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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAY GONZALES and SHEILA 

DEOCAMPO, in each case individually 

and as a successor-in-interest to Joshua 

Gonzales, deceased,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF LINDSAY; ANDREW LOFTIN; 

ELISEO MENDEZ, JUAN ALCANTAR, 

and DOES 4-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

No. 1:16-cv-00130-DAD-EPG

ORDER GRANTING THE PARTIES’ JOINT 

STIPULATION TO ALLOW PLAINTIFFS TO 

AMEND THEIR COMPLAINT TO INCLUDE 

PLAINTIFF SHEILA DEOCAMPO IN THE 

STATE LAW CLAIMS

(Doc. No. 34)

Before the court is the parties’ stipulation to allow plaintiffs to amend their complaint to 

include plaintiff Sheila Deocampo in the state law claims. (Doc. No. 34.) The Scheduling Order 

issued May 6, 2016 states that any amended to the pleadings must be filed no later than June 30, 

2016. (Doc. No. 20 at 2.) Although the filing of plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint is well 

after the date established by the scheduling order, the court in ruling on defendant’s motion to 

dismiss found, “[s]hould Ms. Deocampo succeed in her appeal to the superior court and be 

granted leave to file a § 911.2 claim, and does so, this court would allow her to amend her 

complaint once again to include her state based claims.” (Doc. No. 12 at 5.) On October 12, 

2016, the Honorable Bret Hillman of the Tulare County Superior Court issued an order allowing 

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Ms. Deocampo to file her claim late under the California Tort Claims Act. (Doc. Nos. 34 at 2; 

35-1 at 2–5.)

Having reviewed the parties’ joint stipulation (Doc. No. 34) and the exhibits attached to 

the Declaration of Renee V. Masongsong (Doc. No. 35) in support thereof, including plaintiffs’ 

Proposed Second Amended Complaint, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiffs, Sheila Deocampo and Ray Gonzales, are granted leave to file a Second 

Amended Complaint to include Plaintiff Sheila Deocampo in the state law based claims 

for relief.

2. Plaintiffs shall file their Second Amended Complaint within ten days of the date of this 

order.

3. Defendants shall file their Answer to the Second Amended Complaint within 21 days of 

plaintiffs filing their Second Amended Complaint.

4. Defendants shall accept service of the Second Amended Complaint by mail. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 10, 2017 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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