys for Plaintiff California Fire Chiefs

Association, Inc.

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

ISMAEL A. CASTRO

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

RENU R. GEORGE (SBN 262310)

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

(916) 445-8220; Fax: (916) 324-5567

Renuka.George@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants 

Howard Backer and Daniel Smiley, in their official capacities

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS 

ASSOCIATION, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

HOWARD BACKER, in his Official 

Capacity as Director of the California 

Emergency Medical Services Authority, 

and DANIEL R. SMILEY, in his 

Official Capacity as Deputy Director of 

the California Emergency Medical 

Services Authority, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:15-cv-02351-TLN-AC

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

JOINT STATUS REPORT

Plaintiff California Fire Chiefs Association, Inc. (“Plaintiff”), Defendant Howard 

Backer, in his official capacity as Director of the California Emergency Medical 

Services Authority (“EMSA”) and Defendant Daniel Smiley, in his official capacity as 

Chief Deputy Director of EMSA (“Defendants”), by and through their attorneys of 

record, stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiff filed its Complaint for declaratory relief on November 12, 2015 

(Dkt. 1).

2. On November 12, 2015, the Court issued an order requiring that the parties 

hold a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) conference and file a Joint Status Report 

within 60 days of service of the complaint (Dkt. 2).

3. Plaintiff caused Defendants to be served on November 23, 2015 (Dkt. 9).

4. On December 9, 2015, the Court granted the parties’ Local Rule 144(a)

stipulation extending Defendants time to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint 

until January 11, 2016 (Dkt. 6).

5. On January 11, 2016, Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint under 

Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). The hearing date on Defendants’ motions to dismiss is set 

for February 25, 2016 (Dkt. 10).

6. On January 13, 2016, the parties met and conferred to discuss the Joint 

Status Report.

7. The parties agree that good cause exists to postpone the preparation and 

filing of the Joint Status Report until the Court hears and resolves Defendants’ pending 

Rule 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss.

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE that the 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) conference and Joint Status Report ordered by 

this Court on November 12, 2015 be postponed until no later than 14 days following

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

JOINT STATUS REPORT

the entry of an order by this Court resolving Defendants’ pending Rule 12(b)(1) and 

12(b)(6) motions to dismiss.

WRIGHT, L’ESTRANGE & ERGASTOLO

Attorneys for Plaintiff California Fire Chiefs 

Association, Inc.

Dated: January 15, 2016 By s/Joseph T. Ergastolo 

 Joseph T. Ergastolo

 jte@wlelaw.com

RENU R. GEORGE

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants Howard Backer and 

Daniel Smiley, in their official capacities 

Dated: January 15, 2016 By s/Renu R. George 

 Renu R. George

 Renuka.George@doj.ca.gov

 As authorized on 1/15/2016

ORDER THEREON

Upon consideration of the parties’ Stipulation re: Joint Status Report and good 

cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) conference and Joint Status 

Report ordered by this Court on November 12, 2015 be postponed until no later than 14 

days following the entry of an order by this Court resolving Defendants’ pending Rule 

12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 15, 2016

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