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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 TO ENTER CONSENT ORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

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 

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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

KATHERINE A. RAIMONDO

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

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 TO ENTER

CONSENT ORDER BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES AND 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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ENTER CONSENT ORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

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 

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Pursuant to Local Rule 143(a)(1), it is hereby stipulated by and between Plaintiff United 

States of America (“United States”) and Defendants Nancy Canale, as trustee of the Bernard 

Canale and Nancy Canale 1998 Revocable Trust, and Defendant Bernard Canale, by and through 

his successor in interest Nancy Canale (collectively, the “Canale Defendants), as follows:

1. On April 6, 2023, the United States filed the Amended Complaint in the abovecaptioned case, which added the Canale Defendants as defendants in the case.

2. The United States and the Canale Defendants have engaged in discovery 

regarding the facts of the case.

3. Following the exchange of discovery, the United States and the Canale 

Defendants pursued negotiations to resolve the United States’ claims against the Canale 

Defendants in this matter.

4. The United States and the Canale Defendants now jointly agree and hereby 

stipulate to entry of the Consent Order, attached as Exhibit A, as a final settlement of the United 

States’ claims against the Canale Defendants in this litigation, pursuant to Court approval. The 

Consent Order does not resolve any of the United States’ claims against Defendants Joel Lynn 

Nolen, Shirlee Nolen, or Nolen Properties, LLC. 

5. The United States and the Canale Defendants agree that the Consent Order is fair, 

reasonable, adequate, and consistent with the public interest. 

6. The United States and the Canale Defendants respectfully request that the Court 

approve and enter the attached Consent Order. 

Dated this 19th day of September, 2024. 

Respectfully submitted,

For the United States:

PHILLIP A. TALBERT KRISTEN CLARKE

United States Attorney Assistant Attorney General

Eastern District of California Civil Rights Division

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ENTER CONSENT ORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

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 

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/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

KATHERINE A. RAIMONDO

Trial Attorneys

For 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:

JACOBS, ANDERSON, POTTER,

HARVEY & CECIL, LLP

/s/ Andrea M. Wieder

Andrea M. Wieder

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ENTER CONSENT ORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

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 

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ORDER

The stipulation is APPROVED.

The Consent Order (attached hereto as Exhibit A) is entered as a final resolution of the 

United States’ claims against the Canale Defendants in this case.

The clerk shall enter the signed Consent Order as a separate docket entry.

This Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Consent Order and will be 

the sole venue for any dispute arising thereunder.

The parties are DIRECTED to file dispositional documents on or before Monday, 

October 14, 2024. If the parties are unable to file a dismissal by that date, the parties shall file a 

stipulation to extend the deadline, three (3) calendar days prior to the deadline.

Dated: September 26, 2024 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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