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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO (1) 

EXTEND DEADLINE TO GIVE NOTICE; AND (2) 

CONTINUE THE FEBRUARY 7, 2010 CMC 

A/73274730.1/3391619-0000340516 

PETER OBSTLER (SBN 171623) - 

peter.obstler@bingham.com 

JEE YOUNG YOU (SBN 241658) - 

jeeyoung.you@bingham.com 

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4067, U.S.A. 

Telephone: 415.393.2000 

Facsimile: 415.393.2286 

JAMES V. FITZGERALD, III (SBN 055632) -

james.fitzgerald@mcnamaralaw.com 

MCNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, 

SLATTERY, PFALZER & BORGES LLP 

1211 Newell Ave. 

Post Office Box 5288 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 

Telephone: (925) 939-5330 

Facsimile: (925) 939-0203 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ANDREW C. SCHWARTZ (S.B. # 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 

Email: schwartz@cmslaw.com 

MARK E. MERIN (S.B. # 043849) 

LAW OFFICE OF MARK E. MERIN 

2001 P Street, Suite 100 

Sacramento, California 95811 

Telephone: (916) 443-6911 

Facsimile: (916) 447-8336 

Email: mark@markmerin.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROSALETY BARNETT, PETER 

MORGANELLI, and all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

Case No. C 04-04437 TEH

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO: 

(1) EXTEND DEADLINE TO GIVE 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO (1) 

EXTEND DEADLINE TO GIVE NOTICE; AND (2) 

CONTINUE THE FEBRUARY 7, 2010 CMC 

A/73274730.1/3391619-0000340516 

v. 

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S 

DEPARTMENT, CONTRA COSTA 

COUNTY SHERIFF WARREN RUPF, 

individually and in his official capacity, 

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPUTIES DOES 1 THROUGH 100, and 

ROES 1 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, 

Defendants. 

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL CLASS 

MEMBERS; AND 

(2) CONTINUE THE FEBRUARY 8, 2010 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

PENDING MEDIATION

Place: 450 Golden Gate Ave. 

Courtroom 12, 19th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Thelton E. Henderson 

 

Representative Plaintiff Adeline Chan, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated 

(“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Contra Costa County and Sheriff Warren Rupf (Collectively 

“Contra Costa”) jointly and respectfully submit this Stipulation and Proposed Order in the above 

captioned action (the “Action”) under Local Rules of Court 7-12. 

RECITALS 

WHEREAS, on November 3, 2009, this Court issued an Order Granting Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Class Certification (“Class Certification Order”), certifying a class of individuals 

arrested and detained in connection with criminal misdemeanor offenses not involving weapons, 

drugs, or violence between October 20, 2002 and June 1, 2003; 

WHEREAS, in the Class Certification Order, this Court scheduled the next case 

management conference for February 8, 2010, and for the parties to meet and confer and file a 

joint case management statement on or before February 1, 2010; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Class Certification Order, the parties submitted and this 

Court signed on November 30, 2009, the Notice of Pendency of Class Action (“Notice”), which 

provides that any individual not wishing to be considered a member of the class or not wising to 

be represented by plaintiff in this action must mail a letter to Plaintiffs’ counsel postmarked on or 

before January 31, 2010 (“Opt-Out Deadline”) requesting exclusion from the class; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Contra Costa have agreed to and are scheduled to engage in 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO (1) 

EXTEND DEADLINE TO GIVE NOTICE; AND (2) 

CONTINUE THE FEBRUARY 7, 2010 CMC 

A/73274730.1/3391619-0000340516 

mediation before the Honorable Fern Smith (ret.) of JAMS on March 24-25, 2010. 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that it is in the best interests of Plaintiffs and Contra 

Costa to defer publication of Notice to potential members of the class until after engaging in 

mediation to allow the parties to reach material terms that will form the basis for submission of a 

proposed court-approved settlement agreement that resolves all issues, including the threshold 

issue of the number of individuals who potentially fall within the definition of the class who 

should receive Notice. 

STIPULATION 

Now, therefore, Plaintiffs and Contra Costa Stipulate and respectfully request that 

the Court enter the Proposed Order that: 

1. The case management conference currently scheduled for February 8, 2010 shall 

be continued until a date after the March 24-25, 2010 mediation has concluded, at a time 

convenient for the Court (the “CMC Date”). 

2. Seven days prior to the CMC Date set by the Court, the parties will submit a joint 

case management statement notifying the Court either that (i) the Parties have reached a 

settlement in principal and are requesting a settlement approval schedule, including submission of 

proposed deadlines for Notice, obtaining the approvals of the Contra Costa’s Board of 

Supervisors, and dates for the preliminary and final approval hearings by the Court; or (ii) the 

parties have been unable to reach a settlement in principal because of certain unresolved issues 

and a schedule and proposal for how the parties propose to resolve the remaining issues 

precluding final settlement, if any. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO (1) 

EXTEND DEADLINE TO GIVE NOTICE; AND (2) 

CONTINUE THE FEBRUARY 7, 2010 CMC 

A/73274730.1/3391619-0000340516 

3. The Opt-Out Deadline shall be extended from January 31, 2010 to a date to be 

jointly requested by the Parties in their joint case management statement after the March 24-25, 

2010 mediation. 

Dated: January 25, 2010 BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP 

By: / s / Peter Obstler

Peter Obstler 

Attorneys for Defendants 

County of Contra Costa, Contra Costa County 

Sheriff's Department, and Contra Costa County 

Sheriff Warren Rupf

Dated: January 25, 2010 LAW OFFICE OF MARK E. MERIN 

By: / s / Mark E. Merin

Mark E. Merin 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: January 25, 2010 CASPER, MEADOWS, SCHWARTZ & 

COOK 

By: / s / Andrew C. Schwartz

Andrew C. Schwartz 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Good cause appearing, PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

________________________________

 Thelton E. Henderson 

 United States District Court Judge 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Thelton E. Henderson

The case management conference is continued 

to April 12, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.

01/26/10

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