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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND STAY 

Case No. 2:22-cv-01378-KJM-AC 

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 

FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA 

JOHN THOMAS H. DO (SBN 285075) 

EMI YOUNG (SBN 311238) 

39 Drumm Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 293-6333 

jdo@aclunc.org 

eyoung@aclunc.org 

ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE -

ASIAN LAW CAUCUS 

GLENN KATON (SBN 281841) 

55 Columbus Avenue 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 896-1701 

glennk@advancingjustice-alc.org 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

STANLEY YOUNG (SBN 121180) 

3000 El Camino Real 

5 Palo Alto Square, 

10th Floor Palo Alto, CA 94306-2112 

(650) 632-4704 

syoung@cov.com 

Counsel for Chang, et al. Plaintiffs 

SPINELLI, DONALD & NOTT, P.C. 

J. SCOTT DONALD (SBN: 158338) 

601 University Avenue, Suite 225 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

(916) 448-7888 

scottd@sdnlaw.com 

Counsel for County of Siskiyou, et al. Defendants 

Additional Counsel listed on signature page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GER CHONG ZE CHANG, ET AL., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, ET AL., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2:22-cv-01378-KJM-AC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO

EXTEND STAY 

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Conditioned on the agreements below, the Parties request a continuation of the stay of 

the above captioned case and further endorsement of this stipulation by Court order. The 

Parties represent the following in support: 

1. On August 4, 2022, the Chang Plaintiffs filed Case No. 2:22-cv-01378-KJM-AC. 

The Chang Complaint alleges discrimination against Asian Americans by Siskiyou County and 

its Sheriff’s Department, including through the passage of three water ordinances, and includes 

claims of racial profiling in traffic stops and the use of unlawful liens. See Chang Docket Dkt. 

No. 1. Defendants have not yet answered the Chang Complaint. 

2. In November 2022, Defendants proposed a stay of the case to explore the 

possibility of a global resolution of this and the related case of Lo et al. v. County of Siskiyou, 

No. 2:21-cv-00999-KJM. 

3. On December 28, 2022, the Parties stipulated to, and the Court ordered, a stay of 

the related cases until February 28, 2023. Chang Dkt. No. 19. Between December 28, 2022 and 

May 12, 2023, the Parties met for settlement conference with the Honorable Magistrate Judge 

Claire four times, and the stay was correspondingly extended several times. Chang Dkt. Nos. 

24, 25, 26, 27. On May 12, 2023, the Parties engaged in a full day of settlement negotiations 

with Plaintiffs in the related Lo case. The Lo case reached a settlement in principle but, due to 

time constraints, Chang Plaintiffs and Defendants were unable to complete their negotiations. 

The Honorable Magistrate Judge Claire referred the Chang matter back to the District Court, 

with an order extending the stay for two weeks following that order to permit private settlement 

discussions. The parties applied for and were granted an extension of the stay to permit further 

negotiations, Dkt. No. 29, and the current stay is set to expire on June 23, 2023. 

4. Having met and conferred, the Parties agree that they continue to make 

substantial progress on the terms of a settlement. The Parties have built on their negotiations 

under Judge Claire by having substantive video conferences among counsel on both May 25 and 

June 16, 2023, accompanied by multiple exchanges of written drafts. The remaining issues 

relate to well permitting, traffic stop policy and compliance monitoring, and the Parties' 

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discussion is focused on those issues. The Parties continue to work together toward a written 

agreement, and accordingly agree that a further extension of the stay is appropriate with the 

conditions set forth below. 

The Parties to 2:22-cv-01378-KJM-AC (Chang) stipulate as follows and request that the 

Court enter an order accordingly: 

1. The Parties have continued their settlement discussions and stipulate that the stay of 

Chang Dkt. No. 19 is extended to July 24, 2023. Any deadlines provided therein are 

correspondingly extended. 

2. They further stipulate that the provisions of paragraph 5 of Chang Dkt. No. 19 (relating 

to lien enforcement) are amended to substitute "60 days" in place of "30 days,” as previously 

occurred with the Court’s March 2, 2023 and June 1, 2023 Orders (Chang Dkt. Nos. 24 and 29). 

3. Other than the change of "30 days" to "60 days" relating to lien enforcement, all other provisions 

of the Stipulation in Chang Dkt. No. 19 shall continue to be in effect, and any deadlines shall be set 

based on the new date of termination of the stay. 

Dated: June 20, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

AMERICAL CIVIL LIBERTIES 

UNION FOUNDATION OF 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 

 By: /s/ Emi Young 

 JOHN THOMAS H. DO 

 EMI YOUNG 

 GRAYCE ZELPHIN 

 BRANDON GREENE 

ASIAN AMERICANS 

ADVANCINGJUSTICE-ASIAN LAW 

CAUCUS 

 By: /s/ Megan Vees (authorized 6/20/23) 

 GLENN KATON 

 MEGAN VEES 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

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 By: /s/ Stanley Young (authorized 6/20/23) 

 STANLEY YOUNG 

 SILVIA WU 

 JAKE GLENDENNING 

 Counsel for Chang, et al. Plaintiffs 

SPINELLI, DONALD & NOTT 

 By: /s/ J. Scott Donald (authorized 6/20/23) 

 DOMENIC D. SPINELLI 

 J. SCOTT DONALD 

 

Counsel for County of Siskiyou, et al. 

Defendants 

 

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ORDER 

 Pursuant to the Stipulation, and Good Cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. The stay under the Court’s December 28, 2022 Order (Chang Dkt. No. 19) is extended to 

July 24, 2023. Any deadlines provided therein are correspondingly extended. 

2. The provisions of paragraph 5 of the Court’s December 28, 2022 Order (Chang Dkt. 

No. 19) (relating to lien enforcement) are amended to substitute "60 days" in place of "30 days,” 

as previously occurred with the Court’s March 2 and June 1, 2023 Orders (Chang Dkt. Nos. 24 

and 29.) 

3. Other than the change of "30 days" to "60 days" relating to lien enforcement, all other 

provisions of the Court’s December 28, 2022 Order (Chang Dkt. No. 19) shall continue to be in 

effect, and any deadlines shall be set based on the new date of termination of the stay. 

DATED: June 21, 2023. 

 

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