Benavides v. CVS Pharmacy Inc. et al

Filing 12

STIPULATION and ORDER to continue Scheduling Conference from 12/20/2016 to 1/11/2017 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. A joint scheduling report is due one week before the new conference date. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/6/2016. (Hernandez, M)

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LAWRENCE W. FREIMAN, Bar No. 288917
MICHAEL J. FREIMAN, Bar No. 280716
FREIMAN LAW
1000 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 700
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Telephone:
310.917.1024
Fax No.:
888.835.8511
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
IRA BENAVIDES
GREGORY G. ISKANDER, Bar No. 200215
MAIKO NAKARAI-KANIVAS, Bar No. 271710
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
1255 Treat Boulevard
Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Telephone:
925.932.2468
Fax No.:
925.946.9809
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
CVS PHARMACY, INC.; CVS RX SERVICES, INC.;
LONGS DRUG STORES CALIFORNIA, L.L.C.;
GARFIELD BEACH CVS, L.L.C.; and CVS HEALTH
CORPORATION

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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IRA BENAVIDES,

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Plaintiff,
v.
CVS PHARMACY, INC.; CVS RX
SERVICES, INC.; LONGS DRUG STORES
CALIFORNIA, L.L.C.; LONGS DRUG
STORES CALIFORNIA, INC.; GARFIELD
BEACH CVS, L.L.C.; CVS HEALTH CORP;
and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,

Case No. 1:16-CV-1546-SAB
JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
CONTINUE INITIAL SCHEDULING
CONFERENCE
Complaint Filed: August 19, 2016
FAC Filed:
November 2, 2016
Scheduling Conference
Date: December 20, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Courtroom: 9 (6th Floor)

Defendants.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
1255 Treat Boulevard
Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94587
925.932.2468

JOINT STIPULATION & [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

Case No. 1:16-CV-1546-SAB

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Plaintiff IRA BENAVIDES (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants CVS PHARMACY, INC.,

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LONGS DRUG STORES CALIFORNIA, L.L.C., LONGS DRUG STORES, L.L.C., GARFIELD

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BEACH CVS, L.L.C., and CVS HEALTH CORPORATION (collectively, “Defendants”), by and

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through their counsel of record herein, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendants CVS Pharmacy, Inc.,

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CVS RX Services, Inc., Longs Drug Stores California, L.L.C., Longs Drug Stores California, Inc.,

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Garfield Beach CVS, L.L.C. and CVS Health Corporation on August 19, 2016, in the Superior Court

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of California for the County of Fresno;

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WHEREAS, Defendants filed a Notice of Removal and removed the case to the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on October 13, 2016;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants

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CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Longs Drug Stores California, L.L.C., Longs Drug Stores, L.L.C., Garfield

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Beach CVS, L.L.C. and CVS Health Corporation on November 2, 2016;

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WHEREAS, Defendants filed their Answer to the FAC on November 17, 2016;

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WHEREAS, the case is set for an Initial Scheduling Conference before Magistrate

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Judge Boone on December 20, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.;

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WHEREAS, lead trial counsel for Defendants is unavailable from December 15, 2016
to December 28, 2016 due to pre-existing travel plans;

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WHEREAS, the Parties agree to a short continuance of the Initial Scheduling
Conference to allow lead trial counsel for Defendants to attend the Conference.

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NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE, that

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the Initial Scheduling Conference shall be continued from December 20, 2016, to a date that is

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convenient for the Court that is on or after December 29, 2016.1

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
1255 Treat Boulevard
Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94587
925.932.2468

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For scheduling purposes, Defendants note that lead trial counsel is in court and/or trial and
unavailable on the following dates in January 2017: January 5, 12-13, 19, and 23-27.
JOINT STIPULATION & ORDER TO
CONTINUE INITIAL SCHEDULING
1.
Case No. 1:16-CV-1546-SAB
CONFERENCE

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IT IS SO STIPULATED

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Dated:

December 5, 2016

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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/s/ Gregory G. Iskander
GREGORY G. ISKANDER
MAIKO NAKARAI-KANIVAS
Attorneys for Defendants
CVS PHARMACY, INC.; CVS RX
SERVICES, INC.; LONGS DRUG STORES
CALIFORNIA, L.L.C.; GARFIELD BEACH
CVS, L.L.C.; and CVS HEALTH
CORPORATION

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Dated:

December 5, 2016

FREIMAN LAW

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/s/ Lawrence W. Freiman (as authorized on
December 5, 2016)
LAWRENCE W. FREIMAN
MICHAEL J. FREIMAN
Attorneys for Plaintiff
IRA BENAVIDES

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ORDER

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Based on the stipulation of the Parties, and for good cause showing, it is hereby

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ordered that the Initial Scheduling Conference currently scheduled for December 20, 2016 at 9:00

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a.m. shall be continued to January 11, 2017 at 10 a.m.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 6, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
1255 Treat Boulevard
Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94587
925.932.2468

JOINT STIPULATION & ORDER TO
CONTINUE INITIAL SCHEDULING
CONFERENCE

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Case No. 1:16-CV-1546-SAB