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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 REGARDING DEADLINE TO FILE MOTION TO AMEND; ORDER

THE LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS C. SEABAUGH 

Thomas C. Seabaugh, Esq., SBN 272458 | tseabaugh@seabaughfirm.com

128 North Fair Oaks Avenue

Pasadena, California 91103

Telephone: (818) 928-5290

CHAIN COHN STILES

David K Cohn, Esq., SBN 68768 | dcohn@chainlaw.com

Neil K. Gehlawat, Esq., SBN 289388 | ngehlawat@chainlaw.com

1430 Truxtun Ave., Suite 100

Kern, CA 93301

Telephone: (661) 323-4000

Facsimile: (661) 324-1352

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK McGOWAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

COUNTY OF KERN, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01365-DAD-SKO

JOINT STIPULATION 

REGARDING DEADLINE TO FILE 

MOTION TO AMEND; ORDER

COME NOW the parties to this action jointly, through their respective 

attorneys of record, and stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiffs noticed the deposition of Defendant Nicholas Clerico for 

September 13, 2016. Defendants have proposed to postpone Defendant Clerico’s 

deposition until after his criminal trial. Defendant Clerico’s criminal trial is 

scheduled for November 7, 2016, and is expected to last two weeks. Defendant 

Clerico will assert his Fifth Amendment right until the conclusion of the criminal 

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trial. Defendant Clerico intends to file a motion to stay the taking of his deposition

if Plaintiffs do not voluntarily agree. Non-expert discovery is currently scheduled to 

close on January 2, 2017.

2. Regarding the scheduling of Clerico's deposition, Plaintiffs have a 

concern related to the deadline to file Plaintiffs’ motion to amend, currently 

scheduled at November 14, 2016. Plaintiffs believe that it is necessary for Defendant 

Clerico’s deposition to be taken before they prepare and file their motion to amend. 

To give time for the deposition to be scheduled, for a transcript to be prepared, and 

for the motion to amend to be prepared based on the transcript, Plaintiffs propose an 

extension of the motion to amend deadline by around 60 days. If this proposal is 

accepted, then Defendant Clerico’s deposition can be rescheduled without prejudice 

to any party.

3. Accordingly, the parties jointly request an extension of the motion to 

amend deadline to January 14, 2017. Good cause is based on Defendant Clerico’s 

criminal trial schedule and his intention to invoke the Fifth Amendment. Further, no 

party will be prejudiced by the proposal, and the continuance will ensure that each 

side has a fair opportunity to conduct discovery. Finally, the requested continuance 

is not excessive, the request is made well in advance of the deadline that is requested 

to be continued, and no other dates or deadlines will be disturbed.

4. In the event that Defendant Clerico’s criminal trial is continued for any 

reason – a factor over which the parties have no control – the parties may request 

additional relief.

5. A proposed order is submitted herewith. The parties jointly request that 

the Court enter the proposed order.

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JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING DEADLINE TO FILE MOTION TO AMEND; ORDER

SO STIPULATED.1

DATED: August 30, 2016 LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS C. SEABAUGH

By /s/ Thomas C. Seabaugh

Thomas C. Seabaugh

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: August 30, 2016 THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

By /s/ Kathleen Rivera

Kathleen Rivera, Deputy County Counsel

Attorneys for Defendant County of Kern

DATED: August 30, 2016

WEAKLEY & ARENDT, LLP

By /s/ Leslie Dillahunty

Leslie Dillahunty

Attorneys for Defendant Clerico

 

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The signatures of attorneys Leslie Dillahunty and Kathleen Rivera on this stipulation were 

authorized by emails dated August 30, 2016.

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JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING DEADLINE TO FILE MOTION TO AMEND; ORDER

ORDER

Based on the above stipulation, and good cause having been shown under 

Fed. R. Civ. 16(b)(4), the Court hereby GRANTS the parties’ request to modify the 

Scheduling Order (Doc. 49). Any motions or stipulations requesting leave to amend 

the pleadings must be filed by no later than January 14, 2017.

This modification does not change any other existing scheduling deadlines, 

including the pretrial conference and trial dates.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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