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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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Stipulation to Early Settlement Conference and to Continue All Other Pretrial Deadlines and Dates; Order 

USDC EDC Case No. CIV.S-05-02248 FCD DAD 

THOMAS E. DUCKWORTH (SBN 152369 ) 

DUCKWORTH· PETERS · LEBOWITZ, LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1010 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 433-0333 

Facsimile: (415) 449-6556 

Email: tom@dpllplaw.com 

 mark@dpllplaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

REBECCA COBAIN, AMANDA SPITSEN, and 

AMELIA ESPINOZA 

JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

MIA FARBER (SBN 131467) 

JAMES T. JONES (SBN 167967) 

NATHAN W. AUSTIN (SBN 219672) 

801 K Street, Suite 2300 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 341-0404 

Facsimile: (916) 341-0141 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESTINATION TAHOE HOTEL, INC., 

(erroneously sued herein as DESTINATION 

HOTELS & RESORTS) 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

REBECCA COBAIN, AMANDA SPITSEN 

and AMELIA ESPINOZA, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

DESTINATION HOTELS & RESORTS, and 

DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. CIV.S-05-02248 FCD DAD 

STIPULATION TO EARLY 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND TO 

CONTINUE ALL OTHER PRETRIAL 

DEADLINES AND DATES; ORDER 

“AS MODIFIED” 

The parties to this action, defendant Destination Tahoe Hotel, Inc. (“Defendant”), 

and plaintiff Amanda Spitsen (“Plaintiff”), by and through their respective counsel of record, 

enter into this stipulation based on the following facts and request that the court issue the 

following proposed order based thereon: 

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WHEREAS, the Trial in this matter is set for August 14, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2007, the Court issued its ruling on Defendant’s and 

Plaintiff’s cross-motions for summary judgment thereby significantly narrowing the issues to be 

tried; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that the Court’s summary judgment ruling has 

increased the likelihood that the remaining issues can be resolved successfully through settlement 

discussions rather than continued litigation; 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to set an Early Settlement Conference to obtain the 

Court’s assistance and guidance in resolving the remaining issues by settlement; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe it would promote the chances of settlement and be 

in their joint interests to forego any further litigation expense prior to appearance at an Early 

Settlement Conference; 

WHEREAS, Defendant will ensure that all necessary parties including the client 

representative (presently located in Los Angeles) will be present at the Early Settlement 

Conference, and the carrier representative (presently located in New York) shall be available 

telephonically should the Court so permit. If the Court orders that the carrier representative must 

be present at the Early Settlement Conference, the representative will be present; 

WHEREAS, the parties would like to conduct an Early Settlement Conference at 

the earliest convenient date, and are available for an Early Settlement Conference on any date 

between June 25, 2007, and June 28, 2007; 

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties have throughout this matter maintained a 

professional and courteous working relationship and each is confident that the other makes this 

stipulation and request in good faith and not for the purpose of delay; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe they will not have adequate time to fully and most 

economically explore settlement unless the current court schedule is modified; 

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THEREFORE, THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR 

RESPECTIVE COUNSEL OF RECORD, HEREBY STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

(1) An Early Settlement Conference will be set on the date convenient to the 

Court on any date from June 25, 2007, to June 28, 2007. 

(2) The Pretrial Conference presently scheduled for June 29, 2007, shall be 

continued to July 20, 2007, and all associated dates shall be correspondingly continued. 

(3) The Trial Date presently scheduled for August 14, 2007, shall remain 

intact. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: June ___, 2007 DUCKWORTH· PETERS · LEBOWITZ, LLP 

By: /s/ Thomas E. Duckworth 

Thomas E. Duckworth 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

REBECCA COBAIN, AMANDA 

SPITSEN, and AMELIA ESPINOZA 

DATED: June __, 2007 JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

By: /s/ James T. Jones 

James T. Jones 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESTINATION TAHOE HOTEL, INC. 

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ORDER

For good cause appearing, IT IS HERBY ORDERED: 

(1) An Early Settlement Conference is set on August 2, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. 

before Magistrate Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. At least seven (7) calendar days before the 

Settlement Conference, counsel for each party shall submit to the chambers of the settlement 

judge a confidential Settlement Conference Statement pursuant to Local Rule 16-270. Such 

statements are neither to be filed with the Clerk nor served on opposing counsel. Each party, 

however, shall serve notice on all other parties that the statement has been submitted. 

(2) The Pretrial Conference presently scheduled for June 29, 2007, shall be 

continued to October 19, 2007 at 1:30 p.m., and all associated dates shall be correspondingly 

continued. 

(3) The Trial Date presently scheduled for August 14, 2007, shall be continued 

to January 8, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. All dates as to pretrial briefing shall be in conjunction with the 

new trial date. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 28, 2007 

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