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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 20:1401 Education: Handicapped Child Act

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LOUGHREY & ASSOCIATES 

TAMARA LOUGHREY, Bar No. 227001 

JUSTIN ARNOLD, Bar No. 252030 

220 4th St., Suite 103 

Oakland, CA 94607 

Phone: 510.891.1254 

Fax: 510.891.1258 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

GUTIERREZ LAW GROUP 

MARCY GUTIERREZ, Bar No. 214224 

2322 Capitol Avenue, First Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95816 

Phone: 916.492.2200 

Facsimile: 916.307.5784 

Attorney for Defendant 

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

G.W., by and through his parents and guardians 

ad litem, K.W. and M.W., and K.W. and M.W. 

individually, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

BUCKEYE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 

 Defendant. 

Case No. 2:09-cv-02772-MCE-KJM 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT SCHEDULE

 

 Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (F.R.C.P.) Rule 78 and Local Rule 230 and 

F.R.C.P. Rule 6 and Local Rule 144, the parties hereby request that the Motion for Summary 

Judgment schedule be extended. 

 Plaintiffs G.W., K.W. and M.W. (Plaintiffs) along with Defendant Buckeye Unified 

School District (Defendant), hereby stipulate and agree to the following: 

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1. Pursuant to a request by the parties, this case was referred to the Court’s Voluntary Dispute 

Resolution Process (VDRP) on January 12, 2010. Pursuant to this referral, Attorney Patricia Lee 

Connors was appointed to serve as a mediator on January 26, 2010. For reasons unknown to the 

parties, Ms. Connors never contacted either party to schedule mediation. On April 28, 2010, Ms. 

Connors was terminated as the mediator due to a conflict of interest. 

2. Still wishing to mediate the case, Ms. Loughrey, counsel for Plaintiffs, contacted Linda 

Martinez, the Relief Judicial Assistant/VDRP Administrator, to inquire about other mediators. 

Ms. Martinez responded with the names of three other potential mediators. 

3. The parties have reviewed the proposed mediators, but believe they have a better chance at 

resolving the dispute by selecting a private mediator. Accordingly, the parties have scheduled 

mediation with Elaine Talley, a mediator experienced in special education issues, to take place 

on June 14, 2010. 

4. Currently, several motions and reply motions are scheduled to be filed in the upcoming 

weeks and months. In order to increase the likelihood of resolution and to avoid expending time 

and resources unnecessarily, the parties wish to extend the briefing schedule to allow them to 

attempt to mediate the case. 

5. Under the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order, Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (MSJ) is 

due on May 13, 2010. Defendant’s opposition and cross-motion is due on June 3, 2010. The 

administrative record is due to be filed on June 7, 2010. Plaintiff’s reply and opposition is due 

on June 17, 2010. Defendant’s reply is due on July 1, 2010. A hearing on the motions is 

scheduled for July 8, 2010. 

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6. The parties hereby request that Plaintiffs MSJ and the administrative record be due on July 

19, 2010; Defendant’s opposition and cross-motion be due on August 9, 2010; Plaintiff’s reply 

and opposition be due on August 23, 2010; Defendant’s reply be due on September 7, 2010 and 

a hearing on the motions shall occur on September 14, 2010. 

 

 Respectfully Submitted, 

 LOUGHREY & ASSOCIATES 

Dated: May 5, 2010 By: /s/ Tamara Loughrey _

 Tamara Loughrey 

 Justin Arnold 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: May 5, 2010 By: /s/ Marcy Gutierrez 

 Marcy Gutierrez 

 Attorney for Defendant 

ORDER 

Good cause appearing therefore, 

 1. All currently scheduled dates regarding the parties’ motions for summary judgment 

are hereby vacated; 

2. Plaintiffs MSJ and the administrative record shall be filed no later than July 19, 2010; 

Defendant’s opposition and cross-motion shall be filed no later than August 9, 2010; 

Plaintiff’s reply and opposition shall be filed no later than August 23, 2010; Defendant’s 

reply shall be filed no later than September 7, 2010 and the hearing take place on 

September 14, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 11, 2010

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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