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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:451 Employment Discrimination

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7949510.5 NO029-023 CASE No.: 3:16-cv-02590-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE ADR DEADLINE

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

A Professional Law Corporation

135 Main Street, 7th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Suzanne Solomon, Bar No. 169005

ssolomon@lcwlegal.com

Arlin Kachalia, Bar No. 193752

akachalia@lcwlegal.com

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

A Professional Law Corporation

135 Main Street, 7th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: 415.512.3000

Facsimile: 415.856.0306

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF NOVATO 

and LT. OLIVER COLLINS

Mary Shea Hagebols, Bar No. 113222

mary@shelaw.com

SHEA LAW OFFICES

1814 Franklin Street, Suite 800

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: 510.208.4422

Facsimile: 510.520.9407

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JEFFREY A. AMES

and SASHA M. D’AMICO

Fulvio F. Cajina, Bar No. 289126 

fulvio@cajinalaw.com

311 Oak Street, Suite 108

Oakland, CA 94607

Telephone: 415.601.0779

Facsimile: 510.225.2636

Attorney for Plaintiffs JEFFREY A. AMES 

and SASHA M. D’AMICO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO

JEFFREY A. AMES and SASHA M.

D’AMICO,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF NOVATO; LT. OLIVER 

COLLINS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 3:16-cv-02590-JST

Complaint Filed: May 13, 2016

FAC Filed: May 16, 2016

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE THE DEADLINE FOR 

COMPLETION OF ADR PROCESS

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7949510.5 NO029-023 1 CASE No.: 3:16-cv-02590-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE ADR DEADLINE

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

A Professional Law Corporation

135 Main Street, 7th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Plaintiffs Jeffrey Ames and Sasha D’Amico (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants City of Novato 

and Lt. Oliver Collins (collectively, “Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel of 

record, hereby stipulate as follows for consideration and approval by the Court:

A. WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint for Damages on May 16, 

2016 and served Defendants on May 20, 2016;

B. WHEREAS, on May 31, 2016, the parties agreed and stipulated to extending 

Defendants’ time to respond to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint from June 10, 

2016 to July 6, 2016; 

C. WHEREAS, on July 6, 2016, Defendants City of Novato and Lt. Oliver Collins filed a 

Motion to Dismiss Portions of Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint;

D. WHEREAS, on July 6, 2016, the Court scheduled a Case Management Conference for 

September 14, 2016. 

E. WHEREAS, on July 14, 2016, Defendants City of Novato and Lt. Oliver Collins filed 

a Motion to Sever Plaintiff D’Amico’s Claims into a Separate Action;

F. WHEREAS, on July 19, 2016, the parties agreed and stipulated, and this Court 

approved, that the hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Portions of Plaintiffs’ 

First Amended Complaint and Motion to Sever Plaintiff D’Amico’s Claims into 

Separate Action be continued to September 1, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. and to extend briefing 

dates.;

G. WHEREAS, Fulvio Cajina associated in as co-counsel for Plaintiffs on August 10, 

2016;

H. WHEREAS, on August 31, 2016, the parties agreed and stipulated, and this Court 

approved, to continue the case management conference, the deadline for filing the 

ADR stipulation/notice for phone conference, and related dates;

I. WHEREAS, on September 14, 2016, the parties agreed and stipulated to Mediation as 

their preferred ADR process;

J. WHEREAS, on September 19, 2016, this Court approved, and ordered, completion of 

Mediation within 90 days of the order, or by December 19, 2016;

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7949510.5 NO029-023 2 CASE No.: 3:16-cv-02590-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE ADR DEADLINE

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

A Professional Law Corporation

135 Main Street, 7th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

K. WHEREAS, the parties appeared before the Court at the October 19, 2016, case 

management conference, and represented to the court that they have agreed to use a 

private mediator who is not available until March 2017. This Court approved the 

parties’ filing of this stipulation to extend the mediation deadline.

NOW THEREFORE, the Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate, by and through their counsel and 

pursuant to Court approval, that:

1. The continued deadline to complete ADR (mediation) in this matter is on or before

March 31, 2017.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Dated: October 24, 2016

By:

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

 /s/ Suzanne Solomon

Suzanne Solomon

Arlin Kachalia

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF 

NOVATO 

and LT. OLIVER COLLINS

Dated: October 24, 2016

By:

SHEA LAW OFFICES

 /s/ Mary Shea Hagebols

Mary Shea Hagebols

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JEFFREY A. AMES 

and SASHA M. D’AMICO

Dated: October 24, 2016

By:

LAW OFFICE OF FULVIO F. CAJINA

 /s/ Fulvio F. Cajina

Fulvio F. Cajina

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JEFFREY A. AMES 

and SASHA M. D’AMICO

[PROPOSED] ORDER

1. The parties have agreed to private mediation, and shall to hold the ADR session on 

or before March 31, 2017. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October ___, 2016

The Honorable Jon S. Tigar

United States District Judge

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