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Parties Involved:
Mitchell Barrett
Defendant
City of Sacramento
Defendant
County of Sacramento
Defendant
Michael Daniels
Defendant
Olivia Edwards
Plaintiff
Brian Ellis
Defendant
Michael Frazer
Defendant
Charles Houff
Plaintiff
Jim Spurgeon
Defendant

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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Carl L. Fessenden, SBN 161494

William E. Camy, SBN 291397

Megan N. Boelter, SBN 340235

2180 Harvard Street, Suite 500

Sacramento, California 95815 c 

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

cfessenden@porterscott.com

wcamy@porterscott.com 

mboelter@porterscott.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, JIM SPURGEON and MICHAEL DANIELS 

Exempt from Filing Fees Pursuant to Government Code § 6103 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES HOUFF, individually, and as a 

successor-in-interest to Decedent AMELIAN 

HOUFF; OLIVIA EDWARDS, individually, 

and as successor-in-interest to Decedent 

AMELIAN HOUFF, 

Plaintiff, 

 

v.

CITY OF SACRAMENTO, a municipal 

corporation; CITY OF SACRAMENTO 

police officer MITCHELL BARRETT, in his 

individual and official capacities as an 

officer for the CITY OF SACRAMENTO; 

CITY OF SACRAMENTO police sergeant 

MICHAEL FRAZER, in his individual and 

official capacities as an officer for the CITY 

OF SACRAMENTO; CITY OF 

SACRAMENTO police Lieutenant BRIAN 

ELLIS, in his individual and official 

capacities as an officer for the CITY OF 

SACRAMENTO; COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO, a municipal corporation; 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO Sheriff’s 

Sergeant JIM SPURGEON, in his individual 

and official capacities as a deputy for the 

CASE NO. 2:22-CV-01150-MCE-JDP

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING SCHEDULING ORDER 

Complaint Filed: 7/1/2022 

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COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; COUNTY 

OF SACRAMENTO Sheriff’s Lieutenant 

MICHAEL DANIELS, in his individual and 

official capacities as a deputy for the 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; and DOES 

1-50, inclusive, individually, jointly, and 

severally, 

Defendants.

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Plaintiffs CHARLES HOUFF and OLIVIA EDWARDS (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants COUNTY 

OF SACRAMENTO, JIM SPURGEON, MICHAEL DANIELS, CITY OF SACRAMENTO, 

MITCHELL BARRET, MICHAEL FRAZER and BRIAN ELLIS (“Defendants”) (Plaintiffs and 

Defendants collectively referred to as the “parties”), by and through their respective counsels of record, 

hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. The parties entered into a Joint Stipulation on June 10, 2024, which was signed by the Court 

and filed on June 13, 2024. (ECF No. 55.) In the Joint Stipulation, the parties agreed there 

was good cause to allow Andrew Keegans’ deposition to occur after the close of fact 

discovery and within a reasonable time after August 29, 2024.1 Andrew Keegans’ 

deposition was ordered to occur no later than October 1, 2024. 

2. Defendant County of Sacramento noticed Andrew Keegans’ deposition for a third time to 

occur on September 3, 2024, which was the first day the parties were available after August 

29, 2024. Andrew Keegans did not appear. 

3. On September 4, 2024, Magistrate Judge Peterson’s courtroom deputy informed Defendant 

County of Sacramento that the earliest hearing date for a Motion to Compel Andrew 

Keegans’ deposition would be October 3, 2024. On September 16, 2024, Defendant County 

of Sacramento filed a Motion to Compel Andrew Keegans’ Deposition. The hearing is 

currently set for October 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. 

4. As such, despite the parties’ best efforts and due diligence, the deposition of Andrew 

1 The statute of limitations for any felony charges resulting from the subject incident expired on August 29, 2024. The parties

agreed to take Andrew Keegans’ deposition after that date so as not to run into any issues related to the Fifth Amendment to 

the United States Constitution. 

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Keegans will not occur prior to October 1, 2024. Given the above-mentioned circumstances 

and the pending Motion to Compel, the parties agree that there is good cause to extend the 

deadline by which to take Andrew Keegans’ deposition to December 1, 2024. 

5. All other deadlines shall remain unchanged. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: 9/24/2024 PORTER SCOTT

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ Megan N. Boelter

Carl L. Fessenden

William E. Camy

Megan N. Boelter 

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO, MICHAEL DANIELS 

and JIM SPURGEON 

Date: 9/24/2024 LAW OFFICE OF JOHN L. BURRIS 

 By: __/s/ _Benjamin Nisenbaum_____________________ 

 John Burris 

 Benjamin Nisenbaum 

 James Cook

Attorneys for Plaintiff CHARLES HOUFF

Date: 9/24/2024 BRYANT LAW GROUP 

 By: __/s/ Ian Kelley______________________ 

 Ian Kelley

 Paul Alaga 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff OLIVIA EDWARDS

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Date: 9/24/2024 DEAN GAZZO ROISTACHER LLP 

 By: __/s/ Aleries Lau______________________ 

 Mitchell Dean

Lee Roistacher

Aleries Lau 

 Attorneys for Defendant BRIAN ELLIS

Date: 9/24/2024 CITY OF SACRAMENTO 

 By: _/s/ _Sean D. Richmond_______________________ 

 Sean D. Richmond 

Kate D. L. Brosseau

 Attorneys for Defendant CITY OF SACRAMENTO, 

 MITCHELL BARRET and MICHAEL FRAZER

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ORDER

The Court, having reviewed and considered the Parties’ foregoing Stipulation, and finding good 

cause, hereby Orders as follows:

1. The deposition of Andrew Keegans must occur by December 1, 2024. Any discovery 

motions related thereto may also be brought at that time. 

2. All other deadlines shall remain unchanged. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 25, 2024 

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