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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES 

Izaak D. Schwaiger, SBN 267888 John Houston Scott, SBN 72578 

SCHWAIGER LAW FIRM SCOTT LAW FIRM

130 Petaluma Avenue, Suite 1A 1388 Sutter Street, Suite 715 

Sebastopol, CA 95472 San Francisco, CA 94109 

Tel: (707) 595-4414 Tel: (415) 561-9601 

Fax: (707) 581-1983 Fax: (415) 561-9609 

izaak@izaakschwaiger.com john@scottlawfirm.net

William A. Cohan, SBN 141804 

WILLIAM A. COHAN, P.C.

P.O. Box 3448 

Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 

Tel: (858) 832-1632 

Fax: (858) 832-1845 

bill@williamacohan.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs BRIAN PAYNE, JESSE SCHWARTZ, 

JOSHUA SURRAT, JASON HARRE, and JACOB FORD 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN PAYNE, JESSE SCHWARTZ, 

JOSHUA SURRAT, JASON HARRE, and 

JACOB FORD, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, BRENDAN 

JACY TATUM, JOSEPH HUFFAKER, 

CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, JEFFREY 

TAYLOR, BRIAN MASTERSON and DOES 

1-50, inclusive.

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:19-cv-05058-HSG 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE

AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES 

WHEREAS on August 16, 2019 Plaintiffs Brian Payne, Jesse Schwartz, Joshua Surrat, 

Jason Harre, and Jacob Ford filed a complaint alleging, inter alia, violations of their civil rights 

stemming from actions of the defendants; and 

WHEREAS the parties sought early resolution of those claims prior to engaging in 

discovery, and were referred to Magistrate Judge Beeler for a settlement conference on January 

15, 2020 ; and 

WHEREAS two additional individuals with similar claims – Sean Haar and Kevin 

McGilbra – not presently named as plaintiffs, became known to the parties prior to the January 15 

settlement conference, and by agreement of the parties were included in the settlement 

discussions so as to conserve judicial resources; and 

WHEREAS the claims of all individuals were able to be settled, subject to the standard 

contingencies of board approvals; and 

WHEREAS the parties desire to expedite the finalization of the settlement process by 

filing an amended complaint to include the claims of Messrs. Haar and McGilbra; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto, and through their 

attorneys of record, that pursuant to Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs 

may file a First Amended Complaint, a draft copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

The parties FURTHER STIPULATE that given the January 15, 2020 global conditional 

settlement of all 7 plaintiffs’ claims, including Haar and McGilbra, responsive pleadings to the 

amended complaint by all defendants, and each of them, is stayed pending final approval of the 

conditional settlement by the relevant government agencies, and the filing of a stipulation for 

dismissal with prejudice of the entire action with each side to bear their own fees and costs.

Dated: January 30, 2020 SCHWAIGER LAW FIRM

 By: /s/Izaak D. Schwaiger 

 Izaak D. Schwaiger 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES 

Dated: January 30, 2020 BERTRAND, FOX, ELLIOT,

OSMAN & WENZEL

By: /s/Gregory M. Fox 

 Gregory M. Fox 

 Attorney for Defendant City of 

 Rohnert Park 

Dated: January 30, 2020 ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF, LLP 

By: /s/Derick E. Konz 

 Derick E. Konz 

 Attorney for Defendant 

 Brendan Jacy Tatum 

Dated: January 30, 2020 ALLEN GLAESSNER HAZELWOOD

WERTH

By: /s/Dale L. Allen, Jr. 

 Dale L. Allen, Jr. 

 Attorney for Defendant 

 Joseph Huffaker 

ORDER 

Good cause appearing, the Stipulation is SO ORDERED. 

Date:1/31/2020 ___________________________________ 

The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. 

United States District Court Judge 

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