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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 [PROPOSED] ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS OF PLAINTIFF NANCY CHIANG

CASE NO. S-03-2591 FCD EFB

James C. Sturdevant, State Bar No. 94551

(jsturdevant@sturdevantlaw.com)

Mark T. Johnson, State Bar No. 76904

(mjohnson@sturdevantlaw.com)

Monique Olivier, State Bar No. 190385

(molivier@sturdevantlaw.com)

THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM

A Professional Corporation

475 Sansome Street, Suite 1750

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 477-2410

Facsimile: (415) 477-2420

Debra Smith, State Bar No. 147863

(dsmith@equalrights.org)

Noreen Farrell, State Bar No. 191600

(nfarrell@equalrights.org)

EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES

1663 Mission Street, Suite 250

San Francisco, CA 49103

Telephone: (415) 621-0672 

Facsimile: (415) 621-6744

Kristen Galles, State Bar No. 148740

(kgalles@abanet.org )

EQUITY LEGAL

10 Rosecrest Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22301

Telephone: (703)683-4491

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AREZOU MANSOURIAN; LAUREN

MANCUSO; NANCY NIEN-LI CHIANG;

CHRISTINE WING-SI NG; and all those

similarly situated,

 Plaintiffs,

 vs.

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS;

LAWRENCE “LARRY” VANDERHOEF;

GREG WARZECKA; PAM GILL-FISHER;

ROBERT FRANKS; and LAWRENCE

SWANSON,

 Defendants.

CASE NO. S-03-2591 FCD EFB

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

RE DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS OF

PLAINTIFF NANCY CHIANG

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS OF PLAINTIFF NANCY CHIANG

CASE NO. S-03-2591 FCD EFB

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 WHEREAS, plaintiff NANCY NIEN-LI CHIANG (CHIANG) is one of the named plaintiffs in

this action, suing in her individual capacity only and not as a representative of the proposed class;

WHEREAS, plaintiff CHIANG makes no concessions regarding the adequacy or merits of the

claims asserted on her behalf in this action but, based upon changed circumstances, does not desire to

litigate those claims further;

WHEREAS the parties share a mutual desire to resolve plaintiff CHIANG’s claims in this action

by the dismissal of those claims, in their entirety, and by the waiver of any right to costs or other relief

that defendants might seek from plaintiff CHIANG arising out of the filing or prosecution of this action

by her;

NOW, THEREFORE, plaintiff NANCY NIEN-LI CHIANG and defendants, through their

respective counsel, subject to the approval of this Court, hereby stipulate that: 

1. Plaintiff CHIANG’S claims in this action shall be dismissed in their entirety, as against

each of the named defendants, with prejudice; 

2. Defendants REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LARRY

VANDERHOEF, GREG WARZECKA, PAM GILL-FISHER, ROBERT FRANKS, LAWRENCE

SWANSON, and each of them, shall not seek costs or any other relief against plaintiff CHIANG, on

their own or through counsel, based upon the filing or prosecution of this action by her; Plaintiff

CHIANG and her counsel agree that any motion for fees and costs made by plaintiffs in this action will

not include those fees and costs for work done exclusively in furtherance of Plaintiff CHIANG’s

claims. 

3. During the pendency of this action in the District Court, plaintiff’s counsel will advise

defendant’s counsel of the last known address for plaintiff CHIANG. Defendants agree that any future

contact they make with plaintiff CHIANG during the pendency of this action shall be through the

undersigned counsel.

4. Defendants will withdraw their motion to dismiss plaintiff CHIANG’s claim for

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damages, currently set for hearing on March 21, 2007. Defendants shall not continue or resume any

efforts to obtain copies of plaintiff CHIANG’s medical or mental health records.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: March 19, 2007 THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM

A Professional Corporation

 By: /s/ Monique Olivier 

MONIQUE OLIVIER

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: March 19, 2007 EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES

 By: /s/ Noreen Farrell 

NOREEN FARRELL

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: March 19, 2007 PORTER, SCOTT, WEIBERG & DELEHANT

 By: /s/ Nancy J. Sheehan 

NANCY J. SHEEHAN 

Attorneys for Defendants

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IT IS SO ORDERED. The claims of plaintiff Nancy Nien-Li Chiang as against each of the

defendants shall be dismissed with prejudice. The pending motion to dismiss plaintiff Chiang’s

damages claims, set for hearing on March 21, 2007, is off calendar. Defendants shall not take any

further action to obtain copies of plaintiff Chiang’s medical or mental health records. Each of the

parties shall bear their own costs. 

Dated: March 29, 2007.

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