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Parties Involved:
Byron Chapman
Plaintiff
City of Lincoln
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS AND EXPERT DISCOVERY

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PORTER | SCOTT

350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Stephen E. Horan, SBN 125241

Adam J. DeBow, SBN 305809

350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, California 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Attorneys for Defendant, CITY OF LINCOLN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BYRON CHAPMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF LINCOLN,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-00270- MCE-EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS AND 

EXPERT DISCOVERY 

Complaint Filed: 01/30/2015

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Plaintiff BYRON CHAPMAN (“CHAPMAN”) and Defendant CITY OF LINCOLN 

hereby submit the following Stipulation to Extend the Hearing Date for Dispositive Motions:

1. WHEREAS, on January 30, 2015, CHAPMAN filed a lawsuit against the CITY OF 

LINCOLN (Chapman v. City of Lincoln., Case No. 2:15-CV-00270- MCE-EFB [Chapman I]) for: 

(1) Denial of Access in Violation of the ADA Pursuant to Title III (42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq.); (2) 

Denial of Full and Equal Access in Violation of California Civil Code §§ 54, 54.1, and 54.3 

(Disabled Persons Act); (3) Denial of Accessible Sanitary Facilities in Violation of California 

Health & Safety Code § 19955, et seq.; and (4) Denial of Access to Full and Equal 

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350 University Avenue, Suite 200

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TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Accommodations, Advantages, Facilities, Privileged and/or Services in Violation of California 

Civil Code § 51, et seq. (Unruh Civil Rights Act). 

2. WHEREAS, on November 10, 2015, CHAPMAN filed a second lawsuit against the 

CITY OF LINCOLN (Chapman v. City of Lincoln, Case No: 2:15-CV-02326-MCE-EFB 

[Chapman II]) for same causes of action, excluding the Health & Safety Code violation. The ADA 

action for this matter was plead under Title II. 

3. WHEREAS, on February 5, 2016, Defendant City of Lincoln filed a Motion for 

Summary Judgment in Case No. 2:15-CV-00270-MCE-EFB. 

4. WHEREAS, on April 29, 2016, the Court denied Defendant’s motion without 

prejudice and granted Plaintiff leave to file his First Amended Complaint.

5. WHEREAS, on May 3, 2016, CHAPMAN filed First-Amended complaint for 

Chapman I realleging the ADA action under Title II and making other amendments.

6. WHEREAS, on July 13, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Stipulation to consolidate the 

two matters.

7. WHEREAS, on July 19, 2016, the Court issued an Order to Consolidate, 

consolidating the two above-mentioned matters.

8. WHEREAS, on October 27, 2016, a settlement conference was set for November 

14, 2016 with Judge Morrison England.

9. WHEREAS, on November 4, 2016, pursuant to an agreement by the parties the 

Court continued the Settlement Conference to February 21, 2017.

10. WHEREAS, the pre-trial scheduling order in this matter was issued on June 22, 

2016, requires that the last day to hear dispositive motions is April 6, 2017.

11. WHEREAS, the pre-trial scheduling order requires that all Motions for Summary 

Judgment be filed at least eight weeks prior to the hearing, meaning such motions must be filed by 

February 9, 2017. 

12. WHEREAS, the pre-trial scheduling order provides that expert discovery should be 

completed “in a timely manner in order to comply with the Court’s deadline for filing dispositive 

motions.”

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FAX: 916.927.3706

12. WHEREAS, the parties hope to avoid the necessity of filing dispositive motions by 

reaching a fair resolution at the February 21, 2017, settlement conference.

13. WHEREAS, the parties hope to avoid the expense of expert discovery prior to the 

settlement conference scheduled on February 21, 2017.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 

between CHAPMAN and the CITY OF LINCOLN, through their respective counsel of 

record herein, as follows:

I. The deadline hearing dispositive motions shall be extended by 44 days from April 

6, 2017, to May 20, 2017 in order to allow the parties to engage in the settlement 

conference scheduled for February 21, 2017.

II. The parties agree to conduct expert discovery in a timely manner in order to 

comply with the new hearing deadline for dispositive motions.

III. All other deadlines set forth in the Court’s Amended pre-trial scheduling order 

shall remain unchanged.

IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED. 

Date: January 23, 2017 PORTER SCOTT

 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ Stephen E. Horan______

Stephen E. Horan

Adam J. DeBow

Attorneys for Defendant

CITY OF LINCOLN

Dated: January 18, 2017 THOMAS E. FRANKOVICH

A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION

By: /s/ Thomas E. Frankovich (Authorized 1/18/17) 

Thomas E. Frankovich

Attorney for Plaintiff,

BYRON CHAPMAN

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350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and good cause having been shown, the deadline for 

hearing dispositive motions is hereby CONTINUED to MAY 20, 2017. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 23, 2017

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