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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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MURLENE J. RANDLE, State Bar #98124 

R. WILLIAM REED, Of Counsel, State Bar #261931

LAW OFFICES OF M. J. RANDLE 

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 716 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 352-0189 

Facsimile: (415) 352-0187 

E-Mail: murlene@randlelawoffices.com

Attorneys for the Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

AARON C. STEVENSON, KEVIN D. 

TAYLOR, KEVIN W. SMITH, AUDRY LEE, 

and KIRK W. RICHARDSON, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE 

DEPARTMENT, THE SAN FRANCISCO 

FIRE COMMISSION, and THE CIVIL 

SERVICE COMMISSION OF SAN 

FRANCISCO,

Defendants. 

Case No. CV 11 4950 MMC 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE 

TO FILE: (1) PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFFS’ 

MOTION FOR TERMINATING SANCTIONS, 

OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, LESSER 

SANCTIONS, AGAINST DEFENDANTS FOR 

THEIR INTENTIONAL SPOLIATION OF 

RELEVANT EVIDENCE; AND (2) CERTAIN 

EXHIBITS, AND PORTIONS OF CERTAIN 

EXHIBITS, UNDER SEAL 

Hearing Date: September 11, 2015 

Hearing Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Place: Federal Courthouse (NDCA)

 450 Golden Gate Avenue 

 San Francisco, CA 94102 

 Courtroom 7, 19th Floor 

Hearing Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

Date Action filed: October 6, 2011

Trial Date: January 11, 2016 

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ORDER 

Plaintiffs’ motion to file documents under seal in connection with their spoliation motion came 

before the court at 9:00 a.m. on September 11, 2015, in Courtroom 7 of the above captioned Court 

before the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney. Murlene J. Randle appeared on behalf of the Plaintiff and 

Deputy City Attorney Jonathan Rolnick appeared on behalf of the Defendants. 

 The Plaintiffs filed an administrative motion pursuant Local Rule 79-5(e). The Defendants 

filed a Declaration under subsection 79-5(d)(1)(A) on , as required by Rule 79-

5(e), establishing that all of the designated material is sealable. 

 GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN FOUND, pursuant to the Rule 79-5(d)(1)(A) Declaration, 

and any oral argument taken, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiffs’ administrative motion for 

leave to file portions of Plaintiffs’ motion for terminating sanctions, or, in the alterative, lesser 

sanctions, against Defendants for their intentional spoliation of relevant evidence (Exhibit 1), certain 

exhibit, and portions of certain exhibits, is GRANTED as follows: 

Exhibit 2 Portions of the Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Terminating 

Sanctions, or, In The 

Alternative, Lesser Sanctions, 

Against the Defendants for 

Their Intentional Spoliation of 

Relevant Evidence 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 3 Excerpts of David B. Johnson’s 

January 21, 2015 Deposition 

Transcript 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 4 

The Rater Manual 

Staff 

PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM 

H-50 Assistant Chief 

Fire Scene Simulation Exercise 

 September 2010,”

Granted: 

Denied: 

August 14, 2015

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Exhibit 5 The (1) transcript of candidate 

5001’s oral responses to each 

scenario of the Fire Scene 

Simulation Exercise; (2) the 

Answer Keys for each Fire 

Scene Simulation Exercise 

scenario; and (3) the Record of 

Scores of candidate 5001 for 

each Fire Scene Simulation 

Exercise scenario 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 6 The (1) the documentation 

portion of candidate 5001 for 

the Supervision / Training 

Performance Exercise, (2) a 

blank Supervision / Training 

Performance Exercise Scoring 

Key, and (3) the Supervision / 

Training Performance Exercise 

Record of Scores completed by 

the raters for candidate 5001 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 7 

The Rebuttal Declaration of 

Arthur Gutman, Ph.D., of 

Expert Report by Cristina 

Banks, Ph.D 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 8 Expert Report of Arthur 

Gutman, Ph.D. (Validity) Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 9 Portions of Plaintiff Kevin D. 

Taylor’s Amended Response To 

Defendant’s Special 

Interrogatories, Set Three 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 10 

Portions of Plaintiffs’ Analysis 

and Review Regarding The 

2010 H-50 Assistant Chief 

Promotional Examination 

Granted: 

Denied: 

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Exhibit 11 A revised section of the 

Plaintiffs’ Analysis and Review 

Regarding The 2010 H-50 

Assistant Chief Promotional 

Examination related to the 

“Initial Response: 

Communications” dimension of 

the High-Rise Scoring Key, and 

associate pie charts for the 

High-Rise section and pie chart 

that reflects the incorrect 

response anchors for all four fire 

scene scenarios 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 12 Excerpts of Cristina G. Bank’s, 

Ph.D., June 29, 2015 Deposition 

Transcript 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 13 Excerpts of Chief Patrick 

Gardner’s January 13, 2015 

Deposition Transcript and 

exhibits one, two, three, and 

twelve 

Granted: 

Denied: 

Exhibit 14 Excerpts of Chief Arthur 

Kenney’s December 17, 2014 

Deposition Transcript and 

exhibits four & six 

Granted: 

Denied: 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: , 2015 _____________________________________ 

 Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

 District Court Judge 

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