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Parties Involved:
City of Madera
Defendant
Jason Gutknecht
Defendant
John Justin James
Plaintiff
Michael B. Kime
Defendant
Shant Sheklanian
Defendant

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Rosemary T. McGuire, Esq. Bar No. 172549

WEAKLEY, 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 Madera, Officer Shant Sheklanian 

Officer Jason Gutknecht 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN JUSTIN JAMES,

Plaintiff,

vs.

SHANT SHEKLANIAN, JASON

GUTKNECHT, MICHAEL B. KIME,

CITY OF MADERA, and DOES 1

THROUGH 100, INCLUSIVE,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-CV-01943-OWW-GSA

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS

CITY OF MADERA AND OFFICER

JASON GUTKNECHT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Complaint Filed: 12/17/08

Trial Date: April 20, 2010

Defendants CITY OF MADERA and OFFICER JASON GUTKNECHT’S motion for

summary judgment came on for hearing on December 8, 2009. The motion was originally

scheduled for hearing on February 8, 2010, however, plaintiff was granted a continuance to

accommodate counsel’s staffing problems. Plaintiff failed to file any opposition to the motion or

request a further continuance. 

DefendantsCITY OF MADERA and OFFICER JASON GUTKNECHT’S were represented

at the hearing by Rosemary T. McGuire. Plaintiff’s counsel, Dan Harralson, did not appear at the

hearing. 

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Order Granting Defendants’

Motion for Summary Judgment 

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After reviewing the papers submitted by defendants, and receiving no opposition from

plaintiff, the court orders that the motion is granted and OFFICER JASON GUTKNECHT and the

CITY OF MADERA are dismissed from this lawsuit. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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