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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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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION OF DEFENDANTS SHIRLEY HILLMAN AND 

HEATHER F. RINGWALD AND WAIVING REQUIREMENT TO PERSONALLY 

APPEAR AT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

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THE MITCHELL LAW 

FIRM

814 Seventh Street

P.O. Drawer 1008

Eureka, CA 95502

Nicholas R. Kloeppel, CSB #186165

William F. Mitchell, CSB #159831

THE MITCHELL LAW FIRM, LLP

Attorneys at Law

814 Seventh Street

P. O. Drawer 1008

Eureka, CA 95502

Tel: (707) 443-5643

Fax: (707) 444-9586

Attorneys for Defendants

SHIRLEY HILLMAN and

HEATHER F. RINGWALD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUDITH C. MAGNEY, individually and as 

personal representative/successor in 

interest of Dick R. Magney,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT, 

HUMBOLDT COUNTY BOARD OF 

SUPERVISORS; JEFFREY S. BLANK, 

individually and as Humboldt County 

Counsel; CAROLYN J. RUTH, 

individually and as Acting Humboldt 

County Counsel; BLAIR ANGUS,

individually, as a Humboldt County 

Deputy County Counsel, and as Humboldt 

County Assistant County Counsel; 

NATALIE A. DUKE, individually and as a 

Humboldt County Deputy County Counsel; 

PHILLIP CRANDALL, former Director 

Humboldt County Health and Human 

Services; HEATHER F. RINGWALD, 

individually and as a Public Health Nurse 

with the Humboldt County Department of 

Health and Human Services, Social 

Services Branch, APS; SHIRLEY 

HILLMAN, individually and as a

CASE NO.: 17-cv-02389-HSG

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 

OF DEFENDANTS SHIRLEY 

HILLMAN AND HEATHER F. 

RINGWALD AND WAIVING

REQUIREMENT TO PERSONALLY 

APPEAR AT SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION OF DEFENDANTS SHIRLEY HILLMAN AND 

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THE MITCHELL LAW 

FIRM

814 Seventh Street

P.O. Drawer 1008

Eureka, CA 95502

Supervising Public Health Nurse with the

Humboldt County Department of Health 

and Human Services, Social Services 

Branch, APS; ROSY PROVINO, 

individually and as a Social Worker 

Supervisor for the Humboldt County 

Department of Health and Human

Services, Social Services Branch; 

AMANDA WINSTEAD, individually and 

as a Program Manager, Humboldt County 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Social Services Branch; KELLI 

L. SCHWARTZ, individually and as the 

Humboldt County Public Guardian,

Humboldt County Department of Health 

and Human Services; and DOES 1 - 50.

Defendants. 

The Application of defendants Shirley Hillman and Heather F. Ringwald

requesting an order waiving the requirement to personally appear at the March 1, 2019, 

Settlement Conference has been submitted, with opportunity of the parties to respond 

thereto, and the Court hereby finds that, based on the evidence presented and for good 

cause, the application of defendants Ringwald and Hillman is hereby granted. 

Defendants Hillman and Ringwald are excused from personally appearing at the 

Settlement Conference on March 1, 2019, or any continuances thereof. Defendants 

Ringwald and Hillman shall make themselves available by telephone for the Settlement 

Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

Robert M. Illman

United States District Judge Magistrate

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