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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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Marshall C. Whitney, # 082952

Anil Pai, # 234189

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard,

Wayte & Carruth LLP

P.O. Box 28912

5 River Park Place East

Fresno, CA 93720-1501

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for Defendants

WILLIAM M. RICH, MD and JERRY D.

CASHEROS

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT

GABRIEL G. ATAMIAN, MD, MSEE,

JD,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALAN SIMPSON, individually and his

official capacity of the Judge of Fresno

County Superior Court; WILLIAM M.

RICH, MD; and JERRY D. CASHEROS,

counselor of DR. RICH,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:07-CV-27 AWI SMS

DEFENDANTS, WILLIAM M. RICH, M.D.

AND JERRY D. CASHEROS' EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER

EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO

PLAINTIFF, GABRIEL G. ATAMIAN'S

COMPLAINT

Defendants WILLIAM M. RICH, M.D. and JERRY D. CASHEROS hereby apply to the

Court Ex Parte for an Order extending time to respond to plaintiff GABRIEL G. ATAMIAN’s

Complaint, originally filed on January 8, 2007. 

1. Plaintiff’s Summons and Complaint was served by certified mail on January 8, 2007,

making the time for filing a response to the Complaint February 7, 2007.

2. On January 26, 2007, the undersigned counsel telephoned Mr. ATAMIAN, who is in pro

se, and informed him that this ex parte request was being made to this Court.

Mr. ATAMIAN’s response was “You do what you need to do and I will respond to the

Court.”

3. Defendants have not sought or obtained any previous extensions of time.

4. Such an extension is timely and necessary to allow additional time to prepare a responsive

pleading to plaintiff’s Complaint for the following reasons:

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a. Plaintiff GABRIEL G. ATAMIAN, was involved in a lawsuit filed in the Fresno

County Superior Court, where WILLIAM M. RICH, M.D., was a defendant. In

that lawsuit, DR. RICH was represented by JERRY D. CASHEROS. Plaintiff’s

Complaint stems from a ruling made by the Honorable ALAN M. SIMPSON, also

named as a defendant, in that lawsuit. That ruling caused plaintiff’s underlying

Complaint to be dismissed. Now plaintiff sues the judge who ruled against him,

his adversary who prevailed and his adversay’s attorney. For many reasons

plaintiff’s Complaint is legally devoid of merit, resulting in the need to submit a

motion to dismiss and other potential dispositive motions.

b. Since Plaintiff filed suit against JERRY D. CASHEROS, who was acting in his

capacity as DR. RICH’s counsel, issues with respect to defense and indemnity of

this case and the resulting potential conflicts needed to be resolved prior to

proceeding with preparation of a responsive pleading.

c. Moreover, plaintiff’s Complaint, which seeks to impose liability on DR. RICH for

defending himself against a lawsuit and JERRY D. CASHEROS for providing

legal representation to DR. RICH, is not only substantively deficient on several

legal grounds, it attaches several improper and irrelevant documents which will

need to be separately addressed. 

d. Accordingly, in order to prepare a concise and thorough response to plaintiff’s

Complaint, an extension of time is warranted. 

5. Based upon the above, defendants, WILLIAM M. RICH, M.D. and JERRY D.

CASHEROS, respectfully request that the Court grant an extension of an additional

twenty (20) days by which to file a responsive pleading to plaintiff GABRIEL G.

ATAMIAN’s Complaint, up to and including February 27, 2007.

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ORDER

Having considered defendants’ Ex Parte Application for an extension of time to file a

Response, and finding good cause therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants

WILLIAM M. RICH, M.D. and JERRY D. CASHEROS will have up to and including February

27, 2007 by which to file a responsive pleading to plaintiff GABRIEL G. ATAMIAN’s

Complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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