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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Defendants’ Request for a Modification of the Briefing Schedule; 

Declaration of David M. Rollo; Order 

14-CV-5334 WHO

ORRY P. KORB, County Counsel (S.B. #114399) 

DAVID M. ROLLO, Deputy County Counsel (S.B. #111998) 

MEGHAN F. LOISEL, Deputy County Counsel (S.B. #291400) 

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 Defendants 

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, SHERIFF 

LAURIE SMITH, JOHN HIROKAWA, and 

MARYANN BARRY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(SAN FRANCISCO)

CARLO ANTONIO DELCONTE,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 14-CV-5334 WHO

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR A 

MODIFICATION OF THE BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE; DECLARATION OF DAVID 

M. ROLLO; ORDER 

COMES NOW Defendants the County of Santa Clara, Sheriff Laurie Smith, John Hirokawa, 

and Maryann Barry who request a modification of the Order Denying Motion to Transfer; Setting 

Briefing Schedule; Instructions to Parties (Dkt. No. 9) as follows: 

PENDING ORDER PROPOSED ORDER

On or before July 13, 2015, defendants shall 

file a dispositive motion, or notice regarding 

such motion, regarding the claims raised in 

the complaint. 

On or before October 12, 2015, defendants 

shall file a dispositive motion, or notice 

regarding such motion, regarding the claims 

raised in the complaint. 

Good cause exists for this motion. Plaintiff Carlo Delconte has made wide-reaching 

allegations about County practices and his experiences while incarcerated; and Defendants need 

more time to investigate these claims. Plaintiff raises five separate causes of action, including 

constitutional claims, federal statutory claims, and state common law claims. Dkt. No. 1 at 7-14. He 

names both the County and individual employees as defendants. Id. at 3-4. And his claims are 

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Declaration of David M. Rollo; Order 

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based on three separate allegations: that another inmate attacked him, that he was placed in a holding 

cell with the inmate who attacked him, and that he was released without necessary medication. Id. at 

47. 

Additionally, the Deputy County Counsel assigned to this case has had other legal deadlines 

that prevented him from preparing a motion for summary judgment by July 13, 2015. See 

Declaration of David Rollo Decl. at ¶¶2-5. Finally, this is Defendants’ first request for an extension 

of time. Id. at ¶9. 

 For the reasons stated above, Defendants respectfully request that the Court modify its order 

to grant a 90-day extension. 

Dated: July 1, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

ORRY P. KORB

County Counsel

By: /S/

DAVID M. ROLLO

Deputy County Counsel

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, SHERIFF 

LAURIE SMITH, JOHN HIROKAWA, and

MARYANN BARRY

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Defendants’ Request for a Modification of the Briefing Schedule; 

Declaration of David M. Rollo; [Proposed] Order

14-CV-5334 WHO

DECLARATION OF DAVD M. ROLLO IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ 

REQUEST FOR A MODIFICATION OF THE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

I, David M. Rollo, declare as follows: 

1. I am employed as a Deputy County Counsel for the County of Santa Clara and am 

licensed to practice law before this court and all courts of the State of California. I am attorney of 

record for Defendants herein. 

2. On or about April 22, 2015, this case was transferred to me from another Deputy County 

Counsel and I filed a Notice of Appearance on May 8, 2015. 

3. Since that time, I have had limited time to review the pleadings and respond to various 

outstanding discovery requests served by plaintiff. I am still in the process of determining the merits 

and issues with regard to filing a summary judgment motion. 

4. I have been assigned four other new matters during the May-June period in addition to 

my pre-existing case load. In three of those matters, over 15 separate motions have been filed and I 

prepared responses over the past thirty days. 

5. I have been busy with discovery requests and the preparation of responses in other 

matters as well during this period. 

5. In addition to my normal workload I had previously scheduled vacation dates on from 

May 22 through May 26, and from July 3 to July 12.

6. I will need approximately ninety more days from the originally scheduled date to review 

plaintiff’s pleadings and evidence, the applicable case authority, any other available evidence; to 

make a reasoned decision on the propriety of a summary judgment motion; and to prepare a motion. 

9. In light of these scheduling issues, Defendants respectfully request that the scheduling 

order be modified and that the date for Defendants to file their dispositive motion be extended to 

October 12, 2015. There have been no other requests for modification of the briefing schedule by 

Defendants.

 I declare under penalty of perjury the foregoing is true and correct, and I executed this 

Declaration on July 1, 2015 at San Jose, California. 

 By: /s/ 

 DAVID M. ROLLO 

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Defendants’ Request for a Modification of the Briefing Schedule; 

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 ORDER 

 The Court has considered the Defendant’s request to modify the briefing schedule and makes 

the following modification: 

 Defendant shall have until October 12, 2015 to file a motion for summary judgment or other 

dispositive motion. Plaintiff’s opposition to this motion, if any, shall be filed forty-five days after 

Defendants’ motion has been filed. Defendant’s reply, if any, shall be filed within thirty days after 

the opposition has been filed. No other aspect of the Order Denying Motion to Transfer; Setting 

Briefing Schedule; Instructions to Parties (Dkt. No. 9) is amended or modified. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 7, 2015 By: 

WILLIAM H. ORRICK 

United States District Court Judge 

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