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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Breach of Contract

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Edward M. Higginbotham (SBN 231636)

Paul L. Alaga (SBN221165)

Ian B. Kelley (SBN215393)

885 Bryant Street, 2nd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94103

Telephone: (415) 581-0885

Fax: (415) 581-0887

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Susan E. Coleman (SBN 171832)

Kristina Gruenberg

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP

444 South Flower Street, Suite 2400

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2953

Telephone: (213) 236-0600

Fax: (213) 236-2700

scoleman@bwslaw.com

Attorney for Defendant 

Manangement & Training Corporation and 

Michael Benov

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

ALYSON A. BERG

Assistant United States Attorney

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Defendant 

United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAMUEL MERCARDO, ET AL,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01535 AWI-JLT

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME

FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO 

THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

(Doc. 65)

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

On December 9, 2016, Plaintiffs Samuel Mercardo, Donald Gayle, Jesus Ramos, Jesus 

Andrade, Gilberto Gonzalez Betancourt, Wanna Win, Musa Gowon, Jose Portillo Mayorga, Victor 

Martinez, Jorge Rivera-Vallejo, Edgar Prado Castaneda, Gonzalo Cisneros Reyes, Lucio 

Palomares, and Hector Bazan filed a First Amended Complaint against the Defendants, the United 

States; its contractor, Management & Training Corporation (MTC); and the warden of the Taft 

Correctional Institution (TCI), Michael Benov. Pursuant to the court’s order, the United States 

shall file a responsive pleading by December 29, 2016 and MTC need not file a responsive 

pleading. (ECF No. 59). 

All defendants intend to challenge the present First Amended Complaint with motions. 

However, to allow all the parties to attempt to avoid motions as the Defendants’ initial responses, 

counsel for all parties have met and conferred and agree to extend the deadline for responsive 

pleadings to and including February 6, 2017. As the parties are seeking to narrow the issues for

any potential motions, or eliminate such motions entirely, good cause exists to continue the 

response date for the United States from December 29, 2016 to and including February 6, 2017, 

and also allow MTC and Michael Benov to and including February 6, 2017, for filing their 

motions, if necessary.

Accordingly, Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. The deadline for the United States to respond to the First Amended Complaint shall be

extended up to and including February 6, 2017.

2. The deadline for Management & Training Corporation and Michael Benov to respond 

to the First Amended Complaint shall be set for February 6, 2017.

3. This stipulation will not alter the date of any event or any deadline already fixed by 

Court order.

DATED: December 19, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

(As authorized 12/19/2016)

/s/ Edward M. Higginbotham

EDWARD M. HIGGINBOTHAM

IAN B. KELLEY

PAUL L. ALAGA

Attorneys for Plaintiffs SAMUEL MERCADO, 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

DONALD GAYLE, JESUS RAMOS, JESUS 

ANDRADE, GILBERTO GONZALEZ 

BETANCOURT, WANA WIN, MUSA GOWON, 

JOSE PORTILLO MAYORGA, VICTOR MARTINEZ, 

JORGE RIVERA-VALLEJO, EDGAR PRADO 

CASTANEDA, GONZALO CISNEROS REYES, 

LUCIO PALMOARES, and HECTOR BAZAN

DATED: December 21, 2016 BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP

(As authorized 12/19/2016)

/s/ Kristina Gruenberg

KRISTINA GRUENBERG

SUSAN E. COLEMAN

Attorney for Defendant 

Manangement & Training Corporation and 

Michael Benov

DATED: December 21, 2016 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

/s/ Alyson A. Berg

ALYSON A. BERG

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant,

United States of America

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having reviewed the stipulation submitted by the parties and for good cause showing, the 

court hereby orders as follows:

1. The deadline for the United States to respond to the First Amended Complaint shall be

extended up to and including February 6, 2017.

2. The deadline for Management & Training Corporation and Michael Benov to respond 

to the First Amended Complaint shall be set for February 6, 2017.

3. This stipulation will not alter any other date of any event or any deadline already fixed 

by Court order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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