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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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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO

 Seals v. Mitchell, et al. C-04-3764 NJV

Stipulation and [Proposed] Order for filing of Amended 

Answer

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

Al Pfeiffer (Bar No. 120965) 

al.pfeiffer@lw.com 

Ashley Bauer (Bar No. 231626) 

ashley.bauer@lw.com 

Meghna Subramanian (Bar No. 251513) 

meghna.subramanian@lw.com 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, California 94111-6538 

Telephone: (415) 391-0600 

Facsimile: (415) 395-8095 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Michael Izell Seals 

JONES & DYER 

A Professional Corporation 

Mark A. Jones (Bar No. 96494) 

mjones@jonesdyer.com 

Kristen K. Preston (Bar No. 125455) 

kpreston@jonesdyer.com 

1800 J Street 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 552-5959 

Facsimile: (916) 442-5959 

Attorneys for Defendants 

John Rynhart 

Lyle Thomas 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Michael Izell Seals, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

Officer Rodney K. Mitchell, et al. 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. C-04-3764 NJV 

STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

FOR AMENDING ANSWER AND FILING 

MOTION TO STRIKE

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

Second Amended Complaint on July 30, 2010. Defendants are willing to withdraw the second 

affirmative defense (official policy or custom), and the parties are in the process of meeting and 

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order for filing of Amended 

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conferring with respect to the sufficiency of the first affirmative defense (qualified immunity). 

In order to give the parties sufficient time to meet and confer with respect to the remaining 

affirmative defense, and in order to give Defendants sufficient time to amend the Answer, the 

parties hereby stipulate that Defendants will file a Second Amended Answer on or before 

September 6, 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. 

Dated: August 20, 2010 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

 Al Pfeiffer 

Ashley Bauer 

Meghna Subramanian 

By /s Meghna Subramanian 

Meghna Subramanian 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Michael Izell Seals 

Dated: August 20, 2010 JONES & DYER 

 Mark A. Jones 

Kristen K. Preston 

By /s Kristen K. Preston 

Kristen K. Preston 

Attorney for Defendants 

John Rynhart 

Lyle Thomas 

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order for filing of Amended 

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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 September 6, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________ 

HON. NANDOR J. VADAS 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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