Estate of Stephen Ingle v. Kern County Hospital Authority

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF STEPHEN INGLE, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-00377-CDB

Plaintiffs, ORDER DISCHARGING SANCTIONS ORDER

AND REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO PAY

v. SANCTIONS

KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL (Docs. 17, 20)

AUTHORITY,

ORDER DISCHARGING MAY 27, 2025,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Defendant. 16 (Doc. 16) 17 14-Day Deadline 18 Relevant 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-CDB (“Action 378”), 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). On May 13, 2025, the Court directed the parties here to complete and file the consent/decline of magistrate judge jurisdiction form included in…