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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

UNITED STATES ex rel. DONNA M.

McLEAN and THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

ex rel DONNA M. McLEAN,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, THE

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

FAMILY SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA

COUNTY, KENNETH BORELLI,

LAWRENCE GALLEGOS, EPIFANIO (“J.R.”)

REYNA, TANYA BEYERS, DR. DEE

SCHAEFFER, DR. TOMMIJEAN THOMAS,

DR. RICHARD PERILLO and DOES 1-100,

Defendants. /

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA,

Counter-claimant,

 v.

DONNA M. McLEAN and DOES 1-100,

Counter-defendants. /

No. C05-01962 HRL

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR

EXTENSION OF MEDIATION

DEADLINE

[Docket No. 73]

Presently before the court is the parties’ stipulated request to extend the January 29,

2007 mediation deadline for approximately four months. Upon consideration of the parties’

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papers, this court is unable to determine whether that much additional time truly is needed; and,

ideally, ADR should be conducted relatively early in a case before the parties have expended

time and resources on full discovery. Nevertheless, in view of the apparent complexity of the

case and the parties’ desire to complete some discovery beforehand, the court will extend the

deadline for conducting the mediation for an additional 90 days to April 30, 2007. The court

assumes that this extension will not cause the parties to run afoul of the other court-ordered case

management dates. Indeed, the fact that this extension has been granted will not be considered

“good cause” for future requests (if any) to extend or alter other dates set by this court’s

scheduling order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ________________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

January 8, 2007

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5:05-cv-1962 Notice will be electronically mailed to:

Orley Brandt Caudill , Jr brandt_caudill@cmwlaw.net, christopher_zopatti@cmwlaw.net 

Melissa R. Kiniyalocts melissa.kiniyalocts@cco.co.scl.ca.us 

Douglas A Linde dal@lindelaw.net, ela@lindelaw.net 

Sara McLean sara.mclean@usdoj.gov 

Sara Winslow sara.winslow@usdoj.gov, kathy.terry@usdoj.gov; claire.muller@usdoj.gov 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have

not registered for e-filing under the court’s CM/ECF program.

5:05-cv-1962 Notice will be delivered by other means to:

Julia Clayton

Deputy Attorney General

California Attorney General’s Office

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

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