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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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Order Granting MSJ On Behalf Of CDCR Defendants (2:07-CV-01989-JAM-JFM) 

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., State Bar No. 37100 

Attorney General of California 

SCOTT H. WYCKOFF, State Bar No. 191367 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

KRISTIN M. DAILY, State Bar No. 186103 

Deputy Attorney General 

1300 I Street, Suite 125 

P.O. Box 944255 

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 

Telephone: (916) 445-6989 

Fax: (916) 324-5567 

E-mail: Kristin.Daily@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for CDCR Defendants 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SAM BESS, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

MATTHEW CATE, DAVID SHAW, 

RODERICK HICKMAN, JEANNE 

WOODFORD, JOHN DOVEY, SCOTT 

KERNAN, MARTIN HOSHINO, 

Defendants.

2:07-CV-01989-JAM-JFM 

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT ON BEHALF OF 

DEFENDANTS HICKMAN, WOODFORD, 

DOVEY, KERNAN AND HOSHINO

Judge: The Honorable John A. Mendez 

Trial Date: May 17, 2010 

Action Filed: November 5, 2007 

TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

Defendants Roderick Hickman, Jeanne Woodford, John Dovey, Scott Kernan, and Martin 

Hoshino’s Motion For Summary Judgment came before this Court for hearing on March 12, 

2010. Brooks M. Beard, Dena M. Coggins, and Edward J. Caden appeared as attorneys for 

Plaintiff Sam Bess, and Kristin M. Daily and Scott H. Wyckoff appeared on behalf of Defendants 

Hickman, Woodford, Dovey, Kernan, and Hoshino. 

After considering the moving and opposition papers, arguments of counsel, and all other 

matters presented, and for the reasons set forth in the attached March 12, 2010 Reporter’s 

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Order Granting MSJ On Behalf Of CDCR Defendants (2:07-CV-01989-JAM-JFM) 

Transcript, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Motion to Strike the Declaration of Ana 

Ramirez-Palmer is GRANTED and the summary judgment motion filed by Defendants Hickman, 

Woodford, Dovey, Kernan and Hoshino is GRANTED. 

DATED: March 23, 2010 /s/ John A. Mendez_______

 Hon. John A. Mendez 

 United States District Judge 

 

 

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