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

Filing 118

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 116 Stipulation for Dismissal of Plaintiffs' Claims Against ACCJC Pursuant to Settlement Agreement. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/8/2017)

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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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vs.

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CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG
STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF
PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ACCJC
PURSUANT TO SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT; ORDER

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

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Defendants.

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STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ACCJC; ORDER
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

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KENNETH E. KELLER [SBN 71450] [e-mail]
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-5998
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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]

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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]

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Attorneys for Defendant Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ACCJC; ORDER
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL

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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2), Plaintiffs California Federation of Teachers; AFT

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Local 2121; Palomar Faculty Federation/AFT Local 6161; San-Jose Evergreen Federation of
Teachers/AFT Local 6157; Mendocino Federation of Teachers/AFT Local 6322; Tim Killikelly;
Alisa Messer; Shannon Lienhart; Karen Saginor; and Augusta Goldstein (collectively “Plaintiffs”);
and Defendant Accrediting Commission for Community & Junior Colleges (“ACCJC”) hereby
stipulate to the dismissal, with Court approval, of Plaintiffs’ claims in this action against ACCJC as
follows.
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claims in this action against ACCJC. The Settlement Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1
and is incorporated by reference into this Stipulation in its entirety.
2.

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Upon approval by the Court of this Stipulation, Plaintiffs’ claims in this action

against ACCJC shall be dismissed with prejudice.
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Plaintiffs and ACCJC have entered into a Settlement Agreement of Plaintiffs’

Notwithstanding the dismissal of Plaintiffs’ claims against ACCJC in this action,

Plaintiffs and ACCJC have agreed and requested that this Court retain jurisdiction for purposes of
enforcing the Settlement Agreement in accordance with its terms. See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life
Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 381 (1994); O’Connor v. Colvin, 70 F.3d 530, 532 (9th Cir.
1995).
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Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Parties to this Stipulation shall bear their

own attorneys’ fees and costs as against each other.
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This Stipulation shall have no effect on Plaintiffs’ claims against any other party to

this action that is not a party to this Settlement, including but not limited to any claims for recovery
of attorneys’ fees and costs.
[ALL SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ACCJC; ORDER
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

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Dated: August 7, 2017

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STEPHEN P. BERZON
EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH
PEDER J. V. THOREEN
MEREDITH A. JOHNSON
REBECCA C. LEE
Altshuler Berzon LLP
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: August 7, 2017

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

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By:

s/ Kenneth E. Keller
Kenneth E. Keller

Attorneys for Defendant ACCJC

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STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ACCJC; ORDER
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 FOR DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ACCJC; ORDER
CASE NO. 4:16-cv-03411-HSG

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ORDER

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This judgment of dismissal of Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant Accrediting Commission

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for Community & Junior Colleges (“ACCJC”) is entered pursuant to the terms of the Settlement

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Agreement, which is incorporated herein as though fully set forth, and attached as Exhibit 1 to this

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Order. The Court orders the parties to the Settlement Agreement to perform all of their obligations

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thereunder. The Court retains exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over this case, the Plaintiffs,

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and Defendant ACCJC for purposes of enforcing the Settlement Agreement in accordance with its

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terms. See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 381 (1994); O’Connor v.

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Colvin, 70 F.3d 530, 532 (9th Cir. 1995).

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Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant ACCJC in this action are hereby dismissed with

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prejudice. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Plaintiffs and ACCJC shall bear their own

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attorneys’ fees and costs in this action as against each other.

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This judgment of dismissal shall have no effect on Plaintiffs’ claims against any other

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Defendant in this action, including but not limited to any claim for recovery of attorneys’ fees and

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costs.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 8, 2017

______________________________
Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
U.S. District Judge

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