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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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Patrice R. Zabell (State Bar No. 215459) 

LAW OFFICES OF PATRICE R. ZABELL 

2700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 237 

Walnut Cree, CA 94598 

Telephone: 925-932-9455 

Facsimile: 925-932-9468 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ELISE F. DAL BIANCO 

Timothy J. Murphy (State Bar No. 54200) 

Jennifer K. Achtert (State Bar No. 197263) 

FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2340 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3712 

Telephone: (415) 490-9000 

Facsimile: (415) 490-9001 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MIRANT SERVICES, LLC, 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ELISE F. DAL BIANCO, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

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MIRANT SERVICES, LLC, LISA 

BATTLES, employee and agent of Mirant 

Services, LLC; MIKE MONTANY, 

employee and agent of Mirant Services, 

LLC; and Does 1-10, inclusive. 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: C 10-01696 PJH 

(San Francisco County Superior Court 

Case No.: CGC 10-497342) 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE 

INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE; PROPOSED ORDER

Complaint Filed: March 2, 2010 

Trial Date: None 

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Plaintiff Elise F. Dal Bianco and Defendant Mirant Services, LLC, by their respective 

counsel, submit their Stipulation to Continue the Initial Case Management Conference in this 

matter from July 29, 2010 until September 9, 2010, or to another date convenient to the Court, 

and in support of this Stipulation state as follows: 

1. On March 2, 2010, Plaintiff filed her Complaint in this matter in the San 

Francisco County Superior Court . 

2. Defendants Mirant Services, LLC, Lisa Battles, and Mike Montany were served 

with a copy of the Complaint and summons through Notice and Acknowledgement effective 

March 22, 2010. 

3. Mirant Services, LLC, filed its notice of removal to this Court on April 20, 

2010. 

4. The motion to dismiss filed by defendants Lisa Battles and Mike Montany was 

granted on June 9, 2010. 

5. The parties request a continuance of the Initial Case Management Conference, 

currently set for July 29, 2010, because the parties are in the final stages of negotiating a 

settlement of this matter, and with the expectation that this matter will be dismissed before the 

continued Case Management Conference. Counsel for the parties anticipate that they will be 

able to reach a resolution within the next 7 to 10 days, and anticipate that a request for 

dismissal will be filed within 30 to 40 days thereafter. 

6. This Stipulation is not being submitted for the purpose of undue delay or for any 

improper purpose. 

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Elise F. Dal Bianco and Defendant Mirant Services, LLC, 

respectfully submit their Stipulation requesting the continuance of the Initial Case Management 

Conference from July 29, 2010, until September 9, 2010, or another date convenient to the 

Court, with the expectation that this matter will be dismissed before the continued Case 

Management Conference. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED: 

DATED: July 13, 2010 FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP 

 By: /s/_Jennifer K. Achtert______ 

Jennifer K. Achtert 

Attorneys for Defendant 

 MIRANT SERVICES, LLC 

In accordance with General Order No. 45, Rule X, the above signatory attests that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the signatory below. 

DATED: July 13, 2010 LAW OFFICE OF PATRICE R. ZABELL 

 By:_/s/ Patrice R. Zabell (as authorized 7/13/2010)

Patrice R. Zabell 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 ELISE F. DAL BIANCO 

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ORDER

This matter having come before the Court on the parties’ STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE THE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, the Initial Case 

Management Conference in this matter is continued from July 29, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., until 

September _____, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________ ________________________________ 

 Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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