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Parties Involved:
California Forensic Medical Group
Defendant
Timothy M. Callison
Plaintiff
City of American Canyon
Defendant
City of Vallejo
Defendant
County of Napa
Defendant
Brett Schneider
Defendant

Document Text:

Case No: 2:15-cv-00116 –WBS-DB STIPULATION TO ALTER PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER; MODIFICATION OF 

ORDER COMPELLING DEPOSITION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIMOTHY M. CALLISON,

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CITY OF AMERICAN CANYON, CITY OF 

VALLEJO, COUNTY OF NAPA, OFFICER 

SCHNEIDER, AND 

DOES 1 – 100, INCLUSIVE;

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Case No.: 2:15-CV-00116-WBS-DB

JOINT STIPULATION TO ALTER / 

VACATE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING 

ORDER; MODIFY ORDER COMPELLING 

DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Courtroom: 5 Judge William B. Shubb 

ACTION FILED: October 9, 2014

DATE REMOVED: January 15, 2015

TRIAL DATE: August 9, 2016

IDENTIFICATION OF STIPULATING PARTIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL 

APPEAR OF PAGE 2 OF THIS STIPULATION

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James A. Du Charme (SBN 61002)

DU CHARME & COHEN

610Tisdale Avenue – Mare Island

Vallejo, CA 94592-1123

707 556 3099

888 688 4170 (e-fax)

jducharme@pacbell.net

Attorney for Plaintiff Timothy M. Callison 

Claudia M. Quintana SBN 178613

Frank Frank A. Splendorio SBN 272601

Office of the City Attorney, 

555 Santa Clara Street, P.O. Box 3068

Vallejo, CA 94590

Tel: (707) 648-4545

Fax: (707) 648-4687

frank.splendorio@cityofvallejo.net

Attorney for Defendant City of Vallejo

Dale L. Allen, Jr. SBN 145279

Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood and Werth

180 Montgomery St Ste 1200

San Francisco, CA 94104

415 697-3456

415 813 2045

dallen@aghwlaw.com

Attorney for Defendant County of Napa, 

City of American Canyon, Officer Schneider

Jerome M. Varanini SBN 58531

Law Offices of Jerome M. Varanini

641 Fulton Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

P.O. Box 590

Sacramento, CA 95812-0590

(916) 993-4868

jvaranini@tsvlaw.com

Attorney for Defendant California Forensic 

Medical Group (CFMG) 

STIPULATION 

1. The parties, Plaintiff Timothy M. Callison and Defendants City of American Canyon, City of 

Vallejo, County of Napa and Officer Brett Schneider, and California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG) 

by and through their designated counsel, pursuant to Local Rule 144(a) and Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 6, hereby submit their Joint Stipulation to Alter the Pretrial Scheduling Order in this matter.

2. Subject to the Court’s approval, the parties propose the Court vacate the pretrial scheduling 

Order filed herein March 9, 2016 (Document 25) and reschedule all of the dates contained therein, 

including the trial date, seven months out. This would be the second Pretrial rescheduling in this case.

3. Subject to the Court’s approval, the parties propose the Court modify the Order of Magistrate 

Judge Deborah Barnes filed herein December 30, 2016 (Document 39), compelling Plaintiff’s deposition 

within 35 days of Defense Counsel arranging for said deposition to take place at the Solano County 

Claybank Detention Facility, in Fairfield, California, and that the imposition of sanctions continue to be 

held in abeyance pending plaintiff’s appearance at his deposition in compliance with the modified order. 

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4. The proposed vacation of the current Pre-Trial Order and scheduling of new Pretrial dates and 

trial is necessary and good cause exists for the requested stipulation. 

5. The proposed modification of the Order compelling plaintiff’s deposition is necessary and good 

cause exists for the requested stipulation.

6. Plaintiff ‘s counsel, James A. Du Charme, on December 21, 2016, filed his petition to be relieved 

as attorney of record for plaintiff (Documents 33 – 36). Plaintiff’s counsel only learned on Friday 

January 20, 2017, that plaintiff is incarcerated at the Solano County Claybank Detention Facility, 2500 

Claybank Road, Fairfield, California, and would not be present at the hearing for the petition to 

withdraw scheduled for January 23, 2016. In the absence of plaintiff appearance at the hearing, the 

Court did not rule on the petition. 

7. On December 20, 2016, plaintiff filed a substitution of counsel (Document 31) relieving James 

A. Du Charme, and appearing in pro per. Deemed insufficient, plaintiff’s counsel followed this with the 

petition to withdraw on December 21, 2016, mentioned above. Plaintiff’s counsel has represented that 

as recently as January 22, 2017, plaintiff has stated he does not object to counsel withdrawing, and that 

he will seek new representation upon his release from detention which he anticipates to be March 6 or 7, 

2017, following the Solano County Superior Court hearing scheduled for March 3, 2017, whereat 

plaintiff expects a probation report. 

8. Plaintiff’s counsel has proposed a rescheduling of the Pre-Trial Order and Trial of seven months 

as being a reasonable time within which plaintiff can locate new representation, if he so desires, and for 

that new counsel to fully acquaint himself or herself with the case. Defendants do not object to this 

proposed rescheduling. 

9. Pursuant to the Order compelling plaintiff’s deposition (Document 39), above, Defendant City of 

Vallejo, timely noticed plaintiff’s deposition for January 30, 2017, to take place at the Offices of the 

City Attorney for Vallejo.

10. Plaintiff’s incarceration until at least March 6 or 7 makes his attendance at the scheduled 

deposition on January 30, 2017, not possible.

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11. Defendants do not object to rescheduling plaintiff’s deposition, on the conditions 1) that the 

Order compelling the deposition of plaintiff is modified to allow the same and 2) provided that 

plaintiff’s deposition is taken during the time plaintiff remains incarcerated at the Solano County 

Claybank Detention Facility, otherwise the sanctions shall be imposed.

12. This is a civil rights matter (allegations of excessive force), with a denial of medical care and 

personal injury components, it has numerous witnesses, including medical providers. 

13. Counsel for plaintiff has requested he be relieved as attorney of record and plaintiff does not 

object. Plaintiff has indicated he intends to seek new representation upon his release from detention. 

Additional time will be need to locate new counsel, for that counsel to become familiar with the case 

and for the completion of discovery before trial.

14. The parties are agreed plaintiff’s deposition should go forward while plaintiff is in detention, as 

soon as arrangements can be made with the authorities at the detention facility. 

15. Therefore, the parties respectfully submit good cause exists to vacate the pretrial scheduling 

Order filed herein March 9, 2016 (Document 25) and reschedule all of the dates contained therein, 

including the trial date, seven months out; and

16. Modify the Order of Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes filed herein December 30, 2016 

(Document 39), compelling Plaintiff’s deposition within 35 days of Defense Counsel arranging for said 

deposition to take place at the Solano County Claybank Detention Facility, in Fairfield, California, and 

that the imposition of sanctions continue to be held in abeyance pending plaintiff’s appearance at his 

deposition in compliance with the modified order. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Respectfully submitted,

DATED: February 3, 2017 /s/ Frank A. Splendorio___

FRANK A. SPLENDORIO

Deputy City Attorney

Attorney for Defendant, 

CITY OF VALLEJO

DATED: February 3, 2017 /s/ James A. Du Charme

JAMES A. DU CHARME

DU CHARME & COHEN

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

TIMOTHY M. CALLISON

DATED: February 3, 2017 /s/ Dale L. Allen ___

DALE L. ALLEN

ALLEN, GLAESSNER, HAZELWOOD & WERTH

Attorney for Defendants, 

COUNTY OF NAPA, CITY OF AMERICAN 

CANYON AND OFFICER SCHNEIDER 

DATED: February 3, 2017 /s/ Jerome M. Varanini

JEROME M. VARANINI 

LAW OFFICES OF JEROME M. VARANINI

Attorney for Defendant 

CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP

I hereby attest / certify that I have been authorized by the above named counsel, Dale L. Allen, 

Frank A. Splendorio and Jerome M. Varanini, to file this JOINT STIPULATION TO ALTER / 

VACATE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; MODIFY ORDER COMPELLING 

DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF AND [PROPOSED] ORDER.

Executed on this February 3, 2017, at Vallejo, California.

__s/_James A. Du Charme___

James A. Du Charme

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

The pretrial scheduling order filed March 9, 2016 (Document 25) is modified as follows:

1. Plaintiff may file an amended complaint adding additional defendants by no later than 

October 23, 2017.

2. All discovery, including depositions for preservation of testimony shall be completed by 

November 27, 2017.

3. The parties shall disclose experts and produce reports in accordance with FRCP 26(a)(2) by 

September 25, 2017.

4. With regard to expert testimony intended solely for rebuttal, those experts shall be disclosed 

and reports produced by October 24, 2017.

5. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on the magistrate judge's calendar by 

November 27, 2017.

6. Dispositive Motions filed by January 26, 2018.

7. The Final Pretrial Conference is set for April 9, 2018 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) 

before Senior Judge William B. Shubb.

8. The Jury Trial is set for June 12, 2018 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior 

Judge William B. Shubb.

9. The parties shall comply with the pretrial order filed March 9, 2016 (Document 25) for all 

further details.

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The Order of Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes filed herein December 30, 2016 (Document 39), 

is modified to read: Plaintiff’s deposition shall be taken within 35 days of Defense Counsel arranging 

for said deposition to take place at the Solano County Claybank Detention Facility, in Fairfield, 

California, and that the imposition of sanctions continue to be held in abeyance pending plaintiff’s 

appearance at his deposition in compliance with this modified order.

Dated: February 9, 2017

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