Estate of Derek Valentine v. County of Merced

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF DEREK VALENTINE, et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-01697-JLT-SAB

Plaintiffs, ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS IN

THIS MATTER AGAINST DEFENDANT

v. CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL

GROUP DBA WELLPATH PURSUANT TO

COUNTY OF Merced, et al., 11 U.S.C. § 362

Defendants. (ECF No. 55)

16 Plaintiffs filed this action on December 8, 2023. (ECF No. 1) The operative first amended complaint asserts claims against Defendants: (1) County of Merced; (2) Merced County Sheriff’s Office; (3) Vernon Warnke; (4) Joel Pena; (5) Emanuel Gutierrez; (6) Bianca Guzman; (7) Diane Rentfrow; (8) George Sziraki; (9) California Forensic Medical Group, doing business as Wellpath (“Wellpath”); (10) Christopher Gaughell; and (11) Alexandrea Reyes. The initial scheduling conference is currently set for March 18, 2025. (ECF No. 53.) On November 19, 2024, Defendant Wellpath filed a notice of bankruptcy and notice of stay indicating that on November 11, 2024, Wellpath filed for bankruptcy in…