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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
Cause of Action: 28:1343 Violation of Civil Rights

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Bacigalupi, 

Neufeld &

Rowley

1111 E. Herndon Ave.

Suite 219

Fresno, CA 93720

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Bacigalupi, Neufeld & Rowley

Craig M. Mortensen #95683

1111 E. Herndon Ave., Suite 219 

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone (559) 431-6850

Fax (559) 431-4216 

Attorneys for Defendants Delhi County Water District, Franklin County Water District,

Hilmar County Water District, Planada Community Services District, and Winton Water

and Sanitary District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FELIX M. LOPEZ and ELIZABETH RUIZ,

individually and on behalf of those similarly

situated.

Plaintiffs,

v.

MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; LOCAL

AREA FORMATION COMMISSION OF

MERCED COUNTY (“LAFCO”),

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF ATWATER,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF DOS PALOS,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF GUSTINE,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF LIVINGSTON,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF LOS BANOS,

CALIFORNIA; BALLICO COMMUNITY

SERVICES DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; DELHI COUNTY

WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; EAST

MERCED RESOURCE CONSERVATION

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; FRANKLIN

COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

HILMAR COUNTY WATER DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; LE GRAND COMMUNITY

SERVICE DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; LOS

BANOS RESOURCE CONSERVATION

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; MERQUIN

COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

MIDWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; PLANADA

COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; SANTA NELLA COUNTY

WATER, CALIFORNIA; SNELLING

COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; SOUTH DOS PALOS 

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Case No: 

1:06-CV-01526-OWW-DLB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

EXTENDING TIME TO FILE

RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS

TO COMPLAINT

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Bacigalupi, 

Neufeld &

Rowley

1111 E. Herndon Ave.

Suite 219

Fresno, CA 93720

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COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; VOLTA COMMUNITY

SERVICES DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

WINTON WATER AND SANITARY

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA,

Defendants.

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Plaintiffs, by their attorney Joaquin G. Avila, Esq., and Defendants Delhi County

Water District, Franklin County Water District, Hilmar County Water District, Planada

Community Services District, and Winton Water and Sanitary District, hereby stipulate that

these Defendants be permitted an additional period of time within which to file their

responsive pleadings to Plaintiffs’ Complaint. These Defendants’ responsive pleadings will

be filed on or before December 10, 2006.

JOAQUIN G. AVILA, ESQ.

November 16, 2006 /s/ Joaquin G. Avila, Esq., (as authorized on 11/16/06)

Joaquin G. Avila, Attorney for Plaintiffs

November 16, 2006 BACIGALUPI, NEUFELD & ROWLEY

By /s/ Craig M. Mortensen, Esq. 

 Craig M. Mortensen, Attorneys for 

 Defendants Delhi County Water District, 

 Franklin County Water District, Hilmar 

 County Water District, Planada

 Community Services District, and 

 Winton Water and Sanitary District

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 20, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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