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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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Vannerus v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., Case No. CV 04-3721 JF Notice And Application To Vacate Order Of Dismissal 

 

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DANA McRAE, State Bar No. 142231

County Counsel, County of Santa Cruz

JASON M. HEATH, State Bar No. 180501

Assistant County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

701 Ocean Street, Room 505

Santa Cruz, California 95060

Telephone: (831) 454-2049

Fax: (831) 454-2115

Attorneys for Defendants County of Santa Cruz,

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Jan Beautz,

Tony Campos, Ellen Pirie, Mardi Wormhoudt, Mark Stone,

Jeff Almquist, Tom Burns, David Laughlin, and Recorder’s Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION

WILLIAM VANNERUS,

 Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, SANTA CRUZ 

COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, JEFF 

ALMQUIST, JAN BEAUTZ, TONY CAMPOS, 

ELLEN PIRIE, MARDI WORMHOUDT, 

MARK STONE, COUNTY PLANNING 

DIRECTOR TOM BURNS, DAVE 

LAUGHLIN, COUNTY RECORDER

And Does 1-500, Inclusive; 

 Defendants.

Case No. CV 04-3721 JF

NOTICE AND APPLICATION TO 

VACATE ORDER OF DISMISSAL

On July 20, 2005 the Court issued an Order of Dismissal of this action on the grounds that 

the case had settled. The case has not settled and defendants respectfully request that the Court 

vacate its Order of Dismissal.

The parties mediated this case on July 7, 2005. The case did not settle at the mediation, but 

the parties made significant progress towards settlement. Specifically, the parties stipulated to a stay 

of the case for a six month period to allow plaintiff to apply for an amendment to his conditional use 

permit to allow him to retain a non-permitted structure on his property. On July 8, 2005, the parties 

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appeared at a case management conference and explained this stipulation to the Court. The Court 

then ordered the case stayed for six months, with a return date of January 6, 2006.

After the case management conference, the mediator, Mr. John Skelton, filed a notice with 

the Court indicating that the case had fully settled. This notice was erroneous, and was likely the 

result of a clerical error, as the stipulation discussed above was reached with the understanding and 

approval of Mr. Skelton. Defendants understand that the Order of Dismissal was issued as a result 

of this erroneous notice.

Accordingly, defendants respectfully request that the Court vacate its July 20, 2005 Order of 

Dismissal and retain this case on calendar for the previously scheduled January 6, 2006 case 

management conference. 

Dated: July 21, 2005 DANA McRAE, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: JASON M. HEATH

JASON M. HEATH

Assistant County Counsel

Attorneys for Defendants County of Santa 

Cruz, Santa Cruz County Board of 

Supervisors, Jan Beautz, Tony Campos, 

Ellen Pirie, Mardi Wormhoudt, Mark Stone,

Jeff Almquist, Tom Burns, David Laughlin, 

and Recorder’s Office

7/26/05 IT IS SO ORDERED. Judge Jeremy Fogel /s/electronic signature

United States District Court
Vannerus v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., Case No. CV 04-3721 JF Notice And Application To Vacate Order Of Dismissal 

 

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, state that I am a citizen of the United States and employed in the County 

of Santa Cruz, State of California. I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to the within action. 

My business address is 701 Ocean Street, Room 505, Santa Cruz, California 95060. On the date set 

out below, I served a true copy of the following on the person(s)/entity(ies) listed below:

NOTICE AND APPLICATION TO VACATE ORDER OF DISMISSAL 

by service by mail by placing said copy enclosed in a sealed envelope and depositing the 

sealed envelope with the United States Postal Service with the postage fully prepaid.

X by service by mail by placing said copy enclosed in a sealed envelope and placing the 

envelope for collection and mailing on the date and at the place shown below following our ordinary 

business practices. I am readily familiar with this business's practice for collecting and processing 

correspondence for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is placed for collection and 

mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United States Postal Service with 

postage fully prepaid.

by personal service at a.m./p.m. at ___________________________________. 

by express or overnight mail by depositing a copy in a post office, mailbox, sub-post 

office, substation, mail chute, or other like facility regularly maintained by the United States Postal 

Service for receipt of express mail or a mailbox, mail chute, or other like facility regularly 

maintained by an overnight mail company, in a sealed envelope, with express mail postage paid 

addressed to the below listed person(s).

 by express or overnight mail by arranging for pick-up by an employee of an 

express/overnight mail company on:

by facsimile service at the number listed below and have confirmation that it was received 

by:

William Vannerus (Plaintiff, In Pro Per)

1611 Branciforte Drive

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

John Skelton (Mediator)

Litigation Solutions Law Group

1775 Woodside Road

Redwood City, CA 94061

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed July 21,

2005, at Santa Cruz, California.

PAMELA K. IRIGUCHI

PAMELA K. IRIGUCHI

DANA McRAE, COUNTY COUNSEL

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ

701 Ocean Street, Room 505

Santa Cruz, California 95060-4068

Telephone: (831) 454-2040

Facsimile: (831) 454-2115