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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 REGARDING OUTSTANDING DISCOVERY ISSUES 

Michael J. Coffino (SBN 88109) 

MCoffino@ReedSmith.com 

James E. Heffner (SBN 245406) 

JEHeffner@ReedSmith.com 

Christopher C. Foster (SBN 253839) 

CFoster@ReedSmith.com 

REED SMITH LLP

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3922 

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 7936 

San Francisco, CA 94120-7936 

Telephone: 415.543.8700 

Facsimile: 415.391.8269 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Robert Carl Patrick Keane and Chieko Strange 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROBERT CARL PATRICK KEANE, 

individually; and CHIEKO STRANGE, 

individually, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SETH M. MCMULLEN, PAUL ACCORNERO 

and JOHN SILVA, 

 Defendants. 

No.: C-07-04894 SBA 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER ADVANCING HEARING ON 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL 

PRODUCTION AND ADOPTING LETTER 

BRIEF PROCEDURE TO AUGMENT 

ISSUES TO BE DECIDED 

Compl. Filed: February 19, 2008 

Chief Magistrate Judge James Larson 

STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, Federal Defendants Seth McMullen and John Silva filed a motion to compel 

discovery or, in the alternative, to limit issues for trial (“MTC”) on August 12, 2008; 

WHEREAS, the Federal Defendants’ motion originally was set to be heard on District Judge 

Saundra Brown Armstrong’s September 16, 2008 calendar; 

WHEREAS, on August 14, 2008, Judge Armstrong referred this case to a magistrate judge 

for all discovery and the Federal Defendants’ motion thereafter was assigned to Chief Magistrate 

Judge James Larson; 

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WHEREAS, on August 15, 2008, Federal Defendant’s motion was continued and a new date 

of October 15, 2008 was given for hearing on the motion; and 

WHEREAS, after the Federal Defendants’ motion to compel was filed, the exchange of 

additional information between the parties has changed substantially the issues raised in the motion 

that must be decided; and 

WHEREAS, multiple additional discovery disputes remain between the Federal Defendants 

and Plaintiffs and separate issues remain between Defendant Paul Accornero and Plaintiffs which 

are not addressed in the pending motion and which the parties wish to address with the Chief 

Magistrate; 

WHEREAS, the Chief Magistrate Judge now is unavailable October 15, 2008 and counsel 

for Accornero is not available October 8, 2008; 

IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED between Plaintiffs, Federal Defendants John Silva and 

Seth McMullen and Defendant Paul Accornero, by and through their undersigned attorneys of 

record, for the convenience of the parties and the Court: 

1. Federal Defendant Seth McMullen and John Silva’s pending motion to compel shall 

ADVANCED so as to be heard October 8, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.; the issues to be 

addressed, however, shall be recast in their entirety in a five page singlespaced joint statement (“Statement”); in addition to the recast issues in 

Federal Defendant’s previously-filed motion, the Statement shall address 

additional outstanding discovery issues existing between Federal Defendants 

and Plaintiffs, 

2. The Statement shall be filed no later than September, 29, 2008; 

3. If additional discovery issues exist between Plaintiffs and Defendant Accornero, such 

issues shall be addressed in a separate five page single-spaced joint statement 

to be filed on or before October 29, 2008; if necessary, a hearing on such 

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additional issues shall take place on a date to be set by the Court. 

SO STIPULATED: 

DATED: September 24, 2008 REED SMITH LLP

By /s/ James E. Heffner 

James E. Heffner 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

ROBERT CARL PATRICK KEANE and CHIEKO 

STRANGE 

DATED: September 24, 2008 MEYERS, NAVE, RIBACK, SILVER & WILSON LLP

By /s/ Tricia L. Hynes 

Tricia L. Hynes 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PAUL ACCORNERO and JOHN SILVA 

DATED: September 24, 2008 JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, United States Attorney 

By /s/ Abraham A. Simmons 

ABRAHAM A. SIMMONS 

Assistant United States Attorney 

United States Department of Justice 

Attorneys for Defendants SETH MCMULLEN and 

JOHN SILVA 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Based upon the stipulation of the parties, and for good cause shown, the Court orders as 

follows: 

1. Federal Defendant Seth McMullen and John Silva’s pending motion to compel shall 

ADVANCED so as to be heard October 8, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.; 

2. On or before September, 29, 2008, the parties shall file a joint statement not to exceed 

five single-spaced pages addressing outstanding discovery issues existing between 

Federal Defendants and Plaintiffs, 

3. If additional discovery issues exist between Plaintiffs and Defendant Accornero, such 

issues shall be addressed in a separate five page single-spaced joint statement to be filed 

on or before October 29, 2008; 

4. A hearing on discovery issues existing between Accornero and Plaintiffs, if necessary, 

shall be scheduled for ________ __, 2008. 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS SO ORDERED: 

 DATED: _______________, 2008 

 Chief Magistrate Judge James Larson 

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CERTIFICATION 

I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained by the above 

named signatories. 

DATED: September 24, 2008. 

REED SMITH LLP

By /s/ James E. Heffner 

James E. Heffner 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Robert Carl Patrick Keane and Chieko Strange 

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