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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT 

RE SETTLEMENT / CASE NO. CV 08 - 2353 PJH

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CURTIS G. OLER (Bar No. 63689) 

LAW OFFICES OF CURTIS G. OLER 

Post Office Box 15083 

San Francisco, CA 94115 

Telephone: 415-346-8015 

Facsimile: 415-346-8238 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

ELBERT HARRIS, III 

DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669

City Attorney 

ELIZABETH SALVESON, State Bar #83788 Chief Labor Team 

ADELMISE WARNER, State Bar #215385 

Deputy City Attorney 

Fox Plaza 

1390 Market Street, Floor No. 5 

San Francisco, California 94102-5408 

Telephone: (415) 554-3930 

Facsimile: (415) 554-4248 

Attorneys For Defendant 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ELBERT HARRIS, III, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, DEPARTMENT OF 

PUBLIC HEALTH; ROBERT THOMAS, 

Director of Human Resources, Laguna 

Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center; 

and LARRY BEVAN, Licensed Psychiatric 

Technician, Laguna Honda Hospital and 

Rehabilitation Center, and DOES 1 through 

25, 

 Defendants. 

USDC NO. CV 08 - 2353 PJH 

E-FILING CASE 

JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT 

RE APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT 

AGREEMENT 

Hearing Date: February 25, 2010 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

Place: 3rd floor, Courtroom 3 

(Oakland Location) 

Case 4:08-cv-02353-PJH Document 102 Filed 02/22/10 Page 1 of 4
JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT 

RE SETTLEMENT / CASE NO. CV 08 - 2353 PJH

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On September 29, 2009, the parties in the above-referenced action reached a settlement in this 

case, subject to the approvals of SEIU Local 1021, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the 

San Francisco Health Commission, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Per the parties' 

agreement, the settlement is not final and binding unless and until these approvals are obtained. 

On October 24, 2009, the Court scheduled a status conference for February 25, 2010 so the 

parties can update the court on the status of the settlement approval process. The parties hereby 

submit this joint status conference statement. 

The settlement agreement has been approved and signed by SEIU Local 1021 and the Director 

of the San Francisco Department of Public Health. In a meeting on February 2, 2010, the San 

Francisco Health Commission approved the settlement agreement. 

The City Attorneys' Office will submit the settlement agreement to the Board of Supervisors 

for consideration and approval. That process may take between 60 to 90 days because, in addition to 

having the Rules Committee review the settlement agreement, and making a recommendation to the 

full Board, by law the Board has to conduct two readings of the settlement agreement before final 

passage. Once the Board approves the settlement, the Mayor has 10 days to approve or veto the 

Board's approval. Thus, the parties request that the Court continue the status conference for at least 90 

days (or some time after May 2010). The parties will notify the Court if and when the settlement 

checks are disbursed prior to the continued status conference date. 

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JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT 

RE SETTLEMENT / CASE NO. CV 08 - 2353 PJH

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Counsel for the City notes that she has a case (Cook v. City and County of San Francisco, SF 

Superior Court Case No. CGC 07-462280) scheduled for trial starting on Monday, February 22, 2010. 

If possible, she respectfully requests that the Court advise the parties by February 24 whether the 

February 25 status conference is continued. If not, and if the Cook case is assigned to a courtroom, 

she will make arrangement to have a colleague attend the status conference on her behalf. 

Dated: February 19, 2010 Respectfully submitted, 

DENNIS J. HERRERA 

City Attorney 

ELIZABETH S. SALVESON 

Chief Labor Attorney 

ADELMISE ROSEMÉ WARNER 

Deputy City Attorney 

By:____________/S/____________ 

ADELMISE ROSEMÉ WARNER 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, ET 

AL. 

Dated: February 19, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF CURTIS G. OLER 

By:___________/S/____________ 

 CURTIS G. OLER 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

ELBERT HARRIS, III 

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[PROP] ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONF. 

RE SETTLEMENT/CV 08 - 2353 PJH

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

The Court, having reviewed and considered the Joint Status Conference Statement of the 

parties in the above-captioned matter, hereby orders as follows: 

The February 25, 2010 status conference regarding the settlement agreement is hereby 

continued ________________, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: ___________________ _______________________________ 

 PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON 

 United States District Judge 

May 27 2/22/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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