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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE SETTLEMENT 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SUSAN LYNN ADAMS, et al., ) 

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 Plaintiffs, ) 

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 v. ) 

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DEPUTY MICHAEL NOCON, et al., ) 

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 Defendants. ) 

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_____________________________________ ) 

No. 2:07-CV-2083-FCD-EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 

SETTLEMENT OF PLAINTIFFS’ 

MOTION TO QUASH AND 

PITCHESS MOTION AND 

REMOVAL OF THE MOTIONS 

FROM THE COURT’S CALENDAR

Date: May 14, 2008 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 25 

WHEREAS, on or about February 21, 2008, Defendants’ counsel issued 

subpoenas for the production of personnel records relating to Plaintiff Robert Barrington 

to (1) the San Francisco Police Department and (2) the law firm Goldstein & Gellman 

(“Defendants’ Subpoenas”); 

DANA A. SUNTAG (California State Bar #125127)

SUNTAG & FEUERSTEIN 

A Professional Corporation 

The Kress Building 

20 North Sutter Street, Fourth Floor 

Stockton, California 95202 

Telephone: (209) 943-2004 

Facsimile: (209) 943-0905 

Dana@Suntag-Feuerstein.com 

MATTHEW P. DACEY (California State Bar #196943) 

Deputy County Counsel 

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL 

 OF SAN JOAQUIN 

County of San Joaquin 

Courthouse - Room 711 

222 East Weber Avenue 

Stockton, California 95202 

Telephone: (209) 468-2980 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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WHEREAS, on or about March 11, 2008, Plaintiffs filed motions to quash 

Defendants’ Subpoenas, which motion is currently scheduled to be heard on May 14, 

2008; 

WHEREAS, on or about March 13, 2008, Plaintiffs’ counsel issued 

subpoenas for the production of personnel records and other documents relating to 

Defendants to (1) the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department, and (2) San Joaquin 

County Sheriff’s Department employee Lieutenant Marty Lamie, and on March 20, 

2008, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Disclosure of Peace Officers’ Personnel Records 

(“Pitchess” motion) relating to the same documents, which motion is scheduled to be 

heard on May 14, 2008; 

WHEREAS, as a result of the motions, no documents or information has 

been produced to the parties to this case by the subpoenaed parties; and 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to resolve both motions; 

IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED, by the parties, through their 

undersigned counsel of record, as follows: 

1. The parties agree to have both motions decided by a private third 

party neutral (the “Neutral”), at the expense of the parties. Each of the parties and their 

counsel shall use good faith efforts promptly to agree on the selection of the Neutral. 

The ruling of the Neutral shall be binding on the parties and the subpoenaed parties and 

nonappealable and nonreviewable. 

2. As a result of this Stipulation, each of the Motions shall be 

withdrawn and the hearings removed from the Court’s calendar. Plaintiffs reserve the 

right to renotice the motions only if the parties cannot locate and agree on a Neutral. 

Any such motion must be brought pursuant to the terms of the district judge’s 

scheduling order. 

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3. To the extent that any of the subpoenaed parties have already 

submitted their documents to the Court, the parties request that the Court release such 

documents to be delivered to the Neutral, the arrangements for which shall be made by 

the parties. The parties shall be responsible for delivering the documents to the 

Neutral. Plaintiffs shall make all arrangements for the records of the San Francisco 

Police Department and Goldstein & Gellman to be delivered to the Neutral. 

Dated: May 9, 2008 SUNTAG & FEUERSTEIN 

 A Professional Corporation 

 By: __/s/ Dana A. Suntag___________ DANA A. SUNTAG 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Dated: May 9, 2008 MAYALL, HURLEY, KNUTSEN, SMITH 

& GREEN 

 By: __/s/ Mark Berry_______________ MARK BERRY 

Attorneys for COUNTY OF SAN 

JOAQUIN and LIEUTENANT 

MARTY LAMIE 

Dated: May 9, 2008 FRANCK AND ASSOCIATES 

 By: __/s/ Herman Franck____________ HERMAN FRANCK 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

O R D ER

Approved as modified, and so ordered. 

Dated: May 9, 2008. 

 _________________________________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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