Allen, et al v. City of Oakland, et al

Filing 542

ORDER re: technical assistance. The parties and the Monitor shall meet and confer and reach a financial agreement on technical assistance on or before 06/04/10. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 05/27/10. (tehlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 v. CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., Defendants. DELPHINE ALLEN, et al., Plaintiffs, MASTER CASE FILE NO. C00-4599 TEH ORDER RE: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

United States District Court

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For the Northern District of California

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At the May 4, 2010 status conference, the Court "order[ed] the parties to meet and

15 confer with the monitor to determine how best to utilize the monitor's technical assistance in 16 developing a plan to move forward, including any contract modifications that may be 17 necessary to ensure reasonable compensation to the monitor." May 4, 2010 Rep. Tr. at 18 7:14-18. The Court acknowledged the City's financial concerns but expressed its view that 19 using the Monitor for technical assistance "will save money in the long run. . . . If the City 20 only has discussions with the monitor during the quarterly site visits, I believe it will be 21 extremely difficult, if not impossible, for this case to end in two years." Id. 22 The Court has been informed by the Monitor that, three weeks after the Court's order,

23 an agreement on technical assistance has yet to be reached. As the Court explained at the 24 most recent status conference, time is of the essence, and the City can afford no more delay if 25 it wishes to end this Court's oversight by the January 2012 expiration of the current 26 memorandum of understanding. 27 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties and the Monitor shall meet

28 and confer and reach a financial agreement on technical assistance on or before June 4,

1 2010. The Court may issue an order to show cause if no agreement has been reached by that 2 date. 3 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 6 Dated: 05/27/10 7 8 9 10 THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

United States District Court

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For the Northern District of California

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