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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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Stipulation For Dismissal of Defendants County, Bravo, Brewer, Rutledge, Kimmel and Smallwood

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Leonard C. Herr, Esq (SBN 081896)

HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP

100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300

Visalia, California 93291

Telephone: (559) 636-0200

Facsimile: (559) 636-9759

Mark L. Nations, Interim County Counsel

Andrew C. Thomson, Deputy (SBN 149057)

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone: (661) 868-3800

Facsimile: (661) 868-3805

Attorneys for Defendants County of Kern, Deputy Bravo,

Detectives Brewer, Rutledge, Kimmel, and Sergeant Smallwood

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 

FRANCISCO ARRIETA, et. a1. 

 Plaintiffs, 

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COUNTY OF KERN, DETECTIVE 

BREWER, DETECTIVE KIMMEL, 

SARGENT SMALLWOOD ,and

DOES 1 to 100, Inclusive,

 Defendants.

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CASE NO.: 1:15-cv-00706-LJO JLT

LEAD CASE NO:1:14-cv-00400 LJO JLT

Member Case Nos

1:14-cv-OO401 LJO JLT

1:14-cv-00402 LJO JLT

1:14-cv-00403 LJO JLT

1:14-cv-00404 LJO JLT

1:14-cv-00717 LJO JLT

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF 

DEFENDANTS; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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CLOSING CASE

COME NOW the Parties to this matter, and stipulate that the entire matter, including all 

cases against Defendants County of Kern, Bravo, Brewer, Rutledge, Kimmel, and Smallwood

should be dismissed with prejudice.

Plaintiffs Maria Melendez, Melissa Quair, Sulina Quair, Francisco Arrieta, Laura 

Vasquez, and T.A., a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem Maria Guerrero (hereinafter 

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collectively “Plaintiffs”), are represented by their counsel of record Daniel Rodriguez and 

Chantal Trujillo, of Rodriguez & Associates.

Defendants County of Kern, Defendants Bravo, Brewer, Rutledge, Kimmel, and 

Smallwood (hereinafter collectively “Defendants”) are represented by their counsels of record 

Leonard C. Herr of Herr Pedersen & Berglund and Andrew C. Thomson of the Office of Kern 

County Counsel.

Plaintiffs and Defendants (hereinafter collectively identified as the "Parties") stipulate 

and provide as follows:

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties to this action through their 

designated counsel, that all of the above-captioned cases be dismissed with prejudice in their 

entireties as to each and every complaint, allegation and/or cause of action against Defendants; 

specifically Plaintiffs agree to the dismissal of the entire applicable multi-case action, including

all complaints and/or causes of action filed by Plaintiffs, as against each and every Defendant 

named in any and all of the aforementioned applicable multi-case actions.

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the aforementioned dismissal is in consideration 

of a resolution of the matter by the Parties, and that each party hereby agrees to bear all of their 

own costs and attorney’s fees with respect to this litigation.

Dated: March 7, 2017 RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES

By /s/ Chantal A. Trujillo _ 

 Daniel Rodriguez and Chantal A. Trujillo 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: March 7, 2017 HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND, and

OFFICE OF KERN COUNTY COUNSEL

By /s/ Andrew C. Thomson _ 

 Leonard C. Herr and Andrew C. Thomson

 Attorneys for Defendants

 

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ORDER

 The parties have filed a stipulation to dismiss this action. (Doc. 22) Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure 41(a)(1) provides, “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: 

. . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared.”. . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). 

Once such a notice has been filed, an order of the Court is not required to make the dismissal 

effective. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 

1997). Thus, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this action in light of the stipulation as 

dictated by Rule 41(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2017 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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