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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLAYTON ANDREW PERRY, et

al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

MATTHEW EPSTEIN, JACOB Y.

CUADREZ, STEVE HEISINGER,

IAN MADDISON, MILL VALLEY

POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND

CITY OF MILL VALLEY,

 Defendants.

_____________________________/

No. C 05-4686 WDB

INTERIM PRE-TRIAL ORDER

FOLLOWING TELEPHONIC STATUS

CONFERENCE

On August 29, 2006, the Court conducted a further telephonic status conference in

this matter. For reasons more fully explained on the record, the Court VACATES the

Updated Joint Status Report signed and filed by the Court on July 25, 2006 and, instead,

in an effort to facilitate settlement, enters the following interim pre-trial ORDERS: 

1. Between now and December 1, 2006, counsel must complete the

depositions of Plaintiffs, Clayton and Lucas Perry, and Defendants, Officers Matthew

Epstein, Jacob Cuadrez, and Steve Heisinger. Because these depositions will be taken

without the benefit of full production of documentary evidence, should there later arise a

reasonable need for a second deposition of any of the five parties listed above, based

upon further evidence that comes to light, a focused follow-up deposition may be taken

by stipulation or, if counsel cannot agree, by order of the Court. 

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2. The parties indicated on the record that they would be amenable to

participating in a settlement conference before a Magistrate Judge of this court. The

Court therefore VACATES the ENE session currently set for September 7, 2006 and

REFERS this matter to a Magistrate Judge for settlement for a date to be set during the

first two weeks of December, 2006. 

 3. By Friday, September 15, 2006, Defendants must lodge (not file) with this

Court for in camera review portions of the personnel files of Officers Epstein, Cuadrez

and Heisinger regarding any disciplinary proceedings or complaints (from within or

outside the Mill Valley police department) about conduct arguably similar to any of the

misconduct alleged by Plaintiffs here. If the officers' personnel files do not include any

relevant information, Defendants must submit a letter to the Court so stating. 

4. By Friday, September 15, 2006, Defendants must send to Plaintiffs police

reports, if any, from the six events described by Plaintiffs in Plaintiffs' Response to 

Interrogatory No. 1 in Defendants' First Set of Interrogatories. If a report for any of the

six events does not exist, Defendants must send a letter to Plaintiff so stating. 

5. On Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 1:30 p.m., the parties must appear for

a further telephonic status conference at which time, unless the case has settled, the Court

will set a trial date. To appear, counsel for Plaintiff must get all counsel on the line and

call the Court at (510) 637-3909. By Monday, January 8, 2007 at noon, the parties

must file a Joint Updated Case Management Statement that identifies discovery that

remains to be completed and sets forth a schedule for it, identifies any contemplated

motions, and suggests dates for discovery cut off and trial. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Wayne D. Brazil

Dated: August 30, 2006 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

Copies to:

Parties, WDB, Stats, WH, ADR

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