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Parties Involved:
City of Fort Bragg
Defendant
Robert Forest
Plaintiff
Fort Bragg Police Department
Defendant
Floyd Higdon
Defendant

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Donald E. J. Kilmer, Jr. [SBN: 179986]

LAW OFFICES OF DONALD KILMER

A Professional Corporation

1645 Willow Street, Suite 150

San Jose, California 95125

Don@DKLawOffice.com

Voice: (408) 264-8489

Fax: (408) 264-8487

Attorney for ROBERT FOREST

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUREKA DIVISION

Case No.: C 09-05970 NJV

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO THIS HONORABLE COURT:

1. Plaintiff ROBERT FOREST is represented by the Law Offices of Donald

Kilmer. 

2. Although they have not filed a responsive pleading in this matter yet, the

CITY OF FORT BRAGG and the FORT BRAGG POLICE DEPARTMENT

are represented by Steven C. Mitchell of Geary, Shea, O’Donnell, Gratten

& Mitchell, P.C. Address: 37 Old Courthouse Square, 4 Floor, Santa Rosa, th

Calififornia 95404. Phone: (707) 545-1660. Fax: (707) 545-1876. E-Mail:

Steven C. Mitchell [smitchell@gsoglaw.com]. 

ROBERT FOREST, 

Plaintiff, 67$<,1*&$6(

v. 

CITY OF FORT BRAGG, FORT BRAGG

POLICE DEPARTMENT and FLOYD

HIGDON, 

Defendants. 

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3. Although he has not yet filed a responsive pleading in this matter, defendant

FLOYD HIGDON is represented by Nancy Delaney at Mitchell, Brisso,

Delaney & Vrieze. Address: 814 Seventh Street, P.O. Box 1008, Eureka,

California 95502. Phone: (707) 443-5643. E-Mail:

kradford@mitchelllawfirm.com.

4. There is a Case Management Conference set in this matter on April 6, 2010

at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 205A, 2 Floor, 514 H Street Eureka, CA. nd

5. Currently pending in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First

Appellate District, Division Four is a case titled: People v. Robert Forest. Case

No.: A 124144. 

a. The Defendant/Appellant in that case is Plaintiff ROBERT FOREST in

this action. 

b. The appeal is from an Order Denying a Motion to Expunge the Arrest

Record of Plaintiff ROBERT FOREST . 

c. Defendant/Appellant’s reply brief has only recently been filed. 

d. The matter is not yet set for oral argument. 

e. ROBERT FOREST’s appellate counsel is: Jacques LeBoeuf of

Dell’Ario & LeBoeuf, P.C. Address: 201 Nineteenth Street, Suite

200, Oakland, CA 94612. Phone: (510) 763-7700. Fax: (510) 763-7755.

E-Mail: Jacques LeBoeuf [ jacques@appellatespecialists.com ]

6. Because the appeal in the state court action centers on the issue of ROBERT

FOREST’s request for a finding of factual innocense in the state court

proceedings, its outcome will have some bearing on the parties’ legal

positions in this case. 

7. The parties hereby stipulate to the following: 

a. Attorney Steven Mitchell warrants that he is authorized to represent

CITY OF FORT BRAGG and FORT BRAGG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

b. Attorney Nancy Delaney warrants that she is authorized to represent

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Defendant FLOYD HIGDON. 

c. All parties consent to assignment of this case to Magistrate Nandor J.

Vadas, United States Magistrate Judge. 

d. The parties request a stay of this action pending the exhaustion of

ROBERT FOREST’s appellate remedies in state court. A stay is

subject to the sound discretion of the Court and authorized under:

Wilton v. Seven Falls Co. (1995) 515 U.S. 277, 288. 

e. Upon exhaustion of ROBERT FOREST’s appellate remedies, any party

may file a motion to lift the stay in this action, or the parties may file a

stipulation to lift the stay. 

f. Upon the filing the order lifting the stay, the case shall be placed back

on the active case list and a Case Management Conference shall be set.

g. Upon the filing of an order lifting the stay, the Defendants shall have

30 days to file a responsive pleading in this action. 

h. The parties reserve all ADR options. 

i. Fax signatures are sufficient to bind the parties. 

j. The CMC set for April 6, 2010 is vacated. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Date: March 15, 2010 Date: March 15, 2010

 /s/ /s/ 

Donald Kilmer of Steven Mitchell of 

Law Offices of Donald Kilmer, APC. GEARY, SHEA, O’DONNELL, 

for Plaintiff FOREST GRATTAN & MITCHELL, P.C. 

for Defendant CITY OF FORT

BRAGG and FORT BRAGG POLICE

DEPT.

Date: March 15, 2010

 /s/ 

Nancy Delaney of 

MITCHELL, BRISSO, DELANEY & VRIEZE

for Defendant FLOYD HIGDON

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ATTESTATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ORDER 45 AND

LOCAL RULE VIII.B.

I, Donald Kilmer, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of California and

the United States that I have in my possession e-mail correspondence from Steven

Mitchell (claiming to speak for himself and Nancy Delaney) that the content of this

document is acceptable to all persons required to sign the document. I declare that

this document was signed in San Jose, CA on March 15, 2010. 

 /s/ 

Donald Kilmer of 

Law Offices of Donald Kilmer, APC

for Plaintiff FOREST

SO ORDERED.

Date: March 16, 2010

________________________________________

Nandor J. Vadas

United States Magistrate Judge

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