Dudum et al v. Arntz et al

Filing 56

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 55 EXTENDING TIME FOR PLAINTIFFS TO DISCLOSE EXPERT WITNESSES TO JUNE 14, 2010. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 5/26/10. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/26/2010)

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NIELSEN, MERKSAMER, PARRINELLO, MUELLER & NAYLOR, LLP JAMES R. PARRINELLO, ESQ. (S.B. NO. 63415) CHRISTOPHER E. SKINNELL, ESQ. (S.B. NO. 227093) 2350 Kerner Boulevard, Suite 250 San Rafael, California 94901 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs RON DUDUM, MATTHEW SHERIDAN, ELIZABETH MURPHY, KATHERINE WEBSTER, MARINA FRANCO and DENNIS FLYNN IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RON DUDUM, MATTHEW SHERIDAN, ELIZABETH MURPHY, KATHERINE WEBSTER, MARINA FRANCO and DENNIS FLYNN,

) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) vs. ) JOHN ARNTZ, Director of Elections of the ) ) City and County of San Francisco; the ) CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, a ) ) municipal corporation; the SAN ) FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF ) ELECTIONS; the SAN FRANCISCO ) ELECTIONS COMMISSION; and DOES 1- ) ) 20, ) Defendants. ) ) ) )

Case No. C 10-00504 RS STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES EXTENDING TIME FOR PLAINTIFFS TO DISCLOSE EXPERT WITNESSES TO JUNE 14, 2010 JUDGE: Hon. Richard Seeborg COURTROOM: 3

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STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME WHEREAS, pursuant to court order Plaintiffs are currently scheduled to disclose their expert witness(es) and expert reports in this case by May 31, 2010; and WHEREAS, Defendants' expert disclosure date is two weeks later, on June 14, 2010; and WHEREAS, the parties have attempted to work informally to determine the number of ballots in relevant elections on which the voter exercised the option to rank three candidates, all of whom were eliminated before the final round of IRV tabulation, so that the voter did not have a ballot counted in one or more rounds of tabulation, as opposed to ballots on which the voter exercised his or her option to rank fewer than three candidates; and WHEREAS, informal efforts to obtain these data have been unsuccessful. THEREFORE, Pursuant to Northern District of California Civil Local Rules 6-1 and 6-2, the parties stipulate as follows: 1. The time prescribed for Plaintiffs to disclose their expert witness(es) and expert report(s) is extended to June 14, 2010, the same day that Defendants are to disclose their expert witness(es) and report(s). 2. As required by Local Rule 6-2, this stipulation is supported by the NIELSEN, MERKSAMER, PARRINELLO, MUELLER & NAYLOR, LLP By:/s/Christopher E. Skinnell Christopher E. Skinnell Attorneys for Plaintiffs . attached Declaration of Christopher E. Skinnell. Dated: May 25, 2010

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Dated: May 25, 2010

OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY By:/s/Andrew Shen Andrew Shen Attorneys for Defendants .

ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER NO. 45 Pursuant to General Order No. 45 of the Northern District of California, I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories to this document. By: /s/ Christopher E. Skinnell .

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ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
26 Dated: May ___, 2010

___________________________ Hon. Richard Seeborg United States District Court Judge

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