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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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Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES

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G. DAVID ROBERTSON, ESQ.

California State Bar No. 111984

MARILEE BRETERNITZ, ESQ.

California State Bar No. 280830

ROBERTSON, JOHNSON, MILLER & WILLIAMSON

Bank of America Plaza

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

Telephone No. (775) 329-5600

Facsimile No. (775) 348-8300

Attorneys for EDWARD WARKENTINE

and DANIEL TANKERSLEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION

EDWARD WARKENTINE, an individual; and 

DANIEL TANKERSLEY, an individual,

Plaintiffs,

v.

HECTOR J. SORIA; DAN GRASSERAND; 

JOHNNY A. LEMUS; HECTOR 

LIZARRAGA; KRISTAL CHOJNACKI; 

GERRY GALVIN; FRANCISCO AMADOR; 

JOSEPH R. AMADOR; LEO CAPUCHINO; 

JOHN FLORES; ROBERT SILVA; CITY OF 

MENDOTA; JOSEPH RIOFRIO; BRYCE 

ATKINS; KORINA ZAMORA; MARTIN 

HERNANDEZ; SMITTY’S TOWING & 

AUTO DISMANTLING; ABRAHAM 

GONZALEZ; FELIPE GONZALEZ; 

GONZALEZ TOWING & TIRE SHOP; AND 

DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:13-CV-01550-MJS

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING SETTLEMENT

BETWEEN THE PARTIES

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties hereto that they have a 

tentative global settlement of the matter. However, the terms of the settlement require approval 

by the City Council for the City of Mendota before the settlement can be finalized. The City 

Council will meet and consider the proposed settlement terms on the evening of Tuesday, 

February 23, 2016. 

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Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES

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Accordingly, in order to preserve the status quo, the parties hereby stipulate and agree 

that the Court should not issue any further Orders in the case until the afternoon of Wednesday, 

February 24, 2016. The parties will notify the Court whether the settlement was approved by 

City Council by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. 

The parties further stipulate and agree that the deadline to exchange trial exhibits should 

be extended to Thursday, February 25, 2016.

This global settlement includes the Gonzalez Defendants. They have verbally agreed to 

the matters contained herein. 

Dated: February 18, 2016. ROBERTSON, JOHNSON, 

MILLER & WILLIAMSON

/s/ G. David Robertson_________________

G. David Robertson, Attorneys for Plaintiffs

FIKE & BORANIAN

/s/ David A. Fike

David A. Fike, Attorneys for Defendants City of 

Mendota, et al.

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the proposed Stipulation Regarding Notice of Settlement in case 

No. 1:13-cv-1550-MJS is hereby approved and adopted as the Order of the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 19, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES

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Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to FRCP 5(b) and Civil Local Rule 5-1, I hereby certify that I am an employee 

of Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson, over the age of eighteen, and not a party to the 

within action. I further certify that on the 18th day of February, 2016, I electronically filed the 

foregoing STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE 

PARTIES with the Clerk of the Court by using the ECF system which sends a notice of the 

filing to the following: 

David A. Fike, Esq. 

(Calif. State Bar No. 95325)

Fike & Boranian

401 Clovis Avenue, Suite 208

Clovis, CA 93612

Telephone: (559) 229-2200

Facsimile: (559) 225-5504

Email: dfike@fikeboranianlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendants City of Mendota, 

Hector J. Soria, Dan Grasserand, Johnny A. 

Lemus, Hector Lizarraga, Kristal Chojnacki, 

Gerry Galvin, Francisco Amador, Joseph R. 

Amador, Leo Capuchino, John Flores, Robert 

Silva, Joseph Riofrio, Bryce Atkins and 

Korina Zamora

I further certify that on the 18th day of February, 2016, I caused to be deposited in the 

U.S. Mail, first-class postage fully prepaid, a true and correct copy of the foregoing 

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE 

PARTIES, addressed to the following:

Abraham Gonzalez

Felipe Gonzalez

dba Gonzalez Towing & Tire Shop

1297 Oller Street

Mendota, CA 93640

Defendants in pro per

/s/ Teresa W. Stovak

An Employee of Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

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