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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD L. KEMPER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-0678 JAM GGH

vs.

CITY OF FOLSOM, ORDER

Defendant. 

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After consultation with Judge Mendez, and after initial settlement conference, the

undersigned issues the following order:

1. Except for settlement proceedings, the litigation is stayed up through and

including October 22, 2008; in the event this case does not settle within the stay period, new pretrial scheduling dates will be expeditiously issued;

2. The parties shall file a joint settlement statement no later than September 5,

2008; the joint statement shall include:

a. a section on curb and other standards issued by the City of Folsom; the

statement shall reflect agreement on the standards as a whole or with respect to individual

standards, or in the absence of agreement, the precise disagreements with respect to individual

standards;

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b. a listing of specific sites at issue; again, agreement as to remedial

action, if any, shall be listed as well as disagreement with the precise disagreements set forth; to

the extent possible, for sites over which the parties disagree, a picture shall be included as an

exhibit;

c. all agreements referenced above shall include a compliance time

component;

d. an offer by plaintiff with respect to any damages claimed; as well as a

response/counter-offer by the City; each side shall concisely set forth the reasoning behind their

figures;

e. plaintiff shall set forth a listing of attorneys fees’ and costs to date of

the joint statement breaking out hourly rates and times involved in categories of litigation

activity, e.g., pleading preparation – $x/hr. for 45 hours; discovery compliance....; defendants

shall concisely respond to this listing;

f. whether agreement has been reached on the format of a settlement, i.e.,

consent decree, settlement agreement with the court to retain jurisdiction etc.;

g. other matters which the parties believe to be helpful to settlement.

3. The parties shall contact the undersigned’s clerk, Valerie Callen, 916-930-

4199, for a date in early October for a continued settlement conference;

4. The joint statement and all discussions related thereto may not be utilized

outside the settlement process; this does not preclude acquisition and use of the same or related

information given in the joint statement/discussions during further litigation should the case not

settle; for example, a part of the joint statement might provide that the “City will do x.” The

statement that the “City will do x” may not be utilized or disseminated outside the settlement 

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process; however, discovery may be taken on all aspects of “x,” including whether it is feasible

for the “City to do x,” should the litigation continue.

DATED: 08/25/08

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:gh:035

kemper.ord

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