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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE CASE SCHEDULE

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973)

United States Attorney

ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348)

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 LORETTA LYNCH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

RUBEN SUMERA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LORETTA LYNCH, Attorney General of the 

United States, in her official capacity;

Defendant.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

CASE SCHEDULE

The Honorable Kandis A. Westmore

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Lo has been the lead defense lawyer on 

this matter and has handled all aspects of the day-to-day litigation;

WHEREAS, AUSA Lo went into an earlier-than-anticipated labor and gave birth to her first 

child on Saturday, October 3, 2015;

WHEREAS, AUSA Lo had hoped to file defendant’s summary judgment motion, currently due 

on October 16, 2015, before going out on leave, but was unable to do so in light of her baby’s early 

arrival;

WHEREAS, AUSA Lo will be out on maternity leave for a number of months, including through 

(AS MODIFIED BY THE 

COURT)

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the January 25, 2016 trial scheduled herein;

WHEREAS, this matter has just been reassigned to Assistant United States Attorney Wendy M. 

Garbers, who is unfamiliar with the file and will need some additional time to get up to speed and to 

prepare defendant’s summary judgment motion;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by the parties to the above-captioned action, by and through their 

respective counsel of record, that all operative deadlines in this matter be extended approximately 45 days

(slightly modified due to the holidays). Subject to the Court’s availability, the parties propose the following 

schedule:

Deadline Current Proposed

Defendant’s Summary 

Judgment Motion Due

October 16, 2015 November 19, 2015

Plaintiff’s Summary 

Judgment Opposition Due

October 30, 2015 December 8, 2015

Defendant’s Summary 

Judgment Reply Due

November 6, 2015 December 23, 2015

Summary Judgment Hearing November 19, 2015 January 7, 2016

Pretrial Conference January 12, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. March 1, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.

Trial January 25-29, 2016 March 14-18, 2016

DATED: October 6, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

BRIAN J. STRETCH

Acting United States Attorney

 /s/ Wendy M. Garbers

WENDY M. GARBERS

Assistant United States Attorney

DATED: October 6, 2015 LAW OFFICE OF RUSSELL A. ROBINSON

 /s/ Russell A. Robinson*

Russell A. Robinson

Attorney for Plaintiff

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

that plaintiff has concurred in the filing of this document.

February 4, 2016 July 25-29, 2016 July 5, 2016

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

THE HONORABLE KANDIS A. WESTMORE

10/07/2015

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