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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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STEVEN R. JACOBSEN

BAR NO. 95246 

CATHERINE R. DOUAT 

BAR NO. 129134

LAW OFFICES OF STEVEN R. JACOBSEN

901 CLAY STREET

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94607 

(510) 465-1500 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

MIGUEL ORTEGA AND BENJAMIN ORTEGA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

MIGUEL ORTEGA, and BENJAMIN 

ORTEGA, 

 Plaintiffs 

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CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., 

 Defendants.

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Case No.: C 07-02659 JCS (ADR) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE 

MEDIATION

The parties to the above captioned litigation desire and agree to continue the deadline to 

complete the mediation in this matter from February 1, 2008 to February 28, 2008. Initially, the 

deposition of defendant Oakland Police Officer Ramon Alcantar was scheduled for November 13, 

2007. Officer Alcantar was not available until December due to the impending birth of his child and 

scheduled surgery for an injury he suffered to his knee. The parties agreed to continue the deposition to 

December 11, 2007. Plaintiffs’ counsel was then informed that Officer Alcantar had retained new 

counsel and that the deposition could not go forward. A new deposition date is scheduled for 

January 8, 2008. In the interim, the plaintiffs noticed the deposition of Oakland Police Officer B. Ortiz 

for December 14, 2007. The defendants asked that Officer Ortiz’ deposition be continued so that new 

counsel would have time to prepare. Officer B. Ortiz’ deposition is scheduled for January 3, 2008. 

The depositions of the plaintiffs were scheduled for December 13, 2007, but were cancelled due to new 

counsel coming into the case for Officer Alcantar. 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

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In the interim, the parties attempted to schedule the mediation of this matter for late January 

2008. The only dates that mediator, Dr. Stephen Sulmeyer was available conflicted with a trial set for 

plaintiffs’ counsel. 

The mediation has been continued once so that discovery could proceed. The parties agree that 

a one month continuance of the deadline to continue the mediation will allow sufficient time to 

complete the depositions of the parties and allow a mediation date that will not conflict with the trial 

scheduled for plaintiffs’ counsel. The mediator does not oppose a continuance. 

Therefore, the parties to this action hereby stipulate, by and through their respective counsel of 

record to continue the deadline to mediate this matter from February 1, 2008, to February 28, 2008. 

Dated: December 27, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF STEVEN R. JACOBSEN 

By //ss// CATHERINE R. DOUAT 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

 BENJAMIN ORTIZ AND MIGUEL ORTIZ

Dated: December 19, 2007 JOHN RUSSO, City Attorney 

 RANDOLF W. HALL, Assistant City Attorney 

JAMES F. HODGKINS, Supervising Trial Attorney 

CHARLES VOSE, Senior Deputy Attorney 

By //ss// CHARLES VOSE 

 Attorney for Defendants 

CITY OF OAKLAND, THE OAKLAND POLICE 

DEPARTMENT, CHIEF WAYNE TUCKER and B. 

ORTIZ 

Dated: December 20, 2007 BURNHAM BROWN 

By //ss// JOHN J. VERBER 

 Attorney for Defendant 

 RAMON ALCANTAR 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

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ORDER 

Pursuant to stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing there from it is hereby ordered 

that the deadline form completing mediation in this case is continued from February 1, 2008 to 

February 28, 2008. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: _________________________ __________________________________ 

 JOSEPH C. SPERO 

 U.S. DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATE 

 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

January 7, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Joseph C. Spero

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