Burleson v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) et al

Filing 17

Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 16 Stipulation for Order Reassigning Settlement Judge. The referral for settlement to Judge Westmore is withdrawn and the matter is referred to Judge Beeler for settlement to occur within 90 days.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/2/2015)

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RACHEL LEDERMAN (SBN 130192)
Rachel Lederman & Alexsis C. Beach
Attorneys at Law
558 Capp Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Albert James Burleson, Jr.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALBERT JAMES BURLESON,
JUNIOR,

CASE NO. 3:14-cv-5462 VC

Plaintiff,

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR AN
ORDER REASSIGNING
SETTLEMENT JUDGE

v.

AND ORDER

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT (BART);
ET AL.
Defendants.
This matter was randomly referred to Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore for

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settlement on February 26, 2015. The parties had agreed on Magistrate Judge Laurel

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Beeler for settlement, and intended to so specify in their joint Case Management

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Conference statement which is due on March 6, 2015, and in the ADR telephone

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conference currently scheduled for March 9. There have been no settlement proceedings
to date.
STIPULATED REQU. FOR ORDER REASSIGNING SETTLMT JUDGE, and PROPOSED ORDER
Burleson v. BART, et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-5462 VC
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THEREFORE, the parties jointly request that settlement proceedings in this matter

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be reassigned to Magistrate Judge Beeler, and any settlement conference scheduled by

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Judge Westmore prior to the court executing the attached proposed order be vacated. The

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parties also respectfully request 90 days rather than 60 days to complete the settlement

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conference, in order to allow enough time for initial basic discovery prior to the

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settlement conference.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: February 27, 2015

/S/
RACHEL LEDERMAN
Attorney for plaintiff
ALBERT JAMES BURLESON, JUNIOR

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BARBARA J. PARKER, City Attorney
/S/
DAVID A. PEREDA, Deputy City Attorney
Attorney for defendants BRENTON LOWE and
FRANK LOWE
ALLEN, GLAESSNER, HAZELWOOD & WERTH,
LLP
/S/
DALE L. ALLEN, JR.
Attorneys for defendants SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT, OFFICER
DARNELL BUSSEY, and BART POLICE CHIEF
KENTON RAINEY

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STIPULATED REQU. FOR ORDER REASSIGNING SETTLMT JUDGE, and PROPOSED ORDER
Burleson v. BART, et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-5462 VC
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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to stipulation, and good cause appearing, the court vacates any settlement
conference currently scheduled and refers the matter for a settlement conference wtih
Magistrate Judge Beeler within 90 days or on such date as Magistrate Judge Beeler may
set.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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March 2, 2015
Dated: __________

___________________________
Honorable Vince Chhabria
United States District Judge

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STIPULATED REQU. FOR ORDER REASSIGNING SETTLMT JUDGE, and PROPOSED ORDER
Burleson v. BART, et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-5462 VC
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