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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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A N N M ILLER R A V E L

 County Counsel

County of Santa Clara

S an Jose, California Stipulation and [Prop] Order Re: 09/11 Deadline -1- C03-2506 JSW

JAMES E. TOWERY (S.B. #74058)

ALISON P. BUCHANAN (S.B. #215710)

HOGE, FENTON, JONES & APPEL, INC.

Sixty South Market Street, Suite 1400

San Jose, California 95113-2396

Telephone: (408) 287-9501

Facsimile: (40) 287-2583

ANN MILLER RAVEL, County Counsel (S.B. #62139)

ARYN PAIGE HARRIS, Deputy County Counsel (S.B. #208590)

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL

70 West Hedding, East Wing, 9 Floor th

San Jose, California 95110-1770

Telephone: (408) 299-5900

Facsimile: (408) 292-7240

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA and 

ANGELO OZOA, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD N. GALBRAITH, Executor )

of the ESTATE OF NELSON )

GALBRAITH, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a body )

corporate and politic; ANGELO OZOA, )

M.D., individually and as an agent of )

SANTA CLARA COUNTY; DOES I )

through XX, )

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Defendants. )

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NO. C03-2506 JSW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

RE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 DEADLINE

WHEREAS, the parties have discussed the utility of engaging in ADR efforts in October 

rather than at a later date when the Court is expected to order the parties to ADR; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that ADR at an early date, if successful, will avoid 

unnecessary and substantial expert discovery costs;

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A N N M ILLER R A V E L

 County Counsel

County of Santa Clara

S an Jose, California Stipulation and [Prop] Order Re: 09/11 Deadline -2- C03-2506 JSW

WHEREAS, the parties have already exchanged a list of their expert witnesses in 

accordance with this Court’s order and the parties must still submit a more comprehensive 

disclosure by September 11, 2007; 

WHEREAS, Counsel for the parties have discussed ADR at length, but have not 

obtained firm commitments from their clients as of today; 

WHEREAS, Counsel anticipate they will reach an agreement on whether to engage in 

ADR in October by Tuesday, September 11, 2007; 

WHEREAS, if the parties agree to engage in ADR at this time, they intend to complete 

ADR by the end of October;

WHEREAS, the parties ADR discussions have made problematic their compliance with 

the September 11, 2007 deadline for comprehensive expert disclosures, the parties jointly ask 

the Court to extend the expert deadlines in the following limited fashion: If the parties fail to 

reach an agreement to advance the ADR date as contemplated, the expert disclosure deadline is 

extended to September 21, 2007; if the parties agree to pursue ADR in October, the expert

disclosure deadline is extended until two weeks following the ADR session; 

WHEREAS, neither party anticipates that this request will affect their ability to comply 

with the other case management deadlines set by the Court, including the June 2, 2008 trial 

date; 

WHEREAS, this agreement is made in the interest of justice in order save all parties 

time and expense; and

WHEREAS, this agreement is made in good faith and is not made for purposes of delay;

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The parties stipulate to continue the September 11, 2007, disclosure date to 

September 21, 2007 if current ADR negotiations fail; otherwise the parties stipulate to continue 

the September 11, 2007 disclosure to two weeks following the ADR session. 

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A N N M ILLER R A V E L

 County Counsel

County of Santa Clara

S an Jose, California Stipulation and [Prop] Order Re: 09/11 Deadline -3- C03-2506 JSW

2. The parties stipulate to inform the Court on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, if they 

they have decided to undertake immediate ADR efforts and if they desire a settlement

conference with a magistrate. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: September 6, 2007 By: /S/ 

MICHAEL GOLDSMITH

Attorney for Plaintiff 

DONALD N. GALBRAITH, EXECUTOR

OF ESTATE OF NELSON GALBRAITH

DATED: September 6, 2007 By: /S/ 

ARYN PAIGE HARRIS

Deputy County Counsel

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA and 

ANGELO OZOA, M.D.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________ ________________________________

HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Court Judge

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