California Northern District Court
Judge:Thomas S Hixson
Case #: 3:20-cv-02764
Nature of Suit442 Civil Rights - Employment
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)
Case Filed:Apr 21, 2020
Terminated:Feb 10, 2022
Last checked: Sunday Oct 18, 2020 4:48 AM PDT
Defendant
Antioch Police Department
300 L Street
Antioch, CA 94509
Defendant
City of Antioch
200 H Street
Antioch, CA 94509
Represented By
Thomas F. Bertrand
Bertrand, Fox, Elliot, Osman & Wenzel
contact info
Ethanluke M. Lowry
Bertrand, Fox , Elliot, Osman & Wenzel
contact info
Mediator
Otis McGee
JAMS Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Plaintiff
Brittney Blanco
Represented By
Jeremy David Pasternak
Law Offices Of Jeremy Pasternak
contact info
Deanna Lynn Maxfield
Law Offices Of Jeremy Pasternak
contact info


Docket last updated: 7 hours ago
Thursday, February 10, 2022
44 44 3 pgs misc Stipulation without Proposed Order Thu 02/10 10:38 AM
STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE filed by Brittney Blanco. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Friday, January 14, 2022
43 43 3 pgs misc Status Report Fri 01/14 5:22 PM
STATUS REPORT RE SETTLEMENT by Brittney Blanco. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
adr Certification of ADR Session Tue 12/14 4:17 PM
Certification of ADR Session by Mediator Otis McGee: I hereby certify that the parties in this matter held a Mediation session on 1/22/2021 and facilitated post-mediation communications were conducted. The case settled. Mediation is complete. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (af, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, November 18, 2021
41 41 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings Thu 11/18 12:15 PM
ORDER re 40 Notice of Conditional Settlement. Dismissal or Status Report due by 1/18/2022. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 11/18/2021. (tshlc1, COURT STAFF)
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40 40 2 pgs notice Notice (Other) Thu 11/18 12:02 PM
NOTICE by Brittney Blanco of Conditional Settlement (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Monday, November 15, 2021
39 39 2 pgs order Order ~Util - Terminate Motions Mon 11/15 9:31 AM
ORDER RE: FAILURE TO FILE SEPARATE STATEMENT OF FACTS re: 37 First MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by City of Antioch. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 11/15/2021. (tshlc1, COURT STAFF)
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Friday, November 05, 2021
38 38 2 pgs oth_sup Declaration in Support Fri 11/05 3:05 PM
Declaration of Ethan M. Lowry in Support of37 First MOTION for Summary Judgment filed byCity of Antioch. Related [+] (Lowry, Ethanluke)
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Att: 1 169 pgs Exhibit A,
Att: 2 4 pgs Exhibit B,
Att: 3 59 pgs Exhibit C,
Att: 4 5 pgs Exhibit D
37 37 29 pgs motion Summary Judgment Fri 11/05 2:46 PM
First MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by City of Antioch. Motion Hearing set for 12/16/2021 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom G, 15th Floor before Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson. Responses due by 11/19/2021. Replies due by 11/26/2021.(Lowry, Ethanluke)
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Att: 1 2 pgs Proposed Order GRANTING DEFENDANT CITY OF ANTIOCHS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
36 36 3 pgs order Order on Stipulation Wed 08/25 5:37 PM
ORDER by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson granting 35 Stipulation re Expert Discovery. Designation of Experts due by 12/10/2021. Designation of Rebuttal Experts due by 1/17/2022. Close of Expert Discovery due by 2/18/2022. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF)
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35 35 3 pgs motion Stipulation and Proposed Order Wed 08/25 3:55 PM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER RE: EXPERT DISCOVERY filed by Brittney Blanco. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Tuesday, August 03, 2021
34 34 3 pgs order Order on Stipulation Tue 08/03 5:33 PM
ORDER by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson granting 33 Stipulation re: Close of Fact Discovery. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF)
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33 33 3 pgs motion Stipulation and Proposed Order Tue 08/03 1:39 PM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER RE: CLOSE OF FACT DISCOVERY filed by Brittney Blanco. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Tuesday, June 08, 2021
32 32 4 pgs order Order on Stipulation Tue 06/08 11:59 AM
ORDER by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson granting 31 Stipulation re Dismissal of Certain Claims for Relief. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF)
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Monday, June 07, 2021
31 31 4 pgs motion Stipulation and Proposed Order Mon 06/07 4:44 PM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER RE: DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR RELIEF filed by Brittney Blanco. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Monday, February 22, 2021
30 30 2 pgs misc Status Report Mon 02/22 3:29 PM
STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by City of Antioch. (Lowry, Ethanluke)
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
29 29 adr Certification of ADR Session Thu 02/11 1:46 PM
Certification of ADR Session by Mediator Otis McGee: I hereby certify that the parties in this matter held a Mediation session on 1/22/2021. The case did not settle. Mediation process is ongoing. Will advise the Court in 30 days of status. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (af, COURT STAFF)
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Tuesday, February 09, 2021
28 28 1 pgs order Status Report Order Tue 02/09 12:42 PM
STATUS REPORT ORDER: Status Report due by 2/22/2021. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 2/9/2021. (cdnS, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
27 27 4 pgs order Order on Stipulation Thu 09/24 6:59 PM
ORDER by Judge Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson granting 26 Stipulation extending Mediation deadline. Deadline Extended for Mediation to occur: 10/21/2020. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF)
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
26 26 4 pgs motion Stipulation and Proposed Order Wed 09/23 1:58 PM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re25 ADR Clerk's Notice Appointing Mediator re Extension of Deadline to Complete Mediation filed by Brittney Blanco. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Friday, August 07, 2020
25 25 2 pgs adr ADR Clerk's Notice Appointing Mediator Fri 08/07 8:32 AM
ADR Clerk's Notice Appointing Otis McGee as Mediator. (af, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
24 24 9 pgs order Case Management Scheduling Order Thu 07/23 3:43 PM
CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER: The parties are referred to court-sponsored mediation Deadline to Seek Leave to Amend Pleadings - 6/7/2021 Close of Fact Discovery - 8/6/2021 Disclosure of Expert Witnesses - 9/2/2021 Disclosure of Rebuttal Expert Witnesses - 9/30/2021 Close of Expert Discovery - 10/28/2021 Deadline to File Dispositive Motions - 11/25/2021 Hearing on Dispositive Motions - 12/30/2021 Exchange of Pretrial Disclosures - 3/2/2022 Deadline to File Pretrial Statement, Motions in Limine and Related Documents - 3/17/2022 Deadline to File Oppositions to Motions in Limine - 3/24/2022 Pretrial Conference - 4/7/2022 Final Pretrial Conference - 5/5/2022 Jury Trial (Duration to be determined) - 5/16/2022 Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 7/23/2020. (cdnS, COURT STAFF)
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23 23 8 pgs misc Joint Case Management Statement Thu 07/23 2:49 PM
JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by City of Antioch. (Lowry, Ethanluke)
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22 22 3 pgs notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Thu 07/23 1:13 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Brittney Blanco (Maxfield, Deanna)
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utility Case Referred to Mediation Thu 07/23 3:43 PM
CASE REFERRED to Mediation. (cdnS, COURT STAFF)
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Wednesday, July 08, 2020
21 21 3 pgs order Order on Stipulation Wed 07/08 1:04 PM
ORDER by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson granting 20 Stipulation to continue Case Management Conference: Case Management Statement due by 7/23/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/30/2020 at 10:00 a.m., in San Francisco, Courtroom G, 15th Floor. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID health situation the Court will issue further instructions for the hearing to be by Zoom Videoconferencing as we near the date of the hearing. Any questions should be directed to the Courtroom Deputy, Rose Maher, by email: Rose_Maher@cand.uscourts.gov (rmm2S, COURT STAFF)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020
20 20 3 pgs motion Stipulation and Proposed Order Tue 07/07 9:45 AM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by City of Antioch. (Lowry, Ethanluke)
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Monday, July 06, 2020
19 19 1 pgs adr ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options Mon 07/06 2:17 PM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Bertrand, Thomas)
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Thursday, July 02, 2020
18 18 1 pgs adr ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options Thu 07/02 5:36 PM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Wednesday, July 01, 2020
17 17 3 pgs service Summons Returned Executed Wed 07/01 4:46 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brittney Blanco. City of Antioch served on 6/2/2020, answer due 6/23/2020. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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16 16 3 pgs service Summons Returned Executed Wed 07/01 4:44 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brittney Blanco. Antioch Police Department served on 5/4/2020, answer due 5/26/2020. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
15 15 1 pgs misc Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge Wed 06/17 4:56 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Brittney Blanco.. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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14 14 oth_evt Clerk's Notice Wed 06/17 4:13 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE Re Consent or Declination: Plaintiff, Brittney Blanco, has not filed consent or declination to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Plaintiffs consent was due 14 days from the filing of the complaint or removal. It has not been received by the court. Plaintiff shall file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge by 6/26/2020. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. (Party/parties were also notified via telephone or email.) (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (rmm2S, COURT STAFF)
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13 13 1 pgs misc Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge Wed 06/17 2:53 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by City of Antioch.. (Lowry, Ethanluke)
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
12 12 1 pgs notice Notice of Appearance Wed 05/20 2:51 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Ethanluke M. Lowry on behalf of defendant City of Antioch (Lowry, Ethanluke)
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11 11 20 pgs answer Answer to Complaint Wed 05/20 2:25 PM
City of Antioch's ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand byCity of Antioch. (Bertrand, Thomas)
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
10 10 1 pgs service Summons Issued Thu 04/30 7:04 AM
Summons Issued as to Antioch Police Department, City of Antioch. (fabS, COURT STAFF)
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
9 9 1 pgs misc Proposed Summons Wed 04/29 4:13 PM
Proposed Summons. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
utility Electronic Filing Error Tue 04/28 8:32 AM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Summons cannot be issued to "Doe" defendants. Please submit one summons listing defendants to be served. Re:8 Proposed Summons filed by Britt ney Blanco. (elyS, COURT STAFF)
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Monday, April 27, 2020
8 8 2 pgs misc Proposed Summons Mon 04/27 5:52 PM
Proposed Summons. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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utility Electronic Filing Error Mon 04/27 1:35 PM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Re:7 Proposed Summons filed by Brittney Blanco,6 Proposed Summons filed by Brittney Blanco. Summons cannot be issued to "Doe" defendants . Please submit one summons listing all defendants to be served. Please re-file to correct this issue. (elyS, COURT STAFF)
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Friday, April 24, 2020
7 7 2 pgs misc Proposed Summons Fri 04/24 3:39 PM
Proposed Summons. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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6 6 2 pgs misc Proposed Summons Fri 04/24 3:39 PM
Proposed Summons. (Maxfield, Deanna)
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5 5 3 pgs order Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines Fri 04/24 3:28 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: This case may fall within the Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action. See [LINK:General Order 71] . Parties and Counsel are directed to review General Order 71 to determine whether it applies to this case, and to comply with that General Order if applicable. Case Management Statement due by 7/16/202 0. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/23/2020 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom G, 15th Floor. (elyS, COURT STAFF)
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utility Electronic Filing Error Fri 04/24 3:26 PM
No proposed summons has been submitted. Please submit proposed summons for the court to issue. Re:1 Complaint, filed by Brittney Blanco (elyS, COURT STAFF)
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
4 4 2 pgs notice Notice of Appearance Tue 04/21 3:20 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Jeremy David Pasternak (Pasternak, Jeremy)
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3 3 1 pgs misc Civil Cover Sheet Tue 04/21 2:54 PM
Civil Cover Sheet by Brittney Blanco Corrected . (Maxfield, Deanna)
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2 2 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Tue 04/21 1:56 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 5/5/2020. (bwS, COURT STAFF)
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1 1 17 pgs cmp Complaint Tue 04/21 1:31 PM
COMPLAINT against All Defendants Filing Fee of $400.00 Paid, Receipt # 0971-14395614) . Filed by Brittney Blanco. (Maxfield, Deanna) Modified on 4/21/2020 (bwS, COURT STAFF)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet
utility Electronic Filing Error Tue 04/21 2:05 PM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Case been assigned to Judge. However, incorrect Civil Cover Sheet used at case opening of JS CAND 44 09/19. Please complete and re-file in its entirety as a separate docket entry correct Civil Cover Sheet of JS CAND 44 Related [+] Re:1 .1 Complaint, filed by Brittney Blanco (bwS, COURT STAFF)
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