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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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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF AND WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY; ORDER OF THE COURT 

Justus C. Spillner, # 067638 

Matthew E. Fletcher, # 198028 

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 Defendant 

Ralph Contreras 

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT 

BRYCE J. MOORE, by and through his 

guardian ad litem, MICHELLE TRIPP, 

individually and as a Successor in Interest 

of JAMES W. MOORE, Deceased,, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF KERN, KERN COUNTY 

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SHERIFF 

MACK WIMBISH, DANIEL THOMAS 

LINDINI, RALPH CONTRERAS, 

ROXANNE FOWLER, ANGEL LOPEZ 

BRAVO, LISA DIANE ROMERO, 

RANDALL HOLTZ, JULIAN TREVINO, 

LARRY GENE JOHNSON, GREGORY 

MORGAN, SHANNON HAIUNGS, 

JAMIE TELLEZ, MARK JIMENEZ, 

MOSES ADAME, CLINTON MINOR, 

GREGORY COSSEL, and DOES 1 to 100, 

inclusive,, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:06-cv-00120-OWW-SMS 

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF AND 

WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY; ORDER 

OF THE COURT 

[Local Rule 83-182(g)] 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendant RALPH CONTRERAS, hereby makes 

the following substitution of legal representation in the above-captioned matter: 

1. Defendant’s former legal representative was William Aubrey Bruce 

(California State Bar No. 091633), of the law firm of Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, 

SHEPPARD, W AYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

5 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF AND WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY; ORDER OF THE COURT 

Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 4550 California Avenue, Second Floor, Bakersfield, California 

93309; telephone number (661) 328-5280. 

2. Defendant’s new legal representative is Justus C. Spillner (California State 

Bar No. 067638), of the law firm of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP, 5 

River Park Place East, Fresno, California 93720; telephone number (559) 433-1300. 

3. Defendant acknowledges and asks the Court and Plaintiff to recognize that 

attorney William Aubrey Bruce will be withdrawing as Defendant RALPH CONTRERAS’ 

attorney of record. 

I hereby consent to this substitution of legal representative. 

Dated: April 24, 2006 /s/ Ralph Contreras original signature

retained by attorney Matthew E. Fletcher

RALPH CONTRERAS, Defendant 

I hereby consent to the substitution of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & 

Carruth, LLP, as attorney of record for Defendant RALPH CONTRERAS, and hereby consent to 

withdraw as Defendant’s attorney of record. 

Dated: April 26, 2006 KLEIN, DeNATALE, GOLDNER, COOPER, 

ROSENLIEB & KIMBALL, LLP 

By: /s/ William Aubrey Bruce 

William Aubrey Bruce, Former Attorney 

I hereby consent to this substitution of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & 

Carruth, LLP, serving as attorney of record for Defendant RALPH CONTRERAS. 

Dated: April 26, 2006 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD 

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew E. Fletcher 

Justus C. Spillner 

Matthew E. Fletcher 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Ralph Contreras 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, 

SHEPPARD, W AYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

5 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF AND WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY; ORDER OF THE COURT 

ORDER APPROVING SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEYS

Pursuant to the fully executed “Substitution of Attorneys” set forth above, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that Justus C. Spillner, of the law firm of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, 

Wayte & Carruth, LLP, will be the attorney of record for Defendant RALPH CONTRERAS, and 

that William Aubrey Bruce is withdrawn as Defendant’s attorney of record. 

Dated: April 28, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER____________________ 

 

 JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT 

00002/00014-935294.v1 

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