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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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Case No. 2:18-cv-00673-JAM-CKD Joint Status Report

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RANDY RISNER

Interim City Attorney, SBN 172552

BY: TIMOTHY R. SMYTH

Deputy City Attorney, SBN 258661

CITY OF VALLEJO, City Hall

555 Santa Clara Street

Vallejo, CA 94590

Tel: (707) 648-4545

Fax: (707) 648-4687

Email: timothy.smyth@cityofvallejo.net

Attorneys for Defendants,

CITY OF VALLEJO, RYAN McMAHON

MICHAEL J. HADDAD (State Bar No. 189114) 

JULIA SHERWIN (State Bar No. 189268) 

TERESA ALLEN (State Bar No. 264865) 

HADDAD & SHERWIN LLP 

505 Seventeenth Street

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 452-5500 

Facsimile: (510) 452-5510 

Attorneys for Plaintiff I.F., through her Next Friend, 

SHASTA SKINNER

JOHN L. BURRIS, Esq., SBN 69888 

ADANTE D. POINTER, Esq., SBN 236229 

LATEEF H. GRAY, Esq., SBN 250055 

PATRICK M. BUELNA, Esq., SBN 317043 

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS 

Airport Corporate Center 

7677 Oakport St., Suite 1120 

Oakland, CA 94621 

Telephone: (510) 839-5200 

Facsimile: (510) 839-3882

Attorneys for Plaintiffs R.F., through his guardian ad litem 

SHENA BATTEN, PAULA MCGOWAN, 

and RONELL FOSTER, SR.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

On October 9, 2019, this Court entered an order staying discovery of this case 

as to Defendant Officer Ryan McMahon while the District Attorney for the County of 

Solano investigated the underlying case to determine whether to bring criminal 

charges. This investigation was completed as of Friday, January 31, 2020, with the 

District Attorney deciding not to prosecute Defendant Officer McMahon. 

Pursuant to this Court’s order, counsel for the City notified all parties on Monday, 

February 3, 2020, regarding the District Attorney’s decision. As such, the Plaintiffs now 

seek to depose Officer McMahon, which is currently set for February 27, 2020. 

Given the above, the parties respectfully request that, subject to the Court’s 

calendar, the Court modify the case management and trial dates for this matter as 

follows:

I.F., by and through her Next Friend, 

SHASTA SKINNER, individually and as 

successor-in-interest to Decedent RONELL 

FOSTER; R.F., by and through his guardian 

ad litem SHENA BATTEN, individually and 

as successor-in-interest to Decedent 

RONELL FOSTER; PAULA McGOWAN, 

individually; and RONELL FOSTER, SR.

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

CITY OF VALLEJO; a municipal 

corporation; RYAN McMAHON, individually 

as a Police Officer for the CITY OF 

VALLEJO; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

jointly and severally, 

Defendants.

Case No: 2:18-cv-00673-JAM-CKD

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

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Case Event Current Date Proposed Date

1. Expert disclosures March 4, 2020 April 8, 2020

2. Rebuttal expert disclosures March 25, 2020 April 22, 2020

3. Joint Statement 

summarizing all law and 

motion

April 20, 2020 May 11, 2020

4. Close of discovery May 27, 2020 June 1, 2020

5. Filing of Dispositive 

Motions

June 30, 2020 UNCHANGED

6. Hearing on dispositive 

motions

July 28, 2020 UNCHANGED

7. Pretrial conference October 16, 2020 UNCHANGED

8. Trial December 7, 2020 UNCHANGED

Good Cause Regarding the Above Request:

Discovery as to Defendant McMahon was stayed until January 31, 2020 – the 

date of the DA’s investigation being concluded. Defendant McMahon’s deposition 

testimony is integral to the case, and the experts for all parties shall need his testimony 

to develop their respective opinions. Defendant McMahon’s deposition is now set for 

February 27, 2020, and under the current timelines for the case, there is not enough 

time for Defendant McMahon’s testimony to be transcribed with copies then provided to 

experts for review and to develop opinions. The parties agree that good cause exists 

to extend the deadlines as outlined above so as to be able to complete the necessary 

discovery in this action. These changes will not affect deadlines for dispositive motions 

or the pretrial conference and trial dates.

DATED: February 7, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

_/s/ Timothy R. Smyth

TIMOTHY R. SMYTH

Deputy City Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

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DATED: February 7, 2020

 /s/ Adante Pointer 

Adante Pointer

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, R.F., Paula 

McGowan, and Ronell Foster, Sr.

Law Offices of John Burris

DATED: February 7, 2020

 /s/ Michael Haddad 

Michael Haddad

Attorneys for Plaintiff, I.F.

Haddad & Sherwin LLP

ORDER

Based on the parties’ stipulation, and with good cause appearing therefore, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

The case management and trial dates are continued as outlined in the chart above. 

DATED: 2/10/2020 /s/ John A. Mendez________

Hon. John A. Mendez

U. S. District Court Judge

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