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Parties Involved:
California Department of Forestry
Defendant
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Defendant
California Secretary of State
Defendant
Wang Chang
Plaintiff
County of Siskiyou
Defendant
Jon Lopey
Defendant
Manisy Moua
Plaintiff
Joua Chao Moua
Plaintiff
Alex Nishimura
Defendant
Colleen Setzer
Defendant
Alexander Vang
Plaintiff
Jesse Vang
Plaintiff
Poua Vang
Plaintiff
Richard Vang
Plaintiff
Joua Yeng Vang
Plaintiff
Dang Xiong
Plaintiff
Dollarsai Yurgh
Plaintiff

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SPINELLI, DONALD &

NOTT

SPINELLI, DONALD & NOTT 

A Professional Corporation 

Domenic D. Spinelli, SBN: 131192 

Alison W. Winter, SBN 251084 

Amy E. Williams, SBN 277192 

815 S Street, Second Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95811 

Telephone: (916) 448-7888 

Facsimile: (916) 448-6888 

Attorneys for Defendants, Sheriff Jon Lopey, 

individually and in his capacity as Siskiyou 

County Sheriff, Colleen Setzer, individually 

and in her capacity as Siskiyou County Clerk, and 

the County of Siskiyou 

[Additional Counsel on Next Page] 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JESSE VANG; WANG CHANG; JOUA 

CHAO MOUA; ALEXANDER VANG; 

DANG XIONG; DOLLARSAI YURGH; 

JOUA YENG VANG; MANISY MOUA; 

POUA VANG; RICHARD VANG; and 

DOES 1-200, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

SHERIFF JON LOPEY, individually and in 

his capacity as Sheriff for the COUNTY OF 

SISKIYOU; COLLEEN SETZER, 

individually and in her capacity as Clerk for 

the COUNTY OF SISKIYOU; ALEX 

NISHIMURA, individually and in his 

capacity as an agent of the CALIFORNIA 

SECRETARY OF STATE; the COUNTY OF 

SISKIYOU; CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT 

OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION; 

Does 1-20, in their individual capacity; and 

DOES 1-20, inclusive 

 Defendants, 

__________________________ _____/

Case No.: 2:16-cv-02172-JAM-CMK

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DEADLINE TO FILE JOINT STATUS 

REPORT 

Complaint Filed: September 12, 2016 

[FEES EXEMPT PURSUANT TO 

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6103] 

 

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SPINELLI, DONALD &

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KAMALA D. HARRIS 

Attorney General of California 

RANDY BARROW 

MARK R. BECKINGTON 

GAVIN G. MCCABE 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

ALLISON GOLDSMITH, SBN 238263 

MARC N. MELNICK SBN 168187 

GEORGE WATERS, SBN 88295 

Deputy Attorney General 

1300 I Street, Suite 125 

PO Box 944255 

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 

Telephone: (916) 323-8050 

Fax: (916) 324-8835 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

Alex Nishimura and California 

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 

Kyndra S. Miller, SBN 224343 

Randolph E. Daar, SBN 88195 

Brian Ford, SBN 305023 

506 Broadway 

San Francisco, CA 94133 

Telephone: (415) 986-5591 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 Plaintiffs and Defendants Sheriff Jon Lopey, individually and in his capacity as Siskiyou 

County Sheriff, Clerk Colleen Setzer, individually and in her capacity as Siskiyou County Clerk, 

the County of Siskiyou, Alex Nishimura, individually and in his capacity as an agent of the 

California Secretary of State, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 

HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE as follows: 

 1. Defendants Sheriff Jon Lopey, Clerk Colleen Setzer, and the County of Siskiyou 

have filed a Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and a Special Motion to Strike 

Plaintiffs’ Complaint Pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 425.16 (West 2016). The Court vacated the 

November 15, 2016 hearing date on November 9, 2016, having determined that the motion be 

ordered submitted without appearance and without argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). The 

rulings are pending; 

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 2. Defendant Alex Nishimura filed his Answer to Complaint on October 6, 2016; 

 3. Defendant California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has 

not yet filed an Answer or responsive pleading to Plaintiffs’ Complaint; on November 7, 2016, 

CAL FIRE and Plaintiffs entered into a stipulation to extend the time for Cal Fire to respond to the 

complaint to December 8, 2016; 

 4. Based on the procedural status of the case and the fact that the pleadings have not yet 

been finalized, the parties agree to continue the time to file their Joint Status Report, agree to vacate 

the November 14, 2016 filing deadline, and further agree that the Joint Status Report with Rule 

26(f) discovery plan should be filed by February 10, 2017. 

This is the first stipulation for a continuance of this filing deadline between the parties. 

Dated: November 10, 2016 KYNDRA S. MILLER 

 RANDOLPH E. DAAR 

 BRIAN FORD 

 

By: ___/s/ Kyndra S. Miller _____________

Kyndra S. Miller 

Randolph E. Daar 

Brian Ford 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: November 10, 2016 SPINELLI, DONALD & NOTT 

 

 By: /s/ Domenic D. Spinelli 

 DOMENIC D. SPINELLI 

 ALISON W. WINTER 

 AMY E. WILLIAMS 

 Attorney for Defendants, 

 Sheriff Jon Lopey, individually and 

 in his capacity as Siskiyou County 

 Sheriff, Colleen Setzer, individually 

 and in her capacity as Siskiyou County 

 Clerk, and the County of Siskiyou 

 

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Date: November 10, 2016 KAMALA D. HARRIS 

 Attorney General of California 

 

 

 By: ____/s/ Allison Goldsmith__________ ALLISON GOLDSMITH 

 Deputy Attorney General 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 Alex Nishimura and 

California Department of Forestry and 

Fire Protection 

ORDER 

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and good cause showing: 

 1. The current November 14, 2016 deadline for the parties to file their Joint Status 

Report with Rule 26 discovery plan is vacated. 

 2. The parties are ordered to file their Joint Status Report with Rule 26 discovery plan 

on or before February 10, 2017. 

Dated: 11/10/2016 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ 

 Judge John A. Mendez 

 United States District Court Judge 

 Eastern District of California 

 

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