Opinion
Case No. CV 09-04668 CW
03-28-2013
DAVID OSTER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WILL LIGHTBOURNE, Director of the California Department of Social Services; TOBY DOUGLAS, Director of the California Department of Health Care Services; CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES; and CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Defendants.
Respectfully Submitted, MELINDA BIRD (SBN 102236) MARILYN HOLLE (SBN 61530) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES REGIONAL OFFICE SUJATHA JAGADEESH BRANCH (SBN 166259) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO REGIONAL OFFICE DARA L. SCHUR (SBN 98638) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA BAY AREA REGIONAL OFFICE PAULA PEARLMAN (SBN 109038) SHAWNA PARKS (SBN 208301) DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER CHARLES WOLFINGER (SBN 63467) LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES WOFLINGER JANE PERKINS (SBN 104784) NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM ABIGAIL K. COURSOLLE (SBN 266646) NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM ANNA RICH (SBN 230195) NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZEN LAW CENTER Attorneys for Individual Named Plaintiffs David Oster, Willie Beatrice Sheppard, C.R., Dottie Jones, Andrea Hylton, Helen Polly Stern, Charles Thurman, L.C., and the Plaintiff Class Eve Cervantez STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540) EVE H. CERVANTEZ (SBN 164709) STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827) PEDER J. THOREEN (SBN 217081) RACHEL J. ZWILLINGER (SBN 268684) Attorneys for Plaintiffs SEIU-UHW, SEIU- ULTCW, SEIU Local 521, SEIU California State Council, UDW, and CUHW Respectfully Submitted, Susan M. Carson KAMALA HARRIS Attorney General of California SUSAN M. CARSON Supervising Deputy Attorney General GREGORY D. BROWN (SBN 219209) NIMROD ELIAS (SBN 251634) Deputy Attorneys General California Dept. of Justice Attorneys for Defendants
MELINDA BIRD (SBN 102236)
MARILYN HOLLE (SBN 61530)
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
350 South Bixel Street, Suite 290
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: (213) 213-8000
Facsimile: (213) 213-8001
melinda.bird@disabilityrightsca.org
marilyn.holle@disabilityrightsca.org
Attorneys for Named Plaintiffs and the Class
Additional Attorneys for Named Plaintiffs and the
Class on Signature Page
STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540)
EVE H. CERVANTEZ (SBN 164709)
STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827)
PEDER J. THOREEN (SBN 217081)
RACHEL J. ZWILLINGER (SBN 268684)
Altshuler Berzon LLP
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: (415) 421-7151
Facsimile: (415) 362-8064
sberzon@altshulerberzon.com
ecervantez@altshulerb erzon.com
sleyton@altshulerberzon.com
pthoreen@altshulerberzon.com
rzwillinger@altshulerberzon.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs SEIU-UHW, SEIU-ULTCW, SEIU
Local 521, SEIU California State Council, UDW, and CUHW
JOINT STATUS REPORT,
STIPULATION, AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER SETTING
BRIEFING AND HEARING
SCHEDULE FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION
SETTLEMENT
Pursuant to this Court's Order of March 20, 2013, the parties, by and through their counsel, hereby submit the following joint status report and stipulation setting a proposed briefing and hearing schedule for Plaintiffs' anticipated motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement, and request that the Court so order.
JOINT STATUS REPORT
On March 13, 2013, the parties reached agreement on a term sheet outlining a proposed settlement of the above-captioned class action lawsuit. That term sheet requires that the parties memorialize the terms of the settlement in a written settlement agreement. The parties have been engaged in continuous negotiations for the past 10 days regarding the settlement agreement. They reached final agreement on the settlement agreement this morning and are obtaining final signatures approving the terms. Plaintiffs intend to file a motion for preliminary approval of the class settlement tomorrow, on March 28, 2013.
The settlement is dependent on specified budget solutions, some of which must be implemented no later than July 1, 2013, with approximately 30 days lead time necessary to implement the budget solutions. Accordingly, time is of the essence. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court order an expedited briefing and hearing schedule on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Approval, so that notice of the pending settlement may issue forthwith and the Court has time to consider and rule upon final approval by mid-May.
STIPULATED BRIEFING AND HEARING SCHEDULE
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between the parties through their respective counsel that, subject to Court approval:
1. Plaintiffs will file their motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement no later than March 28, 2013.
2. The hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement shall take place on Thursday, April 4, at 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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MELINDA BIRD (SBN 102236)
MARILYN HOLLE (SBN 61530)
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL OFFICE
SUJATHA JAGADEESH BRANCH (SBN 166259)
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL OFFICE
DARA L. SCHUR (SBN 98638)
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
BAY AREA REGIONAL OFFICE
PAULA PEARLMAN (SBN 109038)
SHAWNA PARKS (SBN 208301)
DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER
CHARLES WOLFINGER (SBN 63467)
LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES WOFLINGER
JANE PERKINS (SBN 104784)
NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM
ABIGAIL K. COURSOLLE (SBN 266646)
NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM
ANNA RICH (SBN 230195)
NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZEN LAW
CENTER
Attorneys for Individual Named Plaintiffs
David Oster, Willie Beatrice Sheppard, C.R.,
Dottie Jones, Andrea Hylton, Helen Polly
Stern, Charles Thurman, L.C., and the Plaintiff
Class
Eve Cervantez
STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540)
EVE H. CERVANTEZ (SBN 164709)
STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827)
PEDER J. THOREEN (SBN 217081)
RACHEL J. ZWILLINGER (SBN 268684)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs SEIU-UHW, SEIU
ULTCW, SEIU Local 521, SEIU California
State Council, UDW, and CUHW
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan M. Carson
KAMALA HARRIS
Attorney General of California
SUSAN M. CARSON
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
GREGORY D. BROWN (SBN 219209)
NIMROD ELIAS (SBN 251634)
Deputy Attorneys General
California Dept. of Justice
Attorneys for Defendants
GENERAL ORDER 45 ATTESTATION
I, Melinda Bird, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this stipulation. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B, I hereby attest under the penalty of perjury that concurrence regarding filing this document has been obtained from each of its signatories.
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Melinda Bird
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Hon. Claudia Wilken
United States District Judge