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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DELPHINE ALLEN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF OAKLAND, et al.,

Defendants.

MASTER CASE FILE

NO. C00-4599 TEH 

ORDER RE: TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE

At the May 4, 2010 status conference, the Court “order[ed] the parties to meet and

confer with the monitor to determine how best to utilize the monitor’s technical assistance in

developing a plan to move forward, including any contract modifications that may be

necessary to ensure reasonable compensation to the monitor.” May 4, 2010 Rep. Tr. at

7:14-18. The Court acknowledged the City’s financial concerns but expressed its view that

using the Monitor for technical assistance “will save money in the long run. . . . If the City

only has discussions with the monitor during the quarterly site visits, I believe it will be

extremely difficult, if not impossible, for this case to end in two years.” Id.

The Court has been informed by the Monitor that, three weeks after the Court’s order,

an agreement on technical assistance has yet to be reached. As the Court explained at the

most recent status conference, time is of the essence, and the City can afford no more delay if

it wishes to end this Court’s oversight by the January 2012 expiration of the current

memorandum of understanding.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties and the Monitor shall meet

and confer and reach a financial agreement on technical assistance on or before June 4,

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2010. The Court may issue an order to show cause if no agreement has been reached by that

date. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 05/27/10 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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