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Parties Involved:
Alejandro Gonzalez
Plaintiff
A. P. Kane
Defendant

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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

DAVID S. CHANEY

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

JONATHAN L. WOLFF

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

SAMANTHA D. TAMA, State Bar No. 240280

Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5708

Fax: (415) 703-5843

Email: Samantha.Tama@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendant Kane

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. P. KANE, WARDEN,

Defendants.

STIPULATION AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER OF

DISMISSAL

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Following a mediation with The Honorable Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas, the parties

agree as follows:

1. Plaintiff Alejandro Gonzalez (Plaintiff) filed his Complaint on May 3, 2006, and the

Court ordered service on Defendant Kane (Defendant), the former warden of the

Correctional Training Facility (CTF), on June 16, 2006. (Ct. Docket # 1 & 4.)

2. In its Order of Service, the Court found cognizable Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment

claim of cruel and unusual punishment. In his Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that when

CTF-North Facility goes on lock-down, prison officials assign non-medically cleared

inmates the task of distributing food. A lock-down occurs when inmates' activities are

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restricted due to security concerns. Plaintiff complained that this practice of food

distribution posed a risk of spreading contagious diseases. Plaintiff sought only

injunctive relief and did not request monetary damages.

3. Plaintiff filed an inmate appeal relative to this issue, no. 05-01994, and exhausted this

inmate appeal at the Director's Level. The Director's Level decision instructed prison

personnel at CTF to "utilize medically cleared inmates in the handling and delivery of

meals during Modified Program."- Plaintiff alleged in his Complaint that the practice

of using non-medically cleared inmates for food delivery had continued

notwithstanding the directive from the Inmate Appeals Branch.

4. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Department

Operations Manual, Article 51, section 54080.20 (Health and Safety Law and

Regulations) states, in part, that "[a] medical clearance shall be required prior to

placing an inmate in a food handling assignment."

5. Defendant Kane filed a motion to stay the briefing schedule and to refer the case to

Magistrate Judge Vadas for mediation, and the Court granted Defendant's motion on

November 1, 2006.

6. A mediation was held at CTF on November 29, 2006. Present at the mediation were

Plaintiff, counsel for Defendant Kane, and Magistrate Judge Vadas.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE PARTIES AT THE

MEDIATION, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Warden at CTF has implemented a process to ensure CTF-North Facility's

compliance with CDCR Department Operations Manual, Article 15, section 54080.20,

regarding food handling.

2. Specifically, CTF-North Facility prison officials agree that during times of "modified

program," or lock-down, they will make their best efforts to use only those inmates for

food distribution who are assigned as "food handlers" as their regular job assignment,

so long as they are not a member of the particular group on modified program.

Additionally, inmates assigned as housing unit porters shall not be used for food

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distribution without proof of medical clearance.

3. If a situation arises where Plaintiff believes that non-medically cleared inmates have

been assigned to distribute food during modified program, Plaintiff's proper remedy is

to file a CDCR form 602 inmate appeal to give CTF prison personnel the opportunity

to redress Plaintiff's alleged grievance.

4. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to extend the Court's jurisdiction over

food distribution procedures at CTF-North Facility.

5. Plaintiff agrees to the voluntary dismissal with prejudice of the above-captioned action

under Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

6. Plaintiff expressly waives and assumes the risk of any and all claims for damages

which exist as of this date, but which he does not know or suspect to exist, whether

through ignorance, oversight, error, negligence, or otherwise, and which, if known,

would materially affect his decision to enter into this settlement agreement. Plaintiff

has read the contents of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, and

he expressly waives the benefits of this section. Section 1542 reads as follows: "A

general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect

to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him

or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor."

7. Defendant agrees to reimburse Plaintiff for his expenses borne during the litigation of

this action, in the amount of $30.00.

8. This agreement does not constitute an admission of liability or any wrongdoing on

behalf of any party.

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9. This stipulation shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties arising from

the allegations alleged in this action, and it is expressly understood and agreed that this

stipulation has been freely and voluntarily entered into by both parties. It may not be

altered, amended, modified, or otherwise changed in any respect except by writing duly

executed by the parties to this agreement.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

DAVID S. CHANEY .

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

JONATHAN L. WOLFF

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

SAMANTHA D. TAMA

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendant Kane

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Dated:

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, 2007

Dated: April 2007

Dated: April 3 , 2007

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

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Seip. & [Prop.] Urdcr Dismissv.l

The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins

United States District Court Judge

Gomel/a: V. A. P. Kane

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL

Case Name: Gonzalez v. A. P. Kane

No.: C 06-2988 MJJ

I declare:

I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a member of the

California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or

older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the business practice at the Office of the

Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United

States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondence placed in the internal

mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States

Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business.

On June 29, 2007, I served the attached

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL

by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid,

in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 455 Golden Gate

Avenue, Suite 11000, San Francisco, CA 94102-7004, addressed as follows:

Alejandro Gonzalez

CTF-North WA-107-L

Prisoner Id C-47744

P.O. Box 705

Soledad, CA 93960-0705

In Pro Per

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true

and correct and that this declaration was executed on June 29, 2007, at San Francisco, California.

L. Santos c\ . Sczv, s

Declarant Signature

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