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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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DENNIS HALSEY, ESQ. SBN. 66091

Law Office of Dennis Halsey

9 Highland Circle

Chico, CA 95926

(530) 345-1976

Fax (530) 894-7783

Attorney for defendants

City of Gridley, Gridley 

Police Department

and Brandon Wilson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROY ROSS BLAND AND FRANK NO. 07:01786 LEW-CMK

JAMES WIGIERT

 

 Plaintiffs,

STIPULATION FOR ORDER, AND

ORDER, GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE

AMENDMENT TO ANSWER IN ORDER

TO ALLEGE ADDITIONAL

AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

 

vs.

CITY OF GRIDLEY., ET AL,

 Defendants.

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It is stipulated by all parties, by and through their respective attorneys, that defendants the

City of Gridley, the Gridley Police Department, and Brandon Wilson may file an Amendment to

their Answer to the Complaint as follows: “For an additional affirmative defense to the Complaint

and to each claim in it, Defendants allege that the filing and the prosecution of criminal charges

against Plaintiffs was done by a Deputy District Attorney from the Butte County District

Attorney’s Office who exercised independent prosecutorial judgment, and that

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his exercise of his independent prosecutorial judgment was an independent, superceding cause of

the criminal prosecution and of all injury and damages resulting from that prosecution”

Date: December 14, 2007 /s/ Dennis Halsey 

 Dennis Halsey, Esq.

 Attorney for defendants

Date: December 14, 2007 /s/ Michael Trezza 

 Michael Trezza, Esq.

 Attorney for plaintiffs

Date: December 14, 2007 /s/ Roberto Marquez 

 Roberto Marquez, Esq.

 Attorney for plaintiffs

 

 ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDMENT TO ANSWER 

The parties have stipulated that Defendants the City of Gridley, the Gridley Police

Department, and Brandon Wilson may file an Amendment to Answer to Complaint alleging the

following affirmative defense: “For an additional affirmative defense to the Complaint and to

each claim in it, Defendants allege that the filing of and the prosecution of criminal charges

against Plaintiffss was done by a Deputy District Attorney from the Butte County District

Attorney’s Office who exercised independent prosecutorial judgment, and that his exercise of his

independent prosecutorial judgment was an independent, superceding cause of the criminal

prosecution and of all injury and damages resulting from that prosecution”

Based on the Stipulation of the Parties, set out above, it is hereby Ordered that Defendants

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may file an Amendment to Answer to Complaint alleging the Affirmative Defense set out on lines

seventeen to twenty-two, above.

Dated: 12/14/2007 /s/ Ronald S. W. Lew 

 Ronald S. W. Lew

 United States District Court Judge, 

 

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