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Parties Involved:
County of Tulare
Defendant
Maria Eva Martinez
Plaintiff
San Diego County
Defendant

Document Text:

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JOINT STIPULATION ALLOWING DEFENDANT TULARE COUNTY TO FILE AN AMENDED ANSWER

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County Counsel

Tulare County

Visalia, California

Kathleen Bales-Lange, #094765

County Counsel for the County of Tulare

Kathleen A. Taylor, #131100

Chief Deputy County Counsel

Judith D. Chapman, #169479

Deputy County Counsel

2900 West Burrel, County Civic Center

Visalia, California 93291 

Telephone: (559) 636-4950

Facsimile: (559) 737-4319

E-mail: jchapman@co.tulare.ca.us

Attorneys for Defendant County of Tulare

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA EVA MARTINEZ,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

TULARE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY,

And DOES 1-100

Defendant(s). 

Case No. 1:16-cv-01140-DAD-SKO

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

ALLOWING DEFENDANT, TULARE 

COUNTY TO FILE AN AMENDED 

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

Judge: Hon. Sheila Oberto

 U.S. Magistrate

Come now MARIA EVA MARTINEZ (hereinafter “Plaintiff”), and Defendant 

TULARE COUNTY (hereinafter “Defendant”), by and through their respective attorneys of 

record and hereby stipulate as follows:

Whereas, in the spirit of civility and professionalism, and with an eye to bringing this 

case to trial “as quickly and economically as possible,” the parties wish to help streamline 

this litigation by seeking an order approving the filing of an Amended Answer to Complaint

to correct ambiguities, contradictions and clerical errors in Defendant, Tulare County’s 

Answer filed on August 29, 2016 (see proposed Amended Answer filed herein as Exhibit 

“A”).

Specifically, the parties stipulate that:

1. Defendants may file the attached Amended Answer to Complaint. 

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2. Defendant’s Amended Answer to the Complaint shall be served and filed no more 

than two (2) days after the date of the court’s order approving this stipulation and shall serve 

as the operative Answer to Complaint. 

3. This stipulation will not affect any dates set by this Court. 

Dated: _9-20-2016______ By: _/s /Caitlin S. Blythe ______________

Caitlin S. Blythe

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: 9-20-2016 ____ KATHLEEN BALES-LANGE

 Tulare County Counsel

 By:_/s/ Judith D. Chapman_____________ 

 Judith D. Chapman

 Deputy County Counsel

 Attorney for Defendant County of Tulare

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant 

County of Tulare shall file its Amended Answer, a copy of which was attached to the 

stipulation (Doc. 10), within two (2) calendar days of the date this Order is filed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 22, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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