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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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PATRICIA BARBOSA, Esq. (SBN 125865)

BARBOSA GROUP

16531 Bolsa Chica Street, Suite 205

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Telephone: (714) 465-9486

PBarbosa@barbosagrp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, HOLLYN D’LIL

and RICHARD SKAFF

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HOLLYN D’LIL AND RICHARD 

SKAFF,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF PETALUMA and DOES 1 

through 10, Inclusive,

Defendants. 

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Case Number: C-11-2088-JCS

Honorable Joseph C. Spero

FURTHER UPDATED JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 

REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC 

APPEARANCE BY PATRICIA 

BARBOSA

CMC Hearing: March 20, 2015

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Philip Burton Federal Bldg.

 450 Golden Gate Avenue

 Courtroom G, 15th Floor

 San Francisco, CA 94102

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FURTHER UPDATED JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

Case No.: 3:11-cv-02088-JCS 1

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ERIC S. CASHER (SBN 248875) 

MEYERS, NAVE, RIBACK, SILVER & WILSON

555 12TH Street, Suite 1500

Oakland, CA 94607

Telephone: (510) 808-2000

Facsimile: (510) 444-1108

ecasher@meyersnave.com

Attorney for Defendant,

City of Petaluma

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FURTHER UPDATED JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

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The parties to the above-entitled action jointly submit this FURTHER 

UPDATED JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT pursuant to the 

Court’s Case Management and Pre-Trial Order of January 21, 2015 (Document 

Number 58). 

I. STATUS OF SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

PLAINTIFFS’ STATEMENT:

The parties in this case, with the assistance of Daniel Bowling, have 

exchanged settlement documents to resolve Plaintiff’s claims for injunctive 

relief, but significant issues remain before a final settlement. Plaintiffs have also 

made demands for damages and attorney fees and costs, but have not received a 

response from the City of Petaluma so cannot tell if a settlement of the claims 

looks likely. At this time, although the parties have made significant progress, 

but we are not ready to settle the case. Mediator Daniel Bowling continues to 

reach out to the parties to facilitate a settlement, but there are no further 

mediation sessions scheduled at this time. Plaintiff requests that the Court set 

deadlines for the settlement of this case, if one is to be achieved. Plaintiff 

requests that Defendant provide a response to Plaintiff revised settlement 

documents and monetary demand no later than the end of March, with Plaintiff’s 

responding no later than April 14, 2015. This case has been very long in the 

process of mediation, and Plaintiffs request firm deadlines be established to settle 

the case, or the Court should set a trial. Plaintiffs understand that the City must 

ratify any proposed agreement, and the deadlines suggested are deadlines for 

Defendant’s attorneys to be prepared to propose the settlement to the City. 

DEFENDANT’S STATEMENT:

Defendant City of Petaluma (“Defendant”) agrees that the parties are close 

to resolving the injunctive relief portion of this case. Defendant is in the process 

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of reviewing Plaintiffs’ request for monetary damages, and researching to verify 

some of the factual allegations Plaintiffs’ have asserted in support of Plaintiffs’ 

request for damages.

Mediator Daniel Bowling reached out and offered to facilitate another 

mediation. Defendant is willing to recommend to Petaluma’s City Council that 

we attend another mediation session to resolve all outstanding issues that remain. 

Defendant requests that Plaintiffs provide a response to Mediator Bowling’s 

offer of a further mediation session no later than the date of the case management 

conference, March 20, 2015. 

Defendant has no objection to Plaintiffs’ proposed deadlines for exchange 

of responses to the Plaintiffs’ monetary demands and revisions to the settlement 

documents.

II. REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE BY 

PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL

Plaintiff’s Counsel, Patricia Barbosa, respectfully requests she be granted 

permission to appear telephonically for the Case Management Conference in this 

matter, scheduled for March 20, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. 

Good cause exists for granting this request. Ms. Barbosa resides in 

Huntington Beach, California, and she must travel to San Francisco and spend a 

day in traveling to attend the CMC. The costs of this case are already very high 

and traveling to the Bay area would increase the costs of the case. At present 

counsel has made a demand for monetary relief, including costs and fees. It may 

hinder settlement discussions, if Plaintiff is required to increase the demand for 

costs to travel to San Francisco. Additionally, Counsel is currently preparing for 

a trial that requires the filing of pretrial documents on April 8, 2015, and losing a 

day in travel would impede Counsel’s preparation of the pretrial documents, and 

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FURTHER UPDATED JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

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other matters that require her presence in Huntington Beach. Plaintiff requests 

that she be permitted to attend the Case Management Conference telephonically. 

Defendant does not object to Plaintiff’s request to appear telephonically. 

Dated: March 13, 2015

 /s/PATRICIA BARBOSA

PATRICIA BARBOSA

Counsel for Plaintiffs, HolLyn D’Lil and 

Richard Skaff

Dated: March 13, 2015

/s/ERIC CASHER

ERIC CASHER

Counsel for Defendant, City of Petaluma

2413756.1

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FURTHER UPDATED JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

Case No.: 3:11-cv-02088-JCS 5

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Ms. Barbosa shall be on phone standby beginning at 2:00 PM 

and await the Court's call. 

Dated: 3/16/15

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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