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Parties Involved:
Nathan T. Avani
Defendant
Ralph S. Beren
Plaintiff
Board of Trustees of California State University
Defendant
California State University
Defendant
Elk Grove Unified School District
Defendant
Elizabeth Kaneko
Defendant
Kimi Kaneko
Defendant
Linda McSweyn
Mediator
Jacob E. Perea
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DATE FOR MEDIATION TO APRIL 24, 2007 

U.S.D.C Case No. Civ. 3:06-CV-04706 MMC 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH S. BEREN, ED.D., 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 

an Entity of the State of California, 

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 

an Entity of the State of California, 

JACOB E. PEREA, ED.D, an Individual, 

in his Individual and Representative Capacities as Dean

of School of Education of California State University, 

NATHAN T. AVANI, PH.D, an Individual, 

in his Individual and Representative Capacities as Chair

of Department of Secondary Education of 

California State University, 

ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, 

an Entity of the State of California, 

KIMI KANEKO, an Individual, 

in her Individual and Representative Capacities as

Program Administrator of Elk Grove Unified School

District,

ELIZABETH KANEKO, an Individual, 

in her Individual and Representative Capacities as

Supervisor of Elk Grove Unified School District,

and DOES 1-300,

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 3:06-CV-04706-MMC

STIPULATION AND ORDER

EXTENDING DATE FOR MEDIATION 

TO APRIL 24, 2007 

Charles H. Horn, (State Bar No 063362)

Lisa Plank-Schwartz (State Bar No 153737) 

WRIGHT, ROBINSON, OSTHIMER & TATUM 

44 Montgomery Street, 18th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-4705 

Telephone: (415) 391-7111 

Telefax: (415) 391-8766 

Attorneys for Defendants 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALIFORNIA STATE 

UNIVERSITY, ET AL. 

Charles H. Horn, (State Bar No 063362)

Lisa Plank-Schwartz (State Bar No 153737) 

WRIGHT, ROBINSON, OSTHIMER & TATUM 

44 Montgomery Street, 18th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-4705 

Telephone: (415) 391-7111 

Telefax: (415) 391-8766 

Attorneys for Defendants 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALIFORNIA STATE 

UNIVERSITY, ET AL. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DATE FOR MEDIATION TO APRIL 24, 2007 

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 Plaintiff, California State University defendants and Elk Grove defendants hereby

stipulate and agree as follows: 

1) According to District Court Local Rules, the initial date by which mediation was to 

have been completed in this matter was April 12, 2007. Following the first mediationscheduling telephone conference between all parties’ counsel and Court-appointed 

mediator Linda McSweyn, mediation was initially set for April 11, 2007. 

2) On March 19, 2007, all parties’ counsel and mediator Linda McSweyn held a second 

mediation-scheduling telephone conference, at which it was agreed that it is 

appropriate to extend the time for mediation and reschedule the mediation date, in 

order that some limited discovery can be completed before the mediation. 

3) All parties have agreed to reschedule the mediation for April 24, 2007, at 9:00 a.m., at 

the District Court.

SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 23, 2007 /s/ Lisa Plank-Schwartz, Esq.

 WRIGHT, ROBINSON, OSTHIMER & TATUM 

 ATTORNEYS FOR CSU DEFENDANTS 

/s/ Philip Steven Horne, Esq.

 Philip Steven Horne, Esq. 

 LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP STEVEN HORNE, ESQ. 

 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF BEREN 

/s/ Steven Casker, Esq.

 Michael W. Pott, Esq. 

 Steven Casker, Esq. 

 PORTER, SCOTT, WEIBERG & DELEHANT 

 ATTORNEYS FOR ELK GROVE DEFENDANTS 

SO ORDERED. 

March 26, 2007 ________________________________ 

 The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

 JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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