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Parties Involved:
Anthony Arenas
Plaintiff
Manuel Chavez
Defendant
City of Sanger
Defendant
Sylvia Esquivel
Plaintiff
Johnny Alonso Esquivel
Plaintiff
Anisia Maria Esquivel
Plaintiff
Stephen O. Esquivel
Plaintiff
Eric Grijalva
Defendant
Fred Sanders
Defendant
Unknown Law Enforcement Officers
Defendant

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Bruce D. Praet, 119430

FERGUSON, PRAET & SHERMAN

A Professional Corporation

1631 East 18th Street

Santa Ana, California 92705-7101

(714) 953-5300 telephone

(714) 953-1143 facsimile

bpraet@aol.com

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF STEPHEN O. ESQUIVEL, by

and through its legal representative, SYLVIA

ESQUIVEL; SYLVIA ESQUIVEL; ANISIA

MARIA ESQUIVEL, ANTHONY

ARENAS, and JOHNNY ALONSO

ESQUIVEL, minors suing through their

guardian ad litem, SYLVIA ESQUIVEL,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

SANGER POLICE OFFICER MANUEL

CHAVEZ; SANGER POLICE OFFICER

ERIC GRIJALVA; SANGER POLICE

SERGEANT FRED SANDERS;

UNKNOWN LAW ENFORCEMENT

OFFICERS; THE CITY OF SANGER,

CALIFORNIA,

Defendants.

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NO.1:06-cv-01690 OWW (WMWx)

ORDER GRANTING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

COMPEL DISCOVERY

RESPONSES

TO: THE CLERK OF THE COURT:

The Defendants’ Motion to Compel Discovery Responses having come on for

hearing by teleconference ordered by the Court on October 12, 2007, with Bruce D. Praet,

appearing telephonically for the Defendants and Kevin G. Little appearing telephonically

for the Plaintiffs. The Court having considered the moving papers of parties and a written

request of Mr. Little for additional time to respond and cure any defects, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED:

1. Defendants’ Motion to Compel Responses to outstanding discovery is

GRANTED and Plaintiffs shall have forty-five (45) days from October 12, 2007, to serve

verified responses to all current Requests for Admissions, Production Requests and

Interrogatories served by Defendants.

2. Both Plaintiffs and Defendants shall have thirty (30) days from October 12,

2007, to serve each other with initial disclosures required by F.R.Civ.P., Rule 26(a).

3. Plaintiffs’ counsel, Kevin G. Little, has represented to the Court that he fully

understands his obligations to timely respond to all communications and notices from

Defendants and the Court and that he will do so henceforth. Mr. Little further

understands that his failure to do so in the future or his failure to comply with the federal

rules, this or any Order of this Court may result in sanctions including, but not limited to

monetary, exclusionary or terminating.

4. All parties are encouraged to timely communicate with each other or directly

with the Court if circumstances arise in the future which might affect any party’s ability

to abide by this Order.

5. Defendants’ request for monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,110.00 as costs

for having brought this Motion to Compel is deemed reasonable and appropriate.

However, Defendants have offered and the Court agrees to stay the imposition of such

sanctions until the final disposition of this matter by way of settlement, dispositive motion

or trial, as deemed appropriate at such time.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: October 20, 2007 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Judge

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PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE

I, Cathy Sherman, am employed in the aforesaid County, State of California; I am

over the age of 18 years and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1631

East 18th Street, Santa Ana, California 92705-7101.

On October 15, 2007, I served the foregoing DEFENDANT, CITY OF

SANGER’S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL

THIRTY DAYS TO RESPOND TO MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY AND

SANCTIONS on the interested parties in this action by placing a true copy thereof,

enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed as follows:

Kevin G. Little, Esq.

2115 Kern St., Ste. 330

Fresno, CA 93721

XXX (Federal) I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct,

and that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this Court at whose

direction the service was made.

XXX (By e-filing) The above noted individuals are registered with the Court to receive

notice of electronically filed documents. Per ECF rules, hard copies must be served

only on parties who are not set up for electronic notification.

Executed on October 15, 2007, at Santa Ana, California.

 /s/ Cathy Sherman 

Cathy Sherman

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