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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1343 Violation of Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

YVONNE WESTBROOK,

Plaintiff,

 v.

HAYWARD FORD,

Defendant.

 /

No. C 05-02231 JSW

ORDER VACATING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

AND SETTING DEADLINES

Plaintiff has filed a complaint asserting denial of access under the Americans with Disabilities

Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181-89. The Court HEREBY VACATES the case management conference set

for September 23, 2005 at 1:30 p.m.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that the

following procedures shall apply to this case:

1. Plaintiff shall, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), forthwith complete

service on all necessary defendants. A plaintiff who is unable to complete service on

all necessary defendants 60 days may prior to the expiration of that period, file a

Motion for Administrative Relief pursuant to Local Rule 7-11 requesting an extension

of the schedule required by this Order.

2. Initial disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 269a) shall be

completed no later than seven days prior to the joint inspection required by ¶ 3 of this

Order. If defendant intends to dispute liability based on the construction or alteration

history of the subject premised, defendant shall disclose all information in defendant’s

possession or control regarding the construction or alteration history of the subject

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premises. All other discovery and proceedings are STAYED unless this Court orders

otherwise.

3. No later than 100 days after the date of this Order, the parties and their counsel,

accompanied by their experts if the parties so elect, shall meet in person at the subject

premises. They shall jointly inspect the portions of the subject premises which are

claimed to violate the Americans With Disability Act. 

4. At the joint inspection or within 10 business days thereafter, the parties, and their

experts if the parties so elect, shall meet in person and confer regarding settlement of

the action. The meet and confer obligation cannot be satisfied by telephone or by

exchanging letters. At the conference, the parties shall discuss all claimed premises

violations. Plaintiff shall specify all claimed premises violations and the desired

remediation. With respect to each claimed violation, defendant shall specify whether

defendant is willing to remediate and whether defendant agrees with plaintiff’s

proposed remediation or has an alternate proposal. If defendant claims any proposed

remediation is not readily achievable, defendant shall specify the factual basis for this

claim.

5. If the parties reach a tentative agreement on remediation, plaintiff shall forthwith

provide defendant with a statement of damages, if any, claimed under California law,

and of costs and attorney’s fees incurred to date, and made a demand for settlement

of the case in its entirety.

6. If within 45 days from the joint site inspection, the parties cannot reach an agreement

on remediation, or cannot settle the damages and fees claims, plaintiff shall file a

“Notice of Need for Mediation” with this Court. The matter will then be automatically

referred to mediation and the ADR Department will schedule a mediation as soon as

possible. The mediator shall have the authority to preside over settlement negotiations

that address all issues presented by this matter, including requests for injunctive relief

and attorney’s fees. Should a settlement be reached, the mediator shall ensure that the

parties make a written or audio record of the essential terms of the settlement sufficient

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to permit any party to move to enforce the settlement should it not be consummated

according to its terms. Should any settlement be conditioned upon future conduct such

as remediation, this Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce that component of the

settlement.

7. If the case does not resolve at mediation, plaintiff shall within seven calendar days of

the mediation, file a Motion for Administrative Relief pursuant to Local Rule 7-11

requesting a case management conference.

8. Any party who wishes to be relieved of any requirement of this Order may file a

Motion for Administrative Relief pursuant to Local Rule 7-11.

The Court FURTHER ORDERS Plaintiff to serve this Order on Defendant and all other

necessary defendants in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 1, 2005 /s/ Jeffrey S. White 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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