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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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McNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY, PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

P.O. BOX 5288, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596 

TELEPHONE: (925) 939-5330

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JAMES V. FITZGERALD, III (State Bar No. 55632) 

MCNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY,

PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

1211 Newell Avenue 

Post Office Box 5288 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 

Telephone: (925) 939-5330 

Facsimile: (925) 939-0203 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY; CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 

PROBATION DEPARTMENT; CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 

CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER LIONEL CHATMAN, in his 

individual and official capacities; CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 

CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER FOR JUVENILE HALL, 

NANCY MILLER, in her individual and official capacities 

Andrew C. Schwartz (State Bar No. 064578) 

CASPER, MEADOWS, SCHWARTZ & COOK

A Professional Corporation 

California Plaza 

2121 North California Blvd., Suite 1020 

Walnut Creek, California 94596 

Telephone: (925) 947-1147 

Facsimile: (925) 947-1131 

E-Mail: Schwartz@cmslaw.com

Mark E. Merin (State Bar No. 043849) 

Jeffrey I. Schwarzschild (State Bar No. 192086) 

LAW OFFICES OF MARK E. MERIN 

2001 P Street, Suite 100 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 443-6911 

Facsimile: (916) 447-8336 

E-Mail: mark@markmerin.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RUSSELL MOYLE, a minor, by and 

through his Guardian Ad Litem, his 

custodial parent, RHONDA BOWERS; 

KATHERINE ERMITANO, a minor, by 

and through her Guardian Ad Litem, her 

custodial parent, MARLON ERMITANO, 

and on behalf of themselves and all those 

similarly situated, 

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 Plaintiffs, 

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY; CONTRA 

COSTA COUNTY PROBATION 

DEPARTMENT; CONTRA COSTA 

COUNTY CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER 

LIONEL CHATMAN, in his individual and 

official capacities; CONTRA COSTA 

COUNTY CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER 

FOR JUVENILE HALL, NANCY 

MILLER, in her individual and official 

capacities; and DOES 1 THROUGH 100, 

 Defendant. 

Since the last Case Management Conference in this matter on August 4, 2006, the 

following has occurred. Plaintiffs served their fourth set of requests for production of documents 

on all defendants on August 29, and, after numerous extensions of time to respond granted by 

plaintiffs, defendants served substantial responses on November 1, 2006. This discovery was 

propounded in an attempt to determine the number of persons in the class defined by the 

allegations in the complaint. As I indicated in correspondence to the Court dated October 31, 

2006, Defendants have not completed their responses to Plaintiffs discovery but they anticipate 

being able to do so by December 1, 2006. 

Additionally, the depositions of the following members of Contra Costa County Probation 

Department have been taken: Defendants Lionel Chatman and Nancy Miller, and Probation 

employees Michelle Schulze, Belinda Stewart, James White, and Charles Gonsalves. Although, 

counsel for Plaintiffs initially agreed to postpone the depositions of retired Contra Costa County 

Probation Department employees because their testimony was not relevant on the class issues 

until mediation occurred, Plaintiffs have now requested these depositions go forward and the 

depositions of former employees Charles Richards, Fahim Fahimie, Jerry Lawrence, and Joe 

Davis are in the process of being scheduled. It is anticipated these depositions will be completed 

no later than December 15, 2006 but more than likely prior to December 1, 2006. The deposition 

of former Probation employee Nikita Hughes is scheduled for November 28, 2006. 

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Counsel for Defendants believe that they need additional time to respond to aspects of 

Plaintiffs’ outstanding discovery in this case so that the class numbers that are identified can be 

defended against any concerns raised by Plaintiffs’ counsel. 

As a result of these circumstances the dates in the court’s pre-trial order of August 8, 2006 

will not be met. Accordingly, counsel for the parties have met and conferred and authorized 

counsel for Defendants to send the court the letter dated October 31, 2006, and have met and 

conferred with the regarding following proposed dates. 

1. Private mediation shall occur no later than February 16, 2007. The parties shall submit 

a letter to the court with the name of the mediator and the mediation date by December 1, 2006; 

2. An updated Joint Case Management Conference Statement shall be due on February 

23, 2007 which shall include a proposed schedule for the remainder of the case; 

3. a further Case Management Conference to be set for March 2, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.; 

4. Plaintiffs shall file their motion for class certification by March 19, 2007. The parties 

shall negotiate a proposed briefing schedule. 

Dated: November 9, 2006 MCNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY,

PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

By: /s/ 

James V. Fitzgerald, III 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY; CONTRA COSTA 

COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT; CONTRA 

COSTA COUNTY CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER 

LIONEL CHATMAN, in his individual and official 

capacities; CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CHIEF 

PROBATION OFFICER FOR JUVENILE HALL, 

NANCY MILLER, in her individual and official 

capacities 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the further case management conference, set for 11/17/06 at 

1:30 p.m., has been continued to 3/2/7 at 1:30 PM. 

Dated: Nov. 14, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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