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Parties Involved:
Joseph Silva
Defendant
Robert M. Szabo
Plaintiff
Larry N. Vanderhoef
Defendant

Document Text:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER STAYING CASE NO. 2:06-CV-0092-MCE-DAD 

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DONALD H. HELLER, SBN 55717 

DONALD H. HELLER, 

A Law Corporation 

655 University Avenue, Suite 215 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Tel: (916) 974-3500 

Fax: (916) 927-2009 

E-mail: dheller@donaldhellerlaw.com

 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

ROBERT M. SZABO, M.D. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISCTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROBERT M. SZABO, M.D., M.P.H. 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOSEPH SILVA, 

M.D.,INDIVIDUALLY, AND LARRY 

N. VANDERHOEF, INDIVIDUALLY, 

 Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:06-cv-0972-MCE-DAD 

STIPULATION FOR A STAY OF THE

INSTANT PROCEEDINGS UNTIL A

DECISION IS REACHED IN THE

SACRAMENTO SUPERIOR COURT ON AN

ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT FILED BY

PLAINTIFF ROBERT M. SZABO, M.D.,

M.P.H. AND PROPOSED ORDER 

 

STIPULATION 

Plaintiff Robert M. Szabo, M.D., M.P.H. by his attorney, Donald H. Heller, Esquire 

and Defendants Joseph Silva and Larry N. Vanderhoef by their attorney, Nancy J. Sheehan, 

Esquire, of Porter Scott Weiberg & Delehant respectfully submit this Stipulation to stay the 

instant proceedings until an administrative writ of mandate filed by Plaintiff against the 

University of California is decided. 

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After this instant Civil Rights action was filed, Plaintiff filed a filed an administrative 

writ of Mandate on June 26, 2006 in the Sacramento Superior Court titled Szabo v. 

University of California, Davis, et. al., Case No. 06CS00919, in part based on a meet and 

confer letter sent by Ms. Sheehan asserting that this instant federal action was premature 

because Dr. Szabo had not exhausted his state administrative remedies. While Dr. Szabo 

believes that his case is distinguishable from the cases cited in Ms. Sheehan’s letter, the writ 

of administrative mandate was filed and is assigned to Judge Patrick Marlette for all 

proceedings. Both Plaintiff and Defendants herein, agree that they would reasonably expect 

that the writ proceeding would be concluded before the end of 2006. 

Based on the above facts, it is mutually agreed and stipulated to by and between the 

parties that in the interest of justice and judicial economy that this instant Civil Rights action 

be stayed until the writ proceeding is decided in the Superior Court of Sacramento County 

and that the stay expire upon entry of final judgment in the writ proceedings; it is further 

stipulated that thereafter, the parties will file a mutual report with this Court advising of the 

status of the writ proceeding as to whether an appeal by either party will be taken and the 

impact of that appeal on this instant action from the prospective of each side within forty-five 

(45) days. The parties further agree that if no appeal is taken after so advising this court in 

their mutual report of status, the parties will file a Joint Status Report in conformity with this 

Court’s standing order within seventy-five (75) days of the entry of final judgment in the 

Superior Court. 

Stipulated and agreed to: 

Dated: July 14, 2006 /S/ DONALD H. HELLER 

 DONALD H. HELLER 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 Robert M. Szabo, M.D.,M.P.H. 

Dated: July 14, 2006 /S/ NANCY J. SHEEHAN

 Nancy J. Sheehan 

 Porter Scott Weiberg & Delehant 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 Joseph Silva & Larry Vanderhoef 

 

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ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, based on the stipulation of the attorneys for the 

parties; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter be stayed until the entry of final 

judgment in the administrative writ proceeding, Szabo v. University of California, Davis, et. 

al., Case No. 06CS00919 in the Superior Court. After final judgment is entered the parties 

hereto shall file within forty-five (45) days of the entry of said order, a mutual report with 

this Court advising of the status of the writ proceeding as to whether an appeal by either 

party will be taken and the impact of that appeal on this instant action from the prospective of 

each side. If no appeal is taken, the parties shall file a Joint Status Report in conformity with 

this Court’s standing order within seventy-five (75) days of the entry of final judgment in the 

Superior Court. 

DATE: July 25, 2006 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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