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1 | BARBARA J. PARKER, CityAttorney - SBN 069722
MARIA BEE, ChiefAssistantCity Attorney -SBN 167716
2 | DAVID A. PEREDA, Special Counsel- SBN 237982
MICHAEL QUIRK, Deputy CityAttorney -SBN 283351
3 | One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,6th Floor
Oakland, California94612
4 | Telephone: (510)238-6520 Fax: (610)238-6500
Email: DPereda@oaklandcityattorney.org
5 ||33244/2933620
6 | Attorneysfor Defendant
7 CITY OF OAKLAND
8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
9 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
10
'l | MILDRED L.OLIVER,
Case No. RG19007799
12 Plaintiff,
ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO
13 v. JUDGE JAMES REILLY
DEPARTMENT 25
141) cCrryOF OAKLAND, OAKLAND
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND DOES 1- | STIPULATED EX-PARTE
15 | 25,INCLUSIVE APPLICATION TO VACATE TRIAL
DATE
16 Defendants.
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i STIPULATED APPLICATION
2 Pursuant to Cal.Rulesof Court,Rule 3.1332,thepartiessubmit this
3 | stipulatedapplication
to vacatethe trial
date and seta casemanagement
4 | conference.
5 1. In May 2019, SergeantMildred Oliver(ret.)
served theoperative
6 | complaint inthiscaseallegingthat sheendured discrimination(raceand gender),a
7 | hostilework environment,and retaliationduringher finalyearswith theOakland
8 | PoliceDepartment. One ofSergeant Oliver'scoreallegationsisthatshe was
9 | improperlytransferredout ofOPD’s InternalAffairsDivisionwhile she was working
10 | on asweeping, high-profile
investigation.
1k 2. In June 2019,the CityofOakland fileditsinitial
pleading—an
12 | answer—in thiscase,denying SergeantOliver’sclaims.
13 3. The partieshave been cooperatingindiscovery,which largelyinvolves
14| confidential
officer
personnel recordsprotectedby thestate’s
Pitchess statute.To
15 | obtainthesefiles,
Sergeant Oliverwas requiredtobring aPiichessmotion; bylaw,
16 | theCity couldnotproduce the recordswithout acourtorder.
17 4, In January 2020,the Cityproduced the voluminous recordspursuant to
18 | theCourt'sorder on SergeantOliver'sPitchessmotion. This productionwas
19 | foundationalforidentifying
furtheressentialdiscovery—such as which witnessesto
20 | depose among the dozensof witnessesinvolvedin theunderlying InternalAffairs
21 | investigation—and narrowing theissues inthiscase.
22 5. Sincethen, thepandemic and shelter-in-place
orders have impacted the
23 | parties’
abilitytocomplete keydiscoveryin thiscase.The City—including the
24 | Oakland PoliceDepartment—has focused its
resources onresponding tothe
25 | pandemic. Further,there have beenlogistical
hurdles toretrievingadditional
26 | relevantrecordsand preparing fordepositions.As a result,
the partieshavebeen
27 | unable tocomplete certaindiscovery—includingdepositionsofOPD witnesses—and
28 | move the caseforward.
1
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j 6. Against thatbackdrop, thepartiesplan tobringsummary adjudication
2 | and summary judgment motions. Counsel areworking cooperativelytoidentify
3 | issuesthey canstipulatetoforthe sake ofthesemotions and thebest way to
4 | complete targeteddiscovery.
5 7. Given allthis,
the partiesagree andstipulatethatthere isgood cause
6 | under Cal.Rulesof Court,
Rule 3.1332tovacatethetrialdate.The parties
thus request
7 | thattheCourt enteranorder vacating
thetrialdateand setting
a casemanagement
8 | conference.
9 8. On May 12,2020, at10:00 a.m.,undersignedcounsel sentwritten
10 | noticetoSergeant Oliver's
counsel,John Scott,notifyinghim thatundersigned
11 | counselwould submit thisstipulatedapplicationforthenext availableexparte
12 | hearingdate. Mr. Scottconsented toaffixing
his electronic
signatureto the
13 | stipulatedapplication
and to submittingthe application
forthe next available
ex
14 | partehearing date.
15
16 IT ISSO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
17
i8 Respectfullysubmitted,
19 oe
20 | DATED: May 12,2020
David Pereda
21 Attorneys forCityofOakland
22
23 IslJohn Scott
DATED: May 12,2020
24 John Scott
25 Attorneys forMildred Oliver
26
27
28
2
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i DECLARATION OF DAVID PEREDA
2 I,DavidPereda,declare
asfollows:
3 1. 1am Special
Counselwiththe OaklandCityAttorney’s
Officeandrepresent
the
4 ||CityofOaklandinthismatter.
5 2. In May 2019, SergeantMildred Oliver(ret.)
served theoperative
6 | complaint inthiscaseallegingthat sheendured discrimination(raceand gender),a
7 | hostilework environment,and retaliationduringher finalyearswith theOakland
8 | PoliceDepartment. One ofSergeant Oliver'scoreallegationsisthatshe was
9 | improperlytransferredout ofOPD’s InternalAffairsDivisionwhile she was working
10 | on asweeping, high-profile
investigation.
1k 3. In June 2019,the CityofOakland filed
itsinitial
pleading—an
12 | answer—in thiscase,denying SergeantOliver'sclaims.
13 4, The partieshave been cooperatingindiscovery,which largelyinvolves
14| confidential
officer
personnel recordsprotectedby thestate’s
Pitchess statute.To
15 | obtainthesefiles,
Sergeant Oliverwas requiredtobring aPiichessmotion; bylaw,
16 | theCity couldnotproduce the recordswithout acourtorder.
17 5. In January 2020,the Cityproduced the voluminous recordspursuant to
18 | theCourt'sorder on SergeantOliver'sPitchessmotion. This productionwas
19 | foundationalforidentifying
furtheressentialdiscovery—such as which witnessesto
20 | depose among the dozensof witnessesinvolvedin theunderlying InternalAffairs
21 | investigation—and narrowing theissues inthiscase.
22 6. Sincethen, thepandemic and shelter-in-place
orders have impacted the
23 | parties’
abilitytocomplete keydiscoveryin thiscase.The City—including the
24 | Oakland PoliceDepartment—has focused its
resources onresponding tothe
25 | pandemic. Further,there have beenlogistical
hurdles toretrievingadditional
26 | relevantrecordsand preparing fordepositions.As a result,
the partieshavebeen
27 | unable tocomplete certaindiscovery—includingdepositionsofOPD witnesses—and
28 | move the caseforward.
3
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i 7. Against thatbackdrop, thepartiesplan tobringsummary adjudication
2 | and summary judgment motions. Counsel areworking cooperativelytoidentify
3 | issuesthey canstipulatetoforthe sake ofthesemotions and thebest way to
4 | complete targeteddiscovery.
5 8. Given allthis,
the partiesagreeand stipulatethatthere isgood cause
6 | under Cal.Rulesof Court,
Rule 3.1332tovacatethetrialdate.The parties
thus request
7 | thattheCourt enteranorder vacating
thetrialdateand setting
a casemanagement
8 | conference.
9 9. On May 12,2020, at10:00 a.m.,
I sentwritten noticetoSergeant
10 | Oliver's
counsel,John Scott,notifyinghim thatI would submitthis stipulated
11 | applicationforthenext availableexparte hearingdate. Mr. Scottconsented to
12 | affixing
his electronic
signatureto thestipulatedapplicationand tosubmittingthe
13 | applicationforthenext availableexparte hearingdate.
15 Ideclare underpenalty of perjury
under the laws of this
stateand theUnited
16 | Statesthatthe foregoingistrueand correct.
18 | Dated: May 12,2020
20 DAVID PEREDA
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i PROPOSED ORDER
2 Having read and consideredthe foregoingapplication
requesting anorder to
3 | vacatethe trial
date inthisaction,and good causeappearing therefor,
4 | ITIS ORDERED THAT the application
isgranted. The trial
date ofSeptember 8,
5 | 2020,isvacated. A furthertrialsettingconferenceissetfor . The
6 | Cityof Oakland shallservethisorder on all
partieswithin fivedays.
8 | Date:
JAMES REILLY
10 Judge ofthe Superior Court
5
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To: Page2of9 2020-07-08 19:40:48 (GMT) 15102253600 From: Oakland City Attorney Office 1 | BARBARA J. PARKER, CityAttorney - SBN 069722 MARIA BEE, ChiefAssistantCity Attorney -SBN 167716 2 | DAVID A. PEREDA, Special Counsel- SBN 237982 MICHAEL QUIRK, Deputy CityAttorney -SBN 283351 3 | One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,6th Floor Oakland, California94612 4 | Telephone: (510)238-6520 Fax: (610)238-6500 Email: DPereda@oaklandcityattorney.org 5 ||33244/2933620 6 | Attorneysfor Defendant 7 CITY OF OAKLAND 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA 10 'l | MILDRED L.OLIVER, Case No. RG19007799 12 Plaintiff, ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO 13 v. JUDGE JAMES REILLY DEPARTMENT 25 141) cCrryOF OAKLAND, OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND DOES 1- | STIPULATED EX-PARTE 15 | 25,INCLUSIVE APPLICATION TO VACATE TRIAL DATE 16 Defendants. STIPULATEDEX PARTEAPPLICATION TOVACATE TRIAL DATE—RG1I9007799 To: Page3of9 2020-07-08 19:40:48 (GMT) 15102253600 From: Oakland City Attorney Office i STIPULATED APPLICATION 2 Pursuant to Cal.Rulesof Court,Rule 3.1332,thepartiessubmit this 3 | stipulatedapplication to vacatethe trial date and seta casemanagement 4 | conference. 5 1. In May 2019, SergeantMildred Oliver(ret.) served theoperative 6 | complaint inthiscaseallegingthat sheendured discrimination(raceand gender),a 7 | hostilework environment,and retaliationduringher finalyearswith theOakland 8 | PoliceDepartment. One ofSergeant Oliver'scoreallegationsisthatshe was 9 | improperlytransferredout ofOPD’s InternalAffairsDivisionwhile she was working 10 | on asweeping, high-profile investigation. 1k 2. In June 2019,the CityofOakland fileditsinitial pleading—an 12 | answer—in thiscase,denying SergeantOliver’sclaims. 13 3. The partieshave been cooperatingindiscovery,which largelyinvolves 14| confidential officer personnel recordsprotectedby thestate’s Pitchess statute.To 15 | obtainthesefiles, Sergeant Oliverwas requiredtobring aPiichessmotion; bylaw, 16 | theCity couldnotproduce the recordswithout acourtorder. 17 4, In January 2020,the Cityproduced the voluminous recordspursuant to 18 | theCourt'sorder on SergeantOliver'sPitchessmotion. This productionwas 19 | foundationalforidentifying furtheressentialdiscovery—such as which witnessesto 20 | depose among the dozensof witnessesinvolvedin theunderlying InternalAffairs 21 | investigation—and narrowing theissues inthiscase. 22 5. Sincethen, thepandemic and shelter-in-place orders have impacted the 23 | parties’ abilitytocomplete keydiscoveryin thiscase.The City—including the 24 | Oakland PoliceDepartment—has focused its resources onresponding tothe 25 | pandemic. Further,there have beenlogistical hurdles toretrievingadditional 26 | relevantrecordsand preparing fordepositions.As a result, the partieshavebeen 27 | unable tocomplete certaindiscovery—includingdepositionsofOPD witnesses—and 28 | move the caseforward. 1 STIPULATEDEX PARTEAPPLICATION TOVACATE TRIALDATE—RG19007799 To: Page4of9 2020-07-08 19:40:48 (GMT) 15102253600 From: Oakland City Attorney Office j 6. Against thatbackdrop, thepartiesplan tobringsummary adjudication 2 | and summary judgment motions. Counsel areworking cooperativelytoidentify 3 | issuesthey canstipulatetoforthe sake ofthesemotions and thebest way to 4 | complete targeteddiscovery. 5 7. Given allthis, the partiesagree andstipulatethatthere isgood cause 6 | under Cal.Rulesof Court, Rule 3.1332tovacatethetrialdate.The parties thus request 7 | thattheCourt enteranorder vacating thetrialdateand setting a casemanagement 8 | conference. 9 8. On May 12,2020, at10:00 a.m.,undersignedcounsel sentwritten 10 | noticetoSergeant Oliver's counsel,John Scott,notifyinghim thatundersigned 11 | counselwould submit thisstipulatedapplicationforthenext availableexparte 12 | hearingdate. Mr. Scottconsented toaffixing his electronic signatureto the 13 | stipulatedapplication and to submittingthe application forthe next available ex 14 | partehearing date. 15 16 IT ISSO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 17 i8 Respectfullysubmitted, 19 oe 20 | DATED: May 12,2020 David Pereda 21 Attorneys forCityofOakland 22 23 IslJohn Scott DATED: May 12,2020 24 John Scott 25 Attorneys forMildred Oliver 26 27 28 2 STIPULATEDEX PARTEAPPLICATION TOVACATE TRIALDATE—RG19007799 To: PageSof9 2020-07-08 19:40:48 (GMT) 15102253600 From: Oakland City Attorney Office i DECLARATION OF DAVID PEREDA 2 I,DavidPereda,declare asfollows: 3 1. 1am Special Counselwiththe OaklandCityAttorney’s Officeandrepresent the 4 ||CityofOaklandinthismatter. 5 2. In May 2019, SergeantMildred Oliver(ret.) served theoperative 6 | complaint inthiscaseallegingthat sheendured discrimination(raceand gender),a 7 | hostilework environment,and retaliationduringher finalyearswith theOakland 8 | PoliceDepartment. One ofSergeant Oliver'scoreallegationsisthatshe was 9 | improperlytransferredout ofOPD’s InternalAffairsDivisionwhile she was working 10 | on asweeping, high-profile investigation. 1k 3. In June 2019,the CityofOakland filed itsinitial pleading—an 12 | answer—in thiscase,denying SergeantOliver'sclaims. 13 4, The partieshave been cooperatingindiscovery,which largelyinvolves 14| confidential officer personnel recordsprotectedby thestate’s Pitchess statute.To 15 | obtainthesefiles, Sergeant Oliverwas requiredtobring aPiichessmotion; bylaw, 16 | theCity couldnotproduce the recordswithout acourtorder. 17 5. In January 2020,the Cityproduced the voluminous recordspursuant to 18 | theCourt'sorder on SergeantOliver'sPitchessmotion. This productionwas 19 | foundationalforidentifying furtheressentialdiscovery—such as which witnessesto 20 | depose among the dozensof witnessesinvolvedin theunderlying InternalAffairs 21 | investigation—and narrowing theissues inthiscase. 22 6. Sincethen, thepandemic and shelter-in-place orders have impacted the 23 | parties’ abilitytocomplete keydiscoveryin thiscase.The City—including the 24 | Oakland PoliceDepartment—has focused its resources onresponding tothe 25 | pandemic. Further,there have beenlogistical hurdles toretrievingadditional 26 | relevantrecordsand preparing fordepositions.As a result, the partieshavebeen 27 | unable tocomplete certaindiscovery—includingdepositionsofOPD witnesses—and 28 | move the caseforward. 3 STIPULATEDEX PARTEAPPLICATION TOVACATE TRIALDATE—RG19007799 To: Page6of9 2020-07-08 19:40:48 (GMT) 15102253600 From: Oakland City Attorney Office i 7. Against thatbackdrop, thepartiesplan tobringsummary adjudication 2 | and summary judgment motions. Counsel areworking cooperativelytoidentify 3 | issuesthey canstipulatetoforthe sake ofthesemotions and thebest way to 4 | complete targeteddiscovery. 5 8. Given allthis, the partiesagreeand stipulatethatthere isgood cause 6 | under Cal.Rulesof Court, Rule 3.1332tovacatethetrialdate.The parties thus request 7 | thattheCourt enteranorder vacating thetrialdateand setting a casemanagement 8 | conference. 9 9. On May 12,2020, at10:00 a.m., I sentwritten noticetoSergeant 10 | Oliver's counsel,John Scott,notifyinghim thatI would submitthis stipulated 11 | applicationforthenext availableexparte hearingdate. Mr. Scottconsented to 12 | affixing his electronic signatureto thestipulatedapplicationand tosubmittingthe 13 | applicationforthenext availableexparte hearingdate. 15 Ideclare underpenalty of perjury under the laws of this stateand theUnited 16 | Statesthatthe foregoingistrueand correct. 18 | Dated: May 12,2020 20 DAVID PEREDA 4 STIPULATEDEX PARTEAPPLICATION TOVACATE TRIALDATE—RG19007799 To: Page7of9 2020-07-08 19:40:48 (GMT) 15102253600 From: Oakland City Attorney Office i PROPOSED ORDER 2 Having read and consideredthe foregoingapplication requesting anorder to 3 | vacatethe trial date inthisaction,and good causeappearing therefor, 4 | ITIS ORDERED THAT the application isgranted. The trial date ofSeptember 8, 5 | 2020,isvacated. A furthertrialsettingconferenceissetfor . The 6 | Cityof Oakland shallservethisorder on all partieswithin fivedays. 8 | Date: JAMES REILLY 10 Judge ofthe Superior Court 5 STIPULATEDEX PARTEAPPLICATION TOVACATE TRIALDATE—RG19007799