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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Tort Action

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Stip. and (Proposed) Order to Allow Sgt. Kelly Trial Testimony by Video Deposition (2:14-cv-585-WBS-EFB)

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

PETER A. MESHOT, State Bar No. 117061

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

STEPHEN C. PASS, State Bar No. 131179

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 322-2558

Fax: (916) 322-8288

E-mail: Stephen.Pass@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants State of California, 

appearing by and through the Department of 

California Highway Patrol, Terry Plumb and Jay 

Brame

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

HARRISON ORR, Individually,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 

OFFICERS BRAME, PLUMB, and DOES 

1-10, individually,

Defendants.

2:14-cv-585-WBS-EFB

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED

ORDER TO ALLOW TRIAL 

TESTIMONY OF SGT. SHIRLEY 

KELLY BY VIDEO RECORDED 

DEPOSITION

Trial Date: June 2, 2015

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom: 5

Judge: The Honorable William B. 

Shubb

Action Filed: March 3, 2014

All parties, through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate, and request this 

court to order that non-party California Highway Patrol (CHP) Sergeant Shirley Kelly be allowed 

to testify at trial by video-recorded deposition for the following reasons:

1. Trial in this matter is scheduled to begin on June 2, 2015 and is expected to last from 

5 – 12 court days. 

2. CHP Sergeant Shirley Kelly is a percipient witness to some of the events of the 

incident which is the subject of this lawsuit.

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3. Both parties intend to call Sgt. Kelly as a witness to provide percipient witness 

testimony during the trial of this matter.

4. Sgt. Kelly has advised that she will be out of state on vacation from May 21 through 

June 21, 2015 and is unavailable for trial as presently scheduled.

5. The parties have agreed to conduct a video recorded deposition of Sgt. Kelly’s trial 

testimony on or about April 29, 2015 at the Office of the Attorney General in Sacramento, 

California. Defendants will produce Sgt. Kelly for deposition pursuant to Plaintiff’s trial 

subpoena of Sgt. Kelly, served on Defendants’ counsel by agreement, and pursuant to this 

stipulation. Defendants will also obtain a court reporter and videographer for the proceeding and 

will provide Plaintiff with copies of the written transcript and of the video recording of the 

deposition for use at trial at Defendants’ expense.

6. Should the deposition not go forward as presently scheduled for reasons unforeseen 

by the parties, it will be rescheduled to a date agreeable to the parties as soon as possible which is

no later than May 15, 2015.

7. The parties further agree that Sgt. Kelly’s testimony at the deposition will be 

admissible at trial as an exception to the hearsay rule pursuant to Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 

804(b)(1) when offered by any party. All other objections are expressly reserved. Form 

objections normally required to be interposed during a deposition or waived must be interposed 

during the this deposition or waived.

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: April 9, 2015 KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

PETER A. MESHOT

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/Stephen C. Pass

STEPHEN C. PASS

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants State of California, 

appearing by and through the Department of 

California Highway Patrol, Terry Plumb and 

Jay Brame

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Stip. and (Proposed) Order to Allow Sgt. Kelly Trial Testimony by Video Deposition (2:14-cv-585-WBS-EFB)

Dated: April 9, 2015 HADDAD & SHERWIN LLP

/s/ Michael J. Haddad 

MICHAEL J. HADDAD

Attorneys for Plaintiff

HARRISON LUTHER ORR

ORDER

This Court orders that the parties may take the video recorded deposition of non-party 

witness CHP Sergeant Shirley Kelly on or before May 15, 2015 in order to obtain her trial 

testimony due to her unavailability for trial. Defendants will produce Sgt. Kelly for deposition 

pursuant to Plaintiff’s trial subpoena of Sgt. Kelly, served on Defendants’ counsel by agreement, 

and pursuant to the stipulation of the parties herein. Defendants will obtain a court reporter and 

videographer for the proceeding and will provide Plaintiff with copies of the written transcript 

and of the video recording of the deposition at Defendants’ expense. Sgt. Kelly’s testimony at the 

deposition will be admissible at trial as an exception to the hearsay rule pursuant to Federal Rules 

of Evidence, Rule 804(b)(1) when offered by any party. All other objections are expressly 

reserved. Form objections normally required to be interposed during a deposition or waived must 

be interposed during the this deposition or waived.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 14, 2015

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