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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE FURTHER STAY PENDING ADR

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NAVI SINGH DHILLON (SBN 279537)

Navi.Dhillon@BakerBotts.com

BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.

101 California Street, Suite 3600

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415.291.6200

Facsimile: 415.291.6300

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SAI

DAVID L. ANDERSON (CABN 149604)

United States Attorney

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643)

Chief, Civil Division

WENDY M. GARBERS (CABN 213208)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6475

FAX: (415) 436-7234

wendy.garbers@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant SECRETARY OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SAI,

Plaintiff,

v.

COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC, et 

al.,

Defendants.

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No. 16-cv-01024 JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

FURTHER STAY PENDING ADR

The Honorable Jon S. Tigar

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE FURTHER STAY PENDING ADR

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Having met and conferred, the undersigned the parties to stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, following appointment of Pro Bono Counsel, Plaintiff dismissed from this case 

individual defendants Champagne Ellison, Kristy Akens, John Aclado and Michael Snead. (ECF 232); 

WHEREAS, this action has been stayed for all purposes other than ADR and the current stay 

expires on March 4, 2019 (ECF 241); 

WHEREAS, on December 13, 2018, the parties participated in an all-day settlement conference 

with Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim;

WHEREAS, following the December 13, 2018 settlement conference, plaintiff and defendant 

Covenant Aviation Security, LLC (Covenant) reached a settlement agreement, that agreement has been 

reduced to writing, and Plaintiff will dismiss Covenant from this action in the near future; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and the government did not reach a settlement, but are engaged in 

potentially productive discussions with the assistance of Judge Kim and remain hopeful that an informal 

resolution can be reached; 

WHEREAS, the parties participated in further telephone conference with Judge Kim on February 

26, 2019, and agreed to continue their ADR efforts;

WHEREAS, the parties submit that it would conserve resources to permit those ADR efforts to 

go forward and that an addition five-week stay would facilitate settlement discussions; 

WHEREAS, the parties are scheduled to have another ADR call with Judge Kim on March 26, 

2019, at 9:00 a.m.

WHEREAS, a further case management conference is currently scheduled herein for March 13, 

2019;

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Sai and Defendant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 

jointly and respectfully ask that:

1. The stay previously entered in this matter continue five more weeks, until April 8, 2019, in order 

to facilitate settlement discussions; and 

2. The further case management conference be continued until after April 8, 2019. (Counsel for 

Defendant requests that it not be set the week of April 15, as she will be on vacation with her family.)

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE FURTHER STAY PENDING ADR

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DATED: February 27, 2019 Respectfully submitted,

DAVID L. ANDERSON

United States Attorney

/s/ Wendy M. Garbers

WENDY M. GARBERS

Assistant United States Attorney

DATED: February 27, 2019 BAKER BOTTS LLP

 /s/ Navi Singh Dhillon *

NAVI SINGH DHILLON

Attorneys for Plaintiff SAI

*In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests under penalty of 

perjury that all signatories have concurred in the filing of this document.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, it is hereby ordered that the stay previously entered in this 

matter continue until April 8, 2019. The March 13, 2019 CMC herein is hereby continued until 

____________________, 2019 at 2:00, with statements due on ________________, 2019.

Dated: 

HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

April 24 April 17 February 28, 2019

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