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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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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE JOINT SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

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Law Offices of:

Sayre & Levitt, LLP

FEDERICO CASTELAN SAYRE, ESQ., SBN 067420

TYLER RICHARD DOWDALL, ESQ., SBN 258950

SAYRE & LEVITT, LLP

900 N. BROADWAY, 4th FLOOR

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 9270-3452

Phone (714) 550-9117

Attorneys for Plaintiffs:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LATOYA MCKENZIE, an 

individual and as Successor-inInterest to the Estate of RORY 

MCKENZIE; CHASTITY 

MCKENZIE, an individual and as 

Successor-in-Interest to the Estate 

of RORY MCKENZIE by and 

through her Guardian Ad Litem 

Latoya McKenzie; RORY 

MCKENZIE, JR., an individual and 

as Successor-in-Interest to the 

Estate of RORY MCKENZIE by 

and through his Guardian Ad Litem 

Latoya McKenzie; ZILAH 

PEEPLES an individual by and 

through her Guardian Ad Litem 

Latoya McKenzie; AMIYA 

MCKENZIE an individual and as 

Successor-in-Interest to the Estate 

of RORY MCKENZIE by and 

through her Guardian Ad Litem 

Brittney Shelby; ZIKIRAH 

HARRIS an individual and as 

Successor-in-Interest to the Estate 

of RORY MCKENZIE by and 

through her Guardian Ad Litem

Denise Harris; JAMARRI JOINER 

an individual and as Successor-inInterest to the Estate of RORY 

MCKENZIE by and through her 

Guardian Ad Litem Monica Joiner; 

THE ESTATE OF RORY 

MCKENZIE, by and through its 

successors-in-interest and 

representatives LATOYA 

MCKENZIE, RORY MCKENZIE, 

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CASE NUMBER: 

09-CV-01658-AWI-DLB 

Assigned to Magistrate Judge

Dennis L. Beck

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE

JOINT SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE

COMPLAINT FILED: 9-17-2009

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Law Offices of:

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JR., CHASTITY MCKENZIE, 

AMIYA MCKENZIE, JAMARRI 

JOINER and ZIKIRAH HARRIS, 

Plaintiffs

v. 

KERN COUNTY, KERN 

COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT; OTIS 

WHINERY; DOUGLAS JAUCH; 

EDWARD TUCKER; PATRICK 

MCNEAL; AND DOES 1-200, 

INCLUSIVE,

Defendants.

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COME NOW, the Parties herein, by and through their respective counsel of 

record, Tyler R. Dowdall, Esq. of SAYRE & LEVITT, LLP for Plaintiff LaToya 

McKenzie, Brenda McKenzie, Chastity McKenzie, Rory McKenzie, Jr., Zilah 

Peeples, Amiya McKenzie, Zikirah Harris, Jamarri Joiner and the Estate of Rory 

McKenzie (hereinafter collectively “Plaintiffs”), and Andrew C. Thomson, 

Deputy, Office of Kern County Counsel, for Defendants County of Kern, Kern 

County Sheriff’s Office, Otis Whinery, Douglas Jauch, Edward Tucker and Patrick 

Neal (hereinafter collectively “Kern Defendants”) and, with the authority of their 

respective clients, agree as follows:

1. The parties have repeatedly met and conferred regarding various 

issues, including the filing of a First Amended Complaint and a responsive 

pleading. On or about December 1, 2009 Plaintiffs filed a First Amended 

Complaint (Docket Document No. 39). 

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Law Offices of:

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2. Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint added a new Defendant, Taser 

International. Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint is in the process of being served 

on Defendants Taser International. 

3. On or about January 13, 2010, Kern Defendants filed an Answer to 

Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint (Docket Document No. 53). 

4. This matter is a new case and a trial date has not been scheduled.

5. During the pendency of this litigation, counsel have worked together 

in a spirit of collegiality and good-will in an effort to further this matter in a 

civilized fashion, while appropriately representing their respective clients.

6. A Joint Scheduling Conference is currently scheduled for February 

24, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in the above-captioned court. The parties have met and 

conferred, and in there interests of judicial economy of the court and the parties, 

have agreed to continue the Joint Scheduling Conference 60 days to April 29, 2010 

at 9:00 a.m., until such time as all Defendants will be served with Plaintiffs’ First 

Amended Complaint and the Joint Scheduling Conference can be a meaningful 

proceeding with all named parties present.

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Law Offices of:

Sayre & Levitt, LLP

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED:

The parties agree to continue the Joint Scheduling Conference, currently scheduled 

for February 24, 2010 at 9:30 a.m., until April 29, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

DATED: February ___, 2010 SAYRE & LEVITT, LLP

By: _/s/ Tyler R. Dowdall, Esquire

Federico C. Sayre

Tyler R. Dowdall

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: February ___, 2010 OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNSEL

By: __/s/ Andrew C. Thomson, Esquire

Andrew C. Thomson, Deputy

Attorneys for Kern Defendants

ORDER

The parties having stipulated thereto and good cause appearing therefore, the 

Joint Scheduling Conference shall be continued from February 24, 2010 at 9:30 

a.m. until April 29, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signatu re-END:

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