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Parties Involved:
City of Reedley
Defendant
Brandon Ellis
Plaintiff
Douglas Johnson
Defendant
Reedley Police Department
Defendant

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STIPULATION TO FILE FIRST AMENDED ELLIS v CITY OF REEDLEY 

COMPLAINT AND DISMISSING DOUGLAS JOHNSON CASE NO 1:05-CV-01474-AWI-SMS

PETER SEAN BRADLEY, ESQ. #109258

RANDALL M. PENNER, ESQ., #101201

PENNER, BRADLEY & BUETTNER

1171 WEST SHAW AVENUE, SUITE 102

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93711

TELEPHONE (559)221-2100

FACSIMILE (559)221-2101

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

BRANDON ELLIS

 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRANDON ELLIS, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v )

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CITY OF REEDLEY; REEDLEY )

POLICE DEPARTMENT; DOUGLAS )

JOHNSON, in his official )

capacity, )

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Defendants. )

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-01474-AWISMS

STIPULATION TO FILE FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

DISMISSING DOUGLAS JOHNSON;

ORDER

ORDER FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT BE FILED BY

PLAINTIFF WITHIN 5 DAYS

FROM SERVICE OF THIS ORDER

1. In or about October of 2005, plaintiff filed a Complaint

for Damages against the City of Reedley, Reedley Police Department

and Douglas Johnson in his official capacity.

2. The allegations of the Complaint asserted claims against

defendants based on a violation of civil rights.

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3. Plaintiff proposes to amend the Complaint to include

causes of action for violation of the Fair Employment & Housing

Act, California Government Code section 12940.

4. Douglas Johnson has been sued in his official capacity

and not in a personal capacity.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between the parties in the aboveentitled action, through their respective counsel of record, that:

1. Defendant Douglas Johnson, who was sued in his official

capacity, will be and hereby is dismissed with prejudice from the

Complaint. All reference to Douglas Johnson in the caption of this

matter shall be removed.

2. Plaintiff may file a First Amended Complaint for Damages

in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” (that was e-filed).

3. The parties stipulate that the dismissal of Douglas

Johnson is without prejudice to the plaintiff’s case against the

City of Reedley. The parties agree that the Reedley Police

Department is not separate from but rather is a part of the City of

Reedley.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: April 3, 2006 PENNER, BRADLEY & BUETTNER

By /s/ Peter Sean Bradley

PETER SEAN BRADLEY

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: April 3, 2006 LIBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

By /s/ Greg R. Groeneveld

GREG R. GROENEVELD

Attorneys for Defendants

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ORDER

Good cause appearing, 

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Douglas Johnson is dismissed and his name will be

deleted from the caption.

2. Plaintiff to file the First Amended Complaint within 

Five (5) days from service of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 5, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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