George et al v. Sonoma County Sherrif's Department et al

Filing 216

STIPULATION AND ORDER re #215 Stipulation filed by Bill Cogbill, County of Sonoma, Sonoma County Sherrif's Department. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte on November 3, 2009. (edllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/3/2009)

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Gregory G. Spaulding, Esq. (SB# 106606) Terry S. Sterling, Esq. (SB# 106379) SPAULDING McCULLOUGH & TANSIL LLP 90 South E Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 1867 Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Telephone: [phone] / Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail]; [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, BILL COGBILL and COUNTY OF SONOMA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VALERIE GEORGE, as Administrator and Personal Representative of THE ESTATE OF RYAN GEORGE; VALERIE GEORGE and TAJMAH BEAUCHAMP, as Legal Representatives for Jaida George and Ryan George, Jr.; VALERIE GEORGE, Individually; DONALD GEORGE; and TAJMAH BEAUCHAMP, Individually, Plaintiffs,

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STIPULATION EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR MEDIATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

16 vs. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among the parties hereto, through their attorneys of record, that the deadline for the completion of mediation shall be extended to March 31, 2010. The parties believe that mediation will be most effective if they have completed non-expert discovery first but, due to conflicts in counsels' calendars, the parties will not be able to
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SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; BILL COGBILL; COUNTY OF SONOMA; CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; JAMES LUDERS, M.D.; MICHAEL E. DAGEY, R.N.; SUTTER HEALTH; SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA; EDWARD W. HARD, M.D.; RICHARD FLINDERS, M.D.; JOSEPH N. MATEL, M.D.; NORICK JANIAN, M.D.; and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, Defendants.

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complete all non-expert depositions by the current deadline of October 30, 2009. By separate pleading, they will be seeking a two month extension of that deadline. Also, the mediator agreed upon by all parties, Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.), has no available dates in December 2009, and she has only limited availability in the first two months of 2010. Accordingly, the parties are seeking an extension of the mediation deadline from December 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010. DATED: October 30, 2009 SANFORD, WITTELS & HEISLER LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs

By: /s/ Steven L. Wittels, Esq. DATED: October 30, 2009 SPAULDING McCULLOUGH & TANSIL LLP Attorneys for Defendants SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, BILL COGBILL and COUNTY OF SONOMA

By: /s/ Terry S. Sterling, Esq. DATED: October 30, 2009 TRIMBLE, SHERINIAN & VARANINI Attorneys for Defendants CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; JAMES LUDERS, M.D. and MICHAEL E. DAGEY, R.N.

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By: /s/ Jerome M. Varanini, Esq. LAFOLLETTE, JOHNSON, DEHAAS, FESLER & AMES Attorneys for Defendant SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA

By: /s/ Larry Byron Thornton

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DATED: October 30, 2009

HASSARD BONNINGTON LLP Attorneys for Defendants JOSEPH N. MATEL, M.D. and RICHARD FLINDERS, M.D.

By: /s/ Joanna L. Storey, Esq. DATED: October 30, 2009 ROGASKI, PREOVOLOS, WEBER & PATTERSON, LLP Attorneys for Defendant NORICK JANIAN, M.D.

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By: /s/ Chester A. Rogaski, Jr., Esq.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER This Court, having read and considered the Stipulation set forth above, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the deadline for the completion of mediation is extended from December 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010.
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