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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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JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY INITIAL

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:22-CV-00079-TLN-KJN 

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JON A. HEABERLIN (SBN 199810) 

RANKIN | STOCK | HEABERLIN | ONEAL 

96 No. Third Street, Suite 500 

San Jose, California 95112-7709 

Telephone: (408) 293-0463 

Facsimile: (408) 293-9514 

Email: jon@rankinstock.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

COUNTY OF SUTTER, SHERIFF BRANDON 

BARNES, MARK HYLEN, ERNESTO 

CHAVEZ, HARRISON EIDE, and MICHAEL 

AGUILAR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JEFFREY COMER, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SUTTER, SHERIFF 

BRANDON BARNES, in his individual and 

official capacity, MARK HYLEN, ERNESTO 

CHAVEZ, HARRISON EIDE, MICHAEL 

AGUILAR, and DOES 1 through 25 inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:22-cv-00079-TLN-KJN 

JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY 

INITIAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING 

ORDER AND ORDER 

 

 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 143(a)(1) and subject to the Court’s approval, the parties 

hereto jointly stipulate to modify the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order and Order entered on 

January 12, 2022 by the Court (Docket 3) as detailed below. This is the fourth request to modify 

the case schedule. (See Docket 12, 14, 16). 

 This fourth request is necessitated by the recent appointment of defense counsel Jon A. 

Heaberlin, Esq. to the Santa Clara County Superior Court as a Commissioner. Mr. Heaberlin’s 

appointment occurred on or about June 30, 2023, and before the parties could complete 

meaningful discovery on this matter. Mr. Heaberlin will be sworn-in on or about September 14, 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY INITIAL

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2023. Defendants believe they have located new counsel who is anticipated to substitute into the 

case in the next 1-2 weeks. New counsel will need some considerable time to get up to speed on 

this voluminous file. 

 There is no trial date set in this matter. 

 The parties believe that the below schedule will allow them to complete the necessary 

discovery, and then continue settlement discussions and/or proceed to mediation with Judge 

James. 

Event Current Deadline New Proposed Deadline 

Close of Fact Discovery October 16, 2023 March 25, 2024 

Disclosure of Experts December 8, 2023 May 17, 2024 

Supplemental Disclosure of 

Discovery/Experts 

December 22, 2023 June 7, 2024 

Last Day to File Dispositive 

Motions 

March 20, 2024 July 17, 2024 

 The parties agree that all other matters contained in the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order 

(Document 3) filed January 12, 2022, are incorporated herein. 

 LAW OFFICES OF ROBERTO MARQUEZ 

DATED: /s/ _ __/s/ Aug. 1, 2023_____ ___/s/Roberto Marquez______ 

 Roberto Marquez 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 

 RANKIN | STOCK | HEABERLIN | ONEAL 

DATED: _/s/ Aug. 1, 2023_ _ /s/ Jon A. Heaberlin________________ 

 JON A. HEABERLIN 

 Attorneys for all Defendants 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 2, 2023 

 

Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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