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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STAY PENDING ADR AND FURTHER CMC

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ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348)

United States Attorney

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643)

Chief, Civil Division

WENDY M. GARBERS (CABN 213208)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6475

FAX: (415) 436-7234

wendy.garbers@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant SECRETARY OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SAI,

Plaintiff,

v.

COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC, et 

al.,

Defendants.

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No. 16-cv-01024 JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

STAY PENDING ADR AND FURTHER CMC

The Honorable Jon S. Tigar

WHEREAS, this matter is currently stayed for all purposes other than ADR until January 2, 2019 

(ECF 237); 

WHEREAS, on December 13, 2018, the parties participated in an all-day settlement conference 

with the assistance of Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim;

WHEREAS, at the December 13, 2018 settlement conference, plaintiff and defendant Covenant 

Aviation Security, LLC, reached a settlement agreement, which they will reduce to writing;

WHEREAS, plaintiff and the government did not reach a settlement at the conference. They did, 

however, agree to some further steps, which have the potential to ultimately result in a settlement;

WHEREAS, Judge Kim has agreed to further assist the parties with their ADR efforts and has 

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scheduled a further telephone conference for January 29, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.;

WHEREAS, a further case management conference is currently scheduled herein for January 16, 

2019;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by Plaintiff Sai, Defendant Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security, and Defendant Covenant Aviation Security, LLC, that, subject to Court approval:

1. The stay previously entered in this matter continue sixty more days, until March 4, 2019, in order 

to accommodate the parties’ settlement discussions; and 

2. The further case management conference also be continued until after March 4, 2019.

DATED: December 17, 2018 Respectfully submitted,

ALEX G. TSE

United States Attorney

/s/ Wendy M. Garbers

WENDY M. GARBERS

Assistant United States Attorney

DATED: December 17, 2018 CODDINGTON, HICKS & DANFORTH

 /s/ Richard G. Grotch*

RICHARD G. GROTCH

Attorneys for Defendant 

COVENANT AVIATION 

SECURITY, LLC

DATED: December 17, 2018 BAKER BOTTS LLP

 /s/ Navi Singh Dhillon *

NAVI SINGH DHILLON

Attorneys for Plaintiff SAI

*In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests under penalty of 

perjury that all signatories have concurred in the filing of this document.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, it is hereby ordered that they stay previously entered in this 

matter continue until March 4, 2019. The January 16, 2019 CMC herein is hereby continued until 

____________________, 2019 at 2:00, with statements due on ________________, 2019.

Dated: 

HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

March 13 March 6 December 18, 2018

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