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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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STIPULATION TO SUBMIT MATTER TO PRIVATE MEDIATION IN LIEU OF ENE 

Lang v. County of Sonoma 

U.S.D.C. Northern District of CA Case No. CV 11-03085 JSW 

Thomas F. Bertrand, State Bar No. 056560 

Richard W. Osman, State Bar No. 167993 

BERTRAND, FOX & ELLIOT 

The Waterfront Building 

2749 Hyde Street 

San Francisco, California 94109 

Telephone: (415) 353-0999 

Facsimile: (415) 353-0990 

Email: rosman@bfesf.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

COUNTY OF SONOMA, SONOMA COUNTY 

SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ERIC SALKIN, CHRISTOPHER 

HASS and MARK FUSTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PETER JUSTIN LANG, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

COUNTY OF SONOMA, SONOMA 

COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ERIC 

SALKIN, CHRISTOPHER HASS and MARK 

FUSTON, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. CV-12-0983 TEH 

STIPULATION TO SUBMIT MATTER TO 

PRIVATE MEDIATION IN LIEU OF EARLY 

NEUTRAL EVALUATION AND TO COMPLETE 

MEDIATION AFTER THE PRESENTLYSCHEDULED ENE DEADLINE 

The parties, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and request that they be 

permitted to submit this matter to private mediation instead of the presently-ordered Early Neutral 

Evaluation and request that they be permitted to complete the private mediation after January 3, 2013—

the date presently scheduled ENE—based on the following: 

1. On October 15, 2012, this matter was referred to Early Neutral Evaluation. Thereafter, 

ENE Evaluator James Fitzpatrick was assigned to the matter. ENE was scheduled for January 3, 2012. 

During the pre-ENE conference call, Mr. Fitzgerald indicated a belief that this matter is better suited to 

mediation than ENE. 

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STIPULATION TO SUBMIT MATTER TO PRIVATE MEDIATION IN LIEU OF ENE 

Lang v. County of Sonoma 

U.S.D.C. Northern District of CA Case No. CV 11-03085 JSW 

2. Counsel for all parties extensively met and conferred between November 1, 2012 and 

present and agree that private mediation is a better ADR process for this matter and is more likely to lead 

to eventual resolution of this case.

3. Counsel have contacted Mr. Fitzgerald and explained their desire to submit the matter to 

private mediation and that the present stipulation will be filed, requesting private mediation. 

4. The parties have agreed to use the service of mediator James Larson with JAMS and have 

obtained multiple available dates from JAMS during January and February 2013. 

5. Counsel for defendants is scheduled for trial in Marin County Superior Court from 

January 8, 2012 to January 18, 2013.

6. On November 14, 2012, Plaintiff Peter Lang underwent two surgical procedures related to 

the incident giving rise to his Complaint. These surgeries were to further repair his fractured shoulder and 

to remove a metal plate from his fractured knee which had been surgically repaired on the night 

following the incident. Both of these surgeries were performed at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Rosa, and 

the records and billings acquisitions are handled by HealthCare Recoveries for Kaiser Permanente 

Counsel for plaintiffs has had difficulty obtaining medical billing records from Healthcare Recoveries, 

which forwarded four sets of request forms, general and special HIPAA authorizations, and 

reimbursement guarantee contracts related to plaintiff’s surgeries. Although the documents were fully 

executed and the medical records and billing statements were requested on an expedited basis, Plaintiff’s 

counsel has received correspondence from Healthcare Recoveries indicating that its actual production of 

these records and corresponding bills will be at least 60 days, which calculates to February 14, 2013. 

These records and itemized billing statements are important, if not essential, to a possible resolution of 

the Plaintiff's claim. 

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STIPULATION TO SUBMIT MATTER TO PRIVATE MEDIATION IN LIEU OF ENE 

Lang v. County of Sonoma 

U.S.D.C. Northern District of CA Case No. CV 11-03085 JSW 

7. Based on the above, the parties respectfully request they be permitted to submit this matter 

to private mediation with James Larson before the end of February, 2013 in lieu of Early Neutral 

Evaluation.

Dated: December 27, 2012 Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ Richard W. Osman

 RICHARD OSMAN 

 Attorney for Defendants 

 City of San Rafael, Twin Cities 

 Police Authority, Wanda Spaletta and 

 Anthony Shaw 

/s/ John W.Phillips 

 JOHN W. PHILLIPS 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the parties are hereby referred to private mediation to be completed before 

February 28, 2013. 

Dated:

 ________________________________________ 

 HONORABLE THELTON E. HENDERSON 

01/02/2013

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge Thelton E. Henderson

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