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Parties Involved:
Jaime Alatorre
Plaintiff
Raul Alatorre
Plaintiff
County of Kern
Defendant
Brian Dora, Jr.
Plaintiff
Brian Dora, Sr.
Plaintiff
Tanner Miller
Defendant
Alexandra Ramirez
Plaintiff
Andrea Ramirez
Plaintiff
David Ramirez
Plaintiff
Gloria Ramirez
Plaintiff
Robert Reed
Defendant
Rodriguez & Associates
Movant

Document Text:

STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, ESQ., SBN 096625

JOEL T. ANDREESEN, ESQ., SBN 152254

JOHN A. TELLO, ESQ., SBN 086589

JOHN A. KAWAI, ESQ., SBN 260120

RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES

A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION

2020 Eye Street

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Tel. No.: (661) 323-1400 

Fax No.: (661) 323-0132

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN DORA, JR., BRIAN DORA, SR.,

JAIME ALATORRE, RAUL 

ALATORRE, GLORIA RAMIREZ, 

DAVID RAMIREZ, ALEXANDRA 

RAMIREZ and ANDREA RAMIREZ

 Plaintiffs,

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COUNTY OF KERN, ROBERT REED, 

TANNER MILLER and DOES 1 to 100, 

Inclusive,

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Case No. 1:14-CV-00896-LJO-JLT 

STIPULATION TO AMEND 

SCHEDULING ORDER; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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STIPULATION

1. Undersigned counsel for Plaintiffs, BRIAN DORA, JR.1and BRIAN DORA, SR., 

and undersigned counsel for Defendants, COUNTY OF KERN, ROBERT REED, 

and TANNER MILLER, all of the parties who have appeared and remain in this 

action, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

2. WHEREAS:

The currently scheduled deadlines and dates in this action are as follows:

 Non-expert discovery cut-off: July 27, 2015;

 Joint expert disclosure: August 10, 2015;

 Joint rebuttal expert disclosure: September 10, 2015;

 Expert discovery cut-off: October 9, 2015;

 Non-dispositive motion filing: October 19, 2015, to be heard no later than 

November 16, 2015;

 Dispositive pre-trial motion filing: December 1, 2015, to be heard no later 

than January 12, 2016;

 Settlement conference: September 9, 2015, 9:30 a.m.;

 Pre-trial conference: April 6, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 4;

 Trial: June 7, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 4.

3. Undersigned counsel stipulate and agree to request that the Court enter an Order 

amending the scheduling order in this case, such that:

 

1 The Court is aware that Brian Dora, Jr., now has new counsel. However, Mr. Kawai still represents Mr. Brian Dora, Sr., 

and is authorized to proceed on his behalf. Although Brian Dora, Jr.’s counsel has not stipulated to this modification, it 

appears to work toward this plaintiff’s benefit and, new counsel has not filed any objection to this modification despite it 

having been filed nearly two weeks before the request to substitute counsel.

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a. All non-expert discovery shall be completed no later than November 24, 

2015;

b. Joint expert disclosure, in the manner required by the scheduling order, 

shall occur no later than December 8, 2015;

c. Joint rebuttal expert disclosure, in the manner required by the scheduling 

order, shall occur no later than January 8, 2016;

d. All expert discovery shall be completed no later than February 8, 2016;

e. Any non-dispositive motions shall be filed no later than February 16, 

2016 and heard no later than March 15, 2016;

f. All dispositive pre-trial motions shall be filed no later than March 30, 

2016 and heard no later than May 11, 2016;

g. The settlement conference shall take place in January 2016, according to 

the Court’s schedule;

h. The pre-trial conference shall take place in August 2016, according to the 

Court’s schedule;

i. The trial shall take place in October 2016, according to the Court’s 

schedule.

4. The parties so stipulate because:

(a) (1) BRIAN DORA, JR. is presently contesting criminal charges related to the 

subject incident of this lawsuit having recently learned of those pending 

charges and having surrendered himself to the Kern County Sheriff’s 

Department. He is scheduled to be arraigned in the Kern County Superior 

Court on Information Number BF148721C on July 21, 2015, at which the 

time he will enter pleas of “Not Guilty” to all charges.

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(2) The court will then set a jury trial date within 60 days of the 

arraignment date plus 10 additional trailing days provided Mr. Dora chooses 

to waive the 60-day rule. Otherwise, the jury trial must commence within 

the 60-day time period. The office of RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES does 

not represent BRIAN DORA, JR. for those underlying criminal charges.

(3) BRIAN DORA, JR.’s criminal defense attorney, James Rogers of 

Bakersfield, California, has informed Plaintiffs’ counsel that he will give an 

estimate of 5 to 7 court days for jury trial and jury selection. Depending on 

the outcome of the jury trial, if convicted, Mr. Dora, Jr., will receive his 

sentence within 28 days of the jury verdict. Mr. Dora, Jr., then has 60 days

to file his notice of appeal of the conviction. If acquitted, Mr. Dora, Jr., will 

face no further hearings in the criminal matter.

(4) Until the resolution of his criminal case, BRIAN DORA, JR. will 

assert his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refuse to 

answer any questions posed to him during the discovery process in his civil 

rights litigation against the Kern County Sheriff’s Department in the instant 

matter.

Given the above, and despite the diligence of all parties in this matter, additional 

time is required to conduct discovery with respect to this plaintiff.

(b)It is therefore impossible for the parties to complete the necessary discovery 

in this case before the current non-expert discovery cut-off date.

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(c) The parties believe that this constitutes good cause for an amendment of the 

scheduling order in this case, and believe that an additional one hundred 

twenty (120) days will be sufficient to complete non-expert discovery.

DATED: July 16, 2015 RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ John A. Kawai 

 JOHN A. TELLO

JOHN A. KAWAI

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: July 16, 2015 KERN COUNTY COUNSEL

By: /s/ Marshall S. Fontes 

 THERESA A. GOLDNER

MARSHALL S. FONTES

Attorneys for Defendants

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[PROPOSED]

ORDER

The parties having stipulated, and good cause appearing, the Court ORDERS:

The stipulation to amend the scheduling order is GRANTED as follows:

1. All non-expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than [November 

24, 2015;

2. Joint expert disclosure, in the manner required by the scheduling order, 

SHALL occur no later than December 8, 2015;

3. Joint rebuttal expert disclosure, in the manner required by the scheduling 

order, SHALL occur no later than January 8, 2016;

4. All expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than February 8, 

2016;

5. Any non-dispositive motions SHALL be filed no later than [February 16, 

2016 and heard no later than March 15, 2016;

6. All dispositive pre-trial motions SHALL be filed no later than March 30, 

2016 and heard no later than May 18, 2016;

7. The settlement conference SHALL take place on January 14, 2016 at 9:30 

a.m.;

8. The pre-trial conference SHALL take place on July 13, 2016 in 

Courtroom 4;

9. The trial SHALL begin September 13, 2016 in Courtroom 4.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 27, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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