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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669

City Attorney 

ELIZABETH S. SALVESON, State Bar #83788

Chief Labor Attorney 

STACEY A. LUCAS, State Bar #154345 

Deputy City Attorney 

Fox Plaza 

1390 Market Street, Fifth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94102-5408 

Telephone: (415) 554-3949 

Facsimile: (415) 554-4248 

E-Mail: stacey.lucas@sfgov.org 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROBERT K. LEUNG, CHARLES C. CHAN, 

SEVERO N. FLORES, CONSTANTINE J. 

ZACHOS, ANGELO J. SPAGNOLI, 

JOSEPHINE N. BORGES, CLODAGH 

COLES,

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, 

SAN FRANCISCO POLICE 

DEPARTMENT, HEATHER FONG, DOES 

1 THROUGH 10, INCLUSIVE 

Case No. C-06-6042 WHA 

REQUEST TO EXCUSE CHIEF OF 

POLICE HEATHER FONG FROM 

PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE;

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Defendants request that Police Chief Heather Fong be excused from the settlement 

conference, set for June 27, 2007 in the chambers of Magistrate-Judge Maria-Elena James. 

Good cause exists to excuse Chief Fong from appearing personally at the settlement 

conference. As the Police Chief for the City of San Francisco, Chief Fong's schedule is typically 

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booked with extremely high priority matters. On June 27, the Board of Supervisors for the City and 

County will be convening a hearing on the SFPD's budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Chief Fong 

will be meeting that morning with members of her staff and various personnel from the Budget 

Committee, and then appearing at the hearing, which is set for 1 pm. However, Chief Fong will 

designate a representative to be present at the settlement conference who will have settlement 

authority for the Police Department and the Chief. Further, Chief Fong will be available 

electronically.

In light of the forgoing, Defendants respectfully request the Court excuse Chief Fong from 

appearing personally at the June 27 settlement conference. 

Dated: June 13, 2007 DENNIS J. HERRERA 

 City Attorney 

 ELIZABETH S. SALVESON 

 Chief Labor Attorney 

 STACEY A. LUCAS 

 Deputy City Attorney 

 By: /s/________________

 STACEY A. LUCAS 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

ORDER:

 Good cause appearing, Chief Heather Fong is excused from personally attending the 

settlement conference set for June 27, 2007. 

Dated: _____ ________________________ 

 Hon. Maria-Elena James 

 United States Magistrate-Judge 

CASE NO. C-06-6042 WHA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

6/21/07

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