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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 Regarding Continuance Of Trial - CV 04-03658 HRL

MICHAEL C. SERVERIAN (SBN 133203)

JON A. HEABERLIN (SBN 199810)

RANKIN, LANDSNESS, LAHDE,

 SERVERIAN & STOCK

96 No. Third Street, Suite 500

San Jose, California 95112

(408) 293-0463

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF SAN BENITO and SHERIFF

CURTIS HILL

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL CASAREZ,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

COUNTY OF SAN BENITO AND

SHERIFF CURTIS HILL,

Defendants.

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Case No. C04-03658 HRL

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING

CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL 

Current Trial Date: February 6, 2006

Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE, THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD,

TO THE FOLLOWING:

1. This case involves claims by a right-foot amputee, Plaintiff PAUL CASAREZ,

related to his incarceration at the San Benito County Jail at various brief times in 2002 and

2003. Trial is currently set in this matter for February 6, 2006. This is the second trial-setting. 

The Final Pretrial Conference is scheduled for January 31, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. The parties

mediated, unsuccessfully, on May 31, 2005 with Fred D. Butler, Esq. They had a settlement

conference with Magistrate Seeborg on September 27, 2005.

2. Defendants recently moved for summary judgment on Plaintiff’s monetary

damages claims under the ADA, as well as Plaintiff’s state-law premises liability claim

against Sheriff Hill. Hearing on the motion occurred January 3, 2006. The parties recently

received the Court’s Order of January 12, 2006, in which the motion was granted in part, and

denied in part.

3. Both parties request and believe a short continuance of the trial is warranted for

*E-FILED ON 1/18/06*

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several reasons. First, in the wake of the summary judgment Order, both parties are willing to

return to a Magistrate Judge for an additional settlement conference. In fact, the parties have

agreed to a settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Trumbull for January 25. 

4. The parties believe the Court’s findings following the summary judgment motion

may increase the prospect of settlement as the Order narrowed the issues in dispute for trial. 

More specifically, certain claims by Plaintiff which could give rise to monetary damages

under the ADA were dismissed. On the other hand, Defendants lost on summary judgment

with regard to other claims that will now presumably make it to the jury. The parties would like

to explore settlement prior to incurring the expense of expert depositions and discovery.

5. A continuance would also be helpful to defense counsel’s office in that the office’s

senior partner has recently gone on full-time medical leave. The redistribution of work has

been taxing on the office and resulted in counsel taking on additional files and trials. Defense

counsel Michael Serverian presently has two other trials set in February, including a highexposure claim arising from a pedestrian-versus-train accident. Mr. Serverian will also need

to be out of the office during portions of late January to assist a close family member who will

be undergoing surgery and requiring hospitalization for between three and five days.

6. Based on the foregoing, the parties stipulate and request that the trial and pretrial

conference dates be continued until approximately May 2006, or to a time convenient to the

Court.

Dated: January 17, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL E. ADAMS

By: /s/Michael E. Adams

MICHAEL E. ADAMS

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: January 17, 2006 RANKIN, LANDSNESS, LAHDE,

SERVERIAN & STOCK

By: /s/Michael C. Serverian

MICHAEL C. SERVERIAN

Attorneys for Defendants

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Stipulation And Order Regarding Continuance Of Trial - CV 04-03658 HRL

ORDER

THE PARTIES HAVING STIPULATED, AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Trial in this matter shall be continued until __________________. 

2. The pretrial conference shall be continued to _____________________.

 

DATED: _________________ _____________________________________

MAGISTRATE JUDGE HOWARD R. LLOYD

April 17, 2006 April 11, 2006, 1:30 p.m. January 18, 2006 /s/ Howard R. Lloyd

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