Rousseau et al v. St. Helena Hospital et al

Filing 17

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 15 Stipulation TO BE REFERRED TO MEDIATION UNDER GENERAL ORDER 56. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/13/2017)

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CELIA L. McGUINNESS, ESQ. (SBN 159420)
STEVEN L. DERBY, ESQ. (SBN 148372)
DERBY, McGUINNESS & GOLDSMITH, LLP
200 Lakeside Drive Suite A
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
TRACY ROUSSEAU and STAN ROUSSEAU
DOMINIQUE A. POLLARA, ESQ (SBN 141036)
POLLARA LAW GROUP
3600 American River Drive, Suite 160
Sacramento, CA 95864
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
ST. HELENA HOSPITAL and
ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE/WEST

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TRACY ROUSSEAU and STAN
ROUSSEAU

Case No. 4:17-cv-02985 HSG
Civil Rights

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO BE
REFERRED TO MEDIATION UNDER
GENERAL ORDER 56

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ST. HELENA HOSPITAL; AND
ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE/WEST,

Action Filed: May 24, 2017

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Defendants.

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STIPULATION

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By and through their attorneys of record, Plaintiffs TRACY ROUSSEAU and STAN
ROUSSEAU (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants ST. HELENA HOSPITAL and ADVENTIST
HEALTHCARE/WEST (“Defendants”) hereby stipulate and agree as follows:
WHEREAS, this case has been assigned for early disclosures and mediation under General
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO BE REFERRED TO EARLY MEDIATION
CASE NO. 4:17-cv-02985 HSG

C:\Users\rileyn\AppData\Local\Temp\notes06E812\2017 06 21 Stip requesting referral to Med.docx

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Order 56;
WHEREAS, pursuant to General Order 56, the Parties must complete a site inspection and
then wait 42 days before filing a Notice of Need for Mediation;
WHEREAS, the alleged barrier to access under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
in this case arises from policies, not architectural barriers;
WHEREAS, the parties agree that a site inspection is not necessary in order to prepare
them for mediation;

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WHEREAS, the Parties wish to resolve this matter as expeditiously as possible;

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the Parties that this case

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should be referred to mediation under General Order 56 immediately.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: July 12, 2017

DERBY, McGUINNESS & GOLDSMITH, LLP

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/s/ Celia McGuinness
By: CELIA McGUINNESS, ESQ.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
TRACY ROUSSEAU and STAN ROUSSEAU

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Dated: July 12, 2017

POLLARA LAW GROUP

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/s/ Dominique A. Pollara
By: DOMINIQUE A. POLLARA, ESQ.
Attorneys for Defendants
ST. HELENA HOSPITAL and
ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE/WEST

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-2STIPULATION AND ORDER
TO BE REFERRED TO EARLY MEDIATION
CASE NO. 4:17-cv-02985 HSG

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ORDE
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Pursuan to the stipulation of th parties, an for good c
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OR
RDERED tha this case shall be refer
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IT IS SO ORD
DERED.

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ated: July 13 2017
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Hono
orable Haywo S. Gillia Jr.
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Unite States Dis
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Judge

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PULATION AND ORDER
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TO BE REFERRED TO EARLY MEDI
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CAS NO. 4:17-cv-02
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FILER’S ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1, I hereby attest that on July 11, 2017, I, Celia

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McGuinness, attorney with Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith, LLP, received the concurrence of

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Dominique Pollara in the filing of this document.

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/s/ Celia McGuinness
Celia McGuinness

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-4STIPULATION AND ORDER
TO BE REFERRED TO EARLY MEDIATION
CASE NO. 4:17-cv-02985 HSG

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