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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL, WITH PREJUDICE, OF THE FIRST AND SECOND

CAUSES OF ACTION (VIOLATION OF 42 USC 1983) AND FOR REMAND TO STATE COURT

DAVID C. ANDERSON, ESQ., State Bar # 83146

LAW OFFICE OF DAVID C. ANDERSON

50 Francisco Street, Suite 450

San Francisco, CA 94133

Telephone: (415) 395-9898

Facsimile: (415) 395-9839

Attorneys for Plaintiff

OLGA F. CHER

TROY B. OVERTON, ESQ.

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: 415 703-5516

Facsimile: 703-5480 

Attorneys for Defendants

STATE OF CALIFORNIA , acting 

by and through the CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION; 

OFFICER E. RHEE-PIZANO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

OLGA F. CHER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND

RECREATION; OFFICER E. RHEEPIZANO; and DOES 1 through 20,

inclusive, 

Defendants.

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No. C10-00088-JW

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL, WITH

PREJUDICE, OF THE FIRST AND

SECOND CAUSES OF ACTION

(VIOLATION OF 42 USC 1983) AND FOR

REMAND TO STATE COURT

DATE FILED: NOVEMBER 5, 2009

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL, WITH PREJUDICE, OF THE FIRST AND SECOND

CAUSES OF ACTION (VIOLATION OF 42 USC 1983) AND FOR REMAND TO STATE COURT

STIPULATION

On November 5, 2009, Plaintiff OLGA F. CHER filed this action in the Santa Cruz

County Superior Court, Civil Action No. CV165717 (hereinafter “State Lawsuit”). The First

and Second Causes of Action in the State Lawsuit were for violations of 42 USC 1983.

Subsequent to being served with the State Lawsuit, Defendants STATE OF

CALIFORNIA , acting by and through the CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND

RECREATION; OFFICER E. RHEE-PIZANO removed the State Lawsuit to Federal Court on

the grounds that this Court had federal question jurisdiction over the action because Plaintiff

asserted a claim under Federal Law by the First and Second Causes of Action.

Plaintiff hereby agrees to voluntarily dismiss the First and Second Causes of Action

(violation of 42 USC 1983) in the Complaint, with prejudice. Each side to bear their own costs

to achieve said dismissal.

Upon dismissal of the First and Second Causes of Action (violation of 42 USC 1983)

there are no longer Federal claims asserted and, accordingly, the matter may be remanded back

to the Santa Cruz County Superior Court.

The parties, by and through their counsel, further agree that the discovery in progress

will remain on track. Further, the parties have and/or are planning to exchange information

pursuant to FRCP Rule 26.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: February 17, 2010 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID C. ANDERSON

By: /s/ David C. Anderson 

 DAVID C. ANDERSON

 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL, WITH PREJUDICE, OF THE FIRST AND SECOND

CAUSES OF ACTION (VIOLATION OF 42 USC 1983) AND FOR REMAND TO STATE COURT

Dated: February 12, 2010 DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

By: /s/ Troy B. Overton 

 TROY B. OVERTON

 Attorneys for Defendants

(Proposed) ORDER

The Court, having duly considered the foregoing stipulation of the parties, hereby grants

Plaintiff’s request to voluntarily dismiss the First and Second Causes of Action (violation of 42

USC 1983), with prejudice. The First and Second Causes of Action are hereby dismissed with

prejudice, each side to bear their own respective fees and costs.

Based on the dismissal of the Federal claim, this Court exercises its discretion to remand

this matter. Therefore, this matter is hereby remanded to the Superior Court of the State of

California, County of Santa Cruz.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: , 2010 

JAMES WARE

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

The Clerk shall close this file. February 19,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL, WITH PREJUDICE, OF THE FIRST AND SECOND

CAUSES OF ACTION (VIOLATION OF 42 USC 1983) AND FOR REMAND TO STATE COURT

CHER v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al. 

U.S. DISTRICT COURT NO. C10-00088 HRL

PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL

(Code Civ. Proc., §§ 1013, 2015.5

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2008(e))

I, the undersigned, declare as follows:

I am over 18 years of age and not a party to the within action; my business address is 50

Francisco Street, Suite 450, San Francisco, CA 94133, I am employed in San Francisco County,

California.

I am readily familiar with my employer's practices for collection and processing of

correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service.

On the below date, I served a copy of the following document(s): 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL, WITH PREJUDICE,

OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CAUSES OF ACTION (VIOLATION OF 42 USC

1983) AND FOR REMAND TO STATE COURT

on the interested parties in the above-referenced case by following ordinary business practices

and placing for collection and mailing a true copy of the above-referenced document(s),

enclosed in sealed envelope(s); in the ordinary course of business, the above document(s) would

have been deposited for first-class delivery with the United States Postal Service the same day

they were placed for deposit, with postage thereon fully prepaid,

The foregoing was/were addressed as follows:

Troy B. Overton, Esq.

Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

703-5516

703-5480 fax

Atty for All Defs.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on February 17, 2010.

 /s/ Cynthia Sparks 

CYNTHIA SPARKS

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