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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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STIPULATION, APPLICATION, DECLARATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Case No. C04 1091 CW 1

HARRIET ROSS

Attorney at Law

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 775-3523

Facsimile: (415) 775-7491

email: harrietp@pacbell.net

Attorney for Plaintiff

George Richard Hooper

SILVANO B. MARCHESI (SBN 42965)

County Counsel

MONIKA L. COOPER (193729)

Deputy County Counsel

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA

651 Pine Street, 9th Floor

Martinez, California 94553

Telephone: (925) 335-1800

Facsimile: (925) 335-1866

email: mcoop@cc.cccounty.us

Attorneys for Defendants

Ralph Brown and Joshua Patzer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEORGE RICHARD HOOPER

Plaintiff

v. 

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, Warren E.

Rupf, Contra Costa County Sheriff,

individually and as Contra County Sheriff;

Ralph Brown, individually and as Contra

Costa County Deputy Sheriff, Joshua Patzer

individually and as Contra Costa County

Deputy Sheriffs, Does 1-10,

Defendants.

Case No. C04 1091 CW (JCS)

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION,

APPLICATION, DECLARATION TO

CONTINUE TRIAL AND PRETRIAL

CONFERENCE
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STIPULATION, APPLICATION, DECLARATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Case No. C04 1091 CW 2

APPLICATION AND STIPULATION

1. Whereas plaintiff’s counsel, Harriet Ross, had a stroke on June 28, 2005; 

2. Whereas Ms. Ross was in the hospital three weeks following her stroke;

3. Whereas Ms. Ross is still recovering from her stroke and has been unable to return to

work other than to take telephone calls; 

4. Whereas Ms. Ross is medically unable to prepare for or to try the case at this time;

and 

5. Whereas Ms. Ross’ doctor, Dr. Benjamin Lau, informed her that preparing for and

going to trial at this time would put her in danger of having another stroke.

Therefore good cause exists to continue the October 17, 2005 trial date and the October

7, 2005 final pretrial conference date.

The parties, having met and conferred, stipulate to continue the trial and pretrial

conference in this action to a date at the Court’s convenience anytime after January 9, 2006,

with the exception of February 13-26, 2006. The stipulation contemplates that all related filing

and service deadlines for pretrial conference materials and motions that are dependent on the

date of the pretrial conference will be calculated from the new pretrial conference date as

specified in the court’s standard pretrial order. 

DECLARATION OF HARRIET ROSS

I, Harriet Ross, declare:

1. I am admitted to the State Bar of California and the bar of this court and am the

attorney for the plaintiff, George Richard Hooper, in this action. I make this declaration from

personal knowledge.

2. I had a stroke on June 28, 2005. 

3. I was in the hospital three weeks following my stroke.

4. I am still recovering from the stroke and have been unable to return to work other than

to take telephone calls.

5. I am medically unable to prepare for or to try the case at this time. 
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Case No. C04 1091 CW 3

6. My doctor, Dr. Benjamin Lau, informed me that preparing for and going to trial at this

time would put me in danger of having another stroke.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States and the State

of California that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration is executed on 

September 6, 2005.

 /s/

____________________________

 Harriet Ross

The parties stipulate as stated above.

Date: September 1, 2005

 /s/

By:__________________________

HARRIET ROSS

Attorney for Plaintiff

GEORGE RICHARD HOOPER

Date: September 1, 2005 SILVANO B. MARCHESI, County Counsel

 /s/

By:_______________________________

MONIKA L. COOPER

Deputy County Counsel

Attorneys for Defendants

RALPH BROWN and JOSHUA

PATZER
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STIPULATION, APPLICATION, DECLARATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Case No. C04 1091 CW 4

ORDER

On good cause shown and pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED THAT the trial date of October 17, 2005 and the Final Pretrial Conference date of

October 7, 2005, are continued to January 13, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., for pretrial conference and 

January 23, 2006, at 8:30 a.m., for trial. This case is referred to a Magistrate Judge for

settlement conference.

Date: September 6, 2005 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN

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Claudia Wilken

United States District Judge