Alford v. American Red Cross Blood Services

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ADR by Hon. William Alsup granting 20 Stipulation.(whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/17/2013)

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MICHAEL J. REED (SBN 122324)
[e-mail]
ATTORNEY AT LAW
60 Creek Tree Lane
Alamo, CA 94507
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorney for Plaintiff
SONYA ALFORD

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SAN FRA NCI S CO

ATTO RNEY S AT LAW

H IRSCHFELD K RAEMER LLP

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KRISTIN L. OLIVEIRA (SBN 204384)
[e-mail]
HIRSCHFELD KRAEMER LLP
505 Montgomery Street 13th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA BLOOD SERVICES REGION
(erroneously sued as AMERICAN RED CROSS
BLOOD SERVICES)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SONYA ALFORD,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD
SERVICES, a business entity form
unknown and DOES 1-50,

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Case No. C 13-01499 WHA
JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE
DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ADR;
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Complaint Filed: March 4, 2013

Defendant.

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TO THE COURT:
Plaintiff SONYA ALFORD (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant AMERICAN RED CROSS

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLOOD SERVICES REGION (erroneously sued as AMERICAN

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RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES) (“Defendant”) (collectively “the parties”), by and through

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JOINT STIP TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ADR;
[PROPOSED] ORDER; CASE NO. C 13-01499 WHA

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their respective counsel of record, herein agree and stipulate as follows:

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RECITALS
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On May 28, 2013, the parties agreed to participate in court-sponsored Alternative

Dispute Resolution (ADR), specifically mediation. (ECF Document 12)
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In an Order dated June 21, 2013, the court referred the parties to ADR. (ECF

Document 15)
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The parties requested an approximate one-month continuance of the ADR deadline

to October 15, 2013 (ECF Document 18).
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The court granted the parties’ request on September 4, 2013 and the current

deadline to complete ADR is October 15, 2013. (ECF Document 19)
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The parties are presently scheduled to attend mediation with the court-assigned

mediator, Patricia Kenney, of the United States Attorney’s Office, on Friday, October 11, 2013.
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On October 4, 2013, Ms. Kenney advised the parties that the mediation cannot

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proceed as scheduled on October 11, 2013 if the federal government shutdown continues. If the

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federal government shutdown ends on October 10, 2013, the parties will attend the mediation as

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scheduled.

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In consideration of the possibility that the federal government shutdown will

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continue and thus Ms. Kenney will not be able to mediate this matter, the parties respectfully

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request a conditional extension of time to continue the ADR deadline to November 27, 2013.

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Such a continuance will allow the parties and mediator to reschedule the mediation to a date that

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is agreeable to all.

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STIPULATION

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NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendant hereby agrees and stipulates as follows,

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subject to court approval, that the deadline for the parties to complete ADR set for October 15,

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2013 be continued to November 27, 2013.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED:

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JOINT STIP TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ADR;
[PROPOSED] ORDER; CASE NO. C 13-01499 WHA

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Dated: October 8, 2013

MICHAEL J. REED

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By: /s/ Permission to e-file given 10/8/13
Michael J. Reed
Attorney for Plaintiff
SONYA ALFORD

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Dated: October 8, 2013

HIRSCHFELD KRAEMER LLP

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By: /s/ Kristin L. Oliveira
Kristin L. Oliveira
Attorneys for Defendant
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA BLOOD SERVICES REGION

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JOINT STIP TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ADR;
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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to the parties’ Joint Stipulation, it is so ordered that the deadline to complete
Alternative Dispute Resolution is now November 27, 2013.

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Dated: October _____, 2013

By:
William Alsup
Judge of the United States District Court

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JOINT STIP TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ADR;
[PROPOSED] ORDER; CASE NO. C 13-01499 WHA

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