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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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James D. Weakley, Esq. Bar No. 082853

Brande L. Gustafson, Esq. Bar No. 267130

WEAKLEY & ARENDT, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Email: jim@walaw-fresno.com

Email: brande@walaw-fresno.com

Attorneys for Defendants, COUNTY OF FRESNO, DEPUTY CHRISTIAN LIGHTNER, and

DEPUTY MANUEL FLORES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

I.R., a minor, individually and as successor in

interest to Raul Rosas and by and through her

guardian ad litem, Claudia Nava; and H.R., a

minor, individually and as successor in

interest to Raul Rosas and by and through her

Guardian Ad Litem, Nora Nava,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CITY OF FRESNO, a municipality;

OFFICER MIGUEL ALVAREZ (#1351), an

individual; OFFICER SAMMY

ASHWORTH (#1011), an individual;

OFFICER TROY MILLER (#1197), an

individual; COUNTY OF FRESNO, a

municipality; DEPUTY CHRISTIAN

LIGHTNER (#6453), an individual;

DEPUTY MANUEL FLORES (#4060), an

individual; and DOES 6-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:12-CV-00558-AWI-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

RE: MEET AND CONFER

Complaint Filed: April 6, 2012

Trial Date: March 18, 2014

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between Plaintiffs H.R. and I.R. (“Plaintiffs”) and

Defendant County of Fresno (“Defendant County”), through their respective counsel, and ordered

by this Court, that:

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1) Defendant County has priority in taking the depositions of Claudia Nava, Nora Nava,

H.R. and I.R. before any law enforcement depositions are taken by Plaintiffs.

2) On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Plaintiffs shall produce Claudia Nava, Nora Nava, H.R

and I.R. for a deposition at the law offices of Weakley & Arendt, LLP, 1630 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite

176, Fresno, CA 93710.

3) Plaintiffs shall supplement and produce the following verified interrogatories on

May 28, 2013 at the depositions of Claudia Nava and Nora Nava:

a) Interrogatory No. 3 (H.R. & I.R.);

b) Interrogatory No. 6 (I.R.);

c) Interrogatory No. 11 (Erroneously identified as No. 10 in Defendant County’s

Interrogatories to H.R.) & Interrogatory No. 10 (I.R.). These interrogatories

will be supplemented only if Plaintiffs locate documents responsive to this

interrogatory. They shall also produce the responsive documents in

accordance with Request No. 1 at their depositions on May 28, 2013; and

d) Interrogatory No. 13 (Erroneously identified as No. 12 in Defendant

County’s Interrogatories to H.R.) & Interrogatory No. 12 (I.R.).

4) Plaintiffs shall produce all documents responsive to the following requests on May

28, 2013 at their depositions, to the extent those documents have not already been produced:

a) Request No. 1 (H.R. & I.R.);

b) Request No. 5 (H.R. & I.R.);

c) Request No. 6 (H.R. & I.R.);

d) Request No. 10 (H.R. & I.R.); and

e) Request No. 11 (H.R.) & Request No. 12 (I.R.).

5) If Plaintiffs do not produce any photographs pursuant to paragraph 4, subsections (d)

and (e) at their May 28, 2013 depositions, they will be limited in motions and at trial to the eight

photographs which were produced by Plaintiffs on April 11, 2013. To the extent Eva Rosas and/or

Raul Rosas, Sr. produce photographs of the decedent at their depositions on May 29, 2013, all

parties may use those photographs subject to any evidentiary objections and/or motions in limine.

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6) The medical records identified in Plaintiffs Rule 26 Initial Disclosures are limited to

the medical records for the decedent Raul Ivan Rosas, Jr. from the date of the incident to the date of

death.

7) On Wednesday, May 29, 2013, Defendant County shall take the depositions of Eva

Rosas and Raul Rosas, Sr. at the law offices of Weakley & Arendt, LLP, 1630 E. Shaw Avenue,

Suite 176, Fresno, CA 93710. 

8) On Thursday, May 30, 2013, Plaintiffs shall produce Claudia Nava and Nora Nava

for a supplemental deposition at the law offices of Weakley & Arendt, LLP, 1630 E. Shaw Avenue,

Suite 176, Fresno, CA 93710.

9) Defendant County may schedule a supplemental deposition for Claudia Nava solely

for the purpose of addressing the substance of the Confidential Birth Certificates for H.R. and I.R.,

if such records are not received by Defendant County from the California Department of Public

Health Vital Records in time for Claudia Nava’s May 28, 2013 or May 30, 2013 depositions.

Dated: April 30, 2013 WEAKLEY & ARENDT, LLP

By: /s/ Brande L. Gustafson 

James D. Weakley 

Brande L. Gustafson

Dated: April 30, 2013 THE CLAYPOOL LAW FIRM

 /s/ Brian E. Claypool 

Brian E. Claypool 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

The Court adopts the parties’ stipulation outlined above. The parties shall continue to work

together to complete the discovery in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 14, 2013 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

cf0di0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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