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Parties Involved:
Bernard Canale
Defendant
Nancy Canale
Defendant
Shirlee Nolen
Defendant
Joel Lynn Nolen
Defendant
Nolen Properties, LLC
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER ON BRIEFING SCHEDULE 1 

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KRISTEN CLARKE

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

CARRIE PAGNUCCO

Chief

MEGAN K. WHYTE DE VASQUEZ

Deputy Chief

ARIELLE R. L. REID

ALAN A. MARTINSON

Trial Attorneys

Housing and Civil Enforcement Section

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20530

Tel: (202) 598-1575

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

EMILIA P. E. MORRIS

Assistant United States Attorney

Eastern District of California

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, CA 93721

Tel: (559) 497-4000

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

JOHN S. POULOS, SBN 154689

E-Mail: John.Poulos@lewisbrisbois.com

JEFFREY E. SCHULTZ, SBN 335323

E-Mail: Jeffrey.Schultz@lewisbrisbois.com

2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 700

Sacramento, California 95833

Telephone: 916.564.5400

Facsimile: 916.564.5444

Attorneys for Defendants

JOEL LYNN NOLEN and SHIRLEE NOLEN

SIERRA LAW CENTER, APC

Jacob Zamora, Esq., (SBN 223911)

748 S. Meadows Parkway, Unit A9-183

Reno, Nevada 89521

Telephone: (530) 798-3548

Facsimile: (530) 687-0330

Email: jdz@jdzlaw.com

Attorney for Defendant

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JOEL LYNN NOLEN; SHIRLEE NOLEN;

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC; NANCY 

CANALE, as trustee of the Bernard Canale 

and Nancy Canale 1998 Revocable Trust; and 

BERNARD CANALE, by and through his 

successor in interest NANCY CANALE.

Defendants.

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Case No: 2:23-cv-00320-JAM-CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Hearing Date: February 11, 2025

Hearing Time: 1:00pm

Ctrm: 6

District Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez

Trial date: May 5, 2025

Plaintiff the United States of America and Defendants Joel Nolen, Shirlee Nolen, and 

Nolen Properties, LLC, stipulate as follows:

On November 22, 2024, Plaintiff filed its Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (“MSJ”) 

(ECF No. 85). On December 5, 2024, the parties filed a stipulation requesting deadlines of

December 31, 2024 for Defendants’ oppositions and January 14, 2025 for Plaintiff’s reply. ECF 

No. 89. On December 6, 2024, the Court issued a minute order setting December 23, 2024 as the 

opposition deadline and January 6, 2025 as the reply deadline, and also re-setting the hearing date 

from January 28, 2025 to January 21, 2025. ECF No. 90. The parties have met and conferred 

regarding the re-set hearing date, deadlines for filing oppositions and reply, and counsel

availability and schedules. The parties agree that good cause exists to re-set the hearing on 

Plaintiff’s MSJ to February 11, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., with a briefing schedule matching the dates 

previously stipulated to by the parties.

Therefore, after meeting and conferring, the parties hereby stipulate to the following 

schedule regarding Plaintiff’s MSJ:

1. Defendants’ oppositions are due: December 31, 2024

2. Plaintiff’s reply is due: January 14, 2025

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3. The hearing on Plaintiff’s motion is reset for February 11, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

For the United States: 

DATED: December 12, 2024

PHILLIP A. TALBERT KRISTEN CLARKE

United States Attorney Assistant Attorney General

Eastern District of California Civil Rights Division

/s/ Emilia P. E. Morris /s/ Arielle R. L. Reid

EMILIA P. E. MORRIS CARRIE PAGNUCCO

Assistant United States Attorney Chief

MEGAN K. WHYTE DE VASQUEZ

Deputy Chief

ARIELLE R. L. REID 

ALAN A. MARTINSON

Trial Attorneys

For the Defendants:

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & 

SMITH LLP

DATED: December 11, 2024

By: /s/ John S. Poulos

JOHN S. POULOS

JEFFREY E. SCHULTZ

Attorneys for Defendants JOEL NOLEN and

SHIRLEE NOLEN

SIERRA LAW CENTER, APC

DATED: December 11, 2024

By: /s/ Jacob Zamora

JACOB ZAMORA

Attorneys for Defendant

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC

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ORDER

Good cause appearing, and the parties having stipulated,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that

1. Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is due

December 31, 2024.

2. Plaintiff’s Reply to Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is due January 

14, 2025.

3. The hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is RESET for 

February 11, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2024 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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