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Parties Involved:
Ceres Unified School District
Defendant
Jack Miller
Plaintiff
Swana Nunes
Defendant
Kimberly Phipps
Defendant
Michael Phipps
Defendant
Kimberly Lynn-Walton Phipps
Defendant
River Oaks Golf Course
Defendant
River Oaks Golf Course Incorporated
Defendant
Scott Siegel
Defendant
Linda Stubbs
Defendant

Document Text:

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DANIEL MALAKAUSKAS, SBN 265903 

P.O. Box 7006 

Stockton, CA 95267 

Telephone: 866-790-2242 

Facsimile: 888-802-2440 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP 

KELLEY MORAN, SBN 222748 

STEPHANIE WU, SBN 268948 

1125 I Street, Suite 1 

Modesto, CA 95354 

Telephone: 209-424-1100 

Facsimile: 209-524-1188 

Attorney for Defendant: 

CERES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, 

SCOTT SIEGEL, LINDA STUBBS, and 

SHAWNA NUNEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

JACK MILLER,

PLAINTIFF,

v.

CERES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, 

SCOTT SIEGEL, in his official capacity, 

LINDA STUBBS, in her official capacity, 

SWANA NUNES, in her official capacity, 

KIMBERLY LYNN-WALTON PHIPPS, as 

an individual, and as a trustee, in her 

representative capacity for the MICHAEL 

DALE PHIPPS LIVING TRUST, RIVER 

OAKS GOLF COURSE INCORPORATED, 

doing business as “River Oaks Golf Course” 

and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

 DEFENDANTS.

Case No.: 1:15-cv-00029-TLN-BAM 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE 

THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT

[Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 15(a)(2)]

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 Comes now the Plaintiff, JACK MILLER, through his Attorney, DANIEL 

MALAKAUSKAS, and defendants, CERES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCOTT SIEGEL, 

LINDA STUBBS, and SHAWNA NUNEZ (“District Defendants”), through their attorney, 

STEPHANIE WU, submit the following joint stipulation and request that the Court grant plaintiff 

leave to file a Third Amended Complaint pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure: 

 1. Plaintiff filed his complaint on January 6th 2015 in the Eastern District of California, 

Fresno Division. 

 2. On February 27th, 2015, District Defendants filed a motion to dismiss. 

 3. On March 19th, 2015, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint. 

 4. On April 4th, 2015, District Defendants filed their second motion to dismiss. 

 5. On May 21sst, 2015, Plaintiff, Jack Miller, filed his opposition to Defendants’ motion 

to dismiss.

 6. On May 28th, 2015, District Defendants filed their reply to Plaintiff’s opposition to 

the motion to dismiss. 

 7. On October 28th, 2015 the court denied District Defendants motion to dismiss. 

 8. During the whole time that Plaintiff and District Defendants had being dealing with 

the motion to dismiss, Plaintiff had co-defendant, MICHAEL PHIPPS, served with process. 

However, an individual called on behalf of MICHAEL PHIPPS, and stated that MICHAEL PHIPPS 

had died, on, or around, March 22nd, 2015. The individual further stated that his wife, KIMBERLY 

PHIPPS currently owns, or is in charge of administering the real property subject to this litigation. 

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This information was verified by an Affidavit of Trustee filed by KIMBERLY PHIPPS on August 

11th, 2015 in Stanislaus County. Therefore, Plaintiff desired to seek leave to amend the complaint to 

add KIMBERLY PHIPPS. However, given the pending motion to dismiss, Plaintiff desired to wait 

until he had an order on such motion, so as Plaintiff could make all potential amendments at once.

 9. On, or around, November 30th, 2015, Plaintiff asked District Defendants if they 

would stipulate to allow Plaintiff leave to amend the complaint. District Defendants agreed. 

 10. On December 7th, 2015, Plaintiff filed a joint stipulation for leave to file the Second 

Amended Complaint. 

 11. On December 8th, 2015, this Court granted Plaintiff leave to file the Second 

Amended Complaint. 

 12. On December 14th, 2015, Plaintiff filed his Second Amended Complaint. 

 13. On January 5th, 2016, District Defendants filed their Answer. 

 14. On January 25th, 2016, Plaintiff filed a Motion a Strike against Defendants’ 

Affirmative Defenses. 

 15. On January 28th, 2016, Plaintiff and the District Defendants filed a Joint Rule 26 

Report.

 16. Since the Summons was issued for the Second Amended Complaint from the Court 

on December 16th, 2015, Plaintiff has been diligently trying to serve Kimberly Phipps. 

 17. During the course of investigating matters relating to the service of Kimberly Phipps, 

Plaintiff’s attorney realized that the Golf Course was managed by the corporation, RIVER OAKS 

GOLF COURSE, INCORPORATED. Plaintiff therefore desires to add such Defendant. In 

addition, Plaintiff desires to modify KIMBERLY PHIPPS name to KIMBERLY LYNN-WALTON 

PHIPPS. 

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 19. Plaintiff, therefore asked the answering Defendants if they would stipulate to Plaintiff 

amending the Complaint. District Defendants, through their attorney, STEPHANIE WU, agreed.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court grant plaintiff 

leave to file a Third Amended Complaint in this action, a true and correct copy of which is attached 

as Exhibit A hereto.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

 Dated: February 16th, 2015 /s/Daniel Malakauskas______________ 

 DANIEL MALAKAUSKAS, attorney 

 for plaintiff, LAUREN WILCOX 

Dated: February 16th, 2015 /s/STEPHANIE WU_______________ 

 STEPHANIE WU, of, 

 McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte 

 & Carruth LLP, attorneys for 

 defendant, CERES UNIFIED SCHOOL 

 DISTRICT, et al.

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ORDER 

Good Cause appearing thereof, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff is granted leave to 

file the Third Amended Complaint, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

Dated: February 18, 2016

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