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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

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Further Stipulation and Order to Extend Time for Defendants to File Their Response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint 

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Sanjay S. Schmidt (SBN 247475) 

LAW OFFICE OF SANJAY S. SCHMIDT 

1388 Sutter Street, Suite 810 

San Francisco, CA 94109 

T: (415) 563-8583 

F: (415) 223-9717 

e-mail: ss@sanjayschmidtlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Lindsey M. Romano (SBN: 337600) 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 875-4126 

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054 

Email: lromano@grsm.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Wellpath, LLC., Christina Boets, M.F.T., 

and Taylor Fithian, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

CHUE DOA YANG, individually, and MAI 

THAO YANG, individually, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF YUBA, a public entity; 

Correctional Sergeant SARBJIT SINGH 

KANDOLA, individually; 

Correctional Sergeant JEFFREY T. 

PALMER, individually; WELLPATH, LLC; 

CHRISTINA BOETS, M.F.T., individually; 

TAYLOR FITHIAN, M.D., individually; 

Nominal Defendant L.Y.., a minor, by and 

through his to-be-determined guardian ad 

litem, individually and as co-successor in 

interest to Decedent TONG YANG; 

Nominal Defendant NATALIE YANG, 

individually and as co-successor in interest to 

Decedent TONG YANG; 

Nominal Defendant NINA YANG, 

individually and as co-successor in interest to 

Decedent TONG YANG; Nominal Defendant 

KACIE YANG, individually and as cosuccessor in interest to Decedent TONG) 

YANG; 

Nominal Defendant MIKE YANG, 

individually and as co-successor in interest to 

Decedent TONG YANG; Nominal Defendant 

DYLAN YANG, individually and as cosuccessor in interest to Decedent TONG 

YANG; 

Nominal Defendant DARREN YANG, 

individually and as co-successor in interest to 

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Case No.: 2:23-cv-00066-TLN-JDP 

FURTHER STIPULATION AND 

ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR 

DEFENDANTS TO FILE THEIR 

RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ 

COMPLAINT TO ALLOW TIME 

FOR MEET AND CONFER 

EFFORTS 

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Decedent TONG YANG; and, DOES 1-50, 

jointly and severally, 

Defendants. 

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Plaintiffs CHUE DOA YANG, individually, and MAI THAO YANG, individually, 

(“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants WELLPATH, LLC, CHRISTINA BOETS, M.F.T., and TAYLOR 

FITHIAN, M.D. (collectively referred to as the “Wellpath Defendants”), by and through their 

undersigned counsel of record, hereby represent to the Court and stipulate as follows: 

1. On January 11, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint in the United States District 

Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division. ECF No. 1. 

2. On April 20, 2023, Plaintiffs effected service of the Summons, Complaint, Civil 

Cover Sheet, and Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order, Magistrate Judge Consent in Civil Cases, Know 

your Rights, Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge to Exercise Jurisdiction and Appeal 

Instructions, and Notice of Availability Voluntary Dispute Resolution on the Wellpath Defendants. 

ECF Nos. 7 & 8. 

3. On May 5, 2023, Plaintiffs’ attorney consented to a thirty (30) day extension of time 

for Defendants to file a response to Plaintiffs’ January 11, 2023, Complaint. 

4. Subsequently, the Plaintiffs and Wellpath Defendants stipulated to an extension of 

the deadline for the Wellpath Defendants to file their response to the Complaint, which the Court 

granted, extending the deadline to June 12, 2023. ECF Nos. 13 and 14. 

5. As part of that stipulation, the parties agreed that, if the Wellpath Defendants elected to file 

any responsive pleading other than an Answer, the following briefing schedule would apply: 

Plaintiffs shall have the same amount of time as the Wellpath Defendants’ extension within which 

to file their opposition to any motion, i.e., 51-days (21-days from April 20, 2023, plus the thirty-day 

extension); and, the Wellpath Defendants’ Reply to Plaintiffs’ Opposition shall be due seven days 

after the filing of Plaintiffs’ opposition. This stipulated briefing schedule will override the otherwise 

applicable briefing schedule under the Local Rules. 

6. Counsel for the Wellpath Defendants initiated a meet and confer with the undersigned 

counsel for Plaintiffs, on June 6, 2023, regarding the tentative intent of the Wellpath Defendants to 

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move to dismiss certain claims, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). However, due 

to the press of business and being occupied in depositions, hearings, and working on briefs and other 

matters on tight deadlines, counsel for the parties have not had the opportunity to engage in a 

substantive and meaningful meet-and-confer regarding these issues yet. 

7. The undersigned counsel have discussed these issues on the phone and believe that, with 

some additional time to schedule a robust meet-and-confer, it is reasonably likely that at least some, 

if not all, of the potential issues can be resolved without motion practice, thereby cutting back on or 

obviating altogether the need for motion practice. This will conserve the Court’s time and promote 

the interest of judicial economy, and will also conserve attorney time and resources. 

8. Accordingly, the parties respectfully stipulate and request that the previous extension of the 

deadline for the Wellpath Defendants to file their response to the Complaint be extended one last 

time by 14-days, to June 26, 2023, to allow for a meet-and-confer; if either or both of the Wellpath 

Defendants do still file a motion to dismiss, the previous, stipulated briefing schedule shall apply. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED. 

DATED: June 12, 2023 LAW OFFICE OF SANJAY S. SCHMIDT 

By: /s/ Sanjay S. Schmidt 

 Sanjay S. Schmidt 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: June 12, 2023 GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP 

By: /s/ Lindsey M. Romano* 

 Lindsey M. Romano 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 Wellpath, LLC., Christina Boets, M.F.T., 

 and Taylor Fithian, M.D. 

*Pursuant to Local Rule 131(e), counsel has authorized submission of this document on counsel’s 

behalf. 

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ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, and the parties’ having stipulated to the same, 

the parties’ stipulation is hereby APPROVED. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Wellpath, LLC, Christina Boets, M.F.T., and 

Taylor Fithian, M.D., shall file their response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint by June 26, 2023, and that, if 

the Wellpath Defendants elect to file any responsive pleading other than an Answer, the previous, 

stipulated briefing schedule shall apply. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 13, 2023 

Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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