Bess v. State of California, et al
Plaintiff: Sam Bess
Defendant: State of California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Office of the Inspector General, Matthew Cate, David Shaw, Tim Rieger, James Tilton, Roderick Hickman, Jeanne Woodford, John Dovey, Scott Kernan and Martin Hoshino
Case Number: 2:2007cv01989
Filed: September 21, 2007
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Sacramento
Presiding Judge: Ronald S.W. Lew
Presiding Judge: John F. Moulds
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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November 10, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 260 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 11/10/2010 DENYING the OIG defendants' 232 Motion for Costs. (Marciel, M)
October 22, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 258 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 10/22/10 DENYING 240 Motion for Attorney Fees. (Williams, D)
August 6, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 254 STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 8/5/10 ORDERING that the hearing date on MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES 240 , 237 is RESCHEDULED from 8/4/10 to 9/15/2010 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
March 31, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 223 ORDER 222 signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 3/30/2010 GRANTING defendants Matthew Cate's and David Shaw's 173 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Marciel, M)
February 24, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 196 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 2/23/10 ORDERING that Plaintiff's 183 Motion to Continue is DENIED; Hearing re Plaintiff's 132 Motion for Discovery is set for 4/7/2010 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez. (Owen, K)
February 17, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 177 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 2/16/2010 GRANTING 175 Request to file exhibits in support of opposition to CDCR and OIG defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment/Adjudication Under Seal filed by Sam Bess. (Matson, R)
January 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 163 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 1/27/2010 GRANTING 160 Motion to Seal Exhibits in support of Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication. (Matson, R)
January 13, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 149 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds on 12/12/10 ORDERING that plf's 147 Request for a conference call to resolve discovery disputes is DENIED. (Benson, A.)
December 11, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 131 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 12/10/09 GRANTING 129 Request to File Expert Report Under Seal. (Engbretson, K.)
April 7, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 117 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 4/6/09 re 116 ORDERING that Designation of Expert Witnesses Disclosures ddl 10/9/2009; Parties to Exchange Supplemental and Rebuttal Expert ddl 10/23/09; Discovery ddl 12/22/2009; Dispositive Motion ddl 2/3/2 010; Dispositive Motion Hearing ddl 3/3/2010. Parties to File Joint Pre-Trial Statement due 4/2/2010. Final Pretrial Conference set for 4/9/2010 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez. Trial set for 5/17/2010 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez. (Duong, D)
January 15, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 99 STIPULATION and ORDER re 98 deposition of pltf Sam Bess, signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 1/15/09. Pltf's deposition will take place over three consecutive seven-hour days, Feb 25-27, 2009, and take place in downtown Sacramento.(Kastilahn, A)
January 9, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 97 ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 1/8/09 ORDERING the Findings, Recommendations and Order 78 are ADOPTED IN FULL; pltf's 10/30/08 motion to compel discovery 66 is GRANTED. Dfts shall produce the documents requested for inspection and c opying, without further objection, within 10 calendar days from the date of this order; having received no request for reconsideration by any party, the Magistrate Judges Order filed 12/12/08 is final and Dfts Cate and Shaw shall pay plf's reasonable attorneys fees and costs in the amount of $8,175.83.(Carlos, K)
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Plaintiff: Sam Bess
Represented By: Brooks Michael Beard
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Defendant: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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Defendant: Matthew Cate
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Defendant: Tim Rieger
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Defendant: James Tilton
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Defendant: Roderick Hickman
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Defendant: Jeanne Woodford
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Defendant: John Dovey
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Defendant: Scott Kernan
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Defendant: Martin Hoshino
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