G.F. et al v. Contra Costa County et al

Filing 83

ORDER by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong Granting 81 STIPULATION RE: DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF DEFENDANTS OVICK AND MACKEY. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2013)

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MARY-LEE K. SMITH (CA BAR NO. 239086) ([e-mail])
REBECCA WILLIFORD (CA BAR NO. 269977 ) ([e-mail])
KARA JANSSEN (CA BAR NO. 274762) ([e-mail])
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
2001 Center Street, Fourth Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704-1204
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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HERNAN VERA (CA BAR NO. 175149) ([e-mail])
LAURA FAER (CA BAR NO. 223846) ([e-mail])
PUBLIC COUNSEL
2001 Center Street, Fourth Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704-1204
Telephone:
[phone]
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[phone]

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GRACE A. CARTER (CA BAR NO. 101610) ([e-mail])
GINA COOK (CA BAR NO. 245611 ) ([e-mail])
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street, Twenty-Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
Telephone:
[phone]
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[phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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G.F., by and through her guardian ad litem,
Gail F.; W.B., by and through his guardian ad
litem, CiCi C.; Q.G., by and through his
guardian ad litem, Barbara C.; and on behalf of
themselves and a class of those similarly
situated,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY; CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION; JOSEPH A. OVICK, in his
official capacity as Superintendent, Contra
Costa County Office of Education; LYNN
MACKEY, in her official capacity, Director of
Contra Costa County Court Schools.

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Defendants.

Case No. C 13-3667-SBA
ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL
WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF
DEFENDANTS OVICK AND MACKEY

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Based upon the stipulation of Plaintiffs G.F., W.B. and Q.G. (“Plaintiffs”) and

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Defendants Contra Costa County Office of Education, Joseph A. Ovick, and Lynn Mackey and

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good cause appearing, the Court hereby orders that:

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The above-captioned action be dismissed without prejudice as to Joseph A. Ovick

and Lynn Mackey; and,
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Plaintiffs may amend their Complaint to include the Contra Costa County Office

of Education as a defendant to Plaintiffs’ Americans with Disabilities Act cause of action.

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12/18/2013
Date: __________

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The Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong
United States District Court Judge

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G.F., et al. v. Contra Costa County, et al., Case No. C 13-3667-SBA
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF DEFENDANTS OVICK
AND MACKEY

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