Estate of Stephen Ingle v. Kern County Hospital Authority
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTATE OF STEPHEN INGLE, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-00377-JLT-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO PAY
SANCTIONS OF $100 PER DAY
v. (Doc. 16) KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL
AUTHORITY,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Background On May 12, 2025, the parties in Scott, et al. v. County of Kern, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv- 00423-CDB (the “Lead Action”), Scott, et al. v. Kern County Hospital Authority, Case No. 1:25- cv-00378-KES-CDB, and Estate of Stephen Ingle, et al. v. Kern County Hospital Authority, Case No. 1:25-cv-00377-JLT-CDB, filed a stipulated request to consolidate the cases wherein they represented a mutual intent to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. (Lead Action, Doc. 45). Accordingly, to give effect to the parties’ election regarding magistrate judge jurisdiction, on May 13, 2025, the Court directed the parties here to complete and file the consent/decline of magistrate judge jurisdiction form included in the case opening documents. (Doc. 14; see Doc. 5-3). Thereafter, on May 19, 2025,…