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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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McNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY, PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

P.O. BOX 5288, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596 

TELEPHONE: (925) 939-5330

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ADR DEADLINE AND FURTHER CMC 

 

JAMES V. FITZGERALD, III (State Bar No. 55632) 

NOAH G. BLECHMAN (State Bar No. 197167) 

MCNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY,

PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

1211 Newell Avenue 

Post Office Box 5288 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 

Telephone: (925) 939-5330 

Facsimile: (925) 939-0203 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY OF PINOLE, SGT. WILL PALMINI, and OFFICER 

MATT MESSIER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MERCEL GAY, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

TOYS R US, a corporation, CITY OF 

PINOLE, a Municipal Corporation, SGT. 

WILL PALMINI, Pinole Police Officer, 

individually and as a Pinole Police 

Department Sergeant, MATT MESSIER, 

individually and as a Pinole Police Officer, 

L. MORRIS, individually and as a Pinole 

Police Officer, and Officer Catherine 

McDonald, individually and as a Pinole 

Police Officer, 

 Defendants. 

 Case No. C06-01927 SI 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING ADR CUT OFF 

DEADLINE AND FURTHER CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE________

Judge: Honorable Susan Illston 

Further CMC: October 19, 2006 

Plaintiff Mercel Gay (“Gay”), and Defendants TOYS R US, CITY OF PINOLE, SGT. 

WILL PALMINI, and OFFICER MATT MESSIER (“Defendants”), through their respective 

attorneys of record in this action agree and stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, the parties previously scheduled an ENE session with evaluator Mr. William 

Chapman for August 25, 2006. 

WHEREAS, due to a scheduling problem with an indispensable party representative, the 

ENE conference needed to be continued. The parties then had difficulty rescheduling the ENE 

conference due to evaluator Mr. Chapman’s unavailability. 

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McNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY, PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

P.O. BOX 5288, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596 

TELEPHONE: (925) 939-5330

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WHEREAS, the deadline for the ENE per prior order of the Court was September 25, 

2006. 

WHEREAS, the parties have now rescheduled the ENE with all parties and evaluator Mr. 

Chapman for October 31, 2006. 

WHEREAS, this matter is currently set for a further Case Management Conference on 

October 19, 2006, with Your Honor. 

WHEREAS, the parties hereby agree to seek an extension of time to perform the ENE in 

this matter per the above rescheduled ENE conference. 

WHEREAS, the parties hereby agree to seek to continue the further Case Management 

Conference of October 19th per order of the Court below, to occur subsequent to the currently set 

ENE conference of October 31, 2006. 

WHEREAS, the ADR extension agreed upon by the parties will not disrupt or otherwise 

affect the trial date or other relevant dates in this case 

THEREFORE, the parties stipulate, through their counsel of record, to the following: 

 (1) The ADR deadline cut off currently scheduled for September 25, 2006, 

shall be continued until the date of the continued case management conference, listed below; and 

 (2) The current case management conference of October 19th be continued to a 

date following the October 31, 2006, scheduled ENE conference. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: October 10, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF HARRIET ROSS

By /S/ 

Harriet Ross, Esq. 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

MERCEL GAY 

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McNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY, PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

P.O. BOX 5288, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596 

TELEPHONE: (925) 939-5330

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Dated: October 10, 2006 MCNAMARA, DODGE, NEY, BEATTY, SLATTERY,

PFALZER, BORGES & BROTHERS LLP 

By: /S/ 

James V. Fitzgerald, III 

Noah G. Blechman 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY OF PINOLE, SGT. WILL PALMINI, and 

OFFICER MATT MESSIER 

Dated: October 10, 2006 JENKINS GOODMAN NEUMAN & HAMILTON LLP 

By: /S/ 

Robert Hamilton, Esq. 

Pavan L. Rosati, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendant 

TOYS “R” US-DELAWARE, INC. 

ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation of the parties hereto, and good cause appearing, the Court 

hereby Orders as follows: 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the ADR deadline cut off currently scheduled for 

September 25, 2006, shall be continued until the date of the continued case management 

conference as listed below, and 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ further case management conference 

set for October 19th shall be continued to November ___, 2006, at __________ in my department. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October ___, 2006 

HON. SUSAN ILLSTON 

 United States District Court Judge 

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