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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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Case No. 15-cv-03592: Stipulation of Dismissal Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii); 

Stipulation for Timing of Rule 26(f) Conf., Conf. Report & Initial Case Management 

Conf., Proposed Order 

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LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 

Elise Stokes, State Bar No. 288211 

Stephen Goldberg, State Bar No. 173499 

515 12th Street 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 551-2150 

Facsimile: (916) 551-2196 

E-mail: estokes@lsnc.net 

WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY 

Stephanie Haffner, State Bar No. 194192 

3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 208 

Los Angeles, CA 90010 

Telephone: (213) 235-2617 

Facsimile: (213) 487-0242 

Email: shaffner@wclp.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Hector Riojas and St. Mary’s Center 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND DIVISION 

HECTOR RIOJAS and ST. MARY’S 

CENTER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE, TOM VILSACK, Secretary, 

United States Department of Agriculture, and 

WILL LIGHTBOURNE, Director, California 

Department of Social Services.

Defendants. 

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Case No.: 15-cv-03592

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 

PURSUANT TO RULE 41(a)(1)(A)(ii)

STIPULATION FOR TIMING OF RULE 

26(f) CONFERENCE, CONFERENCE 

REPORT, AND INITIAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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STIPULATION 

 Pursuant to Federal Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) and Local Rules 6-1(b) and 16-2, Plaintiffs 

Hector Riojas and St. Mary’s Center, by and through their attorneys of record, Defendants 

United States Department of Agriculture and Tom Vilsack, Secretary, United States Department 

of Agriculture (the “Federal Defendants”), by and through their attorneys of record, and 

Defendant Will Lightbourne, Director, California Department of Social Services, by his 

attorneys of record (collectively, the “Parties”), stipulate and agree to (a) the voluntary dismissal 

by Plaintiff Saint Mary’s Center from this action; (b) set a date for Federal Defendants to 

Answer; and (c) set dates for the Case Management Statement and Initial Case Management 

Conference after the parties have Answered. 

 Counsel for the Parties have conferred on these matters and hereby stipulate and agree as 

follows: 

1. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), Plaintiff St. Mary’s 

Center voluntarily dismisses its claims with prejudice. Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A) 

this stipulation of dismissal is effective without a court order as it is signed by all 

parties who have appeared. Each party shall each bear its own fees and costs as to St. 

Mary’s Center’s claims. 

2. As Plaintiff St. Mary’s Center now voluntarily dismisses its claims, good cause exists 

to vacate the schedules for briefing and hearing the Motion to Dismiss and setting 

Rule 26 (f) Conference dates, previously approved by this Court on October 21, 2015 

[Document 28]. 

3. The parties previously agreed, and this Court previously approved, that two weeks 

after an Order on the Federal Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, the parties would meet 

and confer pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(f); three weeks after the Order the parties 

would file a Rule 26(f) Report and Joint Case Management Statement; and four 

weeks after the Court’s Order there would be held an Initial Case Management 

Conference. 

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4. In light of the dismissal of Plaintiff St. Mary’s Center, the Parties have agreed to, and 

request that the Court approve the below schedule in this case: 

a. The Federal Defendants shall file an Answer to the Complaint on or before 

January 8, 2016. 

b. The parties shall meet and confer pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(f) no later 

than February 3, 2016. 

c. The parties shall file their Rule 26(f) Report and Joint Case Management 

Statement no later than February 10, 2016, which shall include a proposed 

schedule for Defendants to file any administrative record, and a summary 

judgment schedule for all Parties.1

d. The Initial Case Management Conference shall be held on February 17, 2016 

at 2 p.m.

5. Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that the Court: 

a. give effect to Plaintiff Saint Mary’s Center’s Voluntary Stipulation of 

Dismissal with prejudice; and 

b. approve the above schedule for the Federal Defendants’ Answer, Parties’ Rule 

26(f) Report, Case Management Statement, and Initial Case Management 

Conference. 

DATED: December 15, 2015 

Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ Elise Stokes 

ELISE STOKES, State Bar #288211 

STEPHEN GOLDBERG, State Bar #173499 

Legal Services of Northern California 

 

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 If, and to the extent Local Rule 16-5 applies to his case, the parties agree that the proposed 

schedule should defer any deadlines for Defendants to file an administrative record, and 

summary judgment deadlines, pending the case management statement and initial case 

management conference. 

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515 12th Street 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 551-2150 

Facsimile: (916) 551-2196 

estokes@lsnc.net 

STEPHANIE HAFFNER, State Bar #194192 

 Western Center on Law and Poverty 

 3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 208 

 Los Angeles, CA 90010 

 Telephone: (213) 235-2617 

 Facsimile: (213) 487-0242 

 shaffner@wclp.org 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs Hector Riojas and 

St. Mary’s Center

BENJAMIN C. MIZER

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

 ERIC WOMACK 

Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch 

 

 /s/ Emily B. Nestler 

 EMILY B. NESTLER, D.C. Bar #973886 

 Trial Attorney 

 U.S. Department of Justice 

 Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW 

 Washington, D.C. 20530 

 Telephone: (202) 616-8489 

 Facsimile: (202) 616-8470 

 emily.b.nestler@usdoj.gov 

Counsel for Defendants United States Department 

of Agriculture and Tom Vilsack, Secretary, United 

States Department of Agriculture 

KAMALA D. HARRIS 

Attorney General of California 

SUSAN M. CARSON 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

 /s/ Hadara R. Stanton 

HADARA R. STANTON, State Bar #227040 

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Deputy Attorney General 

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5561 

Fax: (415) 703-5480 

Hadara.stanton@doj.ca.gov 

Counsel for Defendant Will Lightbourne, Director, 

California Department of Social Services 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation and good cause appearing, the Court orders as follows: 

1. The October 21, 2015 order setting a briefing schedule and hearing on the Federal 

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff St. Mary’s, ECF No. 28, is vacated. 

2. The parties shall meet and confer pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(f) no later than 

February 3, 2016. 

3. The parties shall file their Rule 26(f) Report and Joint Case Management Statement, 

which shall include a proposed schedule for Defendants to file any administrative 

record, and a summary judgment schedule for all Parties no later than February 10, 

2016.

4. The Initial Case Management Conference is set for February 17, 2016 at 2 p.m. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: December 16, 2015

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Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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United States District Judge 

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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APPROVED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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