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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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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669

City Attorney 

ELIZABETH S SALVESON, State Bar #83788

Chief Labor Attorney 

JONATHAN ROLNICK, State Bar #151814 

JENICA MALDONADO, State Bar #266982

Deputy City Attorneys 

Fox Plaza 

1390 Market Street, Fifth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94102-5408 

Telephone: (415) 554-3815 

Facsimile: (415) 554-4248 

E-Mail: jonathan.rolnick@sfgov.org 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, et al. 

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

E-Mail: will@randlelawoffices.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

AARON C. STEVENSON AND KEVIN D. TAYLOR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AARON C. STEVENSON, KEVIN D. 

TAYLOR, KEVIN V. SMITH, AUDRY LEE, 

and KIRK RICHARDSON, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

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 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO VACATE PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE 

 ; ORDER THEREON AND TRIAL DATE

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In accordance with the Section 7 of the Court’s Standing Orders for Civil Cases, the parties 

jointly seek relief with respect to the pending Pretrial Conference and Trial in this case. This case 

currently is set for trial on January 11, 2016, and the Court has scheduled a Pretrial Conference for 

December 15, 2015. Given the date of the Pretrial Conference, the parties’ joint Pretrial Statement and 

other supporting materials currently are due on December 4, 2015. 

Defendant City and County of San Francisco (City) moved for summary judgment on August 

7, 2015, and Plaintiffs Aaron C. Stevenson, Kevin D. Taylor, Kevin V. Smith, Audry Lee, and Kirk 

W. Richardson’s (Plaintiffs) moved for sanctions related to the City’s alleged spoliation of evidence 

the same date. Those matters were heard by the Court on September 18, 2015. The Court issued an 

order regarding Plaintiffs motion, but has yet to rule on the City’s motion for summary judgment. 

This is a complex employment discrimination case. In the operative complaint, Plaintiffs have 

alleged sixteen separate and independent claims for relief. Some of those claims are brought on behalf 

of all the Plaintiffs and others are brought on behalf of only some of them. The facts relevant to some 

of those claims are identical or similar for all of the Plaintiffs and the facts relevant to others are 

unique to individual Plaintiffs. By its motion for summary judgment, the City sought to avoid trial 

altogether or, at a minimum, to reduce the scope of the issues and claims in dispute. 

Because the Court has yet to issue its ruling on the City’s motion, it is difficult for the parties 

to prepare effectively and efficiently for the Pretrial Conference and for trial. Moreover, moving 

forward with such preparations at this time is likely to lead to the expenditure of significant time and 

money preparing for a trial that might not happen or to try issues and claims that may not survive. The 

parties believe that a ruling on the City’s motion is essential to their ability to prepare for and assist the 

Court in the most efficient trial of whatever claims survive summary judgment. Given that only two 

weeks remain (including the Thanksgiving Holiday) before the Pretrial Conference Statement is due, 

the parties believe the current dates for the Pretrial Conference and trial should be vacated. 

Accordingly, the parties request the Court grant this joint request. 

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The parties further agree to meet and confer within 5 court days of the Court’s summary 

judgment order to select the earliest date available and practical for trial of this case. Moreover, the 

parties will go forward with the settlement conference currently scheduled for December 14, 2015. 

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: November 18, 2015 DENNIS J. HERRERA 

City Attorney 

ELIZABETH S. SALVESON 

Chief Labor Attorney 

JONATHAN ROLNICK 

JENICA D. MALDONADO 

Deputy City Attorneys 

By: /s/ Jonathan Rolnick 

 JONATHAN ROLNICK 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

Dated: November 18, 2015 LAW OFFICES OF MURLENE RANDLE 

By: /s/ Murlene J. Randle 

 MURLENE J. RANDLE 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

I, Jonathan Rolnick, attest that I obtained the consent of Plaintiffs’ counsel, Murlene J. Randle, 

to file this pleading with the Court. 

Dated: November 18, 2015 JONATHAN ROLNICK 

Deputy City Attorney 

By: /s/ Jonathan Rolnick 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER VACATING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND TRIAL DATES

For good cause appearing, the Court hereby vacates the December 15, 2015 Pretrial 

Conference and January 11, 2016 Trial date in this action. The parties shall, within 5 court days of the 

Court’s summary judgment order, contact the Court to determine available trial date and advise the 

Court of the earliest date available and practical for trial of this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November __, 2015 

 _________________________________________ 

 JUDGE MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 United States District Court

 

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