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Parties Involved:
Katelyn Botti
Plaintiff
Elk Grove Unified School District
Defendant
Jessica Stiles-Varma
Plaintiff

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JACK B. CLARKE, JR., Bar No. 120496 

VAN T. VU, Bar No. 200680 

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 

3750 University Avenue 

P.O. Box 1028 

Riverside, California 92502 

Telephone: (951) 686-1450 

Telecopier: (951) 686-3083 

jack.clarke@bbklaw.com

van.vu@bbklaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 

DEBRA J. WRIGHT, Bar No. 224921 

4322 St. Andrews Drive 

Stockton, CA 95219 

Telephone: (209) 473-3419 

Telecopier: (209) 473-1315 

fairdbr@comcast.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

KATELYN BOTTI, a minor, etc., et al. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KATELYN BOTTI, a minor, etc., et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:05-cv-2529-MCE-DAD 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING DATES 

STIPULATION

Plaintiff Katelyn Botti, a minor, by and through Jessica Stiles-Varma, her Guardian 

Ad Litem (“Plaintiff”), and Defendant Elk Grove Unified School District (“Defendant”), by 

and through their respective counsel of record (the “Parties”), and subject to the approval of 

this Court, hereby stipulate as follows: 

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1. Plaintiff and Defendant filed a Joint Status/Rule 26(f) Report on March 28, 

2006, setting forth proposed dates in this matter. 

2. On April 18, 2006, this Court issued its Pretrial (Status) Scheduling Order 

setting forth deadlines and Court dates. Pursuant to this Order, the Court set the following 

dates: 

• September 18, 2006: Motion Cut-Off; 

• September 21, 2006: Confidential Settlement Conference Statements Due; 

• October 5, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.: Settlement Conference; 

• December 4, 2006: Joint Pretrial Statement Deadline; 

• December 18, 2006 at 1:30 p.m.: Final Pretrial Conference; 

• January 17, 2007 by 3:00 p.m.: Trial Exhibits due to Courtroom Clerk; and 

• January 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.: Trial. 

3. On January 11, 2006, Plaintiffs’ counsel’s office requested that the Office of 

Administrative Hearings (“OAH”) provide copies of the official transcripts from the 

underlying administrative due process hearing that was held on April 26, 27, 28 and May 3, 4, 

5, 6, 2005. 

4. Plaintiff was informed by OAH that the administrative transcripts would be 

prepared and forwarded by the end of May 2006. 

5. On June 6, 2006, Plaintiffs’ counsel’s office again contacted OAH to find out 

the status of receiving the administrative transcripts and was advised that the administrative 

transcripts would not be completed until at least the end of June 2006. 

6. As a result of the delay in receiving the administrative transcripts from OAH, 

this case is not ready to be tried and, therefore, Plaintiff and Defendant respectfully request 

that the deadlines be extended for a short period of time in order to receive and review the 

administrative transcript. 

7. This is essentially an “appeal” of an administrative hearing officer’s decision in 

a matter under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act. 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq. 

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While the hearing on this matter will be a trial, the Court bases its decision on the 

administrative record and upon additional evidence if the Court allows the admission of that 

evidence. 20 U.S.C. §1415, subd. (i). 

8. Because of the unique nature of this proceeding, and in light of the delay in 

receiving the administrative transcript, the Parties stipulate and respectfully request that the 

Court extend the dates already scheduled to allow the Parties adequate time to receive and 

review the administrative record, as follows: 

• November 2, 2006: Motion Cut-Off; 

• November 6, 2006: Confidential Settlement Conference Statements Due; 

• November 20, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.: Settlement Conference; 

• January 18, 2007: Joint Pretrial Statement Deadline; 

• February 1, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.: Final Pretrial Conference; 

• January 31, 2007 by 3:00 p.m.: Trial Exhibits due to Courtroom Clerk; and 

• March 9, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.: Trial. 

Good cause exists for the granting of the requested continuance and the Parties 

respectfully request that the dates set by this Court be extended as shown above. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June _____, 2006 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 

By: 

JACK B. CLARKE, JR. 

VAN T. VU 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT 

Dated: June _____, 2006 DEBRA J. WRIGHT 

By: 

Debra J. Wright 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

KATELYN BOTTI, a minor, etc., et al. 

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The dates proposed by the parties are not available for the Court. The Court orders the 

following extended deadline: 

• Dispositive motion shall be heard on or before October 30, 2006; 

• November 30, 2006: Confidential Settlement Conference Statements Due; 

• December 7, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.: Settlement Conference before the Honorable 

Dale A. Drozd; 

• January 22, 2007: Joint Pretrial Statement Deadline; 

• February 5, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.: Final Pretrial Conference; 

• March 7, 2007 by 3:00 p.m.: Trial Exhibits due to Courtroom Clerk; and 

• March 14, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.: Trial. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 21, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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