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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Darla Padgett, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

City of Monte Sereno, et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 04-03946 JW 

ORDER APPOINTING TOM DENVER

AS SPECIAL MASTER 

On March 12, 2007, the Court conducted a hearing on Plaintiff’s motion for terminating

sanctions. As the result of the hearing, the Court ORDERS the appointment of Mr. Tom Denver as

the Special Master with the following powers:

1. Monitor discovery with respect to the inspection of the City of Monte Sereno’s

computers and servers; including but not limited to, physical presence during the

examination.

2. Allow such additional discovery as deemed necessary in order to prepare for trial.

3. Resolve all discovery disputes, including but not limited to, disputes regarding the

scope of the Court’s previous discovery Order.

4. Establish a procedure for identification and disclosure of privileged documents for

the Court’s review.

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5. The City shall bear all the expenses of the Special Master, unless the Special Master

determines that Plaintiffs’ conduct is contributing to delay in proceedings from the

date of this Order until discovery is completed. In such event, the Special Master

shall make the appropriate recommendations with respect to division of costs.

The parties shall contact Mr. Denver, at (408) 280-7883, no later than ten (10) days from the

date of this Order to commence the computers’ examination process.

Dated: March 16, 2007 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Darla Kaye Padgett Actiontkr@aol.com

Joseph C. Howard jhoward@hrmrlaw.com

Todd H. Master tmaster@hrmrlaw.com

Dated: March 16, 2007 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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