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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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ABRAHAM N. GOLDMAN & 

ASSOCIATES LTD.

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STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER VACATING 

PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES & TRIAL DATE Case No. 09-cv-2414 SBA 

ABRAHAM N. GOLDMAN, SBN 102080

ABRAHAM N. GOLDMAN & ASSOCIATES LTD 

Post Office Box 120 

12896 Rices Crossing Road 

Oregon House, CA 95962-0120 

Telephone: (530) 692-2267 

Facsimile: (530) 692-2543 

E-mail: agoldman@succeed.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ROB DELSMAN 

CONSTANCE E. NORTON, CA Bar No9. 146365 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

650 California Street, 20th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94108-2693 

Telephone: (415) 433-1940 

Email: cnorton@littler.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROB DELSMAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 09-cv-02414 SBA 

STIPULATED ORDER VACATING PRETRIAL DEADLINES & TRIAL DATE 

Courtroom: 1, 4th Floor 

Judge: Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong 

Trial Date: September 27, 2010 

COMPLAINT FILED: June 1, 2009 

 TO THE HONORABLE COURT AND THE CLERK OF THE COURT: 

 TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned counsel of record for plaintiff and defendant 

hereby stipulate and request that the Court enter the following order forthwith: 

 The parties jointly and respectfully request that: 

 (1) Fact discovery cut-off and expert disclosure be continued from April 15, 2010 to 

September 15, 2010; 

 (2) Expert discovery cut-off date be continued from May 28, 2010 to October 15, 2010; 

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 (3) The dispositive motion hearing cut-off date be continued from June 8, 2010 to 

November 1, 2010; 

 (4) That the Court vacates and resets mandatory settlement conference of July 22, 2010, 

pretrial conference date of September 14, 2010 and trial date of September 27, 2010; 

 This request is supported by the following: 

 1. Discovery has been delayed due to reasons which are good cause for the continuance 

proposed; 

 2. Mediation was held in this case on October 28, 2009; 

 3. Prior to the Mediation, discovery had not been vigorously pursued to allow for better 

chances at early settlement at mediation; 

 4. On Wednesday, November 25, 2009, the day before Thanksgiving, plaintiff’s eldest 

son, Rob Delsman, III, unexpectedly died; 

 5. During the same timeframe of Mr. Delsman’s mourning and grief, plaintiff’s counsel, 

Abraham Goldman has had a significant amount of his time unavoidably taken from his law practice 

due to the discovery that his two minor children, a 15-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old son, had 

been sexually molested some years prior by a baby-sitter who was regularly employed during Mrs. 

Goldman’s treatment and recovery from breast cancer. The discovery of these events resulted in a 

tremendous amount of Mr. Goldman’s time being spent with his family, his children’s well being, 

care and treatment, special therapeutic programs, and cooperation with the County Victim Witness 

Programs, Sheriff and District Attorney, fighting uncooperative insurers, and applications to the 

California Victim’s Compensation fund; 

 6. The combination of these events significantly hindered plaintiff’s ability to respond to 

defendant’s discovery, and to initiate plaintiff’s discovery, thus forming the foundation for this 

requested continuance. 

 7. Neither party has thus far unduly delayed the progress of this case. Both parties have 

litigated this matter in good faith by exchanging initial disclosure and by participating in the Court’s 

mediation program. 

 8. For the above-listed reasons, the parties respectfully request that the dates set forth 

above be reset as stipulated by the parties, and the Court reset the settlement conference, pretrial and 

trial dates as meets the Court’s availability. 

// 

 Respectfully submitted, 

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STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER 

VACATING PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES & 

TRIAL DATE 

Case No. 09-cv-02414 SBA

Dated: February 25, 2010 

Dated: February 25, 2010 

ABRAHAM N. GOLDMAN & ASSOCIATES LTD. 

/s/ Abraham N. Goldman

ABRAHAM N. GOLDMAN 

Attorney for Plaintiff ROB DELSMAN 

LITTLER MENDELSON P.C. 

/s/ Constance E. Norton

CONSTANCE E. NORTON 

J. MARK OGDEN 

Attorneys for Defendant 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Based upon the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, it is SO ORDERED. 

All of the deadlines listed in the Court Order for Pretrial Preparation (Docket No. 19) are hereby 

vacated. New dates are as follows: 

 (1) Fact discovery cut-off and expert disclosure: September 15, 2010; 

 (2) Expert discovery cut-off: October 15, 2010; 

 (3) Dispositive motion cut-off date: November 1, 2010; 

 (4) Settlement Conference: Between 11/1/10 and 1/3/11; 

 (5) Pretrial Conference: 1/25/11 at 1:00 p.m.; 

 (6) Trial Date: 2/7/11 at 8:30 a.m. 

Dated: 3/2/10 _____________________________________ 

 SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG 

 United States District Judge 

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