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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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Farella Braun & Martel LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

(415) 954-4400 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING 

TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CASE 

MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE No. C 06 03955 MMC 

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Christopher Locke (State Bar No. 101704) 

FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 954-4400 

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESILVA GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MILLSMONT HOMEOWNERS 

ASSOCIATION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

CITY OF OAKLAND and DESILVA 

GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P., 

Defendants.

Case No. C 06 03955 MMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CASE 

MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE 

Date: June 27, 2008 

Time: 10:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 7, 19th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

[Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a), (f); 

Civil Local Rules 7-12, 16-2(d)-(e)] 

WHEREAS, defendants the City of Oakland (“City”) and DeSilva Gates Construction, 

L.P. (“DeSilva”) were served with plaintiff’s Complaint and the accompanying Summons and 

Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference on or about July 3 and 10, 2006, respectively; 

WHEREAS, the City, DeSilva and representatives of plaintiff Millsmont Homeowners 

Association (“MHA”) engaged in extended settlement discussions and an informal exchange of 

information prior to and following service of the Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the parties’ settlement discussions produced a Consent Decree documenting 

a proposed settlement that provides an opportunity for restoration of Chimes Creek, an 

accompanying Access Agreement to facilitate performance of tasks contemplated by the Consent 

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Decree, and other documents included as exhibits to the Consent Decree; 

WHEREAS, with the assistance of Chief Magistrate Judge James Larson at a mediation 

on November 20, 2007, the parties resolved all remaining settlement issues and placed on the 

record their agreement on the terms of the Consent Decree and accompanying exhibits, subject to 

approval by the Oakland City Council and individual homeowners; 

WHEREAS, issues have since emerged (1) last month with one of the MHA 

representatives claiming damage to her property from sewer repairs by the City and its contractor, 

and (2) at a meeting on January 24, 2008, at which some of the homeowners questioned the scope 

of the Access Agreement; counsel for the parties are diligently seeking to resolve these issues. 

WHEREAS, because of these developments, the parties agree that a further extension of 

time, to and including May 9, 2008, for the City and DeSilva to respond to the Complaint, will 

avoid potentially unnecessary time and expense, promote judicial economy and serve the public 

interest while the parties seek to conclude the proposed settlement; and 

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that a corresponding continuance of Case 

Management dates will facilitate these settlement efforts, avoid potentially unnecessary time and 

expense, promote judicial economy and serve the public interest. 

THEREFORE, subject to the approval of the Court, the parties hereby stipulate and agree 

that there is good cause for a further extension of time, to and including May 9, 2008, for the City 

and DeSilva to respond to the Complaint, and for a corresponding continuance of Case 

Management dates (subject to being vacated upon the lodging of the proposed Consent Decree), 

as follows: 

Last day for defendants to respond to Complaint May 9, 2008 

Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection and discovery plan 

June 6, 2008 

Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) 

Report, file Case Management Statement, and file Rule 26(f) Report 

June 20, 2008 

Initial Case Management Conference June 27, 2008 

10:30 a.m. 

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SO STIPULATED: 

DATED: January __, 2008 FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP 

By: /s/ Christopher Locke 

Christopher Locke 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESILVA GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P. 

DATED: January __, 2008 OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY 

By: /s/ William Simmons 

William Simmons 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY OF OAKLAND 

DATED: January __, 2008 NATURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE 

By: /s/ Julie Gantenbein 

Julie Gantenbein 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MILLSMONT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 

Upon stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the time for defendants the City of Oakland and DeSilva 

Gates Construction, L.P., to respond to plaintiff’s Complaint is extended, and the Case 

Management dates are continued, subject to being vacated upon the lodging of the proposed 

Consent Decree, as follows: 

Last day for defendants to respond to Complaint May 9, 2008 

Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection and discovery plan 

June 6, 2008 

Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) 

Report, file Case Management Statement, and file Rule 26(f) Report 

June 20, 2008 

Initial Case Management Conference June 27, 2008 

10:30 a.m. 

DATED: 

 MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 United States District Judge 

February 1, 2008

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