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Nature of Suit Code: 448
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights - Education
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

JOEL A. DAVIS, State Bar No. 109290

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

MOLLY S. MURPHY, State Bar No. 149907

Deputy Attorney General

300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702

Los Angeles, CA 90013

Telephone: (213) 897-6024

Fax: (213) 897-2810

E-mail: Molly.Murphy@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants Dr. Paul Oliaro, Dr. 

Carolyn Coon, Dr. Victor Torres, Dr. Maria Lopes 

and Dr. Luz Gonzalez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NEIL O'BRIEN, AN INDIVIDUAL,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. PAUL M. OLIARO, DR. CAROLYN 

V. COON, DR. VICTOR M. TORRES, DR. 

LUZ GONZALEZ, ALL IN THEIR 

PERSONAL CAPACITIES AND DOES 1 

THROUGH 25, INCLUSIVE,

Defendants.

1:12-cv-02017-AWI-SAB

STIPULATION TO: 1) CHANGE 

RESPONSE DATE TO FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; AND 2) 

CHANGE MANDATORY SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE DATES AND ORDER

Plaintiff Neil O’Brien, through his counsel of record, and defendants Drs. Paul Oliaro, 

Carolyn Coon, Victor Torres, Maria Lopes and Luz Gonzalez, through their counsel of record, 

hereby stipulate:

RECITAL

1. This court has ordered that defendants’ response to plaintiff’s First Amended 

Complaint (“FAC”) is due on May 17, 2016. [See Docket No. [“DN”] 37.] A Mandatory 

Scheduling Conference is scheduled in this case on June 20, 2016. [DN 38.] A joint report is due 

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a week before and a conference of counsel must be completed at least 20 days before the 

Mandatory Scheduling Conference. [Id.]

2. Defendants’ counsel is on a trial team assigned to a case set for trial in Los 

Angeles County Superior Court on May 9, 2016, Knowledge & Intelligence Program 

Professionals, etc. v. Anthony Lukin, et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. NC053503. The trial is expected 

to start on time and to last for three weeks.

3. Counsel for defendants has a pre-paid trip to Asia planned from June 27, 2016 to 

July 9, 2016.

4. The FAC is 65 pages long. This Court previously granted a motion to dismiss. 

The Ninth Circuit has issued a 31 page order affirming this Court’s ruling in part, reversing in 

part and remanding the action. On May 2, 2016, the Ninth Circuit issued its mandate. Defense 

counsel needs to take an appropriate amount of time to respond to the lengthy FAC, with due 

consideration given to the Ninth Circuit’s order.

5. Defense counsel seeks an extension to June 8, 2016 to file a response to the FAC. 

6. Counsel seek to move the Mandatory Scheduling Conference and accompanying 

dates to occur after defense counsel’s trial and pre-paid trip are completed. Counsel propose 

moving the Mandatory Scheduling Conference to Monday, August 1, 2016 or any date thereafter, 

with a joint report due one week before it, and a conference of counsel to occur no later than 20 

days before it. 

STIPULATION

The parties stipulate to: 1) changing the due date for defendants’ response to the FAC to 

June 8, 2016; and 2) changing the Mandatory Scheduling Conference to Monday, August 1, 2016 

at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom #9 of this Court, or such later date as may be convenient for the Court, 

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with a joint report due one week before and a conference of counsel to occur no later than 20 days 

before the Mandatory Scheduling Conference.

 

Dated: May 6, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

JOEL A. DAVIS

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/ Molly S. Murphy

MOLLY S. MURPHY

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants Dr. Paul Oliaro, 

Dr. Carolyn Coon, Dr. Victor Torres, Dr. 

Maria Lopes and Dr. Luz Gonzalez

Dated: May 6, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN C. LEIGHTON

/s/ Brian C. Leighton

BRIAN C. LEIGHTON

Counsel for plaintiff Neil O’Brien

IT IS SO ORDERED. The Mandatory Scheduling Conference is reset for August 9, 2016 

at 9:00 A.M., in Courtroom 9 before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. A Joint Scheduling 

Conference report is due one week before the new conference date. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 9, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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