Hatcher v. Frank A Rogers & Co Inc et al

Filing 15

ORDER granting as modified 6 Motion: it is not a class; it is a group. Hatcher has made the preliminary showing of a similarly situated group of current and former employees. Agreed notice of materials or objections to the exhibits to No. 6 due by 11/10/2017. A Final Scheduling Order will issue with one change: the August 2018 motion deadline will apply for final certification of a collective action, not conditional certification. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 10/31/2017. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
RAYMOND HATCHER,
individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated

v.

PLAINTIFF

No. 3:17-cv-190-DPM

FRANK A. ROGERS & CO, INC.
and EDWARD SCOGGINS

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
1. Joint 26(£) report, N!! 13, noted and appreciated. The Court
prefers its deadlines.
2. Stipulation on conditional certification of collective action, N!!
14, noted and appreciated. Motion, NQ 6, granted as modified: it is not

a class; it is a group. Hatcher has made the preliminary showing of a
similarly situated group of current and former employees. Hoffman-La
Roche, Inc. v . Sperling, 493 U.S. 165, 169 (1989).

3. Agreed notice materials or objections to the exhibits to NQ 6
due by 10 November 2017.
4. The Final Scheduling Order will issue with one change: the
August 2018 motion deadline will apply for final certification of a
collective action, not conditional certification.

So Ordered.

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