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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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JOINT STIPULATION RE: IN CAMERA INSPECTION OF DEFENDANT-OFFICERS PERSONNEL FILES... 

JULIO R. AYALA and MIRNA AYALA v. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT 

CASE NO: C06-02061 WHA 

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LAW OFFICES OF DALE K. GALIPO 

Dale K. Galipo, SBN 144074 

21800 Burbank Blvd., Suite 310 

Woodland Hills, California 91367 

dalekgalipo@yahoo.com 

(818) 347-3333 

LAW OFFICES OF VICKI I. SARMIENTO 

A Professional Corporation 

VICKI I. SARMIENTO, SBN 134047 

333 N. Garfield Avenue 

Alhambra, California 91801 

vislaw@vis-law.com 

Telephone: (626) 308-1171 

MENDELSON & ASSOCIATES 

DANA MENDELSON, SBN 184718 

295 89th Street, Suite 201 

Daly City, California 94015 

Telephone: (650) 757-8500 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Julio R. Ayala and Mirna Ayala individually and as Administrators of 

the Estate of Julio A. Ayala 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JULIO R AYALA and MIRNA AYALA, 

individually and as Administrators of the Estate 

of JULIO A. AYALA, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO POLICE 

DEPARTMENT, CHIEF MARK RAFFAELLI; 

CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO; 

OFFICER MIKE KUCHAC; OFFICER 

JANELLE PEREZ; CORPORAL BRUCE 

McPHILLIPS; OFFICER DAVID BERRY; 

CORPORAL DANNY GIL; OFFICER 

MELINDA LOPEZ; CORPORAL KEN 

 CASE NO.: C 06-02061 WHA 

JOINT STIPULATION RE: IN CAMERA

INSPECTION OF DEFENDANT 

OFFICERS PERSONNEL FILES; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

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JOINT STIPULATION RE: IN CAMERA INSPECTION OF DEFENDANT-OFFICERS PERSONNEL FILES... 

JULIO R. AYALA and MIRNA AYALA v. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT 

CASE NO: C06-02061 WHA 

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CHETCUTI; SERGEANT RON CARLINO; 

CORPORAL DAVE KENNAN; OFFICER 

CHRIS DEVAN; OFFICER MATT 

McNICHOL; OFFICER ADAM PLANK; 

OFFICER ROBBY CHON and DOES 1 to 10, 

inclusive 

 Defendants. 

 

WHEREAS, plaintiffs served a request for production of documents on defendant 

City seeking disclosure of documents pertaining to the individually named officers, to 

wit: prior complaints of excessive force and misconduct1

 from the officers’ personnel 

files and/or from any Internal Affairs files or Management Control Division files of the 

South San Francisco Police Department, and the officers’ personnel evaluations from 

2000 to the present. 

 WHEREAS, on February 23, 2007, agreement was reached between plaintiffs’ 

counsel Vicki I. Sarmiento and defendants’ counsel Kimberly Colwell to request the 

Court to hold an in camera review of the officers’ personnel files. Counsel agree to 

prepare a joint brief setting forth their respective positions re disclosure, and submit it to 

the Court ten (10) days prior to the review date. 

WHEREAS, both counsel agree that disclosure, if any, will be made pursuant to a 

protective order. 

 

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 Misconduct was defined as follows: falsification of police reports, perjury, racial bias, aggressive behavior, violence, excessive 

force and any additional acts involving dishonesty, moral turpitude or criminal conduct. 

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JOINT STIPULATION RE: IN CAMERA INSPECTION OF DEFENDANT-OFFICERS PERSONNEL FILES... 

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CASE NO: C06-02061 WHA 

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 WHEREAS, the parties respectfully request that the in camera review of the 

described documents take place on March 22, 2007, if this date is acceptable to the 

Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED: 

 LAW OFFICES OF VICKI I. SARMIENTO 

 LAW OFFICES OF DALE K. GALIPO 

 MENDELSON & ASSOCIATES 

DATED: February 21, 2007 By:____/S/_____________________________ 

 VICKI I. SARMIENTO 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Julio and Mirna 

Ayala,Individually and as 

Administrators of the Estate of Julio Ayala 

 

Dated: February 23, 2007 MEYERS, NAVE, RIBACK, SILVER 

 & WILSON

 

 By:____/S/______________________________ 

 KIMBERLY E. COLWELL 

 Attorney for Defendants 

City of South San Francisco, South San 

Francisco Police Department, Chief Mark 

Raffaelli, Officer Mike Kuchac, Officer 

Janelle Perez, Corporal Bruce McPhillips, 

Officer David Berry, Corporal Danny Gil, 

Officer Melinda Lopez, Corporal Ken 

Chetcuti, Sergeant Ron Carlino, Corporal 

Dave Kennan, Officer Chris Devan, 

Officer Matt McNichol, Officer Adam 

Plank and Officer Robby Chon 

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JOINT STIPULATION RE: IN CAMERA INSPECTION OF DEFENDANT-OFFICERS PERSONNEL FILES... 

JULIO R. AYALA and MIRNA AYALA v. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

 The Court agrees to hold an in camera inspection on _______________________ 

regarding the above described documents and files pursuant to this Joint Stipulation. 

The parties are to submit their joint brief setting forth their respective positions re 

disclosure within _____ days before the inspection date. 

DATED: ________________ _______________________________________ 

 HONORABLE WILLIAM H. ALSUP 

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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

along with the above-described documents and files

February 28, 2007

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

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