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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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JOINT APPLICATION AND STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR MEDIATION;

[PROPOSED] ORDER – CASE NO. C-O7-4419 BZ 

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BRANCART & BRANCART

 Christopher Brancart (SBN 128475)

 Liza Cristol-Deman (SBN 190516)

Post Office Box 686

Pescadero, CA 94060

Tel: (650) 879-0141

Fax: (650) 879-1103

cbrancart@brancart.com

lcristoldeman@brancart.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANGELA SEAMAN, individually and )

on behalf of the GENERAL PUBLIC, )

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Plaintiff, )

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vs. )

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FREIDON EFTEKHARI, also known )

as FRED EFTEKARI, )

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Defendant. )

Case No. C-07-4419 BZ

JOINT APPLICATION AND

STIPULATION TO EXTEND

DEADLINE FOR MEDIATION;

[PROPOSED ORDER]

In its Trial Scheduling Order, (PACER document 18), this Court ordered the

parties to conduct a mediation session in the above-captioned matter no later than

March 3, 2008. Due to the schedule of the assigned mediator, the parties hereby

request that the Court extend that deadline by approximately two and a half weeks, to

March 21, 2008.

There is good cause to grant this application. The ADR Department has referred

this case to mediator Stephen H. Sulmeyer. The parties had an initial phone

conference with Mr. Sulmeyer on January 29, 2008, to discuss the scheduling of the

mediation and other preliminary matters. Mr. Sulmeyer informed the parties that his

schedule was booked through early March and he would not be able to assist the

parties before the court-ordered deadline of March 3, 2008. The parties and Mr.

Sulmeyer tentatively scheduled a mediation session for March 18, 2008, the earliest

available date for all parties and the mediator. 

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JOINT APPLICATION AND STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR MEDIATION;

[PROPOSED] ORDER – CASE NO. C-O7-4419 BZ 

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If the Court grants this application, the parties and the mediator will move

forward with the agreed-upon mediation date of March 18, 2008. If the Court denies

this application, the parties will contact the Court’s ADR Department and seek a referral

to a different mediator. Because the current deadline of March 3, 2008 is less than one

month away, the parties believe that it may be difficult to find a new mediator who can

work with the parties within the deadline.

Extending the deadline until March 21, 2008 will not affect any other litigation

dates or delay this matter. The non-expert discovery deadline is May 23, 2008, and trial

is scheduled to begin on September 15, 2008. The parties believe that, in the event the

case does not resolve on March 18, 2008, they will have adequate time to complete

discovery and pre-trial preparation within the Court’s deadlines.

For the foregoing reasons, the parties respectfully request that Court issue the

order which is appended hereto, extending the mediation deadline to March 21, 2008.

So stipulated.

Plaintiff’s counsel attests that this document has been approved by all

signatories whose names appear below.

Respectfully submitted,

BRANCART & BRANCART

Dated: February 8, 2008

/s/ Liza Cristol-Deman

Liza Cristol-Deman

Attorney for Plaintiff

VALINOTI & DITO LLC

Dated: February 8, 2008

/s/ James McPherson

James McPherson

Attorney for Defendant

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[PROPOSED ORDER]

Based on the stipulation of the parties, the schedule of the assigned mediator,

and good cause appearing therefor, the mediation deadline in this case is hereby

extended to March 21, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: Feb. ______, 2008.

Hon. Bernard Zimmerman

U.S. Magistrate Judge

24th

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Bernard Zimmerman

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