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Parties Involved:
City of Vallejo
Defendant
Sherry Graff
Plaintiff
Brian Murphy
Defendant

Document Text:

Case No. 2:18-cv-02848-KJM-CKD STIPULATION FOR 

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RANDY J. RISNER 

Interim City Attorney, SBN 172552 

BY: KATELYN M. KNIGHT 

Deputy City Attorney, SBN 264573 

CITY OF VALLEJO, City Hall 

555 Santa Clara Street, 3rd Floor 

Vallejo, CA 94590 

Tel: (707) 648-4545 

Fax: (707) 648-4687 

Email: katelyn.knight@cityofvallejo.net

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF VALLEJO and BRIAN MURPHY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SHERRY GRAFF, an individual 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

CITY OF VALLEJO, a municipal 

corporation; BRIAM MURPHY as an 

individual and in his official capacity as a 

police officer for the VALLEJO POLICE 

DEPARTMENT; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

 Defendant. 

 Case No. 2:18-cv-02848-KJM-CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY 

CASE PENDING RESOLUTION OF 

CRIMINAL ACTION 

WHEREAS this case arises from the arrest of Sherry Graff on April 24, 2018; 

WHEREAS the District Attorney brought charges against Ms. Graff for resisting arrest 

in violation of Penal Code § 148(a)(1) and being under the influence of a controlled substance in 

violation of Health & Safety Code § 11550(a) in connection with her arrest on April 24, 2018, 

which case is currently pending in the Solano County Superior Court, Case No. VCR232945; 

WHEREAS a conviction in the criminal case may bar some or all of Plaintiff’s claims 

against Defendants under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994);

WHEREAS California Government Code § 945.3 precludes Plaintiff from litigating her 

claims under State law against Officer Murphy and the City of Vallejo while the criminal case is 

pending; 

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WHEREAS Defendants filed a contested motion for stay on August 8, 2019, which was 

taken under submission by the Court but has not yet been ruled upon; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff was previously unwilling to stipulate to a stay, but now believes 

that a stay is appropriate; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action through their 

counsel that this case be stayed pending resolution of criminal proceedings against Plaintiff 

Sherry Graff currently pending in Solano County Superior Court. 

DATED: February 19, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Patrick Buelna__ 

PATRICK BUELNA 

Attorney for Plaintiff SHERRY GRAFF 

DATED: February 19, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ Katelyn M. Knight 

KATELYN M. KNIGHT 

Deputy City Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF 

VALLEJO and BRIAN MURPHY 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

ORDER 

Defendants’ motion to stay, ECF No. 12, is hereby denied as MOOT. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: March 3, 2020. 

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