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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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STIPULATION TO AUGMENT SCHEDULING ORDER (1:15-CV-01320-JAM-JLT) 

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MICHAEL J. CURLS (SBN 159651) 

NICHELLE D. JONES (SBN 186308) 

LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL J. CURLS 

4340 Leimert Blvd., Suite 200 

Los Angeles, CA 90008 

Telephone: (323) 293-2314 

Facsimile: (323) 293-2350 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs CAMERON MCDANIEL, DAMON MCDANIEL and THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER MCDANIEL 

MARK L. NATIONS, COUNTY COUNSEL 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

By: Marshall S. Fontes, Deputy (SBN 139567) Kathleen S. Rivera, Deputy (SBN 211606) Kern County Administrative Center 

1115 Truxton Ave., Fourth Floor 

Bakersfield, CA 93301 

Telephone: (661) 868-3800| 

Facsimile: (661) 868-3805 

Attorneys for Defendants, County of Kern, Kern County Sheriff’s Department, Aaron Warmerdam and Jeffrey Kelly 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER 

MCDANIEL, CAMERON MCDANIEL, 

individually and as Successor in 

Interest to CHRISTOPHER 

MCDANIEL, DAMON MCDANIEL 

individually, and GUNNER MCDANIEL, 

individually, by and through his 

Guardian Ad Litem CATHY LOWELL 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

COUNTY OF KERN, KERN COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, AARON 

WARMERDAM, JEFFREY KELLEY, 

and DOES 1 THROUGH 25, 

INCLUSIVE, 

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Case No.: 1:15-CV-01320-JAM-JLT

STIPULATION TO AUGMENT 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

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 TO THE HONORABLE COURT: 

 This stipulation is entered into by and between the plaintiffs and the 

defendants, by and through their respective counsel. 

1. Pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Order, the parties have completed 

written disclosures and propounded and responded to written discovery. 

2. There are approximately nineteen civilian witnesses and several Kern 

County Sheriff Department witnesses in this case. 

3. Despite the diligence of counsel, the parties have not been able to 

complete all depositions necessary to be properly prepared for trial. 

4. Plaintiffs noticed a physical inspection of the weapon allegedly used 

by the decedent during the incident and of decedent’s clothing. Despite the 

diligence of defense counsel, the inspection was not able to be conducted prior to 

the December 6, 2016 discovery cut-off deadline. 

5. Plaintiffs noticed the Deposition of the Person Most Knowledgeable 

with regards to the examination of the firearm allegedly used by the decedent 

during the incident for December 6, 2016. On the morning of December 6, 2016, 

defense counsel learned for the first time that the deponent was not available as 

a result of a family emergency. 

6. The holiday season notwithstanding, the parties anticipate that the 

above referenced discovery can be completed on or before January 31, 2017. 

7. The deadline to complete expert witness disclosures was continued to 

December 13, 2016. However, expert reports will not be complete without the 

discovery referenced above. The inability to complete this discovery was not the 

result of any action of counsel. 

8. Based on the forgoing and the court’s availability, the parties seek 

leave to amend the scheduling order as follows: 

 Filing of Dispositive Motions: From January 13, 2017 to April 18, 

 2017 

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 Hearing of Dispositive Motions: From February 14, 2017 to May 16, 

 2017 at 1:30 p.m. 

 Fact Discovery Cut-Off: From December 6, 2016 to January 

 31, 2017 

 Expert Disclosure: From December 13, 2016 to 

 February 13, 2017 

Supplemental Expert Disclosure: December 27, 2013 to February 27, 

 2016 

Expert Discovery Cut-Off: From January 3, 2016 to March 6, 

 2017 

Joint Pre-Trial Statement: June 16, 2017 

Final Pre-Trial Conference: From March 24, 2017 to June 23, 

 2017 

Trial From May 22, 2017 to August 7, 

 2017 

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 NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the Parties, subject to 

approval by this Court that the Scheduling Order be amended as set forth above. 

DATED: December 12, 2016 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL J. CURLS

 By: /s/ 

 Nichelle D. Jones, Attorneys for 

 Plaintiffs THE ESTATE OF 

CHRISTOPHER MCDANIEL, et al. 

DATED: December 12, 2016 MARK L. NATIONS, COUNTY COUNSEL

 By: /s/ 

 Marshall S. Fontes, Deputy 

Kathleen S. Rivera, Deputy 

Attorneys for Respondents 

ORDER

 PER STIPULATION OF COUNSEL, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 

Scheduling Order be Amended as follows: 

 Fact Discovery Cut-Off: January 31, 2017; 

 Expert Disclosure: February 13, 2017; 

Supplemental Expert Disclosure: February 27, 2017; 

Expert Discovery Cut-Off: March 6, 2017; 

 Filing of Dispositive Motions: April 18, 2017; 

 Hearing of Dispositive Motions: May 16, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.; 

Joint Pre-Trial Statement: June 16, 2017; 

Final Pre-Trial Conference: June 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.; and 

Jury Trial: August 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. 

DATED: 12/12/2016 

/s/ John A. Mendez___ 

 John A. Mendez, U.S. District Court Judge 

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