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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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STIP. & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONT. TRIAL AND SET POST-ADR CMC 09-00740 JW

#65909-3-104

TIMOTHY J. SCHMAL, ESQ. #104874

BURLEIGH E. SABIN, ESQ. #250185

BURTON, SCHMAL & DiBENEDETTO, LLP

133 Mission Street, Suite 102

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Phone: (831)425-5023

Facsimile: (831)427-3159 

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF

GILROY, POLICE CHIEF DENISE TURNER,

CAPTAIN SCOT SMITHEE, OFFICER

RODRIGUEZ, SERGEANT WES STANFORD,

OFFICER JAQUEZ, OFFICER HEATH

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ESTATE OF GURMIT SINGH, et

al.

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CITY OF GILROY, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. C09-00740 JW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND

SET POST-ADR CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

Complaint Filed: 2/19/09

Trial Date: 12/8/10

[JURY TRIAL DEMANDED]

The parties have conducted extensive discovery in this case,

and such discovery is ongoing. The parties have also repeatedly

met and conferred with regard to discovery, through their counsel,

including expert discovery. This is a highly complex, multi-party

fatal police shooting case. 

By order issued June 24, 2010, the Court set this matter for

jury trial scheduled to commence on December 8, 2010, with jury

selection set for December 7, 2010, a Final Pretrial Conference set

for November 22, 2010, and associated deadlines. The parties,

through their counsel, filed a Stipulation, on July 12, 2010,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

8/10/2010

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STIP. & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONT. TRIAL AND SET POST-ADR CMC 09-00740 JW

jointly requesting a setting of a case management conference in

this matter, which the Court denied, without prejudice, by order

dated July 19, 2010, asking the parties to specify the purpose of

the conference. 

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

At an early stage during the pendency of this case, the matter

was referred to Alternative Dispute Resolution Administrator Daniel

Bowling, who conducted multiple conference calls with all counsel,

and filed reports with the Court. The parties through their

counsel elected not to hold any formal ADR in this case, and Mr.

Bowling confirmed that by his reports to the Court, most recently

on December 29, 2009.

The parties have now agreed to proceed with private mediation

in this case, and, due to availability issues, have not been able

to set a date any earlier than October 1. The parties have

therefore now set an all-day mediation with San Jose attorney

mediator Charlie Hawkins for Friday, October 1, 2010. 

REQUEST FOR VACATING OF TRIAL AND RELATED DATES 

AND SETTING OF NEW CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE DATE

In order for the parties to meaningfully explore amicable

resolution, through private mediation, the parties hereby request

that the Court vacate the December jury trial date, associated

conferences and deadlines, and set this matter for a case

management conference, for some time after the October 1, 2010

private mediation. 

Date: July 27, 2010 /s/ - “Karen L. Snell”

 KAREN LEIGH SNELL

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

 ESTATE OF GURMIT SINGH, et al. 

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STIP. & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONT. TRIAL AND SET POST-ADR CMC 09-00740 JW

Date: July 27, 2010 BURTON, SCHMAL & DiBENEDETTO, LLP

 /s/ - “Burleigh Sabin”

 BY: BURLEIGH E. SABIN 

 Attorneys for CITY OF GILROY, POLICE

 CHIEF DENISE TURNER, CAPTAIN SCOT

 SMITHEE, OFFICER RODRIGUEZ, SERGEANT

 WES STANFORD, OFFICER JAQUEZ, 

 OFFICER HEATH.

ORDER

The December 8, 2010 jury trial date, and associated

appearances and deadlines, set forth in this Court’s Order of July

19, 2010, are hereby vacated. This matter will now be set for a

case management conference to be held on ________________________

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: _________________ _______________________________

 THE HONORABLE JAMES WARE, 

 JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT.

October 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM. On 

or before October 8, 2010 , the parties shall file a joint case management 

or before

conference statement 

updating the Court on their settlement efforts and providing an alternate proposed trial schedule. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. August 10, 2010 

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