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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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Thomas F. Bertrand, State Bar No. 056560 

Richard W. Osman, State Bar No. 167993 

BERTRAND, FOX & ELLIOT 

The Waterfront Building 

2749 Hyde Street 

San Francisco, California 94109 

Telephone: (415) 353-0999 

Facsimile: (415) 353-0990 

Email: rosman@bfesf.com 

Anne L. Keck, State Bar No. 136315 

KECK LAW OFFICES 

418 B Street, Suite 206 

Santa Rosa, California 95401 

Telephone: (707) 595-4185 

Facsimile: (707) 657-7715 

Email: akeck@public-law.org 

Attorneys for County Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RAFAEL MATEOS-SANDOVAL and 

SIMEON AVENDANO RUIZ, individually 

and as class representatives, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

COUNTY OF SONOMA, SONOMA 

COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, 

STEVE FREITAS, CITY OF SANTA ROSA, 

SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPARTMENT, 

TOM SCHWEDHELM, and DOES 1 through 

20, individually and in their official capacities, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. CV-11-05817 TEH (NC)

SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT; 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF 

ORDER (1) VACATING ORDER 

REFERRING THE CASE TO A 

SETTLEMENT MAGISTRATE, AND (2) 

CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Case Management Conference 

Date: November 2, 2015 

Time: 1:30 p.m. 

Ctroom: 12, 19th Floor 

 This Supplemental Joint Case Management Statement and request for entry of an order is 

submitted by all named and remaining parties in this action, including: Plaintiffs Rafael MateosSandoval and Simeon Avendano Ruiz (collectively, “Plaintiffs”); Defendants the County of 

Sonoma, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, and Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner Steve Freitas in his 

official capacity (collectively, “County Defendants”); and the City of Santa Rosa and the Santa Rosa 

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Police Department (collectively, “City Defendants”). As discussed below, the parties request the 

Court to vacate its previous Order of Reference to a settlement magistrate (Dkt. No. 206) and 

continue the Case Management Conference currently set for November 2, 2015, to December 7, 

2015. The parties believe the information provided herein demonstrates good cause for their 

requests. 

1. STATUS UPDATE SINCE THE FILING OF THE SEPTEMBER 2nd CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 

 On March 30, May 4, July 27, and September 2, 2015, the parties submitted Joint Case 

Management Statements in preparation for the Case Management Conference that was ultimately 

continued to November 2, 2015. (Dkt. Nos. 245, 261, 280, and 286.) The parties incorporate the 

statements made in those CMC Statements herein, and provide the following status update. 

 On July 23, 2015, pursuant to F.R.App.Pro. 5 and F.R.Cv.P. 23(f), Plaintiffs filed a Petition 

with the Ninth Circuit seeking permission to appeal the Court’s July 9, 2015 Order denying class 

certification. The Ninth Circuit denied that Petition last Thursday, October 22, 2015. 

 At the present time, the only matter on calendar in this case is the November 2nd Case 

Management Conference. While this Court had previously referred this case to Magistrate Judge 

Ryu for a settlement conference (Dkt. No. 206), that conference was taken off calendar in light of 

the filing of the Petition, to be reset upon the parties submitting proposed dates within 10 days of the 

Ninth Circuit’s decision on the Petition. (Dkt. No. 289.) Pursuant to Magistrate Judge Ryu’s order, 

and based on the recent Ninth Circuit decision, the parties are to file proposed settlement conference 

dates no later than November 1, 2015. 

2. REQUEST TO VACATE ORDER OF REFERENCE FOR SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

 Based on recent events, the parties now believe that a settlement conference would not assist 

them in resolving issues in this case. Specifically, Plaintiffs have informed all parties that they 

intend to appeal this Court’s denial of their class certification motion after entry of a final judgment 

in this case, and will not waive such right to appeal in a settlement. In turn, Defendants have 

informed Plaintiffs that no settlement is possible without such waiver of appeal.

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 In light of the parties’ respective positions, they have already initiated discussions as to how 

to best resolve this case in a way that minimizes this Court’s time and the parties’ resources while 

permitting entry of a final appealable judgment. Among the options the parties’ counsel are 

discussing is stipulating to Plaintiffs’ damages, possible dismissal of unadjudicated liability claims, 

and the like. The parties agree that a settlement conference would not assist them in this process. 

Accordingly, the parties request that the Court’s Order of Reference to Magistrate Judge Ryu for 

purposes of settlement (Dkt. No. 206) be vacated. Alternatively, the parties request that the Order of 

Reference be stayed, pending further developments in this case. 

3. REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TO 

DECEMBER 7, 2015

 In light of the recent Ninth Circuit decision in this case and the parties’ respective positions, 

they would like additional time in which to determine whether they can reach an agreement which 

will allow for the entry of a final judgment without the necessity of a trial or other pre-trial motions 

on unadjudicated claims. Accordingly, the parties request the Court to continue the November 2nd

Case Management Conference to December 7, 2015, or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the 

Court, to allow them time in which to discuss and consider the issues. 

 Respectfully Submitted, 

Dated: October 26, 2015 Keck Law Offices 

 By: /s/ Anne L. Keck 

 Anne L. Keck 

 Attorneys for County Defendants 

Dated: October 26, 2015 Caroline L. Fowler, Santa Rosa City Attorney 

 By: /s/ Robert L. Jackson 

 Robert L. Jackson, Assistant City Attorney 

 Attorneys for City Defendants 

Dated: October 26, 2015 Robert Mann & Donald W. Cook, Attorneys at Law 

 By: /s/ Donald W. Cook 

 Donald W. Cook 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Pursuant to and in accordance with the foregoing stipulated request, and with good cause 

appearing,

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

 1. The Order of Reference entered on November 4, 2014 (Dkt. No. 206), by which this 

case was referred to Magistrate Judge Ryu for a settlement conference, is hereby vacated. 

 2. The Case Management Conference currently set for November 2, 2015, is hereby 

continued to December 7, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. The parties shall file an updated joint case 

management statement at least one week prior to the conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: _____________ ____________________________________ 

 HONORABLE THELTON E. HENDERSON 

 United States District Court Judge

10/29/2015

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