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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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[PROPOSED] ORDER CERTIFYING ACTION AS CLASS ACTION

CASE NO. 1:15-CV-05277-NJV

DONALD SPECTER (SBN 83925)

dspecter@prisonlaw.com 

MARGOT MENDELSON (SBN 268583) 

mmendelson@prisonlaw.com 

PRISON LAW OFFICE 

1917 Fifth Street 

Berkeley, California 94710 

Telephone: (510) 280-2621 

JESSICA VALENZUELA SANTAMARIA 

(SBN 220934) jsantamaria@cooley.com 

JEFFREY W. WALKER (SBN 280505) 

jwalker@cooley.com 

ADDISON M. LITTON (SBN 305374) 

alitton@cooley.com 

COOLEY LLP 

3175 Hanover Street 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: (650) 843-5000 

KENDALL DAWSON WASLEY(SBN 252294) 

kendall@dawsonwasleylaw.com 

PMB 233 

1520 E. Covell Blvd. 

Davis, CA 95615 

Telephone: (408) 827-5024 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

BRIAN CHAVEZ and BRANDON 

BRACAMONTE 

JAMES R. WILLIAMS, Acting County 

Counsel (S.B. #271253) 

ARYN PAIGE HARRIS, Deputy County 

Counsel (SBN 208590) 

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL 

70 West Hedding Street, East Wing, Ninth Floor 

San Jose, California 95110-1770 

Telephone: (408) 299-5900 

Facsimile: (408) 292-7240 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BRIAN CHAVEZ and BRANDON 

BRACAMONTE, on behalf of themselves and 

all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 1:15-cv-05277-NJV 

CLASS ACTION 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CERTIFYING 

ACTION AS CLASS ACTION

Hearing Date: October 25, 2016 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Judge: Hon. Nandor J. Vadas 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER CERTIFYING ACTION AS CLASS ACTION

CASE NO. 1:15-CV-05277-NJV

On October 25, 20016 at 10:00 a.m., the Court took under submission the Parties’ Joint 

Motion for Class Certification under Rules 23(a), 23(b)(1), and 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure. Having reviewed the submitted papers, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, 

ADJUDGED and DECREED as follows: 

1. The numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy requirements of Rule 23(a) 

are satisfied. 

2. The requirements under both Rule 23(b)(1) and Rule 23(b)(2) are satisfied. 

3. The Action is hereby certified as a class action as to all claims and defenses at issue 

in the Complaint pursuant to Rules 23(a), 23(b)(1), and 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

4. The Class is defined as:

 All people who are now, or in the future will be, incarcerated in the Santa 

 Clara County jails. 

5. This class action also includes a Subclass, which is defined as: 

All people who are now, or in the future will be, incarcerated in the Santa Clara 

County jails and who have a psychiatric and/or intellectual disability, as defined 

under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq., and 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794. 

6. Plaintiffs Chavez and Bracamonte will serve as representatives of the Class, and 

Plaintiff Bracamonte will serve as a representative of the Subclass. 

7. Pursuant to Rule 23(c)(2)(A), the parties shall submit a proposed notice to the class 

and the method of distribution of that notice within 14 days of this Order. 

8. Cooley LLP, the Prison Law Office, and Kendall Dawson Wasley are appointed as 

class counsel to represent the interests of the plaintiff class. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 Hon. Nandor J. Vadas 

 U.S. Magistrate Judge 

September 20, 2016

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