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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

STIPULATION 

Plaintiffs A.G. and F.G., both minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Johana 

Yolanda Corral Galvan, individually and as co-successor in interest to Decedent Francisco 

Ponce Jr.(“Plaintiffs”); and Defendants Wellpath, LLC, Andrew P. Ho, M.D., and Alla 

Liberstein, M.D. (“Wellpath Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel of 

record, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. On December 6, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint Damages and 

Demand for Jury Trial (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court, Eastern 

District of California, Fresno Division. ECF. No. 24 

2. On February 5, 2024, counsel for Wellpath Defendants accepted service for Wellpath 

Defendants, setting their deadline to file a response to the First Amended Complaint 

A.G., a minor, by and through her guardian ad 

litem Johana Yolanda Corral Galvan, 

individually and as co-successor in interest to 

Decedent Francisco Ponce Jr.; F.G., a minor, 

by and through her Guardian ad Litem Johana 

Yolanda Corral Galvan, individually and as 

co-successor in interest to Decedent Francisco 

Ponce, Jr.; individually, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF TULARE, a public entity; 

Correctional Deputy Trainee JOSE SANCHEZ 

PEREZ; Correctional Deputy JAMES 

DILLON; Correctional Deputy RODRIGO 

DEOCHOA; WELLPATH, LLC, a Delaware 

Corporation; ANDREW P. HO, M.D.; ALLA 

LIBERSTEIN, M.D.; and DOES 7-50, jointly 

and severally, 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 1:23-cv-000500-JLT-SKO 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANTS 

WELLPATH, LLC, ANDREW P. HO, 

M.D., AND ALLA LIBERSTEIN, M.D. 

TO FILE RESPONSE TO 

PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT 

(Doc. 42) 

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as February 26, 2024. 

3. On February 23, 2024, pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), Plaintiffs and Wellpath 

Defendants agreed to a 28-day extension of time for Wellpath Defendants to file their 

response to the First Amended Complaint, from February 26, 2024, to March 25, 

2024. 

4. On March 15, 2024, Wellpath Defendants sent a meet-and-confer letter to Plaintiffs 

indicating that they may file a motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint under 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). To see if motion practice may be avoided, 

the Parties need additional time to meet and confer regarding the issues raised in the 

March 15 letter. 

5. Plaintiffs and Wellpath Defendants hereby stipulate and agree that Wellpath 

Defendants’ deadline to file a response to the First Amended Complaint shall be 

extended to Wednesday, April 24, 2024. 

6. A proposed order is included with this filing, and pursuant to Local Rule 137(b), a 

copy in Word format will be emailed contemporaneously to 

skoorders@caed.uscourts.gov. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

ORDER

 GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, and the Parties’ having stipulated to the same (Doc. 42), 

the parties’ stipulation is hereby APPROVED. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants 

shall file their response to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint by April 24, 2024. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 28, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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