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Parties Involved:
Copart, Inc.
Defendant
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Plaintiff
Marjorie Gelb
Mediator

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REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER OF DISMISSAL; CERTIFYING DECLARATION OF CINDY O’HARA IN

SUPPORT THEREOF; ORDER Page 1

WILLIAM R. TAMAYO (CA Bar No. 084965)

JONATHAN T. PECK (VA Bar No. 12303)

CINDY O’HARA (CA Bar No. 114555) 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

San Francisco District Office

350 The Embarcadero, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone No. (415) 625-5653

Facsimile No. (415) 625-5657

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff,

v.

COPART, INC.,

Defendant.

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Civil Action No. C-06-06144 SI

REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM

ORDER OF DISMISSAL;

CERTIFYING DECLARATION OF

CINDY O’HARA IN SUPPORT

THEREOF;

[proposed] ORDER

REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) hereby requests

relief from the Order of Dismissal which was entered in this case on March 29, 2007. 

This Request, which is supported by the accompanying certifying declaration of Cindy

O’Hara, is made because the settlement which the parties agreed to in their March 16,

2007 settlement mediation which gave rise to the Court’s Order of Dismissal, is not yet

final, and the consideration for that settlement, a Consent Decree which provides for

monetary damages and injunctive relief, has not been executed by the parties or

submitted to the Court for approval. This request is being made within the ninety days

provided for in the Order of Dismissal. 

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Plaintiff EEOC requests that the date for requesting relief from the Order of

Dismissal be extended one month to July 27, 2007, to allow the parties to finalize their

Consent Decree settlement agreement and lodge it with the Court. In the alternative,

Plaintiff EEOC requests that the Order of Dismissal be vacated and the case restored to

the Court’s calendar. 

Dated: June 22, 2007 /S/ Cindy O’Hara 

Attorney for Plaintiff EEOC

CERTIFYING DECLARATION OF CINDY O’HARA IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST

FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER OF DISMISSAL

I, Cindy O’Hara, declare:

1. I am an attorney at law, licensed to practice in the State of California, a

senior trial attorney with Plaintiff EEOC, and an attorney of record for Plaintiff EEOC in

the above-captioned case. 

2. On March 16, 2007, the parties to this case (Plaintiff EEOC and Defendant

Copart, Inc.) participated in mediation under the Northern District of California’s

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program, with Mediator Marjorie Gelb. I was

present at that mediation representing Plaintiff EEOC. At that mediation, the parties

agreed that the case would be settled through a Consent Decree. The parties agreed on

a monetary damages figure, various injunctive provisions which would be included in

the Decree, the duration of the Decree (three years), and other matters related to

settlement of the case. The parties did not write the exact language of the Consent

Decree at that mediation, but did reduce to writing an agreement addressing the basic

settlement terms.

3. On March 28, 2007, the mediator filed a Certification of ADR Session with

this Court stating that the mediation had taken place, checking that the case had “fully”

settled and that the ADR process was completed.

4. On March 29, 2007, Defendant Copart, Inc. filed a Notice of Settlement

with the Court, stating that “Notice is hereby given that the parties have agreed to settle

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this case. A Request for Dismissal will be filed with each party to bear their own fees

and costs.” (NDCA Docket No. 15). 

5. On March 29, 2007, Plaintiff EEOC filed Plaintiff EEOC’s Statement of

Settlement, stating: 

On March 16, 2007, the parties to this case engaged in mediation pursuant to the

Northern District of California’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program. At said

mediation, the parties agreed to a settlement in principle through a consent decree,

the main provisions of which were reduced to a written draft at the conclusion of

the mediation. The parties are in the process of finalizing the consent decree

document, which will then be lodged with the Court for the Court’s approval and

entry. There is presently no need for a further case management conference. If

the parties cannot reach a final agreement, on the consent decree, one or both

parties will request the case be put back on calendar. The case should not be

dismissed, to allow the parties to finalize and lodge their consent decree with the

Court.

(NDCA Docket No. 16)

6. On March 29, 2007, this Court entered an Order of Dismissal Upon

Settlement. This Order of Dismissal provides that the case is “dismissed with

prejudice,” but further provides:

However, that if any party hereto certifies to this court, with proof of

service of a copy thereon on opposing counsel, within ninety days from

the date hereof, that settlement has not in fact occurred, the foregoing

order shall be vacated and this cause shall forthwith be restored to the

calendar for further proceedings.

(NDCA Docket No. 17)

 Said ninety days will end on June 27, 2007.

7. Although the parties have exchanged drafts of the Consent Decree and

related settlement documents, they have not yet finalized these documents such that the

Consent Decree can be lodged with the Court prior to June 27, 2007. 

8. Plaintiff EEOC therefore hereby requests that the Court either extend for

one month (to July 27, 2007) the deadline for the parties to submit certification to the

Court that settlement has not occurred or, in the alternative, that the Court vacate the

Order of Dismissal Upon Settlement and restore this matter to the Court’s calendar.

9. As counsel for Plaintiff EEOC, pursuant to the provisions of the Order of

Dismissal Upon Settlement, I hereby certify to the Court, with proof of service of a copy

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on opposing counsel, that settlement has not in fact occurred. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed this twenty-second day of June, 2007, at San Francisco, California.

 /S/ Cindy O’Hara 

ORDER

Plaintiff having certified that settlement has not in fact occurred:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that either party shall have until July 27, 2007 to certify

to the Court, with proof of service on opposing counsel, that settlement has not in fact

occurred. Upon proper certification, the Order of Dismissal filed March 29, 2007 shall

be vacated and the cause shall forthwith be restored to the Court’s calendar. 

[or in the alternative]

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Order of Dismissal issued by this Court on

March 29, 2007 is hereby vacated and the action is restored to the Court’s calendar.

Dated:__________________ ______________________________

United States District Court Judge

6/25/07

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I am a citizen of the United States, employed in the County of San Francisco, and

over the age of 18 years. My business address is the office of the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission, San Francisco District Office, 350 The Embarcadero, Suite

500, San Francisco, California 94105.

On the date below, I electronically filed (which should result in electronic

service) and placed in the U.S. mail:

REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER OF DISMISSAL; CERTIFYING

DECLARATION OF CINDY O’HARA IN SUPPORT THEREOF;

[proposed] ORDER

addressed to:

Brian T. McMillan

Todd K. Boyer

LITTLER MENDELSON

50 West San Fernando Street, 14th Floor

San Jose, CA 95113-2303

I certify under penalty of perjury that the above is true and correct.

DATED: June 22, 2007 /S/ Cindy O’Hara 

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