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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EUREKA DIVISION 

Michael Izell Seals, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

Officer Rodney K. Mitchell, et al. 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. C-04-3764 NJV 

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION FOR 

FILING OF AMENDED ANSWER

Defendants John Rynhart and Lyle Thomas filed their Answer to Plaintiffs’ Second 

Amended Complaint on June 29, 2010. Defendants are willing to withdraw the first, second, 

third, and ninth affirmative defenses, and the parties are in the process of meeting and conferring 

with respect to the sufficiency of two other affirmative defenses. In order to give the parties 

sufficient time to meet and confer with respect to the two other affirmative defenses, and in order 

to give Defendants sufficient time to amend the Answer, the parties hereby stipulate that 

Defendants will file an Amended Answer on or before August 2, 2010. The parties also stipulate 

that Plaintiff will have until twenty-one (21) days after service of the Amended Answer to file 

any motion to strike. 

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Dated: July 22, 2010 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

 Al Pfeiffer 

Ashley Bauer 

Meghna Subramanian 

By /s Meghna Subramanian 

Meghna Subramanian 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Michael Izell Seals 

Dated: July 22, 2010 JONES & DYER 

 Mark A. Jones 

Kristen K. Preston 

By /s Mark A. Jones 

Mark A. Jones 

Attorney for Defendants 

John Rynhart 

Lyle Thomas 

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ORDER

The Court having considered the foregoing stipulation of the parties, and good cause 

appearing, the Court herby orders that Defendants John Rynhart and Lyle Thomas will file an 

Amended Answer on or before August 2, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 23, 2010 

HON. NANDOR J. VADAS 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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