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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING CIVIL 

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KAPETAN BROTHERS 

1236 “M” Street 

Fresno, CA 93721-1806 

Telephone: (559) 498-0800

Peter N. Kapetan, #138068 

Attorneys for: Plaintiffs Ralph C. Rendon, Claudia Rendon, George Rendon, Priscilla Rendon, 

Lawrence Rendon, Ricardo Rendon, John Nunez, Jr., Alfred Hernandez, and 

Vivian Centeno 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LUPE E. MARTINEZ, In Behalf of Herself 

and all Similarly Situated. RALPH C. 

RENDON, in Behalf of Himself and all 

Similarly Situated. 

 Plaintiffs. 

v. 

CITY OF FRESNO; JERRY DYER, CHIEF 

OF THE FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT; 

SGT. MICHAEL MANFREDI; OFFICER 

MARCUS K. TAFOYA; OFFICER BELINDA 

ANAYA, and DOES 1-20, in their individual 

and official capacities, Inclusive. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:06-cv-00233 OWW/TAG 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONSOLIDATING CIVIL 

ACTIONS, CASE NOS. 1:06-cv00233 and 1:06-cv-01851; and 

ORDER THEREON 

(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

Rule 42(a)) 

CLAUDIA RENDON, GEORGE RENDON, 

PRISCILLA RENDON, LAWRENCE 

RENDON, RICARDO RENDON, JOHN 

NUNEZ, JR., ALFRED HERNANDEZ, 

AND VIVIAN CENTENO, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CITY OF FRESNO; JERRY DYER, 

individually and in his official capacity as the 

Chief of Police for the Fresno Police 

Case No. 1:06-cv-01851 OWW/GSA 

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Chief of Police for the Fresno Police 

Department; MICHAEL MANFREDI, 

individually and in his official capacity as 

Police Sergeant for the Fresno Police 

Department; MARCUS K. TAFOYA, 

individually and in his official capacity as 

Police Officer for the Fresno Police 

Department; BELINDA ANAYA, individually 

and in her official capacity as Police Officer for 

the Fresno Police Department; and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive. 

 

 Defendants. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their respective 

counsel of record, that United States (Eastern) District Court Case No: 06-cv-00233 

OWW/GSA entitled, Lupe E. Martinez and Ralph C. Rendon v. City of Fresno, et al., United 

States (Eastern) District Court Case No: 1:06-cv-00233 OWW/GSA (“Martinez lawsuit”); and 

Claudia Rendon, George Rendon, Priscilla Rendon, Lawrence Rendon, Ricardo Rendon, John 

Nunez, Jr., Alfred Hernandez, and Vivian Centeno, United States (Eastern) District Court Case 

No: 1:05-cv-01851 OWW/GSA (“Eight Plaintiff lawsuit”) be consolidated for all purposes and 

that the Martinez lawsuit case number of 1:06-cv-00233 OWW/GSA become the lead case 

number in the consolidated matter and that Gary S. Austin remain as Magistrate Judge in this 

consolidated matter. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED that the trial and trial related dates assigned 

to the Martinez lawsuit, United States (Eastern) District Court Case No: 1:06-cv-00233 

OWW/GSA be amended to coincide in the Eight Plaintiff lawsuit, United States (Eastern) 

District Court Case No: 1:06-cv-01851 OWW/GSA. The parties submit concurrently herewith 

a Stipulation to Amend the August 9, 2007 Scheduling Conference Order to reflect the new 

amended dates which have been agreed upon by the parties in this matter. 

DATED: October 30, 2007. KAPETAN BROTHERS 

By: _/s/ Peter N. Kapetan 

 Peter N. Kapetan, Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Ralph C. Rendon, Claudia Rendon, George 

Rendon, Priscilla Rendon, Lawrence 

Rendon, Ricardo Rendon, John Nunez, Jr., 

Alfred Hernandez, and Vivian Centeno 

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DATED: November 2, 2007. DREYER, BABICH, BUCCOLA & CALLAHAM 

 By:__/s/ Charles M. Barrett__________________ 

 Charles M. Barrett, Attorney for: 

Plaintiff Lupe Martinez 

DATED: October_31, 2007. WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT & McGUIRE

 

 By: __/s/ James D. Weakley________________ 

 JAMES D. WEAKLEY 

 Attorney for Defendants 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: November 5, 2007. 

 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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