Jeff Yeung v. KPMG LLP et al

Filing 135

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Carla Woehrle re Stipulation for Order, 134 . **SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS** (dt)

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William A. Baird (SBN 192675)
[e-mail]
MARKUN ZUSMAN & COMPTON LLP
17383 West Sunset Boulevard,
Suite A-380
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
(see signature page for full list of attorneys)

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Michael C. Kelley, SBN 90062
[e-mail]
Jennifer Altfeld Landau, SBN 153780
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, California 90013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant KPMG LLP

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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IN RE KPMG WAGE & HOUR
LITIGATION

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MASTER FILE 07-04396-RSWL-CW
The Honorable Carla Woehrle
ORDER RE JOINT STIPULATION
REGARDING DEFENDANT KPMG
LLP’S MOTION FOR A
PROTECTIVE ORDER
PREVENTING PLAINTIFFS FROM
SEEKING DISCOVERY FROM OR
OTHERWISE CONTACTING
KPMG LLP’S CLIENTS

Am. Consol. Compl.:
Discovery Cut-Off:
Pretrial Conf. Date:
Trial Date:

May 1, 2009
TBD
TBD
TBD

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ORDER RE JOINT STIP. RE KPMG’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER PREVENTING PLAINTIFFS FROM
SEEKING DISCOVERY OF CLIENTS; MASTER FILE 07-04396-RSWL-CW

ORDER

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Based on the Joint Stipulation of Plaintiffs Leticia Facundo, Norbert Mendonca,

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Arlene Ridgeway, Szimonetta Pettermann, and Michelle Garcia (collectively,

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“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant KPMG LLP Regarding Defendant KPMG LLP’s Motion

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for a Protective Order Preventing Plaintiffs From Seeking Discovery From or

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Otherwise Contacting KPMG LLP’s Clients, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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(i)

Plaintiffs shall withdraw the outstanding subpoenas to Omnicom Group,

Inc., and The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.;
(ii)

Plaintiffs shall refrain from seeking discovery from or otherwise

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contacting any of KPMG’s current or former clients until after the Court has decided

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whether or not to certify a class and/or collective action in this case; and

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(iii)

After the Court enters an Order deciding class and/or collective

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certification, Plaintiffs shall refrain from seeking discovery from or otherwise

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contacting any of KPMG’s current or former clients until after the parties have briefed

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the issue of whether Plaintiffs may conduct discovery from or otherwise contact

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KPMG’s current or former clients for the Court by way of a regularly-noticed motion

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pursuant to Local Rule 37 and this Court has ruled on the issue.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 10, 2012

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The Honorable Carla M. Woehrle

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ORDER RE JOINT STIP. RE KPMG’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER PREVENTING PLAINTIFFS FROM
SEEKING DISCOVERY OF CLIENTS; MASTER FILE 07-04396-RSWL-CW