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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REQUESTING EARLY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Carl L. Fessenden, SBN 161494

Matthew W. Gross, SBN 324007

350 University Ave., Suite 200

Sacramento, California 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Attorneys for Defendants NEVADA COUNTY, 

NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT, SHERIFF KEITH ROYAL, 

OFFICER RYAN STANLEY,

and OFFICER SHANNON MALLOY

Jerome M. Varanini, SBN 58531

LAW OFFICE OF JEROME M. VARANINI

641 Fulton Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

TEL: 916.993-4868

FAX: 916.993.6750 

Attorney for WELLPATH MANAGEMENT, 

INC., (formerly known as Correctional Medical 

Group Companies, Inc.) and RHONNA 

TINDALL; and AMANDA TIRPACK

Patrick H. Dwyer, SBN 137743

LAW OFFICE OF PATRICK H. DWYER

P.O. Box 1705

Penn Valley, CA 95946

TEL: 530.432.5407

FAX: 530.432.9122

Attorney for Plaintiff SONYA CHEYENNE 

CAVENDER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SONYA CHEYENNE CAVENDER, an 

individual v. NEVADA COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA, a county government and 

operator of the NEVADA COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; and the 

following persons both as individuals and in 

their capacity as officials, employees or 

contractors of Nevada County; SHERIFF 

KEITH ROYAL; OFFICER RYAN 

STANLEY; OFFICER SHANNON 

MALLOY; and Does 1-10; and 

CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL GROUP 

COMPANIES, INC.; and its personnel 

RHONNA TINDALL; and AMANDA 

TIRPACK; and Does 11 through 20 

Defendants. 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:19-cv-01050 JAM-AC

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REQUESTING EARLY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE DATE AND STAY OF 

DISCOVERY AND RESPONSIVE 

PLEADINGS

Complaint Filed: 06/09/2019

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The parties have met and conferred and have agreed to participate in an early Settlement 

Conference with Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman presiding. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the parties, through 

their counsel of record, as follows:

1. That this matter be referred to Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman for a Settlement 

Conference to be held on April 29, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 25;

2. Except for Rule 26(a) disclosures and the discovery described below, all formal 

discovery is stayed until 20 days after completion of the Settlement Conference;

3. The parties agree to cooperate in the informal exchange of information needed to 

prepare for the Settlement Conference, including exchanging the documents enumerated in 

Section 1 of the Proposed Protective Order;

4. Plaintiff agrees to cooperate with the Defendants noticing and taking up to three 

preliminary medical depositions,

1 including the deposition of two medical providers and a medical 

expert designated by Plaintiff to prepare for the Settlement Conference;

5. Defendants agree to cooperate with Plaintiff noticing and taking of up to three

preliminary percipient witness depositions; provided however, that if any of these witnesses are 

employees of the defendants, then the deposition will not be considered “preliminary”, but as a 

regular deposition under the discovery rules;

6. The parties agree to meet and confer and submit a Joint Status Report 20 days 

following the Settlement Conference.

7. Responsive pleadings shall be due 20 days after completion of the Settlement 

Conference.

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 1 “Preliminary” depositions will be taken under the FRCE in the normal manner. However, the parties agree 

that these depositions are preliminary and that depositions of these witnesses will not count towards the limit of 10 

depositions under FRCP 30(a)(2)(A)(i) and the same deponents may be noticed a second time during the course of 

regular and/or expert discovery. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: 02/18/2020 PORTER SCOTT

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By: /s/Carl L. Fessenden

 Carl L. Fessenden

 Matthew W. Gross

 Attorneys for Defendants NEVADA COUNTY, 

 NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF’S

 DEPARTMENT and SHERIFF KEITH 

 ROYAL

Dated: 02/18/2020 LAW OFFICE OF PATRICK H. DWYER

By: /s/Patrick H. Dwyer (authorized 02/18/2020)

 Patrick H. Dwyer

 Attorney for Plaintiff SONYA CHEYENNE

 CAVENDER

Dated: 02/18/2020 LAW OFFICE OF JEROME M. VARANINI

By: /s/Jerome M. Varanini (authorized 02/14/2020)

 Jerome M. Varanini

 Attorneys for Defendant WELLPATH

 MANAGEMENT, INC. (formerly known as 

 Correctional Medical Group Companies, Inc.)

 and RHONNA TINDALL; and AMANDA

 TIRPACK

ORDER

The Court, having reviewed and considered the Parties’ Stipulation for an early Settlement 

Conference and finding good cause therefore, hereby approves:

1. That this matter be referred to Judge Kendall Newman for a Settlement Conference 

on April 29, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 25.

2. Discovery shall occur as set forth in the parties’ Stipulation;

3. The parties shall complete Joint Status Reports and submit them to the Court within 

20 days of the completion of the Settlement Conference;

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4. Responsive pleadings shall be due 20 days after completion of the settlement 

conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 2/18/2020 /s/ John A. Mendez__________________

John A. Mendez

Judge, U.S.D.C. - Eastern District of CA 

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