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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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Samuel J. Wells SBN 48851

Donna Cox Wells SBN 162797

LAW OFFICES OF SAMUEL J. WELLS, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

11661 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 500

Los Angeles, California 90049-5113

310. 207.4456 

310.207.5006 Telefax 

wells@swellslaw.com

Stephen F. Danz SBN 68318

Danz & Associates

11661 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 500

Los Angeles, California 90049-5113

310-207-4568

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

RICK DISNEY AND PETER GRAFF 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICK DISNEY an individual; and PETER 

GRAFF, an individual;

 Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF TEHACHAPI, a municipality; Jeff 

Kermode, Chief of Police; Kevan Empey, an 

individual; Scott Kecham, an individual; 

Mike Christian, an individual; and DOES 

1-11,

Defendants.

CASE NO: 1:14-CV-0095-LJO-JLT

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE

(Doc. 28)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiffs Disney and Graff and the 

Defendant City of Tehachapi, acting by and through their respective attorneys of record, as 

follows:

1. The current Mandatory Scheduling Conference is set for October 22, 2014.

2. Counsel for Plaintiffs has had an extremely busy calendar over the last 30 days. 

3. Counsel for Plaintiffs and counsel for City have been meeting and conferring 

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regarding the Mandatory Scheduling Conference Joint Statement over the past two weeks.

4. Counsel for Plaintiffs is currently attempting service of the Summons and Second 

Amended Complaint upon the individual Defendants in this action, who have not yet been 

served.

5. Counsel for Plaintiffs suffered damage to his lower front teeth, including the 

breaking off of one tooth, approximately August 31, 2014. He had a temporary repair done on 

September 2, 2014, which failed on approximately September 3, 2014. It was again temporarily 

repaired on September 4, 2014.

6. Counsel was in trial from September 8, 2014 through September 12, 2014.

7. The temporary repair failed again on September 16, 2014. Counsel for Plaintiffs 

again consulted the dentist on September 17, 2014, and underwent the first of three 2-hour dental 

surgeries on September 18, 2013.

8. These problems interfered with the ability of counsel for Plaintiffs to complete the 

Mandatory Scheduling Conference Joint Statement.

9. Counsel for Defendant City and counsel for Plaintiffs believe that a continuance 

of approximately two weeks will allow for service of process on the remaining individual 

defendants and a more careful completion of the Mandatory Scheduling Conference Joint 

Statement.

10. For these reasons, counsel for Plaintiffs has requested and the Council for 

Defendant City has agreed to this stipulation to continue the Mandatory Scheduling Conference 

for at least four weeks to October 20, 2014, or such other day as is convenient to the Court’s

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calendar. They further stipulate that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference Joint Statement be 

filed two weeks before the Mandatory Scheduling Conference.

Dated: September 18, 2014 Samuel J. Wells, A.P.C.

____________________________

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Rick Disney and 

Peter Graff

Dated: September 18, 2014 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

A Professional Law Corporation

____________/s/________________

Jesse J. Maddox, SBN 29091

Attorneys for Defendant City of Tehachapi

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the scheduling conference is CONTINUED to November 5, 

2014 at 9:45 a.m. The joint scheduling conference statement SHALL be filed no later than 

October 29, 2014. Telephonic appearances via the CourtCall service are authorized. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 20, 2014 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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