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Parties Involved:
J. Antonio Barbosa
Defendant
Silvia Lopez
Plaintiff
Cathryn Rivera-Hernandez
Defendant
Silas Shawver
Defendant
Genevieve Shiroma
Defendant

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Paul J. Bauer #202752

Tracy E. Blair #199107

WALTER & WILHELM LAW GROUP

A Professional Corporation

205 E. River Park Circle, Suite 410

Fresno, CA 93720

Telephone: (559) 435-9800

Facsimile: (559) 435-9868

E-mail: pbauer@W2LG.com

tblair@W2LG.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Silvia Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SILVIA LOPEZ, 

Plaintiff,

v.

GENEVIEVE SHIROMA, an individual; 

CATHRYN RIVERA-HERNANDEZ, an 

individual; J. ANTONIO BARBOSA, an 

individual; SILAS SHAWVER, an individual;

and DOES 1 – 20,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:14-CV-00236-LJO-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

VACATE MANDATORY SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE AND OTHER 

DEADLINES

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 143 and 144, Plaintiff Silvia Lopez (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendants Genevieve Shiroma, Cathryn Rivera-Hernandez, J. Antonio Barbosa, and Silas 

Shawver (“Defendants”) (collectively, the “Parties”) stipulate and agree, by and through their 

respective Counsel, and hereby request this Court vacate the date of the Mandatory Scheduling 

Conference presently scheduled on August 20, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 10 of the 

above-entitled Court, and stay other deadlines in this case as set forth below.

RECITALS

1. On February 21, 2014, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Declaratory Relief and 

Damages for Violation of Due Process under the Fourteenth Amendment and Right of 

Association under the First Amendment against Defendants (the “Complaint”). 

2. Prior to Defendants’ response being due, Counsel for Defendants requested an 

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extension to respond to the Complaint under Civil Local Rule 144(a), which was agreed to by 

Counsel for Plaintiff. On April 21, 2014, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss. 

3. On May 2, 2014, the Parties submitted a stipulation proposing a briefing schedule 

for the Motion to Dismiss, which the Court approved. (DOC. 14.) The stipulated order also 

stayed the deadline by which Defendants must file any motion under California’s anti-SLAPP 

statute pending the Court’s ruling on the motion to dismiss. 

4. On July 24, 2014, the Court issued its Memorandum Decision and Order Re 

Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (DOC. 12) (“Order”). (DOC. 20.) In summary, the Order

granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and, additionally, granted 

Plaintiff leave to amend all causes of action in Plaintiff’s complaint. 

5. The Parties have met and conferred following the issuance of the Order, and have 

discussed Plaintiff’s intent to amend the Complaint and Defendant’s intent to appeal the Order, 

including the Court’s decision denying Defendants’ claim of official immunity. 

6. Under the current schedule, the Mandatory Scheduling Conference (“Scheduling 

Conference”) is set for August 20, 2014. A Joint Scheduling Report is due to the Court on 

August 13, 2014, which is also Plaintiff’s deadline to file any amended complaint pursuant to the 

Order. Defendants’ deadline to file any appeal of the Order is August 25, 2014. Defendants 

provide that the filing of a proper, non-frivolous appeal of an order denying official immunity 

automatically divests the District Court of jurisdiction over the proceedings pending the appeal. 

See Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511 (1985); Chuman v. Wright, 960 F.2d 104 (9th Cir. 1992).

7. Therefore, in fairness to the Parties and to promote judicial economy, the Parties 

stipulate and agree as follows: (1) the Scheduling Conference currently set for August 20, 2014, 

as well as any meet and confer requirements and statements required to be submitted to this 

Court related thereto, should be vacated; (2) the proceedings before this Court, including 

Plaintiff’s deadline to file any amended complaint and Defendants’ deadline to file any antiSLAPP motion, should be stayed pending the appeal; and (3) within 30 days after any direct 

appeal of the Order has been exhausted or the time for bringing an appeal has expired, the Parties 

shall meet and confer regarding the schedule in this case and jointly submit a proposed 

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Scheduling Order to the Court. 

8. It is in the best interests of the Parties and of this Court, and would promote 

judicial economy, to reschedule the Scheduling Conference to a time after the status of the 

pleadings in this case, including any amended complaint and appeal, is resolved. It would be 

premature to attempt discuss settlement of the action, trial dates, and other significant matters 

related to these proceedings at the presently set Scheduling Conference. 

STIPULATION

Therefore, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree, subject to the Court’s approval, as follows:

9. That the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently scheduled for August 20, 

2014, and any meet and confer requirements and statements required to be submitted to this 

Court related thereto, are hereby vacated. 

10. That the proceedings before this Court, including Plaintiff’s deadline to file any 

amended complaint and Defendants’ deadline to file any anti-SLAPP motion, are hereby stayed 

pending any appeal of the Order. The Parties shall, within 30 days after any direct appeal of the 

Order has been exhausted or the time for bringing an appeal has expired, meet and confer 

regarding the schedule in this case and jointly propose a Scheduling Order to this Court.

Dated: August 6, 2014 WALTER & WILHELM LAW GROUP,

a Professional Corporation

/s/ Paul J. Bauer, Esq.

Paul J. Bauer

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: August 6, 2014 /s/ Aaron Jones

Aaron Jones

Attorneys for Defendants 

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ORDER

 The Court has reviewed the above agreement and adopts the stipulation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 7, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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