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Parties Involved:
George Anderson
Defendant
County of Kern
Defendant
Jane Doe
Plaintiff

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THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL 

By: KATHLEEN RIVERA (SBN 211606)

MARSHALL S. FONTES, DEPUTY (SBN 139567)

Kern County Administrative Center

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone 661-868-3800

Fax 661-868-3805

Attorneys for Defendant County of Kern 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JANE DOE, an individual,

 Plaintiff,

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COUNTY OF KERN, a municipality; 

GEORGE ANDERSON, an individual;

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CASE NO. 1:15-CV-01641-DAD-JLT

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DISCOVERY CUT OFF DATES; 

[PROPOSED ORDER]

(Doc. 45)

COME NOW, Plaintiff, JANE DOE, and Defendants COUNTY OF KERN and 

GEORGE ANDERSON, who have met and conferred through their respective attorneys of 

record, and now make this joint stipulated request of the Court: 

REPRESENTATIONS AND JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST:

1. Pursuant to the Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 25) the deadline for completion of 

non-expert discovery is August 22, 2016. The parties previously raised and discussed the 

possibility of a continuance. After meeting and conferring, the parties have agreed to propose 

to take only six currently scheduled depositions beyond the discovery deadline for the reasons 

set forth below, with the court’s permission. 

2. The parties have been actively engaged in attempting to complete non expert 

discovery prior to the deadline of August 22, 2016. The parties have exchanged written 

discovery, and have issued subpoenas for records disclosed through discovery. Plaintiff has 

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taken the deposition of the defendant, and the parties have noticed 21 depositions to take place 

prior to August 22nd. In an effort to complete discovery prior to the deadline, the parties are 

utilizing Saturday August 13th to take the deposition of the Plaintiff. Further, given that there 

are two attorneys for Plaintiff and two for the Defendants, the parties are double booking 

depositions.

3. While the parties are clearly trying to complete discovery by the deadline, some 

unanticipated delays have occurred. One County employee set to be deposed is on maternity 

leave. One County employee who will be testifying at a Person Most Qualified is scheduled to 

serve jury duty on the date of her deposition, and another employee who will be testifying as a 

Person Most Qualified is on vacation until after the discovery deadline. 

4. The effort to complete discovery prior to the deadline has been delayed 

somewhat, due to the continuation of the hearing on the County’s §827 Petition. The hearing 

was scheduled for August 2nd, 2016. The Defendants had planned to ask the Juvenile Court to 

expedite the Court’s ruling on the Petition, and to expedite the redaction of such records. The 

Defendants wished to have Plaintiff’s records for her deposition. All counsel agreed to continue 

Plaintiff’s deposition date until August 13th, by which time the Defendants anticipated having 

Plaintiff’s Juvenile court records. However, the Juvenile Court on its own motion vacated the 

August 2nd date and continued the hearing until August 15th, after the Plaintiff’s deposition. 

The Defendants submit that good cause exists for the continuation of the discovery deadline, so 

that the Defendants may obtain Plaintiff’s Juvenile court records to assist them in taking the 

Plaintiff’s deposition. 

5. Therefore, Plaintiff and Defendants stipulate that the Court allow certain 

depositions to be conducted after the discovery deadline as follows:

Current Date: Proposed New Date:

Plaintiff Jane Doe 8/13/2016 9/8/2016

County employee Cherice Jones 8/11/2016 9/7/2016

County Employee PMQ

Kathy Lemon 8/17/2016 9/7/2016

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County Employee PMQ

Meesha Elliot 8/17/2016 9/7/2016

Donna Jones 8/18/2016 9/6/2016

Sharolyn Takata 8/18/2016 9/6/2016

The requested continuance is limited to aforementioned depositions and will not impact 

expert discovery, the settlement conference, pretrial conference or trial dates as originally set 

forth in the Scheduling Order. 

Dated: August 10, 2016 CHAIN-COHN-STILES 

By: / s / Neil K. Gehlawat 

Neil K. Gehlawat

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Jane Doe

Dated: August 10, 2016 LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS C. SEABAUGH

By: / s / Thomas C. Seabaugh 

Thomas C. Seabaugh, 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Jane Doe

Dated: August 10, 2016 THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: /s/ Kathleen Rivera 

Kathleen Rivera and Marshall S. Fontes

 Attorneys for Defendant, County of Kern 

Dated: August 10, 2016 WEAKLEY AND ARENDT

By: / s / James D. Weakley 

James D. Weakley and Leslie M. Dillahunty 

 Attorneys for Defendant, George Anderson

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DECLARATION OF KATHLEEN RIVERA

REGARDING STIPULATION FOR DISCOVERY CONTINUANCE

1. I am an attorney with Kern County Counsel’s office, and am attorney of record 

for the County of Kern in this matter. The statements made in this declaration are true of my 

own knowledge; if called upon as a witness, I could and would competently testify to them. 

2. After meeting and conferring, the parties have agreed to continue four 

depositions beyond the discovery deadline of August 22, 2016. All sides agree this stipulation 

does not involve a continuance of any scheduled court hearing or the trial of this matter.

3. The parties have been actively engaged in attempting to complete non expert 

discovery prior to the deadline of August 22, 2016. The parties have exchanged written 

discovery, and have issued subpoenas for records disclosed through discovery. Plaintiff has 

taken the deposition of the defendant, and the parties have noticed 21 depositions to take place 

prior to August 22nd. In an effort to complete discovery prior to the deadline, the parties are 

utilizing Saturday August 13th to take the deposition of the Plaintiff. Further, given that there 

are two attorneys for Plaintiff and two for the Defendants, the parties are double booking 

depositions.

4. The parties have encountered some discovery delays, such as the unavailability 

prior to the deadline of two County employees who are being deposed: one is on maternity 

leave and the other who will be testifying as a Person Most Qualified is on vacation until after 

the discovery deadline. 

5. The parties effort to complete discovery prior to the deadline has been delayed 

somewhat, due to the continuation of the hearing on the County’s §827 Petition. The hearing 

was scheduled for August 2nd, 2016. The Defendants had planned to ask the Juvenile Court to 

expedite the Court’s ruling on the Petition, and to expedite the redaction of such records. The 

Defendants wished to have Plaintiff’s records for her deposition. All counsel agreed to 

continue Plaintiff’s deposition date until August 13th, by which time the Defendants anticipated 

having Plaintiff’s Juvenile court records. However, the Juvenile Court on its own motion 

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vacated the August 2nd date and continued the hearing until August 15th, after the Plaintiff’s 

deposition. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 10th day of August, 2016, at Bakersfield, California. 

 /s/ Kathleen Rivera _ 

Kathleen Rivera, Declarant

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

For GOOD CAUSE shown, and based upon the mutual Stipulation of all parties to this 

action, the court hereby continues the following deposition dates:

Current Date: Proposed New Date:

Plaintiff Jane Doe 8/13/2016 9/8/2016

County employee Cherice Jones 8/11/2016 9/7/2016

County Employee PMQ

Kathy Lemon 8/17/2016 9/7/2016

County Employee PMQ

Meesha Elliot 8/17/2016 9/7/2016

Donna Jones 8/18/2016 9/6/2016

Sharolyn Takata 8/18/2016 9/6/2016

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 10, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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