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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Siegel &

LeWitter

1939 Harrison Street

Suite 307

Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 452-5000

(510) 452-5004 (fax)

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PLAINTIFF’S STATUS REPORT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER – Case No. C06-02297 SBA

Jody I. LeWitter #l24794

Latika Malkani #184301

Sarah C. Beard #240340

SIEGEL & LeWITTER

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 307

Oakland, California 94612

(510) 452-5000

(510) 452-5004 (fax)

firm@sl-employmentlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BLAINE JOHNSTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

SOFTWARE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL,

INC.,

Defendant.

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Case No. C06-02297 SBA

PLAINTIFF’S STATUS REPORT

AND ORDER

NOW COMES counsel for the plaintiff, Blaine Johnston, and pursuant to the Court’s

March 19, 2007 order, hereby provides the Court with this Status Report:

1. On March 12, 2007, plaintiff’s counsel filed a Statement Regarding Death of the

Plaintiff with this Court, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25. The parties, by and

through their counsel, also filed a stipulation on March 12, 2007 to request that the Court vacate

all dates in the Case Management Order and stay all actions in the matter due to plaintiff’s death,

until the probate court had ruled on whether this case was an asset of the trust plaintiff had

established prior to his death;

2. On March 19, 2007, this Court vacated the dates in the Case Management Order

and ordered that all actions in the case be stayed. The Court further ordered that plaintiff’s

counsel inform the Court as soon as the probate court had ruled on the matter and provide the

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Court with a status report no later than June 14, 2007; 

3. On May 15, 2007, the probate court ordered that this case, Johnston v. Software

House International, Inc., Case No. C06-02297, is an asset of The Blaine Johnston Family Trust,

and is subject to the management and control of the Trustee of The Blaine Johnston Family

Trust, Vickie Gorgone.

4. On June 5, 2007, the parties filed a Stipulation and Proposed Order Substituting

Vickie Gorgone, Trustee of The Blaine Johnston Family Trust, for the Plaintiff Blaine Johnston. 

5. The parties are now engaged in negotiations in an effort to settle this case. If

these negotiations are not productive, the parties will consider going to mediation. Therefore,

plaintiff’s counsel proposes holding over this matter and providing the Court with a status report

in 60 days. 

DATED: June 7, 2007 SIEGEL & LeWITTER

By: /s/ Sarah C. Beard Jody I. LeWitter 

 Sarah C. Beard

Attorneys for Plaintiff Blaine Johnston

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 6/14/07

Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong

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