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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 SHORTEN TIME AND PROPOSED ORDER

362579.01 Case No. C 04-00574 CW

KEKER & VAN NEST, LLP

ELLIOT R. PETERS - #158708

DANIEL PURCELL - #191424

STEVEN P. RAGLAND - #221076

710 Sansome Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-1704

Telephone: (415) 391-5400

Facsimile: (415) 397-7188

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOHN TENNISON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN TENNISON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF 

SAN FRANCISCO; SAN FRANCISCO 

POLICE DEPARTMENT; PRENTICE EARL 

SANDERS; NAPOLEON HENDRIX; and 

GEORGE BUTTERWORTH,

Defendants.

Case No. C 04-00574 CW

Consolidated with 

Case No. C 04-01643 CW

ORDER GRANTING LOCAL RULE 6-2 

STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME 

AND PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR 

HEARING ON TENNISON’S MOTION 

FOR CLARIFICATION OF COURT’S 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 ORDER

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Pursuant to N.D. Cal. Local Rule 6-2, Tennison and the City hereby present the following 

Stipulated Request for Order Changing Time.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 27, 2005, this Court granted Tennison’s request for depositions of five 

witnesses, including Frank Jordan, and directed that “[t]he scope of the depositions shall be 

limited to issues raised in the deponents’ reply declarations.”1

On November 16, 2005, Tennison deposed Frank Jordan pursuant to the Court’s Order. 

During the course of the deposition, a dispute arose between Tennison and the City regarding the 

scope of this Court’s October 27th Order and counsel for the City instructed Mr. Jordan not to 

answer certain questions and lines of inquiry, primarily on the basis that they were outside the 

scope of that Order. Tennison attempted, without success, to reach this Court and to reach 

Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen during the course of the Jordan deposition to resolve this 

matter without motion practice. 

II. REASONS FOR THE REQUESTED SHORTENING OF TIME

WHEREAS, additional depositions pursuant to the Court’s October 27th Order are 

scheduled for November 22nd, November 29th, and December 6, 2005; 

WHEREAS, clarification of the Court’s October 27th will assist the parties in 

determining the appropriate scope of questioning in future depositions;

WHEREAS, absent an additional postponement, Tennison must file his Surreply 

regarding summary judgment by December 20, 2005;

WHEREAS, argument on the Monell summary judgment motions is scheduled for 

January 20, 2005;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that expedited resolution of this dispute is in the best 

interest of both parties; and

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred; 

 

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 Docket No. 448 (10/27/05 Order Denying Tennison’s Motion to Strike; Granting Tennison’s 

Request for Depositions and Surreply; And Vacating October 28 Hearing).

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IT IS HEREBY AGREED THAT:

1. Tennison will file his Motion for Clarification of Court Order on November 18, 

2005.

2. The City will file its Response to Tennison’s Motion by November 23, 2005.

3. Tennison waives Reply.

4. The Court will hear argument, if necessary, on Tennison’s motion at 10:00 a.m. 

on Friday, December 9, 2005. 

III. PREVIOUS TIME MODIFICATIONS IN THIS CASE

The Court has previously granted the following time modifications in this case:

• November 30, 2004 Order Granting Stipulation Extending Deadline to Conduct 

Early Neutral Evaluation (Civil Docket Sheet No. 45);

• January 19, 2005 Order Granting Stipulation Extending Case Management 

Deadlines (Civil Docket Sheet No. 71);

• April 18, 2005 Stipulation and Order Extending the Deadline for Expert 

Disclosure and Discovery (Civil Docket Sheet No. 125);

• May 3, 2005 Order Granting in Part Stipulation (regarding deadlines and page 

limits for summary judgment briefs) (Civil Docket Sheet No. 136);

• June 14, 2005 Stipulation and Order Extending Schedule for Monell-Based 

Summary Judgment Motions (Civil Docket Sheet No. 233);

• June 21, 2005 Stipulation and Order Continuing Hearing on Plaintiff John 

Tennison’s Motion to Compel (Civil Docket Sheet No. 256);

• August 9, 2005 Stipulation and Order Extending Briefing Schedule for MonellBased Summary Judgment Motions by One Week (Civil Docket Sheet No. 341);

• August 18, 2005 Stipulation and Proposed Order Extending Briefing Schedule for 

Monell-Based Summary Judgment Motion by Four Weeks (Civil Docket Sheet 

No. 354);

• August 24, 2005 Stipulation and Order Extending Briefing and Hearing Schedule 

for Monell-Based Summary Judgment Motion (Civil Docket Sheet No. 357);

• October 27, 2005 Order Denying Tennison’s Motion to Strike; Granting 

Tennison’s Request for Depositions and Surreply; and Vacating October 28 

Hearing (Civil Docket Sheet No. 448); and

• November 16, 2005 Order Granting Stipulation and Proposed Schedule for 

Depositions, Tennison’s Surreply, and a New Hearing Date (Civil Docket Sheet 

No. 459).

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IV. EFFECT REQUESTED MODIFICATION WILL HAVE ON PENDING 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT SCHEDULE

Expedited resolution of the current dispute will help preserve the current schedule for 

final Monell summary judgment briefing and the motions hearing. Tennison’s Surreply 

regarding summary judgment on municipal liability is currently due December 20, 2005, and a 

hearing on the Monell summary judgment motions is scheduled for January 20, 2006. Absent 

expedited resolution of the current dispute, this schedule may need to be delayed.

Dated: November 18, 2005 KEKER & VAN NEST, LLP

By: /s/ Steven P. Ragland

STEVEN P. RAGLAND

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOHN TENNISON

Dated: November 18, 2005 DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney

EVAN A. ACKIRON, Deputy City Attorney

SCOTT WIENER, Deputy City Attorney

By: /s/ Scott Wiener

SCOTT WIENER

Attorney for Defendants

GEORGE BUTTERWORTH and 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

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ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ proposed 

briefing schedule regarding Tennison’s Motion for Clarification of Court Order is adopted:

1. Tennison’s Motion for Clarification of Court Order will be filed on

November 18, 2005.

2. The City’s Response to Tennison’s Motion is due November 23, 2005.

3. No Reply will be filed.

4. The Court will rule on the papers.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

11/22/05_________________________

____ /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN

_______________________________________

THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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