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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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MARGO A. RAISON, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: Kathleen Rivera, Deputy (SBN 211606)

Kern County Administrative Center

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone 661-868-3800

Fax 661-868-3805

Attorneys for County of Kern

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES RAYMOND,

 Plaintiff,

v.

WARREN MARTIN,

 

 Defendant.

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INGRID CRAWFORD SMITH, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, KERN

COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:18-CV-00307 DAD JLT

STIPULATED DISMISSAL

Case No.: 1:18-cv-01526 DAD-JLT

Pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties to this action, 

through their respective attorneys of record, stipulate as follows:

1) On March 5, 2018, plaintiff James Raymond, in pro per, filed a complaint regarding 

the death of his son Augustus Joshua Crawford, naming defendants Bakersfield Police officer 

Warren Martin. (Case number 1:18-cv-00307 DAD-JLT).

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2) On November 5, 2018, Plaintiffs Ingrid Crawford Smith and A.C filed a complaint

regarding the death of Augustus Joshua Crawford, through their attorney George G. Mgdesyan, 

naming the City of Bakersfield, Bakersfield Police Department, Bakersfield Police Chief Lyle 

Martin, Bakersfield Police Officer Warren Martin, and Kern County. (Case number 1:18-cv01526 DAD-JLT). 

3) On March 14, 2019, the above two cases were consolidated, with the case 

number of the earlier filed case as the new case number: 1:18-cv-00307 DAD-JLT. 

4) On September 16, 2019, Plaintiff A.J.C filed a complaint regarding the death of 

Augustus Joshua Crawford, through his/her attorney George G. Mgdesyan, naming the City of 

Bakersfield and the Bakersfield Police Department. (Case number 1:19-cv-01302 DAD-JLT). 

5) On September 24, 2019, this court issued an Order to Show Cause regarding 

why the latest filed case, 1:19-cv-01302 DAD-JLT, should not be consolidated with the prior 

now consolidated cases. As of today’s date, an order to consolidate has not been issued.

6) James Raymond, in pro per, and the remaining parties through their respective 

counsel now STIPULATE that defendant Kern County is not a proper party to this lawsuit, and 

therefore Kern County is DISMISSED as a defendant with prejudice from the lead case: 1:18-

cv-00307 DAD-JLT. 

Dated: November 7, 2019 MARGO A. RAISON, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: /s/ 

Kathleen Rivera, Deputy

Attorneys for County of Kern

Dated: October 31, 2019 MGDESYAN LAW FIRM

By: /s/ *

George G. Mgdesyan, Esq.

Attorneys for Ingrid Crawford Smith and 

A.C. and A.J.C

*Permission to sign electronically granted by email 10/31/19

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Dated: October ___, 2019 JAMES RAYMOND

By: 

James Raymond, Plaintiff

Dated: October ___, 2019 MARDEROSIAN & COHEN

By: /s/ **

Heather S. Cohen, Esq.

Attorneys for City of Bakersfield, et al. 

** Permission to sign electronically granted by email 11/7/19/

ORDER

The parties have stipulated to dismiss the action as to the County of Kern with each side to bear 

their own fees and costs. (Doc. 60) The stipulation relies upon Fed.R.Civ.P. 41, which permits the 

plaintiff to dismiss an action without a court order “by filing . . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all 

parties who have appeared.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Because all parties who have appeared in 

the action signed the stipulation (Doc. 79), it “automatically terminate[d] the action.” Wilson v. City of 

San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close 

this action as to the County of Kern. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 13, 2019 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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