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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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Cornelius J. Callahan, Esq. # 202585

Crystal S. Swanson, Esq. # 234141

BORTON PETRINI, LLP

1104 12th Street

Modesto, California 95354

Telephone: (209) 576-1701

Attorneys for Defendant, 

CITY OF SONORA; 

SONORA POLICE DEPARTMENT; 

KEVIN JOHNSTON; MACE McINTOSH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALLAN EDGAR OWENS, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF SONORA; SONORA POLICE

DEPARTMENT; KEVIN JOHNSTON;

MACE McINTOSH,

 Defendants

Case No. 1:10-CV-00392-OWW-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:

RESOLUTION OF DEFENDANTS

MOTION TO STRIKE PUNITIVE

DAMAGES

DATE: 6/4/10

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

COURT ROOM: 8 

TRIAL: N/A

Counsel for Plaintiff and for Defendants City of Sonora, Sonora Police Department, Kevin

Johnston and Mace Mcintosh have met and conferred and hereby stipulate to the following in

resolution of Defendant’s Motion to Strike Punitive Damages: 

Counsel for Plaintiff and for Defendants agree that: 

(1) Allegations for punitive damages against individual defendants Kevin Johnston and 

Mace McIntosh are not stricken because notice pleading is sufficient;

(2) Plaintiff’s Complaint does not seek punitive damages against Defendants City of

Sonora and the Sonora Police Department;

(3) Defendants will Answer the Complaint within Fifteen (15) days of execution of this

Order.

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As a result of counsel for plaintiff and counsel for defendant having met and conferred, and

in light of the within agreement, counsel stipulate that plaintiff’s Complaint shall proceed forward

as noted above.

DATED: April 26, 2010 BORTON PETRINI, LLP

By: /s/ Crystal S. Swanson

Crystal S. Swanson, Esq.,

Attorneys for Defendant, 

CITY OF SONORA 

DATED: April 26, 2010 FORES MACKO

 

By: /s/ Robert P. Fores__________

Robert P. Fores, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ORDER

On the basis of the parties’ stipulation and good reason appearing, IT IS ORDERED AND

ADJUDGED that

(1) Allegations for punitive damages against individual defendants Kevin Johnston and 

Mace McIntosh are not stricken because notice pleading is sufficient;

(2) Plaintiff’s Complaint does not seek punitive damages against Defendants City of

Sonora and the Sonora Police Department; and

(3) Defendants will answer the Complaint within fifteen (15) days of execution of this

Order.

The hearing on June 4, 2010, at 9:30 A.M. in Courtroom 8 on Defendants’ Motion to Strike

Punitive Damages (Doc. 12) is VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 26, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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