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

Filing 608

ORDER extending 05/13/11 deadline. Parties have until 06/24/11 to file stipulation and proposed order re: extension of court monitoring but must provide a status update in their joint statement due on 06/09/11. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 05/12/11. (tehlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/12/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DELPHINE ALLEN, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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MASTER CASE FILE
NO. C00-4599 TEH
ORDER EXTENDING MAY 13,
2011 DEADLINE

v.
CITY OF OAKLAND, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On April 13, 2011, this Court set a May 13, 2011 deadline for the parties to file a

13 stipulated agreement and proposed order on the extension of court monitoring in this case.
14 On May 10, 2011, the parties filed a joint request to extend this deadline.
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The parties report that they have reached agreement on a two-year extension of the

16 memorandum of understanding (“MOU”), and that they have further agreed that the City will
17 extend its contract with the current monitor during this two-year extension. The parties also
18 report that the City Council has approved these agreements. The parties request an extension
19 of the May 13 deadline only because the terms of the extended monitoring contract have not
20 been finalized, and the parties would like this contract to be in place before they sign an
21 amended MOU.
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For the reasons stated in the parties’ stipulation, there is good cause for this Court to

23 extend the May 13, 2011 deadline, and the Court approves the parties’ stipulation to extend
24 the deadline to June 24, 2011. The Court does not anticipate granting any further
25 extensions; six weeks is more than a reasonable amount of time to conclude the outstanding
26 negotiations, including final approval by the City Council, and to finalize the parties’ written
27 agreement. Failure to negotiate in good faith – both between the parties and with the
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The parties shall include an update on the status of the amended MOU and the

2 contract with the Monitor in their joint status conference statement due on June 9, 2011. The
3 June 16, 2011 status conference shall remain on calendar, although the Court may vacate that
4 date if, after reviewing the parties’ June 9 statement, it determines that a status conference is
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7 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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9 Dated: 05/12/11
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THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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