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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Stipulation, Declaration and [Proposed ]Order

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Order 56 “Meet And Confer”

SIDNEY J. COHEN, ESQ., State Bar No. 39023

SIDNEY J. COHEN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

427 Grand Avenue

Oakland, CA 94610

Telephone: (510) 893-6682

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MICHAEL PAULICK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL PAULICK

Plaintiff,

V. 

STARWOOD HOTELS & 

RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.;

INTRAWEST NAPA 

DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 

LLC;INTRAWEST NAPA

RIVERBEND HOSPITALITY

MANAGEMENT, LLC;

INTRAWEST CALIFORNIA

HOLDINGS, INC.; and DOES 1-25,

Inclusive, 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. C 10-01919 JCS

Civil Rights

STIPULATION, DECLARATION,

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO

CONDUCT GENERAL ORDER 56

“MEET AND CONFER”

(Local Rule 6-2)

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STIPULATION

Plaintiff , by and through his attorney, and Defendants, by and through

their attorneys, stipulate to an extension of time from August 20, 2010 to

September 6, 2010 to conduct the “meet and confer” required by the Court’s

Scheduling Order and by paragraph 4 of General Order 56.

The parties further stipulate that this Stipulation may be signed in

counterparts and that facsimile or electronically transmitted signatures shall be as

valid and binding as original signatures.

It is so stipulated.

Date: 8/13/10 Sidney J. Cohen

Professional Corporation

/s/ Sidney J. Cohen

 

 Sidney J. Cohen

 Attorney for Plaintiff Richard Skaff

Date: 8/11/10 Liebersbach, Mohun, Carney & Reed 

/s/ Gerald F. Mohun

 

Gerald F. Mohun

Attorneys for All Defendants

DECLARATION OF SIDNEY J. COHEN

I, Sidney J. Cohen, declare:

1. I am counsel for Plaintiff in this action. I am an attorney in good

standing and licensed to practice in the courts of California, in the United States

District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Central Districts, in the United

States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and in the United States Supreme 

Court. If called upon to testify, I would testify as follows:

2. Pursuant to the court’s Scheduling Order in the case and General

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Order 56, the parties held their joint site inspection on August 6, 2010.

3. Unless otherwise permitted by the court, the parties must hold their

 “meet and confer” by no later than August 20, 2010. 

4. Based on the following, the August 20,2010 date does not provide

 sufficient time for the parties to hold a meaningful “meet and confer”:

A. Plaintiff’s expert consultant, Peter Margen, will prepare a

detailed Report setting forth 1) each of the alleged barriers to access that he

discovered at the five hour joint site inspection of the 180 room Verasa hotel

which is the subject of the action, 2) each of the California Building Code (CBC)

and Americans With Disabilities Act Administrative Guidelines (ADAAG)

requirements for each alleged barrier, and 3) the corrective work alleged to be

required to bring each barrier into compliance with the CBC and ADAAG.

B. Mr. Margen is in Los Angeles, California during the week of

August 9 through 13 on other business matters, including but not limited to

depositions, and is not available to work on the Report during that time frame.

C. Mr. Margen estimates that he will be able to prepare and

complete his Report by on or about August 20, 2010.

D. Upon completion, Mr. Margen’s Report will be transmitted

Defendants’ counsel for consideration and review so that Defendants can fulfill

the requirement set forth in paragraph 4 of General Order 56 to specify, for each

claimed violation, whether Defendants are willing to undertake the requested

corrective action or have an alternate proposal and, if Defendants claim any

proposed corrective action is not readily achievable or other wise is not required

by law, to specify the factual basis for the claim.

5. Based on paragraph 4A-D, supra, the parties need an extension of 

time to on or about September 6, 2010 to conduct a meaningful and productive 

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“meet and confer” session. 

6. With the exception of extending the August 20, 2010 “meet and

confer” date, granting the requested extension will not effect any other 

deadlines.

7. There have been no previous modifications in the case by

Stipulation or Court Order which have altered court ordered deadlines. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 10th day of August, 2010 at Oakland, California.

/s/ Sidney J. Cohen 

 Sidney J. Cohen

ORDER

Having considered the parties Stipulation and the supporting 

Declaration, and for good cause shown, the court extends the date by which the 

parties must conduct the General order 56 “meet and confer” from August 20, 

2010 to September 6, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: _____________________________

 Joseph C. Spero

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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8/23/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Joseph C. Spero

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