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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Stipulation and Order For Referral to Settlement Conference: Case 

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TIMOTHY S. THIMESCH, ESQ., No. 148213 

GENE A. FARBER, ESQ., No. 44215 – Of Counsel 

158 Hilltop Crescent 

Walnut Creek, CA 94597-3452 

Tel: 925-588-0401 

Fax: 888-210-8868 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FRANCIE MOELLER 

CAROLINE L. FOWLER, City Attorney (SBN 110313) 

JOHN J. FRITSCH, Assistant City Attorney (SBN 172182) 

City of Santa Rosa 

100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 8 

Santa Rosa, California 95404 

Telephone: (707) 543-3040 

Facsimile: (707) 543-3055 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY OF SANTA ROSA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRANCIE MOELLER, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

 

CITY OF SANTA ROSA, and DOES 1 

through 50, Inclusive, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. CV 09-1100 LB

Civil Rights 

STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATION 

AND [Proposed] ORDER FOR 

REFERRAL TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

FOR A JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

Case Management Conference: 

Date: [NOT SET] 

Time: 

Place: 

Judge: Hon. Laurel Beeler 

/ 

The parties continue to cooperate in implementing General Order 56. At the time of this 

statement, the parties have exchanged detailed reports and conducted the required meeting 

between parties, consultants and counsel. Tentative agreements appear to have been reached 

already on many issues. A follow-up Joint Site Inspection on the more contentious issues is 

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scheduled for June 22. This will attempt to resolve as many remediation claims as possible. 

In order to maintain the momentum toward settlement and to assist the parties in their 

negotiations, the parties request referral of this matter to a judicial settlement conference before a 

magistrate judge. 

There is substantial good cause for a referral. This claims involves large municipal 

facilities, substantial requested expenditures and severe budgetary constraints. The parties believe 

the divisive nature of these issues, the nature of the damages, as well as the participation of a 

government entity, will require the firm assistance of a magistrate judge, who will be more 

effective at dealing with the factual and legal issues, as well as devising creative solutions. The 

parties defer to the court’s discretion on the selection of a magistrate judge. The parties suggest 

the settlement conference be held the week of August 23, 2010, or as soon thereafter as the judge 

is available. 

Dated: May 19, 2010 THIMESCH LAW OFFICES 

TIMOTHY S. THIMESCH 

/s/ Authorized Signed 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FRANCIE MOELLER 

Dated: May 19, 2010 OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY

/S/ Signature Authorized 

JOHN J. FRITSCH 

Assistant City Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY OF SANTA ROSA

ORDER

SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 HON. LAUREL BEELER 

 MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR U.S. DISTRICT COURT

May 24, 2010 

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