Hoffman v. County of Santa Clara

Filing 27

ORDER ORDER VACATING CONFERENCE RE. SETTLEMENT; SETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING OF STIPULATED DISMISSAL. Stipulated Dismissal due by 7/31/2012. Signed by Chief Judge James Ware on July 3, 2012. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Todd Hoffman,

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NO. C 11-01622 JW

Plaintiff,

ORDER VACATING CONFERENCE RE.
SETTLEMENT; SETTING DEADLINE
FOR FILING OF STIPULATED
DISMISSAL

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County of Santa Clara, et al.,
For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

v.
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Defendants.
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This case is scheduled for a Status Conference re. Settlement on July 9, 2012. On June 28,

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2012, the parties filed a Joint Status Statement contending that they have “reached a settlement that

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resolves all issues in this matter,” and that “both Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel have signed the

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written settlement agreement,” which is now waiting “for execution by [Defendant’s] signor.” (See

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Docket Item No. 26 at 2.) Further, they contend that they “anticipate that the settlement

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requirements will be finalized shortly,” and that a judgment of dismissal will be filed “within 30

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days.” (Id.)

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The parties first informed the Court of their settlement on March 19, 2012. (See Docket Item

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No. 20.) Since that time, the Court has given the parties two continuances to finalize their

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settlement. (See Docket Item Nos. 23, 25.) Each time, the parties represented to the Court that they

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would be able to reduce their settlement to a writing and file the appropriate dismissal within 30

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days but ultimately failed to do so. (Id.)

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Because it appears that the parties are closer to filing their dismissal, insofar as they contend

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that they are only waiting for the County’s signature on the Settlement Agreement, the Court will

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give the parties additional time to bring this case to a close. Accordingly, the Court VACATES the

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Status Conference currently set for July 9, 2012. Instead, the Court sets July 31, 2012 as a firm

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deadline by which the parties SHALL file their Stipulated Dismissal and bring this case to a close.

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The Court observes that this is especially important in light of the Court’s impending retirement.1

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Dated: July 3, 2012
JAMES WARE
United States District Chief Judge

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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See Chief Judge Ware Announces Transition, available at
http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/news/82 (explaining that on April 28, 2012, Chief Judge Ware
announced that he plans to “retire in August 2012 as the terms of his current law clerks come to an
end.”).
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

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Marcy Berkman [e-mail]
Michael Andrew McGill [e-mail]

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Dated: July 3, 2012

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

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By:
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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/s/ JW Chambers
William Noble
Courtroom Deputy