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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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Alexander v. Alameda County, et al. / Case #3-15-cv-00180 EDL

Updated Joint Case Management Statement And [Proposed] Order

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Haapala, Thompson & Abern LLP Attorneys At Law

Park Plaza Building

1939 Harrison St., Suite 800

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: 510-763-2324

Facsimile: 510-273-8534

Rebecca S. Widen, SBN 219207

HAAPALA, THOMPSON & ABERN, LLP

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 800

Oakland, California 94612

Tel: 510-763-2324

Fax: 510-273-8534

E-mail: rwiden@htalaw.com

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, SHERIFF GREGORY J. AHERN,

JAMES MCGRAIL and DEREK THOMS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO

RONNIE ALEXANDER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ALAMEDA COUNTY; GREGORY J. 

AHERN (Sheriff), JAMES MCGRAIL 

(supervising officer), DEREK THOMS 

(acting officer), DOES 1 through 100,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 3-15-cv-00180 EDL

UPDATED JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Date: July 6, 2016

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Courtroom: Courtroom E - 15th Floor

The parties to the above-entitled action jointly submit this updated Case Management 

Statement.

1. The parties have reached a binding settlement in this matter, which will become 

complete once statutory medical liens have been satisfied by Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s counsel has 

resolved the attached Medicare lien (Exhibit A – waiver letter). Plaintiff’s counsel has not been 

able to resolve all of the medical liens because she became aware after the Medicare lien was 

waived that a Medi-Cal lien may exist as well, and such possible lien needs to be waived or 

reduced. In response to Plaintiff’s Medi-Cal claim info submitted online per the attached

Exhibit B, on April 12, 2016, Plaintiff’s counsel received a letter from Medi-Cal in May 2016 

incorrectly assuming Plaintiff’s Counsel JoAnne Biernacki was the claimant and not Ronnie 

Alexander. Since that time, Plaintiff’s counsel has not been able to address the error on behalf 

of Medi-Cal because she has been on medical leave for various conditions and has just returned 

to her practice full time. Plaintiff requires additional time to negotiate and pay the statutory 

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Alexander v. Alameda County, et al. / Case #3-15-cv-00180 EDL

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Haapala, Thompson & Abern LLP Attorneys At Law

Park Plaza Building

1939 Harrison St., Suite 800

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: 510-763-2324

Facsimile: 510-273-8534

medical liens before the settlement is completed. Plaintiff’s counsel anticipates that this will 

occur within another 90 days. 

2. The parties jointly request that the case be stayed for another 90 days to allow the 

settlement to be finalized.

3. Once the settlement is finalized, the parties will file a stipulation for dismissal 

with prejudice.

Dated: June 30, 2016 HAAPALA, THOMPSON & ABERN, LLP

By: /s/ Rebecca S. Widen

Rebecca S. Widen

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: June 30, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF JOANNE BIERNACKI

By: */s/ JoAnne M. Biernacki

JoAnne M. Biernacki

Attorney for Plaintiff

*Ms. Biernacki gave her consent to e-file this 

document

ORDER

The case is stayed for 90 days to allow finalization of the parties’ settlement, as stated 

above. The parties shall file a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice when the settlement is 

complete.

Dated: 

Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

 Further continuances will be granted only with a showing of good cause. July 5, 2016

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