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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DATES (C07-0051 MHP)

PAMELA Y. PRICE (STATE BAR NO. 107713)

PRICE AND ASSOCIATES

1611 Telegraph Avenue, Ste. 1450

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 452-0292

Facsimile: (510) 452-5625

E-mail: pypesq@aol.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

BERNICE PEOPLES

PETER OBSTLER (STATE BAR NO. 171623)

CHRISTOPHER D. CATALANO (STATE BAR NO. 208606)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-3305

Telephone: (415) 984-8700

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701

E-mail: ccatalano@omm.com

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA,

GUS S. KRAMER & LORI KOCH

UNITED STATES DISTRICTCOURT

NORTHERN DISTRICTOF CALIFORNIA

BERNICE PEOPLES,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA,

GUS S. KRAMER in his individual

capacity, LORI KOCH in her individual

capacity, and DOES 1 through 15

inclusive,

Defendants.

NO. C07-0051 MHP

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO

ENLARGE DISCOVERY DATES

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DATES (C07-0051 MHP)

The parties, having met and conferred by and through their respective counsel,

stipulate to enlarge the discovery schedule in this action and jointly request an Order of the

Court approving said stipulation. Good cause for the Order exists for the following reasons:

1. From July 2007 to December 31, 2007, Ms. Peoples’ lead counsel, Attorney

Pamela Y. Price was serving on a part-time basis as the Interim Executive Director for the

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco. The Committee is a non-profit

public service organization founded in 1968 by leaders of the San Francisco bar to advance

civil rights in the Bay Area. Today, it encompasses a large network of attorneys, law firms,

and other advocates who provide pro bono assistance and representation to individuals in

the areas of race, poverty and immigration. Attorney Price’s work schedule and

responsibilities in that position during this six (6) month period required her to be in San

Francisco to supervise a twenty-member staff on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Attorney

Price was also charged with the primary responsibility of preparing and finalizing the

$1,700,000 budget for approval by the eighteen-member Board of Directors in December

2007. 

2. Additionally, Attorney Price suffered two family medical emergencies during

the month of December, including the hospitalization of her daughter for a serious medical

condition for a week from December 24th to December 30, 2007. 

3. The parties have been diligent in their preparation of the case and their efforts

to complete discovery. Since the issuance of the Trial Order in August 2007, counsel for

both parties have been involved in the litigation of other cases continuously. Counsel for

both parties have determined that neither side will be prejudiced by the modest, 8-10 day

delay in the discovery dates requested herein, but both parties could be prejudiced by

proceeding to trial without having a meaningful opportunity to complete the discovery and

prepare the case.

4. The Court had not previously ordered an expert discovery cut-off, but the

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DATES (C07-0051 MHP)

parties believe it appropriate, and hereby request, that an expert discovery cut-off of April

15, 2008 be set. 

The existing and proposed discovery dates are as follows:

Event Date Revised Date

Disclosure of Case-inChief Witnesses

January 10, 2008 January 18, 2008

Close of Fact Discovery February 7, 2008 February 15, 2008

Disclosure of Expert

Witness

February 15, 2008 February 25, 2008

Disclosure of Rebuttal

Witness

March 8, 2008 March 17, 2008

Close of Expert

Discovery

None set April 15, 2008

The parties have not proposed or stipulated to changes in any other dates.

Dated: January 10, 2008

PRICE AND ASSOCIATES

 /s/ Pamela Y. Price 

PAMELA Y. PRICE, Attorneys for

Plaintiff BERNICE PEOPLES

Dated: January 10, 2008

O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP

/s/ Christopher D. Catalano

CHRISTOPHER D. CATALANO, 

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF

CONTRA COSTA, GUS S. KRAMER,

AND LORI KOCH

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DATES (C07-0051 MHP)

I attest under penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of this document has

been obtained from Christopher D. Catalano.

Dated: January 10, 2008 PRICE AND ASSOCIATES

 /s/ Pamela Y. Price 

PAMELA Y. PRICE, Attorneys for

Plaintiff BERNICE PEOPLES

ORDER

Pursuant to the forgoing Stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing

therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ proposed revision to the dates

for fact and expert discovery cutoffs, disclosure of case-in-chief witness and experts, are

adopted as the Order of this Court.

Dated: 

 

HON. MARILYN HALL PATEL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

January 11, 2008

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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