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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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RANDALL H. SCARLETT (SBN 135554) 

ROBERT E. ORMISTON (SBN 141857) 

Scarlett Law Group 

536 Pacific Ave. 

San Francisco, CA 94133 

Telephone (415) 352-6264 

Facsimile (415) 352-6265 

rscarlett@scarlettlawgroup.com

reormiston@scarlettlawgroup.com

CAL J. POTTER III (Nevada Bar No. 001988) 

Potter Law Offices 

1125 Shadow Lane 

Las Vegas, NV 89102 

Telephone: (702) 385-1954 

Facsimile: (702) 385-9081 

lpotter@potterlawoffices.com

Attorneys for KARLA FERNANDEZ, individually 

and as Guardian ad Litem for MAURICIO 

FERNANDEZ, a minor, as the heirs of 

Carlos Casillas-Fernandez, Deceased 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – OAKLAND BRANCH 

KARLA FERNANDEZ, individually 

and as Guardian ad Litem for 

MAURICIO FERNANDEZ, a minor, as 

the heirs of Carlos Casillas-Fernandez, 

Deceased, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC., et 

al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: C 06 4371 SBA 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

CONTINUING DATES RELATING TO 

EXPERT DESIGNATION, DISPOSITIVE 

MOTIONS, PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND 

TRIAL 

Pretrial Conf.: April 15, 2008 

Trial: April 28, 2008 

Ctrm: 3 – Third Floor 

Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong 

 TO THE HONORABLE COURT: 

1. STIPULATION:

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action, through 

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their respective attorneys of record, that: 

 (1) The current discovery cut-off set for February 15, 2008, is continued to August 

22, 2008; 

 (2) The current expert designation and discovery deadline of February 15, 2008, is 

continued to August 22, 2008; 

 (3) The current expert counter-designation has not been set. 

 (4) The current date for the completion of expert discovery of March 14, 2008, is 

continued to September 19, 2008; 

 (5) The current deadline of March 4, 2008, for all motions including dispositive 

motions to be heard shall be on or before September 9, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. 

 (6) The Mandatory Settlement Conference which ordered all parties to participate in 

such conference before a Magistrate Judge between March 5 and March 21, 2008, shall be 

continued to the time period of September 10 through September 26, 2008; 

 (7) The current pre-trial filing requirements as set forth in the Court’s Order dated 

March 20, 2007 paragraph “F”, subsections 1-4, re “Pretrial Preparation” is continued to 

September 30, 2008, consistent with the new pre-trial conference; 

 (8) The Pretrial Conference date currently set for April 15, 2008, is continued to 

October 21, 2008, at 1:00 p.m.; 

 (9) Motions in Limine and objections to evidence currently due on April 1, 2008, is 

continued to October 7, 2008; and responses to motions in limine and/or responses to 

objections to evidence currently set for on April 8, 2008, is continued to October 14, 2008.

 (10) The trial date currently set for April 28, 2008, is continued to November 3, 2008, 

at 8:30 a.m., for an estimated 7-8 day jury trial. 

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 Good cause exists for a continuance of the above dates in this case based upon the 

following: Despite the efforts of all counsel, there has been considerable difficulty scheduling 

and completing plaintiff’s deposition. Plaintiff, a single mother attempting to complete her 

education requested, after the initial session of her deposition, that any additional deposition 

sessions be scheduled only on a Friday and that all parties accommodate her school schedule. 

Given the nature of the case and reasonableness of plaintiff’s request, the parties have 

attempted to accommodate that request. However, in combination with the calendars of all 

counsel, the deposition of the plaintiff has not yet been completed. 

 As a result, given the fact that plaintiff’s deposition is not yet complete, nor have any 

other depositions been taken in this matter, the parties are unable at this point to address the 

retention, designation and deposition(s) of experts without incurring burdensome and 

potentially unnecessary expense. The parties are diligently attempting to work matters out, but 

all parties agree the matter will not be ready for trial as currently scheduled. Furthermore, the 

parties agree that the other deadlines in this matter, including for example the motion cut-off 

filing, expert discovery cut-off, final mandatory settlement conference dates and other pre-trial 

matters cannot be properly dealt with at this time as a result of the state of the discovery. 

2. TRIAL CALENDARS AND CONFLICTS OF COUNSEL

 Matthew J. LeBlanc, Esq., attorney for the City of Santa Rosa Defendants, currently has 

trials scheduled for May 23, 2008 through May 30, 2008 (SCV-234087); June 2, 2008 through 

June 19, 2008 (SCV-240574); June 13, 2008 through June 23, 2008 (SCV-240269); and 

August 14, 2008 through September 14, 2008 (SCV-237557). 

 Randall H. Scarlett, attorney for plaintiff KARLA FERNANDEZ, individually and as 

Guardian ad Litem for MAURICIO FERNANDEZ, a minor, as the heir of Carlos CasillasFernandez, Deceased, currently has trials scheduled for April 30, 2008 (1 day), April 18, 2008 

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(10 court days), April 24, 2008 (10 court days), May 12, 2008 (5 court days), May 13, 2008 

(15-20 court days), June 16, 2008 (1 days), June 20, 2008 (1 day), June 30, 2008 (4 court 

days), July 11, 2008 (10 court days). 

 Cal J. Potter, III, attorney for plaintiff KARLA FERNANDEZ, individually and as 

Guardian ad Litem for MAURICIO FERNANDEZ, a minor, as the heir of Carlos CasillasFernandez, Deceased, currently has trials scheduled for March 25, 2008 (7 court days), April 

21, 2008 (7 court days), May 12, 2008 (7 court days), May 19, 2008 (7 court days), June 30, 

2008 (7 court days), August 10, 2008 (10 court days), August 11, 2008 (10 court days), 

September 2, 2008 (7 court days), September 15, 2008 (7 court days), and September 23, 2008 

(7 court days). 

 There has been no prior modification to the Court’s Scheduling Order in this case. 

DATED: March 11, 20082008 SCARLETT LAW GROUP 

By 

 ROBERT E. ORMISTON 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: March 11, 2008 POTTER LAW OFFICES 

By 

 CAL J. POTTER III, ESQ. 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: March 11, 2008 OFFICES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY 

By 

MATTHEW J. LeBLANC, ESQ. 

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF SANTA ROSA, 

SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPT., CHIEF EDWIN F. 

FLINT, OFFICERS BRIAN SINIGIANI, MATTHEW 

SANCHEZ, DANIEL JONES, JAMES GRIFFING, 

ROBERT ST. PIERRE, and GARY NEGRI 

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ORDER

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 

 (1) The current discovery cut-off set for February 15, 2008, is continued to August 

22, 2008; 

 (2) The current expert designation and discovery deadline of February 15, 2008, is 

continued to August 22, 2008; 

 (3) The current expert counter-designation has not been set. 

 (4) The current date for the completion of expert discovery of March 14, 2008, is 

continued to September 19, 2008; 

 (5) The current deadline of March 4, 2008, for all motions including dispositive 

motions to be heard shall be on or before September 9, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. 

 (6) The Mandatory Settlement Conference which ordered all parties to participate in 

such conference before a Magistrate Judge between March 5 and March 21, 2008, shall be 

continued to the time period of September 10 through September 26, 2008; 

 (7) The current pre-trial filing requirements as set forth in the Court’s Order dated 

March 20, 2007 paragraph “F”, subsections 1-4, re “Pretrial Preparation” is continued to 

September 30, 2008, consistent with the new pre-trial conference; 

 (8) The Pretrial Conference date currently set for April 15, 2008, is continued to 

October 21, 2008, at 1:00 p.m.; 

 (9) Motions in Limine and objections to evidence currently due on April 1, 2008, is 

continued to October 7, 2008; and responses to motions in limine and/or responses to 

objections to evidence currently set for on April 8, 2008, is continued to October 14, 2008. 

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 (10) The trial date currently set for April 28, 2008, is continued to November 3, 2008, 

at 8:30 a.m., for an estimated 7-8 day jury trial. 

DATED: 3/13/08 ________________________________ 

 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

 United States District Judge 

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 PROOF OF SERVICE

I declare that I am employed in the County of San Francisco, California. I am over the 

age of eighteen years and not a party to the within cause; my business address is 536 Pacific 

Avenue, San Francisco, California 94133. 

On the date set forth below, I served the attached STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

ORDER in said cause, by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed 

as follows:

Fax (707) 543-3055 Matthew J. LeBlanc, Assistant City Attorney 

Office of the City Attorney 

City of Santa Rosa 

100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 8 

Santa Rosa, CA 95404 

(__) BY MAIL I placed each such sealed envelope in the outgoing mail receptacle 

for collection and mailing with postage thereon fully prepaid, at 

San Francisco, California, following ordinary business practices. 

I am readily familiar with the practice of the Scarlett Law Group 

for processing of outgoing mail, said practice being that in the 

ordinary course of business, said outgoing mail is deposited in the 

United States Postal Service the same day as it is placed for 

processing. 

BY PERSONAL SERVICE:

(__) I personally delivered by hand to the addressee(s) noted above. 

(__) The messenger who made personal, hand delivery has executed a 

proof of service and it follows this page. 

) BY OVERNIGHT 

DELIVERY SERVICE I packaged and arranged for overnight service pursuant to the 

provisions of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

) BY FACSIMILE I transmitted the contents of said envelope to be delivered by 

Facsimile machine at the number(s) set forth above. 

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

foregoing is true and correct except as to those matters stated on information and belief and as 

to those matters, I believe it to be true. 

DATED: March 12, 2008 

 ______________________________ 

 DEBORAH SWANN 

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