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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 Vacating the Motion to Dismiss

J. Michael Fitzsimmons, Esq. SBN 132343 

Kelly M. Laughrin, Esq. SBN 204246

CAMPBELL, WARBURTON, FITZSIMMONS, 

 SMITH, MENDELL & PASTORE

64 W. Santa Clara Street

San Jose, CA 95113

408/295-7701

408/295-1423 fax

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

KARLONG CHAN, a minor, by and through his 

Guardian Ad Litem, YUEN CHONG CHAN; and 

YUEN CHONG CHAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN JOSE

KARLONG CHAN, a minor, by and

through his Guardian Ad Litem, YUEN

CHONG CHAN; and YUEN CHONG

CHAN, aka EVA CHAN,

 Plaintiffs,

v. 

CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL

DISTRICT, a California School District;

et al.,

 Defendants. 

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Case No. C07-01837 HRL

STIPULATION AND ORDER

VACATING THE MOTION TO

DISMISS IN ORDER TO ALLOW

PLAINTIFF TO CORRECT ERROR IN

THE COMPLAINT

Plaintiffs, KARLONG CHAN (“KARLONG”), a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad

Litem, YUEN CHONG CHAN, and YUEN CHONG CHAN, aka EVA CHAN (“EVA”), and

Defendants, CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (“CUSD”), RUSS OTTEY

(“OTTEY”), SARAH CROWE, (‘CROWE”), COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA (“COUNTY”),

EMQ CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (“EMQ”), RODERICK J. MACKENZIE, JR.

(“MACKENZIE”), CARLOS AGUILA (“AGUILA”) by and through their respective attorneys

of record, hereby stipulate to vacating Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Complaint for Damages

and Motions to Strike presently set in this matter for August 21, 2007 to allow Plaintiffs to

amend their Complaint for Damages in order to substitute and replace “The Lanterman-Petris-

*E-filed 7/27/07*

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Short Act”, which was inadvertently and mistakenly referenced therein in paragraphs 20, 37 and

38, for “Children’s Civil Commitment and Mental Health Treatment Act of 1988", which is the

correct and proper Act at issue herein. Defendants shall then have thirty (30) days to file their

responsive pleading pursuant to the filing of the First Amended Complaint, a [proposed] copy of

which is attached hereto (Exhibit “A”) and incorporated herein by reference. The First Amended

Complaint will be filed the following court day after the Order is filed. 

A case management conference has been scheduled in the matter for September 11, 2007

with corresponding deadlines of August 8, 2007 to meet and confer under Fed. R Civ. Pro. 26

and August 29, 2007 to exchange initial disclosures.

Given that the case will not be at issue (due to the fact that there remains a dispute as to

the pleadings) by the date of the Case Management Conference or prior to the other

corresponding deadlines pursuant to Rule 26,

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to the approval of the Court,

that 

the hearing on Defendants, CUSD, OTTEY, CROWE, COUNTY, EMQ, AGUILA and

MACKENZIE’s Motions to Dismiss Complaint for Damages and Motions to Strike currently set

for August 21, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. be vacated and Plaintiffs be allowed to file their First

Amended Complaint the following court day after the Order is filed. Defendants shall then have

thirty (30) days to file their responsive pleading.

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the Case Management Conference

currently set for September 11, 2007 in Courtroom 2 at 1:30 p.m. be continued to December 18,

2007, in Courtroom 2 at 1:30 p.m. with corresponding deadlines of November 27, 2007 to meet

and confer and December 11, 2007 to exchange initial disclosures and file a joint case

management conference statement, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 26.

Dated: July 26, 2007 CAMPBELL, WARBURTON, FITZSIMMONS, 

SMITH, MENDELL & PASTORE

By: __________/s/____________________ J. Michael Fitzsimmons

Kelly M. Laughrin, 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs,

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KARLONG CHAN and EVA CHAN

Dated: July 26, 2007 NEEDHAM, DAVIS, KEPNER & YOUNG, LLP

By: _________/s/____________________ Mark Davis

Attorney for Defendants, CUPERTINO UNION

SCHOOL DISTRICT, RUSS OTTEY, and

SARAH CROWE

 

Dated: July 26, 2007 ERICKSEN, ARBUTHNOT, KILDUFF, DAY & 

LINDSTROM, Inc.

By: ________/s/_______________________ Sharon L. Hightower 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, EMQ CHILDREN AND

FAMILY SERVICES, RODERICK J. MACKENZIE, JR.,

and CARLOS AGUILA 

 ORDER

Good cause appearing therefor:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing on Defendants, CUSD, OTTEY, CROWE,

COUNTY, EMQ, AGUILA and MACKENZIE’s Motions to Dismiss Complaint for Damages

and Motions to Strike currently set for August 21, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. be vacated and Plaintiffs

be allowed to file their First Amended Complaint the following court day after the Order is filed. 

Defendants shall then have thirty (30) days to file their responsive pleading.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the Case Management Conference currently

set for September 11, 2007 in Courtroom 2 at 1:30 p.m. be continued to December 18, 2007, in

Courtroom 2 at 1:30 p.m. with corresponding deadlines of November 27, 2007 to meet and

confer (under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 26) and December 11, 2007 to exchange initial disclosures

and file a joint case management conference statement pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 26.

Dated: By: ________________________________

 HON. HOWARD R. LLOYD

 MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

7/27/07

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PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45, 

I, Kelly M. Laughrin, the ECF User transmitting and filing this Stipulation and

[Proposed] Order Vacating the Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Damages and Motion to Strike

In Order to Allow Plaintiff to Amend to Correct Error in the Complaint and continuing the Case

Management Conference to December 18, 2007 with corresponding deadlines of November 27,

2007 to meet and confer under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 26 and December 11, 2007 to exchange initial

disclosures and file a joint case management conference statement, attest that I have obtained

the concurrence of Sharon L. Hightower and Mark Davis on this filing. I declare under penalty

of perjury.

Dated: July 26, 2007 CAMPBELL, WARBURTON, FITZSIMMONS, 

SMITH, MENDELL & PASTORE

By: ________/s/_______________________ J. Michael Fitzsimmons

Kelly M. Laughrin, 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs,

KARLONG CHAN and EVA CHAN

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