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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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STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

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County Counsel

Tulare County

Visalia, California

William A. Romaine, #126966

Law Office of William A. Romaine

206 West Lacey Blvd. #309

Hanford, CA 93230

Telephone: (559) 582-9360

Facsimile: (559) 582-9350

Attorney for Plaintiff

KATHLEEN BALES-LANGE, #094765

County Counsel for the County of Tulare

Judith D. Chapman, #169479

Deputy County Counsel

2900 West Burrel, County Civic Center

Visalia, California 93291

Phone: (559) 636-4950

Fax: (559) 737-4319

E-mail: jchapman@co.tulare.ca.us

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DENNIS ALBA,

 Plaintiff,

vs.

COUNTY OF TULARE, CALIFORNIA, 

TULARE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY 

RONALD CROUCH, TULARE COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, TULARE 

COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY 

SERGEANT TORRES, TULARE COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPUTY DERRICK HOOD 

AND TULARE COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPUTY BERTOLDO,

 Defendants.

Case Number: 1:15-cv-01492-EPG

STIPULATION TO STAY ENTIRE 

MATTER, INCLDUING ALL 

DATES, INCLUDING BUT NOT 

LIMITED TO DISCOVERY DATES, 

DISCOVERY DISPUTE DATES, 

AND ALL OTHER CUT-OFF 

DATES AND APPEARANCE 

DATES, AND SET NEW 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE;

ORDER 

Trial Date: October 17, 2017 

Exempt from Filing Fees Pursuant 

to Government Code §6103

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County Counsel

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Visalia, California

THE PARTIES HERETO SIPULATE to request the Court for an Order hereby

staying this action in its entirety, including, but not limited to all dates, cut-off dates, discovery 

dates, and discovery dispute dates and to vacate the trial date currently set for October 17, 2017. 

The parties further request that the Court set a new Scheduling Conference in this matter at a date 

and time after March 31, 2017. 

1. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that good cause exists to stay the proceedings and 

request the Court to set a new and further Scheduling Conference. The parties agree that a stay is 

necessary to protect the rights of the parties to fully and fairly litigate this case because Plaintiff’s 

attorney is currently unavailable due to a serious health condition. Said unavailability is scheduled 

to extend until on or after March 31, 2017. 

2. Plaintiff’s attorney of record, William A. Romaine, has authorized Attorney David 

Douglas Doyle, Bar No. 100595, of the firm of Doyle & Fortune, 1233 W. Shaw Avenue #106, 

Fresno, California (559) 227-2600 to specially appear and to sign this Stipulation in order to 

secure the stay in this matter on his behalf.

Dated: January 30, 2017 KATHLEEN BALES-LANGE

Tulare County Counsel

By___/s/___________________

 JUDITH D. CHAPMAN

 Deputy County Counsel

Dated: January 27, 2017 DOYLE & FORTUNE

 By ___/s/____________________

 DAVID D. DOYLE

 William A. Romaine, Attorney for

 Plaintiff.

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ORDER

Good cause appearing, the Court hereby stays the proceedings and vacates all 

deadlines and dates currently set in this matter, including the trial date currently set for 

October 17, 2017. Any discovery disputes pending between the parties are hereby also 

suspended until a new Scheduling Conference may be set by this Court at a date and 

time after March 31, 2017.

The Court sets new Scheduling Conference for April 17, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. in 

Department 10. The parties shall file a joint scheduling report no later than one week 

before the Scheduling Conference and shall email a copy of the report to 

epgorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2017 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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