Sienze v. Madera County Sheriff's Office, et al.
Plaintiff: Victor M. Sienze
Defendant: Madera County Sheriff's Office, Matthew J. Kutz, Ion Roth, D. Kerber, J. Clark and Michael J. Thomas
Case Number: 1:2017cv00736
Filed: May 30, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Fresno Office
County: Madera
Presiding Judge: Stanley A. Boone
Presiding Judge: Anthony W. Ishii
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1981
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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March 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 124 ORDER RE: OBJECTIONS TO EXHIBIT BINDERS (Docs. 113 and 121) signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 03/28/2019. (Gonzales, V)
March 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 120 ORDER RE: MOTIONS IN LIMINE 76 , 79 , 82 , 92 , 93 , and 94 signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 03/25/2019. Defendants' Motions in Limine are granted and denied as explained in the attached order. (Gonzales, V)
March 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 108 ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND TO ADD WITNESSES (Docs. 68, 74, 75, and 85) signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 03/18/2019. Sienze's motion for reconsideration is DENIED. Sienze's request to modify the pretrial order to add witnesses and exhibits is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. (Gonzales, V)
January 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 66 ORDER RE: MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND, AND MOTION TO DISMISS, 27 , 53 , 56]. Sienze's motion for leave to amend is DENIED. Defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Summary adjudication is GRANTED in fa vor of Officer Kutz for the excessive force claim based on the initial tackling and handcuffing. Summary adjudication regarding the excessive force claim based on Officers Kutz's and Kerber's tackling Sienze on the patio and Officer Kutz's hitting Sienzes head with a car door are DENIED. The parties are ordered to file a joint pretrial statement in preparation for the pretrial conference. Order signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 1/3/2019. (Timken, A)
August 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER re: Additional Briefing. Plaintiff must make any additional filings in opposition to summary judgment by 4:00 p.m. August 30, 2018. Defendants must make any additional filings in reply by 4:00 p.m. September 13, 2018. Order signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 8/13/2018. (Timken, A)
May 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER Regarding Settlement Conference (set for August 15, 2018 at 9:30 am before Judge McAuliffe). PERSONAL Appearance by Plaintiff and Defense Counsel Required. signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 5/2/2018. (Herman, H)
March 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER Disregarding Plaintiff's 22 Notice of Initial Disclosures, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 3/6/18. (Gonzalez, R)
February 28, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER DISCHARGING Order to Show Cause, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/28/18. (Marrujo, C)
February 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SCHEDULING ORDER, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/21/18. Discovery Deadlines: Initial Disclosures: March 2, 2018, Non-Expert Discovery: June 29, 2018, Expert Disclosure: August 17, 2018, Supp Expert Disclosure: September 17, 2018, E xpert Discovery: October 31, 2018; Dispositive Motion Deadlines: Filing: November 14, 2018, Hearing: Pursuant to Local Rules; Settlement Conference: August 15, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., Courtroom 8; Pre-Trial Conference: January 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., Courtroom 2; Trial: March 26, 2019 at 8:30 a.m., Courtroom 2, Jury Trial - 3-4 Days. (Marrujo, C)
February 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER Requiring Plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE Why Sanctions Should Not Issue for Failure to Appear for Mandatory Scheduling Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/20/18. Show Cause Response Due Within Fourteen Days. (Marrujo, C)
November 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER DIRECTING the Clerk of the Court to Issue New Civil Case Documents signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 11/27/2017. (Sant Agata, S)
September 25, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER Directing Service by the United States Marshals Service without Prepayment of Costs signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 09/22/2017. (Flores, E)
August 21, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER ADOPTING 6 Findings and Recommendations and DISMISSING Certain Claims and Defendants for Failure to State a Claim, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 8/18/17. (Marrujo, C)
July 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 6 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS Recommending Dismissing Certain Claims and Defendants for Failure to State a Claim signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 07/12/2017. Referred to Judge Ishii. (Flores, E)
June 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER Requiring Plaintiff to File First Amended Complaint or Notify the Court of Intent to Proceed on Claim Found to be Cognizable signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 06/05/2017. (Flores, E)
June 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Directing the Clerk of the Court to Seal the Two-Year Comparison Worksheet 2 , signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 6/1/17. (Hellings, J)
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