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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 ORDER RE: DURAND BEGAULT C05-2935 MEJ 1 

JAMES B. CHANIN (SBN# 76043) 

JULIE M. HOUK (SBN# 114968) 

Law Offices of James B. Chanin 

3050 Shattuck Avenue 

Berkeley, California 94705 

Telephone: (510) 848-4752, Ext. 2 

Facsimile: (510) 848-5819 

Email: jbcofc@aol.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UGANDA KNAPPS, ) CASE NO C05-2935 MEJ 

 ) 

 ) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

 Plaintiffs, ) REGARDING TESTIMONY OF DURAND 

vs. ) BEGAULT, PH.D., CD ROM OF 

 ) ENHANCED AUDIO TAPE AND 

 ) TRANSCRIPT 

 ) 

CITY OF OAKLAND, et al, ) Trial Date: 10/17/07 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

 ) 

 WHEREAS, THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE 

COUNSEL OF RECORD, DO HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE THAT if Durand 

Begault, Ph.D. was called to testify at the trial in the above-entitled action, he would 

 1) qualify as an expert in the enhancement of audio tape evidence; 

 2) testify about the methods and procedures he used to enhance the copy of the audio 

tape of the plaintiff’s “911” cell phone conversation with Oakland Police dispatch which had 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DURAND BEGAULT C05-2935 MEJ 2 

been subpoenaed by plaintiff’s counsel from the California Department of Social Services 

which was used at the administrative hearing of the plaintiff’s appeal from the accusation of 

the Department of Social Services; 

 3) that Dr. Begault prepared a copy of said enhancement on a CD-Rom and that said 

CD Rom shall be admitted into evidence as properly authenticated; and 

 4) that Dr. Begault would also testify that he prepared a transcript of said tape which is 

attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A and that the transcript reflects his 

best efforts to transcribe the tape. However, the parties recognize that the Court will 

ultimately decide what is said on the tape and its import in this case. The parties further agree 

that the transcript shall be deemed properly authenticated. 

. THE PARTIES FURTHER STIPULATE AND AGREE THAT the aforementioned 

CD Rom of the enhanced audio tape prepared by Durand Begault, Ph.D. and the transcript 

that he prepared with respect to said tape shall be admitted into evidence at the trial in the 

above-entitled action and that neither party shall be required to call Dr. Begault to testify at 

the trial to authenticate either the CD Rom or the transcript in order for them to be admitted 

into evidence. 

 THE PARTIES FURTHER STIPULATE AND AGREE THAT they shall not waive 

any right they respectively have to argue or comment on this evidence at trial. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED: 

Dated: October 5, 2007 ____________/S/________________ 

 JULIE M. HOUK 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DURAND BEGAULT C05-2935 MEJ 3 

Dated: October 5, 2007 __________/S/___________________ 

 ARLENE ROSEN 

 Attorney for Defendants 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, 

IT SO ORDERED: 

Dated: ___________, 2007 _______________________________ 

 MARIA ELENA JAMES 

 Magistrate Judge of the United States 

District Court 

October 10,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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