Baker v. County of Sonoma et al

Filing 29

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE CASE DEADLINES re 26 . Initial Case Management Conference continued to 12/16/2008 10:00 AM. Signed by Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte on 10/28/08. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/28/2008)

Thomas Marc Litton (CA Bar # 119985) SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP 120 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Steven L. Wittels SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP 950 Third Avenue, 10th Floor New York, New York 10022 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Pending Pro Hac Vice Admission Attorneys for Plaintiff Eric Baker UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ERIC JAMES BAKER, Plaintiff, vs. COUNTY OF SONOMA; SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; BILL COGBILL; CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; JAMES LUDERS, M.D.; LEWIS LINCOLN; DANIEL CORTEZ; EDUARDO ESPINO; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. Case No. 3:08-cv-03433-EDL ECF Case

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE CASE DEADLINES Hon. Elizabeth Laporte

WHEREAS Defendants County of Sonoma, Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, Bill Cogbill, Lewis Lincoln, Daniel Cortez, and Eduardo Espino have not

yet appeared in this matter and are not due to appear until on or about October 31, 2008, it is hereby STIPULATED AND AGREED that all currently scheduled dates in this matter be adjourned, including: (1) the deadline to meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan; (2) the deadline to file an ADR Certification signed by all Parties and Counsel; (3) the deadline to file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference; (4) the deadline to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case Management Statement; and (5) the Initial Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for October 31, 2008 The Initial Case Management Conference is adjourned until December 16, 2008, directly following the Initial Case Management Conference and motion proceedings currently scheduled that day in Valerie George, et al. v. Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, et al., Case No. 08-cv-2675 EDL. The present case brought by Plaintiff Eric Baker involves many of the same defendants in the George case, including Defendants County of Sonoma, Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, Bill Cogbill, California Forensic Medical Group, Inc. ("CFMG"), and James Luders, M.D. SO STIPULATED. Date: October 17, 2008 Respectfully submitted, SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP By: ______/s/______________________ Thomas Marc Litton (CA Bar # 119985) Of Counsel 120 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP By: _______/s/_______________________ Steven L. Wittels (SLW-8110) 950 Third Ave, 10th Floor New York, New York 10022 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs TRIMBLE SHERINIAN & VARANINI By:____/s/________________ Jerome M. Varanini 2500 Ventura Oaks Way, Suite 350 Sacramento, CA 95812-0590 Attorneys for Defendants California Forensic Medical Group and James Luders, M.D.

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