Mansourian, et al v. Regents Davis, et al

Filing 436

STIPULATION and ORDER 435 To Modify The Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order, signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr., on 9/13/10: The last date to hear dispositve motions shall BE 12/3/10. Discovery is to be completed BY 10/25/2010, aside from individual Dft financial status discovery. (Kastilahn, A)

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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Nancy J. Sheehan, SBN 109419 David P.E. Burkett, SBN 241896 350 University Avenue, Suite 200 Sacramento, California 95825 [phone] [phone] (facsimile) Attorneys for Defendants: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LARRY VANDERHOEF (erroneously sued as LAWRENCE VANDERHOEF), GREG WARZECKA, PAM GILL-FISHER, ROBERT FRANKS and LAWRENCE SWANSON Noreen Farrell, SBN 191600 [e-mail] Jora Trang, SBN 218059 [e-mail] EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES 180 Howard Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94105 [phone] [phone] (facsimile) Attorneys for Plaintiffs: AREZOU MANSOURIAN, LAUREN MANCUSO, and CHRISTINE WING-SI NG Additional Plaintiffs' Counsel on Signature Page THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AREZOU MANSOURIAN, LAUREN MANCUSO, NANCY NIEN-LI CHIANG, and CHRISTINE WING-SI NG; and all those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. Complaint Filed: December 18, 2003 Trial Date: April 26, 2011 The Honorable Frank C. Damrell, Jr. CASE NO. CIV. S-03-2591 FCD/EFB STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY THE STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

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The parties by and through their counsel of record jointly request that the Court modify the Status (Pre-Trial Scheduling) Order entered on June 23, 2010 (Docket # 414) as follows: a. Move the discovery deadline from September 25, 2010 to October 25, 2010, and the last day to hear dispositive motions from November 5, 2010 to December 6, 2010. b. Suspend the discovery deadline for financial information from the individual defendants until after the Court rules on the Individual Defendants' anticipated motion for summary judgment. These requested changes do not affect the trial date or any other deadlines. The parties jointly make this request for the reasons set forth in this Stipulation. SUMMARY JUDGMENT DISCOVERY 1. This action was filed in December 2003. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants have violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1621 et seq.) and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution as enforced through 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by denying them equal opportunity to participate in varsity athletics and to receive varsity athletic scholarships at the University of California, Davis. Defendants deny the allegations. 2. Plaintiffs filed the § 1983 Equal Protection Clause claim against individual Defendants

LARRY VANDERHOEF, GREG WARZECKA, PAM GILL-FISHER, ROBERT FRANKS, and LAWRENCE SWANSON.1 The Court previously dismissed the Section 1983 claim, finding that it was precluded by the Title IX claim. As a result, the individual defendants were dismissed from the case entirely. 3. The Supreme Court subsequently found that Title IX does not preclude claims brought

under § 1983 to enforce rights under the Equal Protection Clause. (Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee (2009) __ U.S. __, 129 S. Ct. 788.) Therefore, the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of the § 1983 claim. (Docket # 405.) This ruling reinstated VANDERHOEF, WARZECKA, GILLFISHER, FRANKS, and SWANSON as individual defendants in the case. //

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The individual defendants are preparing Motions for Summary Judgment addressing

the § 1983 claim. Because of the early dismissal of the individual defendants, the parties have not previously moved for summary judgment on the § 1983 claim and Plaintiffs believe it may be necessary to depose those Defendants on issues related to this claim. The parties have agreed that

Defendants will serve and file their Motions for Summary Judgment after which time Plaintiffs will determine whether depositions on issues related to the § 1983 claim are necessary. 5. Because Defendants have not yet filed their Motions for Summary Judgment, Plaintiffs

have not had an opportunity to take such depositions or to assess whether they will be necessary. Nor can this be done by the current September 25, 2010 discovery deadline. The current date for the close of discovery is September 25, 2010. The last date for dispositive motions to be heard is November 5, 2010. However, Defendants have contacted the Court and learned that the closest available hearing date is October 22, 2010. 6. Accordingly, the parties have agreed that Defendants will serve the Motions for Summary Judgment by September 15, 2010, and that Plaintiffs will then have until October 25, 2010, to depose the individual defendants. To facilitate this schedule, the parties ask the Court to extend the discovery deadline from September 25 to October 25, 2010. FINANCIAL DISCOVERY 7. Plaintiffs' Section 1983 claim against the individual defendants includes a request for In order to establish those damages, Plaintiffs contend they must discover and punitive damages.

present evidence regarding the net worth and financial status of each individual defendant. Plaintiffs served relevant discovery on the individual defendants. However, the individual defendants do not

want to disclose such information if they eventually prevail on their motions for summary judgment. They also contend that they should not have to disclose the information because the REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA has pledged to indemnify them for any damages awarded against them. 8. In order to most efficiently handle this dispute, the parties jointly request that the Court

suspend discovery on the net worth and financial status of the individual defendants until after the Court rules on their motions for summary judgment and motions for protective order. 9. The parties note that they previously agreed by Stipulation and the Court previously ordered that Plaintiffs would not engage in discovery relating to the net worth or financial status of the
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individual defendants until and unless the Court found that a triable issue of material fact exists as to one or more of the claims raised against the individual defendants in ruling on defense motions for summary judgment. (Lodged June 8, 2004 in the instant case and filed October 13, 2004 in the companion case Burch v. Regents of the University of California, et al., Case No. S-04-38-WBSGGH.) The parties further agreed that if the Court found a triable issue, Plaintiffs could reopen discovery on the net worth and financial status of individual defendants VANDERHOEF, WARZECKA, GILL-FISHER, FRANKS, and SWANSON. Defendants contend financial status evidence is not needed in this case because the REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA has agreed to indemnify Defendants VANDERHOEF, WARZECKA, GILL-FISHER, FRANKS, and SWANSON for punitive damages. This joint request merely implements this previous stipulation and order now that the individual defendants have been reinstated in the case. 10. Defendants agree that should the Court deny Defendants' motion for summary judgment and any motions for protective order filed by Defendants, Plaintiffs shall be entitled to propound written discovery demands and to depose all of the individual Defendants on the issue of their financial status. Defendants will not object to the financial status deposition of the individual Defendants in their motion for a protective order on the grounds that these individual Defendants were deposed previously. CONCLUSION 11. 12. The parties agree the schedule proposed below is consistent with the trial date of April In accordance with the foregoing joint request to allow the parties adequate time to 26, 2011 and the final pretrial conference of March 4, 2011. complete discovery and have the Motions for Summary Judgment heard, and to implement the Stipulation and Order regarding financial status discovery, the parties jointly request the following modification to the Status (Pre-Trial Scheduling) Order: (a) Last day to hear dispositive motions to be December 3, 2010. (b) Discovery to be completed by October 25, 2010, aside from individual Defendant financial status discovery. (c) Plaintiffs will not engage in discovery relating to the net worth or financial status of the individual defendants until and unless the Court finds that a triable issue of material fact exists as to one or more of the claims raised against the individual defendants in ruling on defense motions for summary judgment.
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(d) If the Court finds that a triable issue of material fact exists, Defendants shall have until January 14, 2011 to have a Motion for Protective Order regarding financial status discovery heard by the Court. (e) Plaintiffs shall complete all financial status discovery (if applicable), including depositions of Defendants VANDERHOEF, WARZECKA, GILL-FISHER, FRANKS, and SWANSON regarding their financial status, no later than February 25, 2011. Dated: September 10, 2010 PORTER SCOTT A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION By: /s/ David P.E. Burkett__________________ Nancy J. Sheehan David P.E. Burkett Attorneys for Defendants Dated: September 10, 2010 EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES By: /s/ Noreen Farrell (as authorized on 9/10/2010) Noreen Farrell Jora Trang Attorneys for Plaintiffs Dated: September 10, 2010 THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Whitney Huston (as authorized on 9/10/2010) James Sturdevant Whitney Huston Attorneys for Plaintiffs Additional Plaintiffs' Counsel James C. Sturdevant (SBN 94551) ([e-mail]) Whitney Huston (SBN 234863) ([e-mail]) THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM A Professional Corporation 354 Pine Street, Fourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]
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Monique Olivier (SBN 190385) ([e-mail]) DUCKWORTH PETERS LEBOWITZ OLIVIER LLP 235 Montgomery St., Suite 1010 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415-449-6556 Kristen Galles (SBN 148740) ([e-mail]) EQUITY LEGAL 10 Rosecrest Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301 Telephone: [phone] IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 13, 2010

_______________________________________ FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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