U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. AT&T Pacific Bell Telephone Company

Filing 17

STIPULATION and ORDER GRANTING the parties' request for a continuance of the Mid-Discovery Status Conference currently set for hearing on 5/24/2018 and CONTINUING it to 7/10/2018 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 10 (EPG) before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 5/16/2018. (Rooney, M)

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Anna Y. Park (SB# 164242)
Sue J. Noh (SB# 192134)
Nakkisa Akhavan (SB# 286260)
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
255 East Temple Street, Fourth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
JAN E. EAKINS (SB# 100612)
[e-mail]
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
515 South Flower Street
Twenty-Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071-2228
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
(Erroneously Named as AT&T Pacific Bell Telephone
Company)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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U.S. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
AT&T PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY, and DOES 1-10, inclusive,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:17-CV-01059-LJO-EPG
JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE
STATEMENT AND STIPULATION TO
CONTINUE MID-DISCOVERY
STATUS CONFERENCE; ORDER
THEREON
Mid-Discovery Status Conference
Date:
Time:
Ctrm:
Judge:

May 24, 2018
9:30 a.m.
10 (6th Floor)
Hon. Erica P. Grosjean
U.S. Magistrate Judge

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CASE NO. 1:17-CV-01059-LJO-EPG

JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE
STATEMENT AND STIPULATION TO
CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE;
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“Plaintiff” or

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“Commission”) and Defendant Pacific Bell Telephone Company (“Defendant”) (collectively, the

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“Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby submit this Joint Status

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Conference Statement to notify the Court that the Parties have been diligently engaged in

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extensive settlement discussions to resolve this matter and are extremely close to reaching a final

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agreement, subject to appropriate internal approvals by the Parties and the submission of a

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Proposed Consent Decree for approval by the Court.

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Accordingly, the Parties stipulate and request that the Mid-Discovery Status Conference
currently scheduled for May 24, 2018, be continued for at least thirty (30) days. The Parties

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currently believe that they will be able to finalize and file their Proposed Consent Decree with the

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Court on or about Monday, June 25, 2018. The Parties submit that there is good cause for this

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continuance because, among other reasons, the Parties have agreed to extensive injunctive relief

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that must be included in the Proposed Consent Decree, which requires time to obtain multiple

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levels of approval required by both Parties. Good cause also exists in order to avoid unnecessary

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expenditure of Court resources to conduct the Status Conference where this case is in the final

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stage of settlement negotiations.

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DATED: May 16, 2018

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ANNA Y. PARK
SUE J. NOH
NAKKISA AKHAVAN
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

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By:

s/ Sue J. Noh
SUE J. NOH
Attorneys for Plaintiff
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

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JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE
STATEMENT AND STIPULATION TO
CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE;
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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DATED: May 16, 2018

JAN E. EAKINS
PAUL HASTINGS LLP

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By:

s/ Jan E. Eakins
JAN E. EAKINS
Attorneys for Defendant
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

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JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE
STATEMENT AND STIPULATION TO
CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE;
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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ORDER
In accordance with the Parties’ Stipulation and for good cause shown, the Mid-Discovery

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Status Conference previously scheduled for May 24, 2018, is hereby continued and will now be

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held on July 10, 2018, at 10:30 AM. The Court grants telephonic appearances, with each party

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directed to use the following dial-in number and passcode: 1-888-251-2909; passcode 1024453.

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The parties are also reminded to file a joint status report one full week prior to the conference and

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email a copy of same, in Word format, to [e-mail], for the Judge's review.

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When the Parties file their Proposed Consent Decree, all pending Court dates will be vacated.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

May 16, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE
STATEMENT AND STIPULATION TO
CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE;
[PROPOSED] ORDER