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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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1 KEITH M. WHITE #188536 

COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP

2 Attorneys at Law

499 West Shaw, Suite 116 3 Fresno, California 93704

4 Telephone: (559) 248-4820

Facsimile: (559) 248-4830

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6 Attorneys for Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC. 

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 MICHELLE MARTIN, 

10 Plaintiff, 

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13 FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.; CITY OF 

FRESNO 

14 Defendant(s). 

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NO. 1:16-cv-00972-LJJO-BAM 

AMENDED

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

STATUS CONFERENCE, DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S 

COMPLAINT and DEADLINE TO 

SERVE DEFENDANT CITY OF 

FRESNO; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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WHEREAS, the responsive pleading of Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.

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(“Storyland”), is currently due on September 6, 2016 as the result of it accepting written Waiver

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of Service of Summons;

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WHEREAS, the scheduling conference in this matter is currently set for October 12,

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2016 at 9:00 a.m.;

22 WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the last date

23 for Plaintiff MICHAEL MARTIN (“Martin”) to effect service on Defendant CITY OF FRESNO 

24 (“City”) is October 4, 2016 unless Plaintiff shows good cause to extend such deadline; 

25 WHEREAS, City has not yet been served; 

26 WHEREAS, Storyland believes that it is required by its lease of the facility at issue to 

27 defend and indemnify from claims such as those raised by MARTIN; 

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WHEREAS, Storyland wishes to focus its efforts and limited resources on resolving this

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dispute and removing barriers to access rather than paying for the City’s defense;

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WHEREAS, Storyland is governed by a volunteer board of directors that meets once a

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month;

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WHEREAS, Martin and Storyland wish additional time to attempt resolution of the

5 matter without incurring fees and costs associated with filing responsive pleadings, preparing for

6 and attending the scheduling conference as currently scheduled and having the City served or 

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appear; 

8 WHEREAS, the parties wish to conserve the Court’s resources and time and not 

9 unnecessarily burden the Court with a matter that will likely be informally resolved; 

10 WHEREAS, an inspection of the subject property by a certified California access 

11 specialist has taken place and Storyland is in the process of developing a plan for remediation of 

12 the access issues identified in that report but, due to various limitations, the remediation plan 

13 may require substantial input from consultants as well as creative resolutions, all of which will 

14 take some time to explore; 

15 WHEREAS, the parties are cautiously optimistic that once the remediation plan is 

16 complete, further use of the Court’s resources and time will be unnecessary; 

17 NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff MICHELLE MARTIN, through her attorney of record, 

18 and Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC., through its attorney of record, hereby stipulate as 

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20 1. That the Mandatory Scheduling Conference that was scheduled by the court for 

21 October 12, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. be continued to a date after February 3, 2017 at the Court’s 

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23 2. That Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.’s time to respond to the 

24 Complaint be extended to December 23, 2016 which extension exceeds 28 days from the initial 

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3. That Plaintiff MICHELLE MARTIN has until December 2, 2016 to effectuate

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service of her summons and complaint on Defendant CITY OF FRESNO.

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Dated: August 9, 2016 COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP

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5 By: 

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/s/ Keith M. White 

KEITH M. WHITE 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

FRESNO STORYLAND, INC. 

8 Dated: August 9, 2016 MOORE LAW FIRM, P.C. 

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/s/ Tanya E. Moore 

TANYA E. MOORE 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MICHELLE MARTIN 

13 I attest that I obtained the concurrence of the person(s) whose electronic signature is 

14 shown prior to the filing of this document. 

15 Dated: August 9, 2016 COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP 

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17 By: /s/ Keith M. White 

18 KEITH M. WHITE 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

19 FRESNO STORYLAND, INC. 

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1 ORDER

2 The Parties having so stipulated and good cause appearing,

3 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.’s response to

4 Plaintiff’s complaint shall be filed and served on or before December 23, 2016;

5 That Plaintiff MICHELLE MARTIN have until December 2, 2016 to effectuate service

6 of her summons and complaint on Defendant CITY OF FRESNO; and

7 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for

8 <u>October</u> 12, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. is CONVERTED to a TELEPHONIC STATUS

9 CONFERENCE set for November 15, 2016 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8 before Magistrate

10 Barbara A. McAuliffe. The plaintiff shall file a Status Report one week prior to the hearing.

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12 IT IS SO ORDERED.

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15 Dated: August 12, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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