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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ELECT REFERRAL OF ACTION TO VOLUNTARY DISPUTE 

RESOLUTION PROGRAM (VDRP) PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 271

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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

John R. Whitefleet, SBN 213301 

jwhitefleet@porterscott.com

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, California 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF FOLSOM

SPINELLI, DONALD & NOTT

A Professional Corporation 

Ross R. Nott, SBN 172235 

601 University Avenue, Suite 225 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916) 448-7888 

Facsimile: (916) 448-6888 

Attorneys for Defendant CITY OF RANCHO 

CORDOVA

LONGYEAR & LAVRA, LLP 

Van Longyear, SBN 84189 

Nicole Cahill, SBN 287165 

555 University Avenue, Suite 280 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Phone: 916-974-8500 

Facsimile: 916-974-8510 

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO, BRANDON MULLIN

MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT, A.P.C.

David P. Mastagni, SBN 57721 

Kenneth E. Bacon, SBN 104194

Brandon Gomez, SBN 346700 

1912 I Street

Sacramento, California 95811-3151 

Telephone: (916) 446-4692 

Facsimile: (916) 447-4614 

Attorneys for CHAD BREWSTER

ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP

Victor Danhi, SBN 210246 

Catherine Baumgartner, SBN 327062 

44 Montgomery Street 

38th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: 415.757.5500 

Facsimile: 415.757.5501 

Attorneys for Plaintiff DORIAN ELDRIDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DORIAN ELDRIDGE, an individual, 

Plaintiff, 

 

v.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; CITY OF 

RANCHO CORDOVA; CITY OF 

FOLSOM; BRAD MULLINS; CHAD 

BREWSTER; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 

50,

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:23-cv-00086-WBS-JDP

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ELECT 

REFERRAL OF ACTION TO VOLUNTARY 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM (VDRP) 

PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 271

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Pursuant to Local Rule 271, Plaintiff DORIAN ELDRIDGE and Defendants COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO, CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA, CITY OF FOLSOM, BRANDON MULLINS 

(erroneously sued as Brad Mullins), and CHAD BREWSTER, by and through their respective counsel 

of record, hereby submit the following hereby agree to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 271(i)(2)(A), the time frame in which the parties propose the VDRP 

process will be completed is 60 days after the Court’s entry of this order, and the date by which the 

Neutral must file confirmation of that completion is 7 days after the VDRP process occurs. 

The parties further request a referral to a Magistrate Judge for a settlement conference. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 271(i)(2)(B), there are no modifications to the case management plan, set 

pursuant to the Court’s August 1, 2023 Pretrial Scheduling Order, that would be advisable because of 

the VDRP process.

Pursuant to Local Rule 271(i)(2)(C), all discovery, depositions, and pretrial motions are stayed 

until the VDRP session is held. 

Dated: March 12, 2024 PORTER SCOTT

 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By /s/John R. Whitefleet_(auth’d on 3-12-24)_ 

John R. Whitefleet 

Attorneys for Defendant City of Folsom 

Dated: March 12, 2024 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP

By /s/Catherine Baumgartner (auth’d on 3-12-24) 

Victor Danhi 

Catherine Baumgartner

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: March 12, 2024 SPINELLI, DONALD & NOTT

By /s/Ross R. Nott (auth’d on 3-12-24) 

Ross R. Nott 

Attorneys for Defendant

City of Rancho Cordova 

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Dated: March 12, 2024 LONGYEAR & LAVRA, LLP

By /s/Nicole Cahill , 

Van Longyear 

Nicole Cahill

Attorneys for Defendants 

County of Sacramento and 

Deputy Brandon Mullins 

Dated: March 12, 2024 MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT, A.P.C.

By /s/Brandon Gomez (auth’d on 3-12-24) 

 Brandon Gomez 

 Kenneth E. Bacon

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 Chad Brewster

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 12, 2024 

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