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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 20:1400 Civil Rights of Handicapped Child

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EMMA C., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DELAINE EASTIN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 96-cv-04179-TEH 

ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR 

ALLOCATION PROCESS FOR 

FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 AND 

RAISING COURT MONITOR’S 

COMPENSATION

ALLOCATION PROCESS 

A new fiscal year will commence on July 1, 2016. The Court hopes that 

Defendants will be able to agree upon an equitable allocation for the RSIP implementation 

budget and the Monitor’s Office budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 without intervention 

from the Court, in light of the guidance provided by this Court’s May 14, 2003 Order Re: 

Initial Allocation, and their past successes in reaching agreement. In the event that 

informal resolution is not possible, however, the Court will make an equitable allocation. 

To facilitate conducting the allocation process in a timely manner, the Court sets 

forth the following schedule: 

1. By no later than Friday, April 15, 2016, Ravenswood and the Court Monitor 

shall each submit their respective proposed budgets to the Court and the parties.1

2. The Defendants shall, as soon as possible thereafter, meet and confer in good 

faith to seek an agreement upon an equitable allocation for the fiscal year 2016-2017. 

 

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The Court recognizes that the future of RSIP implementation and monitoring is 

uncertain at this time. For purposes of this Order, both Ravenswood and the Court 

Monitor should assume that the RSIP will continue throughout the next school year, unless 

some agreement clarifying this is reached by the parties prior to the April 15, 2016 

deadline. If circumstances change, the Court will make any necessary adjustments to the 

respective budgets and allocation in the future. 

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3. Defendants shall, by no later than Friday, May 6, 2016, file either a joint 

statement setting forth an agreed upon allocation for fiscal year 2016-2017 or, if no 

agreement has been reached, email the Court Monitor informing him they have not reached 

agreement and stating, without argument, the areas of disagreement. The parties shall then 

participate in a mediation process led by the Court Monitor in order to attempt to resolve 

these areas of disagreement.

4. Defendants shall, by no later than Friday, May 20, 2016, file either a joint 

statement setting forth an agreed upon allocation for fiscal year 2016-2017, or, if no 

agreement has been reached, separate opening briefs setting forth their respective positions 

with respect to an appropriate allocation.

5. If the parties have not reached agreement, Defendants shall respond to each 

other’s opening briefs by no later than Friday, June 3, 2016. If Plaintiffs wish to address 

this matter, they may file comments responding to Defendants’ opening briefs no later than 

Friday, June 3, 2016. The Court shall hold a hearing on the allocation issue, if necessary, 

on Monday, June 13, 2016, at 10:00 AM. 

COURT MONITOR’S COMPENSATION

Additionally, the Court finds that it is appropriate to raise the Court Monitor’s 

salary, currently set at $1,200.00 per day, which has not been raised since February 2013. 

Effective immediately, the Court Monitor’s compensation is hereby raised to $1,350.00 per 

day. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 03/09/16 _____________________________________ 

THELTON E. HENDERSON 

United States District Judge

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