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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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CORNWELL & SAMPLE LLP 

7045 N. Fruit Avenue 

Fresno, CA 93711 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT NICHOLAS COSENTINO ONLY WITH PREJUDICE 

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs MELINDA AVILA, GRETEL LORENZO, ALFREDO 

LORENZO, and JOSE LORENZO 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MELINDA AVILA, GRETEL LORENZO,

ALFREDO LORENZO, and JOSE 

LORENZO, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA; COUNTY OF 

MADERA; RICHARD GONZALES; 

PAUL VARNER; GUY RICH and DOES 

3 through 100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO.: 1:15-cv-00996-JAM-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 

DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT 

NICHOLAS COSENTINO ONLY 

WITH PREJUDICE 

TO THE ABOVE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AND THE CLERK OF 

THE COURT IN THE ABOVE-ENTITLED ACTION: 

 Plaintiffs MELINDA AVILA, GRETEL LORENZO, ALFREDO 

LORENZO, and JOSE LORENZO and Defendant NICHOLAS COSENTINO only

(collectively referred to as the “Parties”) acknowledge that a bona fide dispute exists 

between the Parties in connection with the allegations in this lawsuit and that the Parties 

have agreed to resolve their disputes for fair consideration, conditioned upon dismissal of 

this lawsuit with prejudice in exchange for a waiver of costs and attorneys fees. 

/ / / 

Stephen R. Cornwell, CA Bar #40737

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Attorneys at Law 

7045 N. Fruit Avenue 

Fresno, CA 93711-0761 

Telephone: (559) 431-3142 

Facsimile: (559) 436-1135

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY)

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Fresno, CA 93711 

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 THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs 

MELINDA AVILA, GRETEL LORENZO, ALFREDO LORENZO, and JOSE LORENZO 

and Defendant NICHOLAS COSENTINO only, through their respective counsel of record, 

that the above-entitled action be and hereby is dismissed with prejudice in its entirety 

pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Each party shall bear 

his/her own attorneys’ fees and costs. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: July 15, 2015. Ŷထ

By:_____/s/_____________________________

Stephen R. Cornwell 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MELINDA AVILA, GRETEL LORENZO, 

ALFREDO LORENZO, and JOSE LORENZO

DATED: July 17, 2015. KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California 

ALBERTO L. GONZALEZ 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

By:____/s/______________________________

Catherine Woodbridge Guess 

Attorneys for Defendants 

State of California by and through California 

Highway Patrol and Officer Varner and 

Cosentino 

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DATED: August 3, 2015. 

By:______/s/____________________________

Carolyn J. Frank 

Daniel S. Roberts 

Sean D. Deburgh 

Attorneys for Defendants 

County of Madera, Richard Gonzales, 

and Guy Rich 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 8/4/2015 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________ 

 United States District Court Judge 

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