Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_04-cv-05924/USCOURTS-caed-1_04-cv-05924-8/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

Stipulation and Order

DENNIS A. MARSHALL

 County Counsel

BRUCE B. JOHNSON, JR.

 Senior Deputy County Counsel – SBN 142968

FRESNO COUNTY COUNSEL

2220 Tulare Street, 5th Floor

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 488-3479

Facsimile: (559) 488-1900

Attorneys for Fresno County Sheriff Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARON SAUNDERS, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 Vs.

DETECTIVE CYNTHIA KNIGHT, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. CIV F-04-5924 LJO WMW

STIPULATION AND ORDER

PERMITTING VOCATIONAL

EXAMINATION

STIPULATION AND ORDER VACATING

HEARING ON MOTION FOR

VOCATIONAL EXAMINATION

RECITALS

Following the parties’ failed efforts to meet and confer concerning the Sheriff

defendants’ conduct of a vocational examination of plaintiff under Rule 35, the Sheriff

defendants filed a motion for order permitting vocational examination (Doc. # 102); the motion

is presently scheduled to proceed to hearing on April 12, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. before the Honorable

William M. Wunderlich, in Department 8.

Case 1:04-cv-05924-LJO-GSA Document 108 Filed 04/16/07 Page 1 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

Stipulation and Order

Plaintiff thereafter has indicated a willingness to resolve this matter by stipulation and

order permitting vocational examination, in lieu of a hearing. Plaintiff has also indicated to the

Sheriff defendants that the date the Sheriff defendants sought for the vocational examination by

court order (April 30, 2007) is inconvenient for plaintiff. The Sheriff defendants are willing to

accommodate plaintiff’s schedule by setting the vocational examination on May 7, 2007, but in

light of the May 16, 2007 date for disclosure of expert witness information, request that plaintiff

acknowledge the importance that the examination shall not be delayed or obstructed.

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that plaintiff shall appear for a

vocational examination to occur on May 7, 2007, commencing at 10:30 a..m., at the office of

Steven Koobatian, Ph.D., C.R.C., Vocational Designs, 2307 N. Fine, Suite #121, Fresno,

California 93727.

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the examination will not be

invasive, painful or burdensome. Commencing at 10:30 a.m., Dr. Koobatian may perform an

oral examination of plaintiff on subjects such as her educational and vocational background,

work history, changes in functionality occurring in the interim between the event leading to the

lawsuit and the date of the examination, her physical and mental abilities regarding the activities

of daily living, her current employment, her past efforts to find alternative employment, and her

means of transportation. Then there will be a break of 30 minutes to one hour, depending upon

progress made in the oral examination. Following the break, Dr. Koobatian’s office will perform

career-oriented testing of plaintiff’s interests, aptitudes for various job classifications, work

personality, math and English aptitudes, spatial testing, clerical skills, mechanical testing,

general problem solving, and hand dexterity and coordination. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that Dr. Koobatian shall conclude the

examination on or before 5:00 p.m., without prejudice to the Sheriff defendants requesting

further time for examination in the event the examination is unduly delayed or obstructed

through no fault of the Sheriff defendants, Dr. Koobatian or his staff. Plaintiff acknowledges

that the expert witness disclosure deadline is May 16, 2007, and the required exchange of reports

Case 1:04-cv-05924-LJO-GSA Document 108 Filed 04/16/07 Page 2 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

3

Stipulation and Order

is due at that time. Plaintiff acknowledges that given the disclosure deadline, if the Sheriff

defendants are forced to seek additional examination time due to delays or obstruction caused by

plaintiff, good cause exists for an order continuing the disclosure deadline and perhaps other due

dates set by court order.

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the date for the hearing described

in the recitals section shall be vacated.

Dated: April 4, 2007 DENNIS A. MARSHALL

County Counsel

/s/ Bruce B. Johnson, Jr.

By: BRUCE B. JOHNSON, JR.

Senior Deputy County Counsel,

Attorneys for Fresno County Sheriff’s

Department

Dated: April 4, 2007

/s/ Sharon Saunders

SHARON SAUNDERS, Defendant

ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the recitals and stipulation and, good cause appearing, hereby

ORDERS VACATED the hearing on the Sheriff defendants’ motion for order permitting

vocational examination, presently scheduled to proceed on April 12, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. in

Department 8. The Court further ORDERS that plaintiff shall submit to a vocational

examination on the terms and conditions described in the stipulation.

Dated:

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 11, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

mmkd34 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:04-cv-05924-LJO-GSA Document 108 Filed 04/16/07 Page 3 of 3