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The stipulated standing order of April 2022 between the Coroner's Office for the County of Kern and the district attorney: the Kern County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Division to produce an unredacted copy of the Coroner's Case File to the District Attorney's Office on the attached Request Form (Exhibit A) in filed felony cases with a charge of PC 187 and or PC 192; the District Attorney's Office permitted to provide a copy to the attorney of record for the defense (PC §§ 1054 et seq. and Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83); the order the authorization for the release of medical information under Civil Code §§ 56.10(b)(8) and (c)(6) and 56.11; and the orders in effect until the District Attorney or County Counsel files a written notice of withdrawal of approval.
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CYNTHIA ZIMMER, District Attorney County of Kern Civic Center Justice Building 1215 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California 93301 (661) 868-2340 Attorneys for Plaintiff SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN METROPOLITAN DIVISION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, vs. ALL ACCUSED PERSONS OF VIOLATING PENAL CODE SECTIONS 187 and or 192, Defendants. MISCELLANEOUS NO.: STO-22-0008 STIPULATION; STANDING ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF UNREDACTED CORONER’S CASE FILE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Dawn Ratliff, Coroner Division Chief for the County of Kern, and Cynthia Zimmer, District Attorney for the County of Kern, counsel for the PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, that: 1. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Division will produce an unredacted copy of the Coroner’s Case File to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office upon request utilizing the attached Request Form (Exhibit A), subject to the limitations of this stipulated order. 2. The parties agree that production of the Unredacted Coroner’s Case File will apply to filed felony cases with a charge of PC 187 and or PC 192. 3. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office is permitted to provide a copy of the Unredacted Coroner’s Case File to the attorney of record for the defense in the criminal case pursuant to PC §§ 1054 et seq. and Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83. 4. Cal. Civ. Code § 56.10(b)(8) and (c)(6) limit disclosure of medical information to third parties by a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or county coroner in the course of an investigation without a court order or authorization pursuant to § 56.11. a. This order provides the authorization required for the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division to release medical information to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, pursuant to Civ. Code §§ 56.10(b)(8) and (c)(6). 5. Cal. Civ. Code § 56.11 authorizes release of medical information when specificity is provided: a. The medical information will be disclosed by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Division. (Civ. Code, § 56.11(e) and (f).) b. The medical information will be received by the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. (Civ. Code, § 56.11(f).) c. The type of medical information produced will be the medical information received by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Division related to the specific case. (Civ. Code, § 56.11(d) and (g).) d. The medical information will be used to prove the felony violation of PC 187 and or PC 192 in a court of law, and or any other related charge in the case. (Civ. Code, § 56.11(d).) 6. The orders provided for herein shall remain in effect until either the Kern County District Attorney or County Counsel for the County of Kern files with this court written notice of withdrawal of approval and proof of service upon the opposing party. IT IS SO STIPULATED. Dated: March 18, 2022 Coroner’s Office for the County of Kern By: Dawn Ratliff Coroner Division Chief Coroner’s Officer for the County of Kern Dated: March 18, 2022 District Attorney for the County of Kern By: Cynthia Zimmer District Attorney for the County of Kern Approved as to form Dated: March 18, 2022 MARGO A. RAISON Kern County Counsel By: Bryan Walters, Deputy County Counsel Attorney’s for Coroner’s Officer for the County of Kern ORDER IT IS SO ORDERED. Colette Humphrey Dated: 4-5-2022 JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT EXHIBIT A OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY COUNTY OF KERN CIVIC CENTER JUSTICE BUILDING 1215 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 (661) 868-2340, FAX: (661) 868-2700 CYNTHIA J. ZIMMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANDREA S. KOHLER ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOSEPH A. KINZEL ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY REQUEST FOR UNREDACTED CORONER’S CASE FILE EMAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: coroner_reports@kernsheriff.org Coroner Case #: Decedent’s Name: Decedent’s Date of Birth: Court Case #: Defendant’s Name: Requesting Deputy District Attorney: Today’s Date: 3/18/2022 REQUEST WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THE ABOVE INFORMATION. PROCESSED BY: DATE RELEASED:
CYNTHIA ZIMMER, District Attorney County of Kern Civic Center Justice Building 1215 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California 93301 (661) 868-2340 Attorneys for Plaintiff SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN METROPOLITAN DIVISION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, vs. ALL ACCUSED PERSONS OF VIOLATING PENAL CODE SECTIONS 187 and or 192, Defendants. MISCELLANEOUS NO.: STO-22-0008
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-14 (California T4 Kern build 2026-10-14) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-kern/docs/so_coroner_reports_2022.pdf (374052 bytes, sha256 23466c28bc333cf9d3ddae525afeb4d8aaffb9ddb48f0ea52b2d5d9c5ad5b973; 6 pages, each covered by scanned images; a machine reading laid with the images on 6 of them (invisible on 5 pages, drawn and invisible on 1 page) - not the card's source): read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi (vision/img/cor-p01.png to cor-p06.png; six pages: the stipulation and order on pleading paper, filed 4/5/2022, pages 1 to 4; the cover sheet "EXHIBIT A", page 5; and the District Attorney's request form, page 6, its fields blank but the date; the file's pages are images under a machine reading); checked against a RapidOCR reading of the images (at 200 dpi) and the file's own machine reading laid with the images, never published: of the transcription's 641 words, 83 6-word windows were not found in a reading, in 15 spans, each split into consecutive pieces found in a reading (a page break, a caption box or a filing stamp the readings interleave, or the readings' line order) (vision/check-log.txt; evidence/vision-check-2026-10-14-run2.log). The date of the order, "4-5-2022", is handwritten. Not part of the text: the pleading paper's line numbers, the clerk's filing stamp, the caption's closing parentheses, the signatures, the District Attorney's seal on the request form, and the footer "Standing Order for Production of Unredacted Coroner’s Case File" with the page numbers "-1-" to "-4-". The transcription's closing note, which describes the pages, is not published. Review note: Its Exhibit A, the District Attorney's request form, is transcribed with the order; its fields are blank but the date, 3/18/2022.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.