Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_08-cv-00244/USCOURTS-cand-3_08-cv-00244-2/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
City and County of San Francisco
Defendant
Robert Cruz
Plaintiff
Darwin Dias
Plaintiff

Document Text:

Admin Motion To Extend Set Conf. Date 1 n:\lit\li2008\080855\00496215.doc 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669

City Attorney 

DANNY CHOU, State Bar #180240

Chief of Complex and Special Litigation 

JAMES M. EMERY, State Bar #153630 

Chief of Complex Litigation 

ERIN BERNSTEIN, State Bar #231539 

Deputy City Attorney 

1390 Market Street, 7th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94102-5408 

Telephone: (415) 554-4218 

Facsimile: (415) 554-3837 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROBERT CRUZ and DARWIN DIAS, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, DOES 1-10, Inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C08-00244 MEJ (BZ) 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

POSTPONE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

DATE BY TWO WEEKS 

Hearing Date: July 22, 2008 

Hearing Judge: Hon. Bernard Zimmerman 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Place: Crtrm. G, 15th Fl 

Date Action Filed: January 14, 2008 

Trial Date: May 18, 2008 

DEFENDANT City and County of San Francisco hereby requests that the Honorable 

Magistrate Bernard Zimmerman postpone the date of the settlement conference in this matter by two 

weeks, from July 22, 2008 to August 5, 2008, or as soon thereafter as a conference can be scheduled. 

This matter is set for a settlement conference on July 22, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. The City and 

County of San Francisco (City) and Plaintiffs have been engaging in ongoing communications in 

furtherance of settlement, and have been exchanging informal discovery. 

Cruz, et al. v. CCSF, Case No. C-08-00244 MEJ

Case 3:08-cv-00244-MEJ Document 17 Filed 07/15/08 Page 1 of 3
Admin Motion To Extend Set Conf. Date 2 n:\lit\li2008\080855\00496215.doc 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

On July 10, 2008, Erin Bernstein, lead trial counsel for the City communicated to counsel for 

Plaintiffs that she will be acting as lead counsel in a jury trial in San Francisco Superior Court 

beginning on July 21, 2008, and notified Plaintiffs' counsel that the City planned to seek a short 

extension of the settlement conference date. Plaintiffs' counsel has not responded to the City's 

communication. 

In hopes of holding the settlement conference at the earliest possible date, the City did not 

earlier request that this Court vacate the July 22, 2008 settlement conference, as Ms. Bernstein had 

anticipated that the conflicting state court case would settle before trial. The jury trial is expected to 

last for between one and two weeks. It now appears that the case will be proceeding to a full jury 

trial. The City therefore requests that the settlement conference be postponed for a short period of 

time, because Ms. Bernstein will be unable to attend the June 22, 2008 settlement conference. The 

City will, of course, continue to communicate with Plaintiffs in anticipation of a productive 

settlement conference. 

As Ms. Bernstein has been the lead—and sole—counsel handling this matter, the City 

believes that Ms. Bernstein's presence at the settlement conference will allow for the best chance for 

the settlement of this matter. The City requests that the settlement conference be postponed by two 

weeks—e.g., from July 22, 2008 to August 5, 2008—or to a date as soon thereafter that the Court can 

accommodate a conference. 

Dated: July 11, 2008 

DENNIS J. HERRERA 

City Attorney 

 DANNY CHOU 

 Chief of Complex and Special Litigation 

 JAMES M. EMERY 

 Chief of Complex Litigation 

By: //s// 

ERIN BERNSTEIN 

Deputy City Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

 

Cruz, et al. v. CCSF, Case No. C-08-00244 MEJ

Case 3:08-cv-00244-MEJ Document 17 Filed 07/15/08 Page 2 of 3
Admin Motion To Extend Set Conf. Date 3 n:\lit\li2008\080855\00496215.doc 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Good Cause Appearing, 

The Court hereby vacates the Settlement Conference set for July 22, 2008 in this matter and 

sets it for at . 

Dated: 

By: 

Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman 

Cruz, et al. v. CCSF, Case No. C-08-00244 MEJ

Settlement conference statements are due August 15, 2008. 

The court's previous Order otherwise remains in full force 

and effect. July 15, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Bernard Zimmerman

Aug. 22,2008 @ 9:00 a.m.

Case 3:08-cv-00244-MEJ Document 17 Filed 07/15/08 Page 3 of 3