AFT Local 2121 et al v. Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Filing 108

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 105 Stipulation Regarding Case Schedule. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/21/2017)

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STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540)
EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH (SBN 218029)
PEDER J. V. THOREEN (SBN 217081)
MEREDITH A. JOHNSON (SBN 291018)
REBECCA C. LEE (SBN 305119)
Altshuler Berzon LLP
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
ROBERT J. BEZEMEK (SBN 058740)
DAVID CONWAY (SBN 253903)
Law Offices of Robert J. Bezemek
A Professional Corporation
The Latham Square Building
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 936
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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[Additional Counsel on following page]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AFT LOCAL 2121, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
CASE SCHEDULE

vs.

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CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

ACCREDITING COMMISSION FOR
COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES,
et al.,

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Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE;
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

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XAVIER BECERRA
Attorney General of California
SUSAN M. CARSON
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
HADARA R. STANTON, State Bar No. 227040
Deputy Attorney General
HAMSA M. MURTHY, State Bar No. 274745
Deputy Attorney General
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102-7004
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants California Community Colleges
Board of Governors and the Chancellor’s Office

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KENNETH E. KELLER [SBN 71450] [e-mail]
THOMAS H. SLOAN, JR. [SBN 58322] [e-mail]
TRACY M. CLEMENTS [SBN 184150] [e-mail]
ETHAN I. JACOBS [SBN 291838] [e-mail]
KELLER SLOAN ROMAN LLP
555 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
LAURENCE W. KESSENICK [SBN 45433]
SCOTT C. KESSENICK [SBN 295999]
KESSENICK, GAMMA, & FREE, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3880
San Francisco, CA 94014
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE;
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

STIPULATION REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs AFT Local
2121, Palomar Faculty Federation, AFT Local 6161; Mendocino College Federation of Teachers,
AFT Local 6322; San Jose-Evergreen Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 6157; California
Federation of Teachers, Alisa Messer, Tim Killikelly, Karen Saginor, Shannon Lienhart, and
Augusta Goldstein (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants the Chancellor and members of the Board of
Governors (“Board”) of the California Community Colleges (collectively here “State Defendants”)
and Defendant Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (“ACCJC”) that, as
described in the parties’ joint letter brief of March 15, 2017 (Dkt. No. 101), the parties’ amended
proposed case schedule is as follows:
Hearing on ACCJC’s and State Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss:

April 13, 2017

ACCJC’s supplemental responses to Plaintiffs’ Third Set of Requests for Production of
Documents and notification of affected institutions, pursuant to Dkt. Nos. 94, 98:

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April 28, 2017

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Close of non-expert discovery:

October 13, 2017

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Disclosure of expert reports:

October 13, 2017

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Disclosure of rebuttal expert reports:

October 25, 2017

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Close of expert discovery:

November 29, 2017

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Deadline for filing dispositive motions:

December 6, 2017

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Deadline for opposition briefs:

December 22, 2018

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Deadline for reply briefs:

January 10, 2018

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Deadline for hearing dispositive motions:

January 25, 2018

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Pretrial conference:

March 13, 2018

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Trial:

April 2, 2018

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Dated: April 21, 2017

STEPHEN P. BERZON
EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH
PEDER J. V. THOREEN
MEREDITH A. JOHNSON
REBECCA C. LEE
Altshuler Berzon LLP

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE;
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

ROBERT J. BEZEMEK
DAVID CONWAY
Law Offices of Robert J. Bezemek

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By:

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s/ Eileen B. Goldsmith j
Eileen B. Goldsmith

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Dated: April 21, 2017

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XAVIER BECERRA
Attorney General of California
SUSAN M. CARSON
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
HAMSA M. MURTHY
Deputy Attorney General
HADARA R. STANTON
Deputy Attorney General

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By:

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s/ Hamsa M. Murthy
Hamsa M. Murthy

Attorneys for Defendants California Community
Colleges Board of Governors and the Chancellor's
Office

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Dated: April 21, 2017

KENNETH E. KELLER
THOMAS H. SLOAN, JR.
TRACY M. CLEMENTS
ETHAN I. JACOBS
Keller Sloan Roman LLP
LAURENCE W. KESSENICK
SCOTT C. KESSENICK
Kessenick, Gamma & Free LLP
By:

s/ Kenneth E. Keller
Kenneth E. Keller

Attorneys for Defendant ACCJC

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE;
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

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ATTESTATION
I hereby certify that the content of this document is acceptable to all signatories and that I
have obtained their authorization to affix their respective electronic signatures to this document.

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By:

s/ Eileen B. Goldsmith
Eileen B. Goldsmith

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE;
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Dat
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Hayw
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United States Distri Judge
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