Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_09-cv-05518/USCOURTS-cand-3_09-cv-05518-2/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulation; Declaration; [Proposed] Order for Enlargement of Time to Meet and Confer

 Case No. C09-05518 JSW

Jamerson C. Allen (State Bar No. 132866)

Cara Ching-Senaha (State Bar No. 209467)

JACKSON LEWIS LLP

199 Fremont Street, 10th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 394-9400

Facsimile: (415) 394-9401

E-mail: allenj@jacksonlewis.com

E-mail: ching-senahac@jacksonlewis.com

Attorneys for Defendant

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. 

Gregory F. Hurley, Esq.

Michael J. Chilleen, Esq.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 1000

Irvine, CA 92612

Tel: 949-732-6614

Fax: 949-732-6501

Email: HurleyG@gtlaw.com

Email: ChilleenM@gtlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant

REAL MEX RESTAURANTS, INC.

Sidney J. Cohen (State Bar No. 39023)

SIDNEY J. COHEN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

427 Grand Avenue

Oakland, CA 94610

Tel. (510) 893-6682

Attorneys for Plaintiff

RICHARD SKAFF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD SKAFF,

Plaintiff,

v.

REAL MEX RESTAURANTS, INC.; 

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. 

and DOES 1-25, Inclusive, 

Defendants.

Case No. C09-05518 JSW

STIPULATION; DECLARATION;

[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR 

ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO 

MEET AND CONFER

Case 3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document 17 Filed 04/01/10 Page 1 of 4 Case3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document16 Filed03/31/10 Page1 of 4
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulation; Declaration; [Proposed] Order for Enlargement of Time to Meet and Confer

 Case No. C09-05518 JSW

STIPULATION

Defendants REAL MEX RESTAURANTS, INC. and GENERAL GROWTH 

PROPERTIES, INC., and Plaintiff RICHARD SKAFF (collectively “Parties”), by and through 

their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate to an extension of time from March 31, 2010 to April 30, 

2010 by which to meet and confer pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Order and General Order 56.

IT IS SO AGREED AND STIPULATED.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

Dated: March 31, 2010 JACKSON LEWIS LLP

By: ____/s/ Cara Cing-Senaha_________

Jamerson C. Allen

Cara Ching-Senaha

Attorneys for Defendant

General Growth Properties, Inc.

Dated: March 31, 2010 SIDNEY J. COHEN 

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By: ____/s/ Sidney J. Cohen____

Sidney J. Cohen

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Richard Skaff

Dated: March 31, 2010 GREENBERG TRAURIG

By: ____/s/ Michael J. Chilleen________

Michael J. Chilleen

Attorneys for Defendant

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.

DECLARATION OF CARA CHING-SENAHA

I, Cara Ching-Senaha, hereby declare on the basis of personal knowledge:

1. I am an attorney with Jackson Lewis LLP, counsel of record for Defendant

General Growth Properties, Inc. in this action. I am an attorney in good standing and licensed to 

Case 3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document 17 Filed 04/01/10 Page 2 of 4 Case3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document16 Filed03/31/10 Page2 of 4
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulation; Declaration; [Proposed] Order for Enlargement of Time to Meet and Confer

 Case No. C09-05518 JSW

practice in the courts of California, in the United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, 

and Central Districts, and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If called 

upon to testify, I would testify as follows.

2. All Parties though their counsel have jointly agreed to extend the time for meeting 

and conferring by at least (30) thirty days, to no earlier than April 30, 2010, based on the 

following:

a. The Parties, counsel, and Plaintiff's expert attended the joint site inspection 

on March 17, 2010 and complied with paragraph 3 of General Order 56. Late in 

the day on Friday, March 26, 2010, Plaintiff's expert competed his voluminous 

single-spaced Report, which exceeds 100 pages and which includes extensive 

detail regarding the alleged barriers to access at Defendants’ facilities. Late in the 

day on Friday, March 26, 2010, Plaintiff's counsel e-mailed the Report to defense

counsel; and

b. The availability of Defendant’s access expert, Kim Blackseth, has recently 

been limited, due to unforeseen circumstances outside of the control of Mr. 

Blackseth and the Parties. In particular, Mr. Blackseth underwent emergency 

surgery during the latter half of this month and is recuperating. 

3. In light of the foregoing and the Parties’ stipulation above, the Parties agree good 

cause exists to extend the March 31, 2010 deadline to meet and confer by at least thirty (30) days,

to no earlier than April 30, 2010. 

4. A Stipulation to extend the time for General Growth Properties, Inc. to respond to 

the Complaint and an enlargement of time to conduct the joint site inspection are the only 

previous modifications in the case by Stipulation or Court Order.

5. With the exception of extending the March 31, 2010 deadline for the meet and 

confer, this enlargement will not affect court ordered deadlines.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct.

Case 3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document 17 Filed 04/01/10 Page 3 of 4 Case3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document16 Filed03/31/10 Page3 of 4
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulation; Declaration; [Proposed] Order for Enlargement of Time to Meet and Confer

 Case No. C09-05518 JSW

Executed this 31

st day of March, 2010 in San Ramon, California.

/s/ Cara Ching-Senaha

Cara Ching-Senaha

ORDER

Having considered the Parties’ Stipulation and the supporting Declaration, and for good 

cause shown, the Court hereby extends the date by which the parties must meet and confer from 

March 31, 2010 to April 30, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: ____________, 2010

Jeffrey S. White

United States District Judge

H:\G\General Growth Properties (109913)\Skaff v Real Mex (152478)\Pleadings\20100330 EIG jt stip re eot to meet confer - rev per Cohen 

changes - CMC final 03312010.doc

Case3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document16 Filed03/31/10 Page4 of 4

April 1

Case 3:09-cv-05518-JSW Document 17 Filed 04/01/10 Page 4 of 4