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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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Kelly R. M. Irwin, SBN 238884

FERGUSON, PRAET & SHERMAN

A Professional Corporation

1631 East 18th Street

Santa Ana, California 92705

(714) 953-5300 telephone 

(714) 953-1143 facsimile

kirwin@law4cops.com

Attorneys for Defendants, City of Ceres, Ceres Police Department, Officer

Michael Perez, Sergeant Berber, Officer Julio Amador, Officer Melton, Officer

Vanessa Garcia, Officer Brian Ferreira, Lt Brent Smith and Chief of Police Art De

Werk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIANNA GARCIA, MARIO

AMENDARIZ, DAISY MAYORGA,

JESSEE ALVAREZ, MARILYN

ALVAREZ,

Plaintiffs, 

v.

CITY OF CERES, CERES POLICE

DEPARTMENT, OFFICER

MICHAEL PEREZ, OFFICER

BERBER, OFFICER JULIO

AMADOR, OFFICER MELTON,

CHIEF OF POLICE ART DE WERK,

OFFICER VANESSA GARCIA, LT.

BRENT SMITH, OFFICER BRIAN

FERREIRA, AND DOES 1-100,

Defendants. 

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No. 1:08-CV-01720-LJO-SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF

PARTIAL DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE [FED. R. CIV. P. 41 A]

1. Plaintiffs, Brianna Garcia, Daisy Mayorga, Jesse Alvarez and Marilyn

Alvarez, and all the City of Ceres Defendants hereby jointly request and stipulate

under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41 (a) that the City of Ceres Police Department, Sergeant Jose

Berber, Officer Michael Perez, Officer Julio Amador, Officer Chris Melton, Officer

Vanessa Garcia, Officer Brian Ferreira, and Lt. Brent Smith be dismissed with

prejudice as defendants in this action.

Stip and [Proposed] Order re 

Partial Dismissal w/ Prejudice No. 1:08-CV-01720-LJO-SMS

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2. The sole remaining Plaintiff against the City of Ceres Defendants is

Mario Armendariz.

3. Each side isto bear its own costs and attorney’s fees asto these Plaintiffs

and these Defendants. All parties included in this Stipulation waive any and all

claims for costs and/or fees that they might have possessed.

Dated: April 7, 2010 LAW OFFICE OF KIMBERLY AYERS

By: /s/ Kimberly C. Ayers 

Kimberly C. Ayers

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Dated: April 7, 2010 FERGUSON, PRAET & SHERMAN

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Kelly R. M. Irwin 

Kelly R. M. Irwin

Attorney for City of Ceres Defendants 

Stip and [Proposed] Order re 

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ORDER RE PARTIAL DISMISSAL

Defendants, City of Ceres Police Department, Sergeant Jose Berber, Officer

Michael Perez, Officer Julio Amador, Officer Chris Melton, Officer Vanessa Garcia,

Officer Brian Ferreira, and Lt. Brent Smith are hereby dismissed with prejudice as to

the entire action filed by Plaintiffs, Brianna Garcia, Daisy Mayorga, Jesse Alvarez

and Marilyn Alvarez only. 

Plaintiff, Mario Armendariz’ action against Defendants, City of Ceres Police

Department, Sergeant Jose Berber, Officer Michael Perez, Officer Julio Amador,

Officer Chris Melton, Officer Vanessa Garcia, Officer Brian Ferreira, and Lt. Brent

Smith remains. 

Each side to bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 8, 2010 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Stip and [Proposed] Order re 

Partial Dismissal w/ Prejudice 3 No. 1:08-CV-01720-LJO-SMS

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