Pierce

Pierce v. County of Orange

Good Law

761 F. Supp. 2d 915·2011 WL 68843·24 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 479·2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2541

United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2011SACV 01-0981 ABC (MLGx). CV 75-3075 ABCCalifornia21,500 words

Opinion

Collins, J.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Following remand from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Court presided over a bench trial in this case held on February 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2010 and on March 23 and 24, 2010. On May 7, 2010, the Court issued an Order resolving several preliminary issues before hearing closing arguments (Docket No. 731), which included requesting additional testimony that was offered on June 10, 2010. The Court then heard closing arguments on June 23, 2010. Finally, the parties filed their respective proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to a stipulated briefing schedule which the Court approved (Docket No. 733): (1) Plaintiffs Timothy Conn, et al. (“Plaintiffs”), filed their proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on July 15, 2010 (Docket No. 742); (2) Defendant County of Orange (the “County”) filed its proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on August 5, 2010 (Docket No. 743); and (3) Plaintiffs filed their reply findings on August 26, 2010 (Docket No. 747).

In section I of this opinion, the Court will set forth the procedural history of this case and resolve the parties’ dispute over the scope of the…

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