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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Breach of Contract

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

ALYSON A. BERG

Assistant United States Attorney

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Defendant 

United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAMUEL MERCARDO, ET AL,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01535 AWI-JLT

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE

STATUS CONFERENCE AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

(Doc. 46)

Plaintiffs Samuel Mercardo, Donald Gayle, Jesus Ramos, Jesus Andrade, Gilberto 

Gonzalez Betancourt, Wanna Win, Musa Gowon, Jose Portillo Mayorga, Victor Martinez, Jorge 

Rivera-Vallejo, Edgar Prado Castaneda, Gonzalo Cisneros Reyes, Lucio Palomares, and Hector 

Bazan (“Plaintiffs”), Defendants United States of America (“United States”), and Management & 

Training Corporation (“MTC”) (collectively “the parties”) stipulate, by and through the undersigned 

counsel, to continue the status conference to allow for the Ninth Circuit’s Opinion in Edison v. 

United States, et al., Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-15472, and Nuwintore v. United States, et al.,

Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-17546 to be finalized.

The parties base this stipulation on good cause, which includes that on July 19, 2016, the 

United States filed a petition for rehearing in Edison and Nuwintore. If granted on any or all the 

bases raised in the United States’ petition, this could affect the amendments proposed by plaintiffs,

or whether, and to what extent the United States is obligated to respond to an amended complaint. 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Accordingly, the parties request to continue the status conference until the Ninth Circuit makes a 

ruling on the United States’ Petition for Rehearing or Amendment of Court’s Opinion. Carver v. 

Lehman, 558 F.3d 869, 878 (9th Cir. 2009) (“No opinion of this circuit becomes final until the 

mandate issues[.]”); see also Fed R. App. Proc. 41(c), 1998 Adv. Comm. Note (“A court of 

appeals' judgment or order is not final until issuance of the mandate[.]”). Because the Ninth 

Circuit has not yet ruled on the United States’ petition, the opinion “is not fixed as settled Ninth 

Circuit law, and reliance on the opinion is a gamble.” Carver, 558 F.3d at 878 & n. 16. 

The undersigned parties herby stipulate the Court continue the status conference pending a 

ruling on the petition for rehearing in Edison v. United States, et al., Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-

15472, and Nuwintore v. United States, et al., Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-17546, and that there is 

good cause for the reasons set forth above. The undersigned parties respectfully request the Court 

issue the proposed order set forth below as agreed to and stipulated by the parties.

DATED: August 30, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

(As authorized 8/30/2016)

/s/ Paul L. Alaga

EDWARD M. HIGGINBOTHAM

IAN B. KELLEY

PAUL L. ALAGA

Attorneys for Plaintiffs SAMUEL MERCADO, 

DONALD GAYLE, JESUS RAMOS, JESUS 

ANDRADE, GILBERTO GONZALEZ 

BETANCOURT, WANA WIN, MUSA GOWON, 

JOSE PORTILLO MAYORGA, VICTOR MARTINEZ, 

JORGE RIVERA-VALLEJO, EDGAR PRADO 

CASTANEDA, GONZALO CISNEROS REYES, 

LUCIO PALMOARES, and HECTOR BAZAN

DATED: August 30, 2016 BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP

(As authorized 8/30/2016)

/s/ Kristina Gruenberg

KRISTINA GRUENBERG

SUSAN E. COLEMAN

Attorneys for Defendant, 

Management & Training Corporation

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

DATED: August 30, 2016 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

(As authorized 8/30/2016)

/s/ Alyson A. Berg

ALYSON A. BERG

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant,

United States of America

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having reviewed the stipulation submitted by the parties and for good cause showing, the 

court hereby VACATES the status conference pending a ruling on the petition for rehearing in 

Edison v. United States, et al., Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-15472, and Nuwintore v. United States, 

et al., Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-17546. 

Within 10 days of a ruling by the Ninth Circuit, counsel SHALL file a joint status report 

detailing the ruling of the Ninth Circuit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 30, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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