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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 AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER Case Number:15-cv-04954-NC

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RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney (88625)

NORA FRIMANN, Assistant City Attorney (93249)

ARDELL JOHNSON, Chief Deputy City Attorney (95340)

SHANNON SMYTH-MENDOZA, Sr. Deputy City Attorney (188509)

Office of the City Attorney

200 East Santa Clara Street, 16th Floor

San José, California 95113-1905

Telephone Number: (408) 535-1900

Facsimile Number: (408) 998-3131

E-Mail Address: cao.main@sanjoseca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

MICHAEL J. REISER, ESQ. (133621)

LILIA BULGUCHEVA, ESQ. (291374)

LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL J. REISER

961 Ygnacio Valley Road

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone Number: (925) 256-0400

Facsimile Number: (925) 476-0304

E-Mail Address: reiserlaw@gmail.com lilia.reiserlaw@gmail.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ATO DIABA WALKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF SAN JOSE; POLICE CHIEF 

LARRY ESQUIVEL; OFFICER 

MATTHEW ROWAN (#4236); OFFICER 

JONATHAN LEVOS (#3997); SERGEANT 

MICHAEL O'NEIL (#3797); OFFICER 

RYAN WELCH (#4000), and DOES 1-50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case Number: 15-cv-04954-NC

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

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Plaintiff and Defendants in the above entitled matter hereby stipulate, and jointly 

request that the Court modify its Scheduling Order. In support of this stipulation, the 

parties hereby submit the following as good cause for granting this request:

1. Defendants were only recently served with Plaintiff’s complaint on December 

16, 2015 and responded to said complaint on January 6, 2016.

2. Since the answer was due on the same date as the disclosures and ADR 

certifications, the parties agree that a brief extension of time is needed to properly prepare 

for the initial Case Management Conference. 

3. Therefore the parties propose the following Modified Case Schedule:

Event Current Proposed

Meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early 

settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery 

plan

1/6/2016 2/5/2016

File ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel 1/6/2016 2/5/2016

File either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of 

Need for ADR Phone Conference

1/6/2016 2/5/2016

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial 

disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and 

file Case Management Statement per Standing Order 

re Contents of Joint Case Management Statement

1/20/2016 2/19/2016

Proposed date for Initial Case Management 

Conference

1/27/2016 tbd by the 

Court 

Dated: January 8, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney

By: /s/ Shannon Smyth-Mendoza______

SHANNON SMYTH-MENDOZA

Sr. Deputy City Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER Case Number:15-cv-04954-NC

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Dated: January 8, 2016

LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL J. REISER

By: /s/ Lilia Bulgucheva______

LILIA BULGUCHEVA

Attorney for Plaintiff

I attest that Plaintiff has approved and signed this document, and given consent to 

the filing of the same with the court.

Dated: January 8, 2016

RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney

By: /s/ Shannon Smyth-Mendoza______

SHANNON SMYTH-MENDOZA

Sr. Deputy City Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

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ORDER

Based upon the Stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor, the 

Court hereby modifies the deadlines as follows:

Event Current Proposed

Meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early 

settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery 

plan

1/6/2016 2/5/2016

File ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel 1/6/2016 2/5/2016

File either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of 

Need for ADR Phone Conference

1/6/2016 2/5/2016

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial 

disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and 

file Case Management Statement per Standing Order 

re Contents of Joint Case Management Statement

1/20/2016 2/19/2016

Proposed date for Initial Case Management 

Conference

1/27/2016 2/24/2016

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 8, 2016

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HON. NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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