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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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[Proposed] Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Stipulated Judgment, Directing Notice To 

The Class of Settlement, And Setting Fairness Hearing 

Cherry, et al. v. City College of San Francisco, Case No. C-04-4981 WHA 

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LOUIS A. LEONE, ESQ. (CSB #099874) 

KATHLEEN DARMAGNAC, ESQ. (CSB #150843) 

STUBBS & LEONE 

2175 N. California Blvd., Suite 900 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 

Telephone: (925) 974-8600 

Facsimile: (925) 974-8601 

Attorneys for Defendants 

SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, et al. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTORIA CHERRY, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY 

COLLEGE DISTRICT (“SFCCD” or “CITY 

COLLEGE”), et al., 

 Defendants. 

 No. C 04-4981 WHA 

CLASS ACTION

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS

STIPULATED JUDGMENT, DIRECTING NOTICE

TO THE CLASS OF SETTLEMENT, AND

SETTING FAIRNESS HEARING

Date: February 15, 2006 

Time: 7:30 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 9 

On February 13 and 14, 2006, this Court heard the parties’ joint motion for 

preliminary approval of the proposed Stipulated Judgment and Order in the abovecaptioned matter. Having considered the parties’ submissions made in connection with 

that motion, having heard the argument of counsel, and having proposed revisions that 

have been incorporated by the parties into the language of the proposed Stipulated 

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Judgment and Order, the Court hereby GRANTS preliminary approval to the proposed 

Stipulated Judgment.

The Court has made a preliminary finding that the proposed Stipulated Judgment is 

fair and equitable, and falls within the range of possible approval such that notice should 

be given to the class of this proposed settlement and a fairness hearing should be set. By 

Order dated June 15, 2005, this Court certified the following class of persons pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2) for declaratory and injunctive relief only: 

All students disabled by mobility impairments enrolled at City College of San 

Francisco since November 23, 2001, and who seek access to its services, 

programs and/or activities. 

At a hearing on February 15, 2006, the Court considered the issue of the form of 

the notice to the class and the substantive content of that notice. Having reviewed the 

proposed forms of notice, and having heard the argument of counsel, the Court hereby 

ORDERS that notice be given to the class by the following methods by no later than March 

1, 2006: 

1. Notice in the form attached as Exhibit A (long form) shall be sent via first 

class mail and email (if available) to the last known address of all identified members of 

the following class of persons: 

All students disabled by mobility impairments enrolled at City College of San 

Francisco since November 23, 2001, and who seek access to its services, 

programs and/or activities. 

2. Notice in the form attached as Exhibit A (long form) shall also be posted on 

the website of City College of San Francisco at the pages dedicated to the Disabled 

Students Programs and Services (DSPS).

3. Defendants shall also attempt to identify any students registered with the 

DSPS who have enrolled since the class list was last established in November 2005 and 

who would qualify for inclusion in the class as certified. If defendants can identify any 

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additional potential class members currently known to defendants, defendants shall send 

those students the long form notice attached as Exhibit A to.this Notice by March 1, 2006 

4. Notice in the form attached as Exhibit B (short form) shall be published in the 

City College of San Francisco campus press, The Guardsman (a bi-weekly publication), on 

or about March 8, 2006 so that class members who receive notice in this manner have 

sufficient time to file any objection or comment by March 31, 2006. 

5. Notice in the form attached as Exhibit B (short form) shall be posted at the 

following locations by no later than March 1, 2006: the offices of the Disabled Students 

Program & Services and the office of the Registrar at City College of San Francisco.

6. Notice in the form attached as Exhibit A shall be posted on the website of 

Schneider & Wallace and the Sturdevant Law Firm. Such notice shall also be posted in 

large print, Chinese, Spanish. and provided to all who so request in Braille.

7. Class counsel shall file their motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs 

incurred to date in the above-captioned matter by no later than March 9, 2006.

8. Any objections by class members to the proposed Stipulated Judgment must 

be postmarked or filed with the Court by no later than March 31, 2006. 

9. If Class Counsel receives comments and/or objections from class members, 

Class Counsel shall serve Defendants with true and correct copies of those comments 

and/or objections within 24 hours of Class Counsel’s receipt of same. Defendants agree 

to accept service of the same by facsimile. 

10. Any response by Plaintiffs or Defendants to any such objections or 

comments shall be filed with the Court by no later than April 7, 2006 at NOON.

11. A fairness hearing shall be held on April 13, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. 

Dated: February _____, 2006 

 HON. WILLIAM ALSUP 

 United States District Judge 

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