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Parties Involved:
County of Sonoma
Defendant
Sujay Cruz
Plaintiff
Estate of Andy Lopez
Plaintiff
Erick Gelhaus
Defendant
Rodrigo Lopez
Plaintiff

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ARNOLDO CASILLAS, SBN 158519

acasillas@casillaslegal.com

CHRISTIAN F. PEREIRA, SBN 251599

cpereira@casillaslegal.com

CASILLAS, MORENO & ASSOCIATES

A Professional Law Corporation

3500 West Beverly Boulevard

Montebello, CA 90640

PH: (323) 725-0917

FX: (323) 725-0350

Attorneys for Plaintiffs:

ESTATE OF ANDY LOPEZ, by and through 

successors in interest, RODRIGO LOPEZ and 

SUJAY CRUZ, and RODRIGO LOPEZ 

and SUJAY CRUZ, individually.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF ANDY LOPEZ, et al.,

 Plaintiff,

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ERICK GELHAUS, et al,

 Defendants.

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Case Number: 13-CV-05124-PJH 

STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES 

TO ATTEND PRIVATE 

MEDIATION IN LIEU OF SECOND 

SETTLEMETN CONFERENCE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

THE PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, AGREE AND 

STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The parties and counsel attended a Settlement Conference with Magistrate Judge 

Ryu on May 5, 2015, pursuant to Court Order.

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2. At the conclusion of the Settlement Conference, Magistrate Judge Ryu set a further 

Settlement Conference for October 16, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., but did advise counsel 

that in the event the parties made alternative arrangements for a private mediation, 

that the parties should advise the court and that the same would suffice in lieu of a 

further settlement conference;

3. That disclosure of the parties’ experts will take place on October 16, 2015;

4. That the parties have met and conferred and agree to participate in a private 

mediation in lieu of a Further Settlement Conference after disclosure of expert

witnesses;

5. That the parties believe that participation in private mediation after the disclosure 

of expert witnesses will likely prove more productive;

6. That the parties have agreed to use Jerry Spolter (JAMS) as a mediator and have 

tentatively scheduled an all day mediation date for either November 23, 24 or 

December 1, 2015 (all dates are clear for the mediator), pending approval by this 

Court;

7. Based on the foregoing, the parties respectfully request the Court vacate the current 

Further Settlement Conference date of October 16, 2015, and issue an order that 

the parties may attend private mediation with Jerry Spolter (JAMS) in lieu of a

further settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Ryu, with the same to be 

concluded no later than December 1, 2015.

Dated: October 2, 2015 CASILLAS, MORENO & ASSOCIATES

 By: ___/s/ Arnoldo Casillas_________ 

ARNOLDO CASILLAS

CHRISTIAN F. PEREIRA

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Dated: October 2, 2015 GEARY, SHEA, O'DONNELL, GRATTAN & 

MITCHELL, P.C.

By ___/s/ Steven C. Mitchell____________

STEVEN C. MITCHELL

Attorneys for Defendants

ERICK GELHAUS and COUNTY OF 

SONOMA

ORDER OF THE COURT

After review of the parties’ Stipulation, and good cause appearing, the court hereby 

orders as follows:

The Second Settlement Conference currently set for October 16 at 2:00 pm is 

vacated and the parties are ordered to complete private mediation in lieu of the same no 

later than December 1, 2015.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _____________________________

JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES

DISTRICT COURT

October 5, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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APPROVED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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