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Parties Involved:
County of Kern
Defendant
Debra Greenwood
Defendant
Kern Medical Center
Defendant
Linda Flores Lopez
Defendant
Donald Marvin
Defendant
Florence Miranda
Defendant
Fernando Rocha
Defendant
Andy St. Clair
Plaintiff
Savanah St. Clair
Plaintiff
Douglas Wilson
Defendant

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Joint Stipulation to Continue the time for Filing Defendants’ Answer to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint

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THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

By: Marshall S. Fontes, Deputy (SBN 139567)

Kathleen S. Rivera. Deputy (SBN 211606)

Kern County Administrative Center

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone 661-868-3800

Fax 661-868-3805

Attorneys for Defendants,

County of Kern, Fernando Rocha, Linda Flores Lopez,

Florence Miranda, Donald Marvin and Douglas Wilson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAVANAH ST. CLAIR, an individual; 

and ANDY ST. CLAIR, an individual,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

COUNTY OF KERN, a public entity;

FERNANDO ROCHA, an individual;

LINDA FLORES LOPEZ, an individual; 

FLORENCE MIRANDA, an individual; 

DEBRA GREENWOOD, an individual;

OFFICER DONALD MARVIN, an 

individual; OFFICER DOUGLAS 

WILSON, an individual; KERN MEDICAL 

CENTER, an entity; DOES 1 through 30, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-CV-01091 LJO JLT

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

THE TIME FOR DEFENDANTS’ 

ANSWER TO THE FIRST AMENDEED 

COMPLAINT; [PROPOSED ORDER]

(Doc. 43)

COME NOW Plaintiffs, SAVANAH ST. CLAIR and ANDY ST. CLAIR, and 

Defendants, COUNTY OF KERN (erroneously sued herein as COUNTY OF KERN 

and KERN MEDICAL CENTER), FERNANDO ROCHA, LINDA FLORES LOPEZ, 

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FLORENCE MIRANDA, DONALD MARVIN, and DOUGLAS WILSON (collectively 

referred to herein as “County”), who have met and conferred through their respective 

attorneys of record, and now make this joint stipulated request of the Court:

REPRESENTATIONS AND JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST:

1. Plaintiffs recently obtained leave of Court to file a First Amended 

Complaint (“FAC”) in this matter on April 8, 2016. The FAC adds two additional County 

employees, Florence Miranda and Debra Greenwood, as defendants in the lawsuit.

2. County Counsel has agreed to accept service and respond on behalf of 

Ms. Miranda, but has been unable to contact Ms. Greenwood, who no longer works for 

the County. Ms. Greenwood has not yet been served with the summons and FAC, but it 

is anticipated that once she is located, she will request a defense from County Counsel.

3. The remaining Defendants’ answer to the First Amended Complaint is now 

due to be filed on or before May 2, 2016.

4. Plaintiffs and Defendants have exchanged preliminary settlement 

demands and offers, and are close to achieving a full resolution of this case, but

Plaintiffs’ latest demand, communicated on April 29, 2016, will need to be presented to 

the County’s Board of Supervisors for consideration. The earliest that this can occur 

would be the Board’s agenda on May 17, 2016. 

5. Plaintiffs have a petition for release of Juvenile Court records set for 

hearing on May 4, 2016, which will go forward. However, in all other respects, the 

parties have stipulated to hold discovery in abeyance for forty-five (45) days to allow 

the County defendants to respond to Plaintiffs’ latest settlement demand and to avoid 

incurring further attorney fees in the interim. 

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6. Wherefore, based upon the need for additional time to locate defendant 

Greenwood, and the ongoing settlement discussions amongst the parties, it is hereby 

stipulated that the Court enter an order extending the time for Defendants to file an 

answer to the FAC, by forty-five (45) days, up to and including June 16, 2016. 

Dated: May 2, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF SHAWN A. McMILLAN, APC

By /s/ Shawn A. McMillan .

Shawn A. McMillian, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Savanah St. Clair

and Andy St. Clair

Dated: May 2, 2016 THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

By /s/ Marshall S. Fontes .

Marshall S. Fontes, Deputy

Kathleen S. Rivera, Deputy

Attorneys for Defendants County of Kern, 

Fernando Rocha, Linda Flores Lopez,

Florence Miranda, Debra Greenwood,

Donald Marvin and Douglas Wilson 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

For GOOD CAUSE shown, and based upon the mutual Stipulation of all parties 

to this action, the court hereby continues the time for the filing of Defendants’ answer to 

the First Amended Complaint up to and including June 16, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 2, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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