Californians for Disability Rights, Inc. et al v. California Department of Transportation et al

Filing 433

ORDER RE FILINGS OF STIPULATIONS AND CERTIFICATION OF MEET AND CONFER: That the Court's Order 430 is VACATED. The parties are to appear before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte for a MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE Scheduled for 0922/09 at 1:30 PM. The trial date shall resume on 10/05/09 at 8:30 AM. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong, on 9/21/09. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2009) Modified on 9/24/2009 (jlm, COURT STAFF).

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION Case No: C 06-5125 SBA ORDER RE FILING OF STIPULATIONS AND CERTIFICATION OF MEET AND CONFER

CALIFORNIANS FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS, 7 INC., et al., 8 9 10 vs. Plaintiffs,

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 11 TRANSPORTATION, et al., 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 To the extent that Defendants have concerns regarding their ability to prepare for trial as to issues or evidence which they contend should have been disclosed sooner, they are authorized to meet and confer with Plaintiffs for the purpose of accommodating such concerns, if any.
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Defendants.

In accordance with the Court's rulings made during the proceedings held on September 21, 2009, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The Court's Order re Dismissal of Complaint System Claim, filed September 18,

2009 (Docket 430), is VACATED. The parties shall submit a stipulation regarding the disposition and further handling of such claim. 2. The parties shall meet and confer forthwith regarding Plaintiffs' contentions with

respect to Design Information Bulletin (DIB) 82-03.1 The parties shall submit a certification of counsel to verify that they have met and conferred as ordered.

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The parties shall submit a stipulation memorializing their agreed-upon revision to

DIB 82-03 with respect to the issue the accessibility of highway shoulders intended for pedestrian use. 4. The parties shall file the two aforementioned stipulations and the certification of

counsel by no later Noon on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. The stipulations and certification may be submitted separately or in a single document. 5. The parties are ordered to appear before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth LaPorte for a

further mandatory settlement conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. at 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, California 94102. The parties are directed to comply with any further orders issued by Judge LaPorte in connection with those settlement proceedings. 6. Trial in this action is in recess and shall resume on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 8:30

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 21, 2009 ______________________________ SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG United States District Judge

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