Roe v. City of Oakland

The opinion of the court was delivered by: Claudia Wilken Judge of the United States District Court

STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING FURTHER EXTENSION ON DEFENDANTS' TIME TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT

WHEREAS, the parties have been engaging in good faith settlement discussions which have included the exchange of a written settlement demand by plaintiffs' counsel to defendants' counsel, an informal, in-person interview of the plaintiff by defendants' counsel and other good faith settlement discussions, and,

WHEREAS, defendants need additional time in which to obtain settlement authority from the City of Oakland City Council in order to respond to plaintiff's settlement demand,

THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD, DO HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE THAT defendants shall have an additional twenty-one (21) days in which to file an Answer to the plaintiff's Complaint while the parties continue to engage in good faith settlement discussions and defendants' counsel obtains settlement authority from the City of Oakland City Council.

IT IS SO STIPULATED:

Dated: October 29, 2008

JULIE M. HOUK Attorney for Plaintiff

WILLIAM SIMMONS Attorney for Defendant CITY OF OAKLAND

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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