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Parties Involved:
City of Sacramento
Defendant
Jimmy Southern
Plaintiff
Drake Walker
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

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POINTER & BUELNA, LLP

LAWYERS FOR THE PEOPLE

1901 Harrison St., Ste. 1140

Oakland, CA 94612

Tel: (510) 929 - 5400

ADANTE POINTER, ESQ., 236229

PATRICK BUELNA, ESQ., SBN 317043

POINTER & BUELNA, LLP

LAWYERS FOR THE PEOPLE

1901 Harrison St., Suite 1140,

Oakland, California 94612

Tel: (510) 929-5400

Email: APointer@LawyersFTP.com

Email: PBuelna@LawyersFTP.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JIMMY SOUTHERN, individually and as 

successor-in-interest to Decedent JEREMY 

SOUTHERN.

 Plaintiff,

v.

CITY of SACRAMENTO, a municipal 

corporation; DRAKE WALKER, 

individually and in his capacity as a City of 

Sacramento Police Officer; and DOES 1-50, 

inclusive.

Defendants.

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 Case No.: 2:20-cv-01765-MCE-AC

STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED 

COMPLAINT 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, and respectfully requested, by and between Plaintiff and 

Defendants by and through their designated counsel, that:

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on August 31, 2020. (Doc. 1)

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint on January 29, 2021. (Doc. 

4)

WHEREAS, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss on March 01, 2021. (Doc. 6)

WHEREAS, Defendants raised particular issues with Plaintiffs’ operative complaint, 

parties met and conferred regarding the issues Defendants raised in regards to the capacity 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING 

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POINTER & BUELNA, LLP

LAWYERS FOR THE PEOPLE

1901 Harrison St., Ste. 1140

Oakland, CA 94612

Tel: (510) 929 - 5400

under which Plaintiff was suing for particular claims as well as the addition of state claims that 

recently became ripe to file.

WHEREAS, there is GOOD CAUSE to amend the complaint because the parties have 

agreed to resolve certain issues by allowing Plaintiff to file a Second Amended Complaint. 

Therefore, the parties stipulate and jointly request for the Court to GRANT Plaintiffs leave to 

file a Second Amended Complaint. 

IT IS SO AGREED.

Date: March 03, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

POINTER & BUELNA, LLP

LAWYERS FOR THE PEOPLE

/s/Patrick M. Buelna

PATRICK M. BUELNA

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

Date: March 03, 2021 CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE, SACRAMENTO

 /s/Andrea Velasquez (as authorized on 03/03/21)

ANDREA VELASQUEZ

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, the Stipulation and Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff 

Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint is GRANTED. ECF No. 12. Not later than five 

(5) days following the date this Order is electronically filed, Plaintiffs shall file their Second

Amended Complaint. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 10) is DENIED as moot. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 11, 2021

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