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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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STIPULATION REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE OF PRETRIAL DATES

LAWRENCE J. KING (BAR NO. 120805)

Law Offices of Lawrence J. King

11 Western Avenue

Petaluma, CA 94952 

Telephone: (707) 769-9791

Facsimile: (707) 769-9253

kingesq@pacbell.net

Attorney for Plaintiff Kevin Cook

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

JUDITH A. RECCHIO, State Bar No. 163060

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

AMY LINDSEY DOYLE State Bar No.242205

Deputy Attorney General

MATTHEW T. BESMER, State Bar No.269138

Deputy Attorney General

2550 Mariposa Mall, Room 5090

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 477-1680

Fax: (559) 445-5106

E-mail: Matthew.Besmer@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendant Department of 

Developmental Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

YVONNE ARCURE, KEVIN COOK, & 

JOSEPH FESSENDEN, 

Plaintiffs, 

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, 

Defendant.

Case No. 1:13-cv-00541-MJS

STIPULATION REQUESTING A 

CONTINUANCE OF PRETRIAL 

DATES

Judge: Hon. Michael J. Seng

Ctrm: 6, 7TH Floor

Case Filed: April 14, 2013

Trial Date: October 4, 2016

NOW COME THE PARTIES, by and through their respective attorneys of record, 

and stipulate as follows:

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STIPULATION REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE OF PRETRIAL DATES

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiff Kevin Cook will be out of state the first few weeks of 

August and on the date the joint pretrial statement is due, i.e. August 12, 2016;

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendants, Matthew Besmer will be in an administrative 

hearing from August 8, 2016, through August 12, 2016;

The parties hereby jointly request that the deadline for filing the joint pretrial conference 

statement, currently set for August 12, 2016, be continued until August 26, 2016 and the pretrial 

conference, currently schedule for August 26, 2016 at 9:20 a.m., be re-scheduled for September 

7, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 6, before the Honorable Michael J. Seng, United States 

Magistrate.

IT IS SO STIPULATED

Dated: July 26, 16 KAMALA D.HARRIS

Attorney General of California

JUDITH A. RECCHIO

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

_/s/__________________________

MATTHEW T. BESMER

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendant the California

Department of Developmental services

Dated: July 26, 16 Law Offices Of Lawrence J. King

 /s/___________________________

 Lawrence J. King

 Attorney for Plaintiff Kevin Cook

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STIPULATION REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE OF PRETRIAL DATES

ORDER

Having reviewed the parties stipulation and finding good cause for the request jointly 

made therein, it is hereby ordered that the deadline for filing the joint pretrial conference 

statement, currently set for August 12, 2016, be continued until August 26, 2016 and the pretrial 

conference, currently schedule for August 26, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., be re-scheduled for September 

7, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 6.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 26, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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