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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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JOINT STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED ORDER] Case No. 5:18-cv-07329-SVK

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JAIME A. LEANOS, ESQ. (159471) 

Law Offices of Morales & Leanos

75 East Santa Clara Street, Suite 250

San Jose, CA 95113 

Telephone Number: (408) 294-6800 

Facsimile Number: (408) 294-7102 

E-Mail Address: jleanoslaw@pacbell.net

Attorney for Plaintiff JACOB BENJAMIN FLORES

RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney (88625) 

NORA FRIMANN, Assistant City Attorney (93249) 

CHRISTIAN B. NIELSEN, Chief Deputy City Attorney (87972) 

KATHRYN J. ZOGLIN, Senior Deputy City Attorney (121187) 

Office of the City Attorney

200 East Santa Clara Street, 16th Floor 

San José, California 95113-1905 

Telephone Number: (408) 535-1900 

Facsimile Number: (408) 998-3131 

E-Mail Address: cao.main@sanjoseca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants 

MARK MINTEN, Individually and as an 

Officer of the San Jose Police Department; TYLER MORAN, Individually and as an 

Officer of the San Jose Police Department; 

and CHRISTINA JIZE, Individually and as 

an Officer of the San Jose Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JACOB BENJAMIN FLORES, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MARK MINTEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND 

AS AN OFFICER OF THE SAN JOSE 

POLICE DEPARTMENT, TYLER MORAN, 

INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN OFFICER 

OF THE SAN JOSE POLICE 

DEPARTMENT, CHRISTINA NICOLE 

JIZE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN 

OFFICER OF THE SAN JOSE POLICE 

DEPARTMENT and DOES 1-10, 

INCLUSIVE, 

Defendant(s).

Case Number: 5:18-cv-07329-SVK

JOINT STIPULATION TO AMEND 

COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED 

ORDER] 

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WHEREAS, on October 23, 2019, the parties participated in a Settlement Conference before 

Magistrate Judge DeMarchi; and

WHEREAS, the parties agreed that Plaintiff would amend the Complaint to add the City of 

San José as a defendant and to dismiss the currently named Defendant San José Police Officers as 

defendants with prejudice. A true and correct copy of the proposed First Amended Complaint is 

attached hereto as Exhibit A.

The parties to this action, acting through counsel and pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) and Rule 

41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, hereby agree and stipulate: 

The complaint in this action is amended to add the CITY OF SAN JOSE as a defendant; and

Defendants MARK MINTEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN OFFICER OF THE SAN

JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TYLER MORAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN OFFICER OF 

THE SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHRISTINA NICOLE JIZE, INDIVIDUALLYAND 

AS AN OFFICER OF THE SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, are hereby dismissed as 

defendants in this case with prejudice. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: December 11, 2019 

LAW OFFICE OF MORALES & LEAÑOS

By: /s/ Jaime A. Leaños

JAIME A. LEAÑOS

Attorney for Plaintiff JACOB BENJAMIN 

FLORES

Dated: December 11, 2019 

RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney

By: _/s/ Kathryn J. Zoglin___ 

KATHRYN J. ZOGLIN

Senior Deputy City Attorney 

Attorneys for MARK MINTEN, Individually 

and as an Officer of the San Jose Police 

Department; TYLER MORAN, Individually and 

as an Officer of the San Jose Police Department; 

and CHRISTINA JIZE, Individually and as an 

Officer of the San Jose Police Department 

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I attest defense counsel has read and approved this document and given consent 

to the filing of the same with the Court.

Dated: December 11, 2019 LAW OFFICES OF MORALES & LEAÑOS

By: /s/ Jaime A. Leaños

Attorney for Plaintiff

[PROPOSED]ORDER

Having reviewed the above stipulation and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that the Plaintiff may file his proposed First Amended Complaint, attached hereto as

Exhibit A.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: December 12, 2019 By: _______________ 

HON. SUSAN VAN KEULEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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