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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER - Case No. C06-07783 MHP 

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Gregory G. Spaulding, Esq. (SBN 106606) 

spaulding@smlaw.com 

Lisa Ann Hilario, Esq. (SBN 148460) 

hilarion@smlaw.com 

SPAULDING McCULLOUGH & TANSIL LLP 

90 South E Street, Suite 200 

P.O. Box 1867 

Santa Rosa, CA 95402 

Telephone: (707) 524-1900 

Facsimile: (707) 524-1906 

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF SONOMA, of which 

SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 

is a Department, SEAN MCDERMOTT, DOLORES ROBINSON, 

RANDY NORTH, and PHILLIP LAWRENCE 

David M. Poore, Esq. (SBN 192541) 

dpoore@kahnbrownlaw.com 

KAHN BROWN & POORE LLP 

755 Baywood Drive, Suite 185 

Petaluma, CA 94954 

Telephone: (707) 763-7100 

Facsimile: (707) 763-7180 

Attorneys for Plaintiff BRIAN J. PATENAUDE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

BRIAN J. PATENAUDE, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

COUNTY OF SONOMA, SONOMA COUNTY 

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; SEAN 

MCDERMOTT, DOLORES ROBINSON, 

RANDY NORTH, PHILLIP LAWRENCE, and 

DOES 1 to 10, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: C 06 7783 MHP 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL 

DISCLOSURE DEADLINES 

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WHEREAS, a Case Management Conference in the above-captioned matter is currently set 

for June 25, 2007 at 4:00 p.m., before this Court; 

WHEREAS, on April 23, 2007, this Court ordered defendants County of Sonoma, of which 

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department is a department, and County employees Sean McDermott, 

Dolores Robinson, Randy North and Philip Lawrence (hereafter collectively referred to as 

“Defendants”) to file an answer and/or Rule 12 motion on or before May 8, 2007 (See, Joint 

Stipulation and Order To Continue The Initial Case Management Conference And Re-Set Deadlines, 

filed 4/23/07); 

WHEREAS, Defendants filed a FRCP Rule 12(e) Motion for a More Definite Statement and 

FRCP Rule 26 Motion for Stay of Discovery Pending Immunity Motions (hereafter referred to as 

“Defendants’ Motion”) on May 8, 2007, with a hearing date of June 18, 2007; 

WHEREAS, Defendants’ Motion includes a request for a more definite statement of the 

Complaint in order to evaluate potential immunities applicable to the County and the individual 

County employees named in the Complaint; 

WHEREAS, Defendants’ Motion includes a request for a stay of discovery, including but not 

limited to Rule 26 Disclosures, until the immunity defense analysis has been completed and a ruling 

has been obtained on that issue; 

WHEREAS, on May 14, 2007, the Court Clerk informed Defendants’ counsel that this Court 

would be vacating the hearing date for Defendants’ Motion pending the June 25, 2007 Case 

Management Conference, and that a briefing schedule for Defendants’ Motion would be set at said 

conference; 

WHEREAS, this Court’s April 23, 2007 order requires the parties to meet and confer 

regarding initial disclosures by May 18, 2007 and to complete initial disclosures, state objections and 

file/serve a Rule 26(f) report on or before June 11, 2007, both deadlines being before the hearing on 

Defendants’ motion requesting a stay of discovery pending a decision on the immunity motions; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the foregoing constitutes good cause to vacate the deadline 

to meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, vacate the deadline to complete initial disclosures, 

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state objections and file/serve a Rule 26(f) report, and set new deadlines at the Case Management 

Conference when it is determined when Defendants’ Motion will be heard; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed by Plaintiff and 

Defendants, through their respective attorneys of record, that the deadlines to meet and confer 

regarding initial disclosures and to complete initial disclosures, state objections and file/serve a Rule 

26(f) report be vacated pending the June 25, 2007 Case Management Conference. The parties 

further stipulate that said deadlines be re-set at the Case Management Conference in conjunction 

with determining the hearing date for Defendants’ Motion. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: SPAULDING McCULLOUGH & TANSIL LLP

 Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF SONOMA, of 

 which SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S 

 DEPARTMENT is a Department, SEAN 

 MCDERMOTT, DOLORES ROBINSON, 

 RANDY NORTH, and PHILLIP LAWRENCE 

By: /s/ 

 Lisa Ann Hilario 

DATED: KAHN BROWN & POORE LLP

 Attorneys for Plaintiff BRIAN PATENAUDE 

By: /s/ 

 David M. Poore 

Filer’s Attestation: I, Lisa Ann Hilario, am the ECF User whose identification and password 

are being used to file this Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order. In compliance with General 

Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest that David M. Poore concurs in this filing.

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ORDER 

Having reviewed the Stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing: 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the May 18, 2007 deadline to meet and confer regarding 

initial disclosures and the June 11, 2007 deadline to complete initial disclosures, state objections and 

file/serve Rule 26(f) report are vacated. The deadlines will be re-set at the June 25, 2007 Case 

Management Conference in conjunction with determining the hearing date for Defendants’ Motion 

for a More Definite Statement and FRCP Rule 26 Motion for Stay of Discovery Pending Immunity 

Motions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date:_____________________ __________________________________ 

 Judge Marilyn H. Patel 

May 21, 2007

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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