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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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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Carl L. Fessenden, SBN 161494

cfessenden@porterscott.com

Matthew W. Gross, SBN 324007

mgross@porterscott.com

2180 Harvard Street, Suite 500

Sacramento, California 95815

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF MERCED; MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE and VERNON WARNKE

Exempt from Filing Fees Pursuant to Government Code § 6103

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF TOMI KARTCHNER, S.B., 

KERRY CALVERT, and AARON 

KARTCHNER, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF MERCED, MERCED 

COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, VERNON 

WARNKE, CALIFORNIA FORENSIC 

MEDICAL GROUP dba WELLPATH, 

SAETERN KAO, TERESA OLVERA, 

DYLAN FULCHER, and DOE 1 to 20,

Defendants.

___________________________________/

CASE NO. 1:23-cv-01672-KES-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING 

DISCOVERY DEADLINE

Complaint Filed: 12/1/2023

(Doc. 34)

Pursuant to the Eastern District of California Local Rule 144(a), Plaintiffs ESTATE OF TOMI 

KARTCHNER, S.B., KERRY CALVERT, and AARON KARTCHNER (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants COUNTY OF MERCED; MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE and VERNON 

WARNKE (collectively “Defendants”) hereby stipulate to provide an additional 28 days for the 

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Defendants to respond to Plaintiffs Request for Production of Documents, Set One. The parties hereby 

stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on February 28, 2024, Plaintiffs served written discovery in the form of Request for 

Production of Documents, Set One, on the County on Merced requesting 68 separate requests for 

production with a production date of April 1, 2024; 

WHEREAS, on March 26, 2024, counsel for Defendants requested a 28-day extension to counsel 

for Plaintiffs;

WHEREAS, on that same day, March 26, 2024, counsel for Plaintiffs granted the first discovery 

extension via email and setting a new production date of April 29, 2024; 

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendants has been diligent and working with the Defendant to review 

and gather documents in response to Plaintiffs Request for Production of Documents, Set One, but requests 

additional time to gather the documents and for counsel for Defendants to review the records; 

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendants is seeking a second extension with court approval, requesting 

another 28 day extension to gather the responsive documents to Plaintiffs’ Request for Production of 

Documents, Set One, setting a new deadline of May 28, 2024.

Now, THEREFORE, the parties STIPULATE:

1. Defendant County of Merced shall have until May 28, 2024 to provide discovery responses 

to Plaintiffs’ Request for Production of Documents, Set One. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: April 26, 2024 PORTER SCOTT

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By _/s/Matthew W. Gross__________

Carl L. Fessenden

Matthew W. Gross 

Attorneys for Defendants

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Dated: April 26, 2024 LAW OFFICE OF MARK E. MERIN

By _/s/Paul H. Masuhara(Authorized on 4/25/24)

Mark E. Merin 

Paul H. Masuhara 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the parties’ foregoing stipulation (Doc. 34) is GRANTED, and 

Defendant County of Merced shall have until May 28, 2024, to provide responses to Plaintiffs’ Request 

for Production of Documents, Set One.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 26, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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