Medlock v. Taco Bell Corp., et al.

Filing 265

ORDER Granting Defendants Taco Bell Corp.'s and Taco Bell of America, Inc.'s Motion to Stay 250 , signed by Senior Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 9/9/11. Status Conference set for 8/20/2012 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (OWW) before Senior Judge Oliver W. Wanger. (Gonzalez, R)

1 IRELL & MANELLA LLP
Layn R. Phillips (103854) ([e-mail])
2 Andra Barmash Greene (123931) ([e-mail])
Julie M. Davis (232488) ([e-mail])
3 Eric Hayden (254107) ([e-mail])
840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 400
4 Newport Beach, California 92660-6324
Telephone: [phone]
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6 LITTLER MENDELSON
Spencer H. Hipp (90485) ([e-mail])
7 5200 North Palm Avenue, Suite 302
Fresno, California 93704-2225
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Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendants
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Taco Bell of America, Inc.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRESNO DIVISION

15 IN RE TACO BELL WAGE AND HOUR
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Master File:
1:07-cv-01314-OWW-DLB
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS
TACO BELL CORP.'S AND TACO BELL
OF AMERICA, INC.'S MOTION TO
STAY
Date: August 22, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Courtroom 3

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY

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ORDER

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The Court, having read and considered the parties' papers regarding Defendants Taco Bell

3 Corp.'s and Taco Bell of America, Inc.'s Motion to Stay, and after hearing the matter on August
4 22, 2011 and rendering a written decision on August 30, 2011, HEREBY ORDERS AS
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Defendants' motion to stay is GRANTED. All further proceedings in this action

7 with regard to Plaintiffs' Fourth Cause of Action (missed meal periods) and Fifth Cause of Action
8 (missed rest periods) are hereby stayed until the California Supreme Court issues its decision in
9 Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, 165 Cal. App. 4th 24 (2008), review granted, 85 Cal.
10 Rptr. 3d 688 (2008) ("Brinker") and in Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc., 167 Cal. App. 4th 1278
11 (2008), review granted, 87 Cal. Rptr. 3d 674 (2009) ("Brinkley").
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The parties shall provide notice to the Court when the California Supreme Court

13 issues its decision and opinion in Brinker or Brinkley.
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A status conference is set for August 20, 2012 in the above-entitled Court,

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During the pendency of the stay, Plaintiffs may, if they deem it in their best

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5. This stay shall not affect in any way the pending motion on class certification issues.

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Dated:

September 9, 2011

/s/ Oliver W. Wanger
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY