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Parties Involved:
City of Vallejo
Defendant
Wynathen Ketchum
Plaintiff
Ana Menjivar
Plaintiff
VDRP
Neutral

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STIPULATION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER 

00539063.WPD RE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL

PORTER, SCOTT, WEIBERG & DELEHANT

A Professional Corporation

Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 099180

John R. Whitefleet, SBN 213301

350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

(916) 929-1481

(916) 927-3706 (facsimile)

Attorneys for Defendant CITY OF VALLEJO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WYNA T H E N KE T C H U M , ANA

MENJIVAR, acting for themselves and

others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CITY OF VALLEJO,

Defendant.

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Case No.: CIV. 2:05-CV-01098-RRB-JFM

STIPULATION BY THE PARTIES TO

MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

REGARDING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL

CONF E R E N C E A N D V DRP

DEADLINE; ORDER REGARDING

SAME

Plaintiffs WYNATHEN KETCHUM and ANA MENJIVAR and Defendant CITY OF

VALLEJO, by and through their respective attorneys of record, hereby agree to the proposed

change set forth below and request the Court modify the Scheduling Order filed on August

29, 2005, and to continue the deadline to complete the Voluntary Dispute Resolution

Program (“VDRP”) as follows:

Old Date New Date

VDRP Deadline November 16, 2007 Within 60 days of

filing of the Order on

the Motions for

Reconsideration

PreTrial Conference December 14, 2007 August 22, 2008 at

3:00 pm.

Trial January 14, 2008 October 6, 2008 at

9:00 a.m.

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STIPULATION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER 

00539063.WPD RE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL

Good cause exists to modify the Scheduling Order and continue the deadline to

complete VDRP. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, which were taken

under submission. The motions presented issues potentially dispositive of liability. In order

to conduct more meaningful mediation through VDRP, the deadline to complete VDRP was

continued several times to allow time for the court to issue a ruling on the motions for

summary judgment. The trial date of October 22, 2007 was previously continued on the

Court’s own motion by Minute Order dated May 17, 2007. This date was then immediately

moved again due to a conflict with counsel’s calendar.

On October 15, 2007, the Court issued its Memorandum of Opinion and Order on the

parties’ motions for summary judgment. Both parties have now filed Motions for

Reconsideration, hearing for which is currently scheduled for December 5, 2007. The parties

believe the outcome of the Motions for Reconsideration may significantly affect the scope

of potential liability and available damages. Given the hearing date of December 5, 2007,

on the Motions for Reconsideration and its close proximity to the date scheduled for the

PreTrial Conference and Trial, the parties wish to avoid potentially unnecessary expense in

the preparation for trial on shortened time, to allow sufficient time for the consideration of

the Motions for Reconsideration, and issuance of an Order on same as well as provide

sufficient time and to allow meaningful participation in the VDRP and the mediator’s

schedule.

Therefore, good cause exists to modify the deadline to complete VDRP so that the

parties may complete VDRP within sixty (60) days following the filing of an Order on the

parties’ Motions for Reconsideration, and to continue the Pretrial Conference and Trial dates

as set forth above.

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STIPULATION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER 

00539063.WPD RE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL

Respectfully Submitted,

Dated: October 31, 2007 MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT, AMICK, MILLER, 

JOHSEN & UHRHAMMER 

A Professional Law Corporation

/s/ Will M. Yamada, Esq.

By 

David E. Mastagni, Esq. 

Will M. Yamada, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Respectfully Submitted,

Dated: October 31, 2007 PORTER, SCOTT, WEIBERG & DELEHANT

A Professional Law Corporation

/s/ John R. Whitefleet

By 

Terence J. Cassidy

John R. Whitefleet

Attorneys for Defendant

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 10/31/2007

/s/ Ralph R. Beistline 

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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