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Parties Involved:
F. Borrego
Defendant
City Of Fresno
Defendant
C. Davis
Defendant
Ambria Dean
Plaintiff
Brooklyn Dean
Plaintiff
Cierra Dean
Plaintiff
Eya Dean
Plaintiff
Jordan Dean
Plaintiff
Cierra Nelson
Plaintiff

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Order on Defendants’ Motion to Compel Joinder

James J. Arendt, Esq. Bar No. 142937

THE LAW FIRM OF

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT

& McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF FRESNO, CURTIS DAVIS and FRANK BORREGO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO

EYA DEAN individually, EYA DEAN

successor in interest to CHARLES DEAN

and, JORDAN DEAN and AMBRIA DEAN

by and through their Guardian ad Litem,

EYA DEAN, 

Plaintiffs

vs.

THE CITY OF FRESNO, C. DAVIS, F.

BORREGO, individually and as officers of

the Fresno Police Department, and DOES 1

to 50, inclusive, 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:07 - CV- 00492 AWI SMS

 ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

COMPEL JOINDER

[FRCP Rule (19)(a); CCP §377.60]

Date: October 12, 2007

Time: 9:30 a.m. 

Dept. Courtroom 7 

Defendants’ motion for an order compelling joinder of CIERRA DEAN, aka CIERRA

NELSON, and BROOKLYN DEAN as additional party plaintiffs came on regularly for hearing on

October 12, 2007, in Courtroom Seven of the United States District Court, Eastern District of

California, the Honorable Sandra M. Snyder presiding. Defendants and moving parties were

represented by attorney James J. Arendt, of the Law Firm of Weakley, Ratliff, Arendt & McGuire,

LLP. Plaintiffs were represented by attorney William L. Schmidt.

After full consideration of the moving and papers, as well as arguments made by counsel, it

is hereby ordered as follows:

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Defendants’ motion for an order compelling joinder of CIERRA DEAN, aka CIERRA

NELSON, and BROOKLYN DEAN as party plaintiffs is granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 19, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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