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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

HORTA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability 

company, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

CITY OF SAN JOSE, a municipal 

corporation, 

 Defendant. 

CASE NO. C02-04086 JF (RS) 

[Related Case Nos. C00-20018 JF 

and C05-03778JF] 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEY’S FEES 

Date: February 1, 2008 

Time: 9:00 A.M. 

Courtroom: 3 

Judge: Hon. Jeremy Fogel 

STIPULATION

 WHEREAS, Plaintiff Horta, LLC (hereinafter “Horta”) has filed an amended motion for 

attorney’s fees herein; 

WHEREAS, the motion was continued at the request of the City of San Jose (“City”), 

in order to permit the City to obtain and submit expert testimony; 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON, LLP

JAMES M. CHADWICK, ESQ. (#157114) 

4 Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, California 9411-4106 

Telephone: (415) 434-9100 

Facsimile: (415) 434-3947 

Email: jchadwick@sheppardmullin.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, HORTA, LLC 

RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney (#88625) 

NORA FRIMANN, Chief Trial Attorney (#93249) 

JOSEPH P. DiCIUCCIO, Sr. Deputy City Attorney (#56885) 

Office of the City Attorney 

200 East Santa Clara Street 

San Jose, California 95113-1905 

Telephone: (408) 535-1900 

Facsimile: (408) 998-3131 

Email: cao.main@sanjoseca.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant, CITY OF SAN JOSE 

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WHEREAS, in light of the expert testimony submitted by the City, Horta, LLC, now 

requires additional time in order to locate an expert and respond to the testimony submitted 

by the City; and 

WHEREAS, a continuance of the reply and hearing dates is therefore required; 

 The parties hereto agree that: 

(1) The hearing on the Motion to for Attorney’s Fees should be continued to 

February 29, 2008; 

(2) Horta’s reply shall be due on February 15, 2008; 

(3) If requested, the parties will agree to depositions of their respective experts and 

to a reasonable continuance of the hearing date; and 

(4) If requested, the City shall be entitled to submit a written Surreply limited to 

responding to the expert testimony submitted on behalf of Horta, and Horta 

shall be entitled to submit a written response to the City’s Surreply. 

Dated: January 16, 2008 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP 

By: ___James M. Chadwick _____________ JAMES CHADWICK, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff HORTA, LLC 

Dated: January 16, 2008 RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney 

By: ______________/s/___________________

 NORA FRIMANN, Chief Trial Attorney 

 JOSEPH DiCIUCCIO, Sr. Dep. City Atty 

Attorneys for Defendant, CITY OF SAN JOSE 

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ORDER

 Pursuant to the stipulation, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

(1) The hearing on the Motion for Attorney’s Fees should be continued to February 

29, 2008; 

(2) The parties shall inform the Court if a settlement of the attorney’s fees issue is 

reached prior to the hearing date; and 

(3) The parties shall inform the Court if any further continuance of the hearing or 

briefing dates is required. 

Dated: January____, 2008 ____________________________________

HON. JEREMY FOGEL 

United States District Court Judge 

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