Gonzalez v. Corrections Corporation of America et al

Filing 13

ORDER GRANTING 12 re Correct Name of Defendant, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 3/9/2017. Defendant Corrections Corporation of America changed to CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC. (Hall, S)

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PETER R. DION-KINDEM (SBN 95267)
THE DION-KINDEM LAW FIRM
PETER R. DION-KINDEM, P. C.
21550 Oxnard Street, Suite 900
Woodland Hills, California 91367
Telephone:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
LONNIE C. BLANCHARD, III (SBN 93530)
THE BLANCHARD LAW GROUP, APC
3311 East Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Telephone:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Jose Gonzalez

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Jose Gonzalez, an individual, on behalf of himself
and all others similarly situated,

Case No. 1:16-cv-01891-DAD-JLT
(Assigned to the Hon. Dale A. Drozd)

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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Stipulation and Order re Correct Name of
Defendant
(Doc. 12)

Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland
corporation, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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The parties, through their counsel of record, stipulate as follows:
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Counsel for Defendant has represented that the actual name of Plaintiff’s employer and the
employer of the putative class members was CCA of Tennessee, LLC prior to November 9, 2016
and on November 9, 2016 became “CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC” when CCA of Tennessee,
LLC changed its name to CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC. Counsel for Defendant has also

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represented that defendant Corrections Corporation of America, now CoreCivic, Inc., is a

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holding company and was not the employer.

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The parties therefore stipulate that the name of the defendant in this matter shall be changed from
“Corrections Corporation of America” to “CoreCivic of Tennesee, LLC (formerly CCA of
Tennessee, LLC)” and that the Answer filed on December 15, 2016 on behalf of Corrections
Corporation of America in the Superior Court for the State of California, Kern County, Case No.
BCV-16-102449, shall be deemed to be the Answer of CoreCivic of Tennesee, LLC.
Dated: March 8, 2017

THE DION-KINDEM LAW FIRM

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BY:

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/S PETER R. DION-KINDEM
PETER R. DION-KINDEM, P.C.
PETER R. DION-KINDEM
Attorney for Plaintiff Jose Gonzalez

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Dated: March 8, 2017

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GLEASON & FAVAROTE, LLP
BY:

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/S PAUL M. GLEASON
PAUL M. GLEASON
Attorney for Defendants
CoreCivic, Inc. (formerly Corrections Corporation
of America) and CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC
Order

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 9, 2017

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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