American Civil Liberties Union et al v. Wright et al

Filing 46

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 42 Administrative Motion for Relief From Referral to ADR Multi-Option Program. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2018)

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ALEXIS COLL-VERY (SBN 212735)
[e-mail]
MARISSA LAMBERT (SBN 312567)
[e-mail]
P. CASEY MATHEWS (SBN 311838)
[e-mail]
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304-1114
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Pro Bono Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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OAKLAND DIVISION
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ACLU, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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ERIC D. HARGAN, Acting Secretary of
Health and Human Services, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 4:17-cv-5772-HSG
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING RELIEF FROM
AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO ADR
MULTI-OPTION PROGRAM

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WHEREAS, on October 11, 2017 this case was assigned to the Northern District of
California’s Multi-Option ADR Program (“ADR Program”);

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WHEREAS, in connection with the assignment to that program, each of the parties and

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their respective attorneys have read either the handbook entitled “Dispute Resolution Procedures in

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the Northern District of California,” or the specified portions of the ADR Internet site,

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JOINT REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM REFERRAL TO ADR PROGRAM
Case No.: 4:17-cv-5772-HSG

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www.cand.uscourts.gov/adr, considered the available dispute resolution options provided by the
Court and private entities; and discussed whether this case might benefit from the available dispute
resolution options;
WHEREAS, the parties mutually agree that referral to a formal ADR process is unlikely to
be beneficial given the nature of the case;
WHEREAS, the parties mutually agree at this time that ADR is unlikely to aid in the
resolution of this case and may unnecessarily consume the Court’s time and resources;
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned
counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants, that:
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The parties jointly request that the case be removed from the ADR Multi-Option

Program and that they be excused from participating in the ADR phone conference and any further
formal ADR process.
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If any party subsequently determines that submission to the formal ADR process

would be beneficial to the efficient resolution of this matter, that party may request placement in
one of the Court’s ADR programs at that time.

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Dated: January 4, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

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___/s/ Alexis Coll-Very____________
ALEXIS COLL-VERY
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304-1114
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
Pro Bono Attorneys for ACLU Plaintiffs

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/s/ Melissa Goodman
MELISSA GOODMAN
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
1313 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: [phone]

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JOINT REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM REFERRAL TO ADR PROGRAM
Case No.: 4:17-cv-5772-HSG

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Facsimile:
(213) 97
77-5299
Email:
mgoodm
man@acluso
ocal.org
Attorneys f Plaintiffs ACLU and SEIU-UHW
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CHAD A. READLER
Acting Ass
sistant Attor
rney General
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BRIAN ST
TRETCH
United Sta Attorney
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ETHAN P. DAVIS
Deputy As
ssistant Attor
rney Genera
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JOEL McE
ELVAIN
Assistant B
Branch Direc
ctor

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/s/ Justin M. Sandbe
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JUSTIN M. SAND
DBERG, IL Bar No
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Senior Tria Counsel
United Sta Departm of Justic
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Civil Divis
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Branch
20 Mass. A NW, Rm 7302
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Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
Justin.S
Sandberg@u
usdoj.gov
Counsel fo Federal D
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Defendants

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ORDE
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urt,
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Administrativ Motion fo Relief from Automatic
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The Cou having considered th parties’ A
Ref
ferral to the Multi-Option ADR Prog
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gram hereby GRANTS t motion.
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IT IS SO ORDERE this 8th day of Janau 2018.
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_________
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HON. HAY
YWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
UNITED S
STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dat
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JOINT REQ
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