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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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DOOLEY, HERR, 

PEDERSEN & 

BERGLUND BAILEY 

Attorneys at Law, LLP

100 Willow Plaza

Suite 300

Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 636-0200

Leonard C. Herr, #081896

Caren L. Curtiss, Certified Law Student

DOOLEY, HERR, PEDERSEN & BERGLUND BAILEY

Attorneys at Law, LLP

100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300

Visalia, California 93291

Telephone: (559) 636-0200

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF VISALIA and CHIEF OF POLICE 

COLLEEN MESTAS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REYNALDA MOLINA, individually; 

JACQUELINE MENDEZ-MADUEÑA, 

individually; G.M., a minor; J.M., a 

minor; and N.A.C., a minor, and each 

of them, by and through their 

Guardian Ad Litem VERONICA AYON; 

and NICHOLAS CHAVEZ, individually,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

CITY OF VISALIA, a Municipal 

Corporation; VISALIA POLICE 

DEPARTMENT; CHIEF OF POLICE 

COLLEEN MESTAS, individually and in 

her official capacity, and DOES 1 

through 100, inclusive,

 Defendants.

Case No.: 1:13-cv-01991-LJO-SAB

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

STAY PENDING DISPOSITION OF 

PLAINTIFF CHAVEZ’S

PETITION FOR RELIEF

The parties, including all Plaintiffs and named Defendants, by and through 

counsel, agree to the terms and conditions of this stipulation and jointly request 

that the Court enter it as its order at the end of this document.

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DOOLEY, HERR, 

PEDERSEN & 

BERGLUND BAILEY 

Attorneys at Law, LLP

100 Willow Plaza

Suite 300

Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 636-0200

STIPULATION

Whereas, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint in this matter adding 

new defendants so that the Defendants are now the City of Visalia, Dirk Alfano, 

Adam Collins, and Daniel Roberts; and,

Whereas, a responsive pleading is due to be filed on May 5, 2014; and,

Whereas, Plaintiff Nicholas Chavez has filed a petition to maintain his state 

law causes of action for negligence and assault and battery that is set to be heard 

in Department 7 of the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the 

County of Tulare on May 29, 2014 (TCSC Case No. VCU 255638); and,

Whereas, the Parties have met and conferred about pleading issues other 

than whether Mr. Chavez may maintain his state law causes of action for 

negligence and assault and battery; and,

Whereas, cure of the issues aside from Mr. Chavez’s state law causes of 

action will require a Second Amended Complaint regardless of the Superior 

Court’s decision; and therefore,

The parties agree as follows:

1. Defendants need not answer the First Amended Complaint.

2. Plaintiffs have leave to file a Second Amended Complaint within 14

days of the hearing on Plaintiff Chavez’s petition for relief, making the Second 

Amended Complaint due on or before June 12, 2014.

3. Should the Superior Court take Plaintiff Chavez’s petition under 

submission or the disposition of the petition is otherwise delayed by the Court, 

and the delay makes timely amendment by Plaintiff’s counsel impracticable, the 

Parties shall jointly notify this Court of the delay and ask that the date for filing a 

Second Amended Complaint be set to on or before 14 days of the Superior Court’s 

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DOOLEY, HERR, 

PEDERSEN & 

BERGLUND BAILEY 

Attorneys at Law, LLP

100 Willow Plaza

Suite 300

Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 636-0200

order or, if no order has been received, on or before 30 days from the date of the 

jointly-submitted notice.

Respectfully submitted.

Dated: May 5, 2014 LAW OFFICES OF PETER I. BERSIN

By: /s/ Peter I. Bersin 

PETER I. BERSIN

 Attorney for Plaintiff,

 REYNALDA MOLINA

Dated: May 5, 2014 LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES P. CHARLTON

By: /s/ Charles P. Charlton 

CHARLES P. CHARLTON

Attorney for Plaintiffs,

JACQUELINE MENDEZ-MADEUÑA,

G.M., a minor, J.M., a minor

and N.A.C., a minor

Dated: May 5, 2014 CHEONG DENOVE ROWELL BENNETT

& KARNS

By: /s/ John F. Denove 

 JOHN F. DENOVE

 Attorney for Plaintiff,

 NICHOLAS CHAVEZ

Dated: May 5, 2014 DOOLEY HERR PEDERSEN &

BERGLUND BAILEY, LLP

By: /s/ Leonard C. Herr

 LEONARD C. HERR

Attorney for DEFENDANTS,

CITY OF VISALIA and

 CHIEF OF POLICE COLLEEN

MESTAS

ORDER

Upon good cause having been shown as set forth in the stipulation of counsel 

for the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 8, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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