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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

RE REQUEST TO EXTEND TIME 2:08-CV-01028-GEB-AC 

81013885.1 0099820-08060 

THOMAS A. WOODS (SB #210050)

thomas.woods@stoel.com 

STOEL RIVES LLP

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 447-0700 

Facsimile: (916) 447-4781 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LUIS VALENZUELA RODRIGUEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

LUIS VALENZUELA RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES TILTON, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:08-cv-01028-GEB-AC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE REQUEST TO EXTEND 

TIME TO FILE JOINT STATUS REPORT 

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RE REQUEST TO EXTEND TIME -1- 2:08-CV-01028-GEB-AC 

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The current deadline for the parties to file their joint status report is February 3, 2016. 

(Docket No. 230). Counsel for the parties have worked cooperatively to date and have even 

discussed grounds for potential amendment of the operative pleadings. Stipulation Exhibit 1 

corroborates that cooperation and shows recent unexpected developments giving rise to this 

Stipulation. 

This request for a 30-day continuance of the joint status report filing deadline is made now 

because counsel for the parties were only able to confirm as recently as yesterday (February 2, 

2016) that incarcerated Plaintiff Luis Rodriguez was recently, unexpectedly hospitalized on 

January 24, 2016 as an in-patient at TriCity Hospital in San Diego. Plaintiff’s counsel had been 

curious as to why Plaintiff had not contacted counsel on expected dates to discuss his case -- this 

hospitalization is the reason why discussions have not been possible. Reports are that the 

hospitalization may last as long as two weeks from February 1, 2016. 

The February 3, 2016 joint status report submission date had been deliberately selected by 

Plaintiff’s counsel because: 1) Plaintiff was not hospitalized at the time the last request for an 

extension was made, this hospitalization was not expected, thus discussions with Plaintiff 

concerning his case were set and possible, and 2) Plaintiff’s counsel commences a three week 

period of leave from February 5, 2016 through February 29, 2016. The plan and intent was to 

complete discussions with Plaintiff and submit the Joint Statement prior to Plaintiff’s counsel’s 

leave beginning February 5. With these recent unexpected developments preventing completion 

of discussion with Plaintiff and meet-and-confer on a preparation of a complete Joint Statement, it 

is not possible for counsel for the parties to meet the February 3, 2016 deadline. 

For these reasons, the parties request a 30 day continuation of the deadline to complete the 

Joint Status Report, until March 4, 2016. 

Although the file has been reviewed, Plaintiff’s pro bono counsel has not had a full and 

complete opportunity to discuss with Plaintiff (who is incarcerated in San Diego County) the 

outcome of counsel’s review and recommendations for next steps. Plaintiff’s pro bono counsel 

has arranged to speak with Plaintiff, who has limited access to telephones. Counsel anticipates 

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that a 30-day continuance will accommodate Plaintiff’s and Plaintiff’s counsel’s schedules to 

complete the joint statement. 

 For these reasons, the parties have stipulated to and request an extension to March 4, 

2016, to ensure that Plaintiff’s pro bono counsel has adequate opportunity to discuss the case with 

his client. No trial date has been set in this case. 

DATED: February 3, 2016 

STOEL RIVES LLP

By: /s/ Thomas A. Woods 

THOMAS A. WOODS 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LUIS VALENZUELA RODRIGUEZ 

DATED: February 3, 2016 

WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES 

By: /s/ Matthew Ross Wilson 

(as authorized on February 3, 2016) 

MATTHEW ROSS WILSON 

Attorneys for Defendants 

STOREY, GALLOWAY, DAVIS, 

VILLALVA, PEIRI, SMITH, ZIEBERT, 

HAMILTON, SANTOS, CHAVEZ, 

LINDE, BUENO, WOHLERS, 

BRIMHALL, JOHNSON, POWELL, 

TAYLOR, RODGERS, MOLIN (sued 

herein as “Mullen”), AYERS (TUCKER) 

and REYES 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

that the request is granted and the parties are to file a joint status report on or before March 4, 

2016. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 3, 2016 

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