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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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Stipulation and Order to Vacate Date of Initial Scheduling Conference Page # 1

Charles A. Piccuta (56010) 

PICCUTA LAW GROUP, LLP 

400 West Franklin Street 

Monterey, CA 93940 

Telephone: (831) 920-3111 

Facsimile: (831) 920-3112 

e-mail: chuck@piccutalaw.com 

Attorneys for: Noah John Ruiz 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NOAH JOHN RUIZ 

Plaintiff 

vs. 

ALBERT FLORES, DENNIS FRANK, 

DEBORAH FRENCH, MARK JENKINS , 

SHANE KENSEY, VINCE VILLEGAS REY 

MORELOS, State of California, Department 

of Corrections and Rehabilitation and DOES 

1-25, inclusive; 

 Defendants 

Case No. 1:14-CV-00179-AWI-SMS 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO VACATE 

DATE OF INITIAL SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 

ACTION FILED: February 10, 2014 

On April 4, 2014, Magistrate Judge Snyder set an Initial Scheduling Conference for 

September 3, 2014. (DOC-11) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (f), no later than next Wednesday, 

August 13, 2014, the parties (of which there are now five) must meet and confer and thereafter 

prepare and file a JOINT Scheduling Conference Report. (DOC-7) 

After Judge Snyder set the Initial Scheduling Conference for September 3, 2014, four 

separate motions to dismiss were filed. (DOCs -24, 26, 29 and 30.) On July 1, 2014, Judge Ishii 

ordered all the motions to dismiss to be heard on Monday August 25, 2014. 

The parties desire to defer their Rule 26 (f) responsibilities until after the pending motions 

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to dismiss are decided. Deferring their Rule 26(f) responsibilities will allow the parties to focus on 

the pending motions. Plaintiff=s oppositions are due no later than Monday, August 11, 2014, and 

replies are possible. In addition, Judge Ishii=s order on the pending motions may change parties and 

issues. 

Therefore, the parties, hereby, stipulate and agree to an order vacating the present date, 

September 3, 2014, of the Initial Scheduling Conference and their associated meet and confer 

responsibilities and preparation of the JOINT Scheduling Conference Report until after Judge Ishii 

has ruled on the pending motions to dismiss. The parties further stipulate and agree that the new 

date for the Initial Scheduling Conference may be set by the Court in the exercise of its discretion. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 8, 2014 

PICCUTA LAW GROUP, LLP 

/s/ Charles A. Piccuta 

CHARLES A. PICCUTA 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

KAMALA D. HARRIS 

Attorney General of California 

CHRISTOPHER J. BECKER 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

/s/ Diana Esquivel 

DIANA ESQUIVEL 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendants CDCR and 

Morelos 

PORTER SCOTT 

/s/ John R. Whitefleet 

JOHN R. WHITEFLEET 

Attorneys for Defendant Jenkins 

JAMES N. FINCHER 

MERCED COUNTY COUNSEL 

/s/ Roger S. Matzkind 

ROGER S. MATZKIND 

Chief Civil Litigator 

JAMES E. STONE 

Deputy County Counsel, 

Attorneys for Defendants Flores and French 

KAMALA D. HARRIS 

Attorney General of California 

PETER A. MESHOT 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

/s/ Oliver R. Lewis 

OLIVER R. LEWIS 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendants Kensey and 

Villegas

Borton Petrini, LLP 

/s/ Bradley A. Post

Bradley A. Post 

Attorneys for Defendant Dennis Frank 

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ORDER

Based on the parties' stipulation and good cause appearing, it is ordered that: 

1. The date, September 3, 2014, of the Initial Scheduling Conference, is vacated. 

2. A new date will be set by the Court in its discretion following Judge Ishii's order 

on the pending motions to dismiss. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 8/19/2014 

 _________________________________ /s/ SANDRA M. SNYDER 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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