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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING DEADLINE FOR PRIVATE MEDIATION 

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

GABRIEL ORTIZ, ANDREW GONZALES, 

LANDON MICKEY MILLER, AND JOE 

HUYNH,

Plaintiffs,

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Case No.: C 09-03485 JW

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING 

Claudia Center (State Bar No. 158255)

Jinny Kim (State Bar No. 208953)

Rachael Langston (State Bar No. 257950)

THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY-EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER

600 Harrison St., Suite 120 

San Francisco, CA 94107 

Telephone: (415) 864-8848 

Facsimile: (415) 864-8199 

Emails: ccenter@las-elc.org; jkim@las-elc.org; rlangston@las-elc.org

JOSHUA KONECKY (State Bar No. 182897)

SCHNEIDER WALLACE

COTTRELL BRAYTON KONECKY LLP 

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 421-7100 

Facsimile: (415) 421-7105 

TTY: (415) 421-1665 

Email: jkonecky@schneiderwallace.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DONALD R. LIVINGSTON (admitted pro hac vice)

REED L. RUSSELL (admitted pro hac vice)

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Telephone: (202) 887-4000 

Facsimile: (202) 887-4288 

Emails: dlivingston@akingump.com; rrussell@akingump.com

TERESA W. WANG (State Bar No. 252961)

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

580 California Street, Suite 1500 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 765-9500 

Facsimile: (415) 765-9501 

Email: twang@akingump.com

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v.

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., 

Defendant.

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DEADLINE FOR PRIVATE MEDIATION

1. Whereas, pursuant to the Court’s February 18, 2010 Order, the parties are to have 

completed private mediation by July 19, 2010;

2. Whereas, Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. filed a Motion for Substitution of Counsel 

on May 20, 2010 and said motion was granted on May 28, 2010;

3. Whereas, the parties have begun exchanging written discovery and scheduling 

depositions; 

4. Whereas, the parties intend to begin depositions in mid-August 2010;

5. Whereas, the parties intend to complete multiple key depositions in order to engage in a 

meaningful mediation session; 

6. Therefore, the parties request that the date to complete private mediation be extended 

until December 15, 2010 to allow the parties to complete key depositions and engage in further 

written discovery, if necessary. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: July 16, 2010 THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY – EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER

By: /s/ Jinny Kim 

Jinny Kim

Dated: July 16, 2010 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

By: /s/ Donald Livingston

Donald Livingston

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Pursuant to General Order No. 45 X. (B), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from Defendant’s counsel.

Dated: July 16, 2010 Claudia Center

Jinny Kim

THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY -

EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER

By:

Jinny Kim

____/s/_Jinny Kim 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

Good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED.

The deadline to complete private mediation, currently scheduled for July 19, 2010, shall 

be continued to December 15, 2010.

Dated: ________________ By: ________________________________________

The Honorable James Ware

United States District Court Judge

July 23, 2010 

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