Welday v. Rite Aid Corporation

Filing 12

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 3/26/14. The 4/9/14 hearing on the motion to stay is VACATED. All proceedings in this action are STAYED until 6/1/14. The parties shall file an updated joint status report within 21 days after expiration of stay. (Manzer, C)

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MATTHEW RIGHETTI (Cal. State Bar No. 121012)
JOHN GLUGOSKI (Cal. State Bar No. 191551)
MICHAEL RIGHETTI (Cal. State Bar No. 258541)
RIGHETTI GLUGOSKI, P.C.
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Keith Welday

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JEFFREY D. WOHL (Cal. State Bar No. 096838)
RISHI N. SHARMA (Cal. State Bar No. 239034)
PETER A. COOPER (Cal. State Bar No. 275300)
JULLIE Z. LAL (Cal. State Bar No. 279067)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street, 24th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105-3441
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant
Rite Aid Corporation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEITH WELDAY, an individual

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-CV-02439-JAM-EFB
STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
PENDING PARALLEL LITIGATION
Judge:

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Hon. John A. Mendez

vs.
RITE AID CORPORATION, and DOES 1
through 50, inclusive,
Defendants

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STIPULATION TO STAY FOR 90 DAYS
U.S.D.C., E.D. Cal., No. 2:13-CV-02439 JAM EFB

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Plaintiff Keith Welday and defendant Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid”), acting through their
respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:
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On February 12, 2014, Rite Aid moved to stay this action pending the proceedings in in

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Fenley et al. v. Rite Aid Corp., Santa Clara County Super. Ct., No. 1-12-CV-229127, a putative class

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action in which the plaintiffs allege that Rite Aid misclassified exempt Store Managers in California as

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exempt from the overtime pay and related requirements of California law. Rite Aid contends that,

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because plaintiff is a putative class member in Fenley and his claims are at issue in the state court, the

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Court here should stay these proceedings under the doctrine of abstention articulated in Colorado River

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Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817 (1976). (See ECF 7.)

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The court in Fenley is scheduled to hear the Fenley plaintiffs’ class certification motion

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on May 2, 2014. In lieu of opposing Rite Aid’s motion, plaintiff agrees to stay his claims for 90 days to

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await further developments in Fenley.

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Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court: (1) vacate the April 9, 2014,

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hearing on Rite Aid’s motion to stay; (2) stay all proceedings in this action until June 1, 2014; and

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(3) order the parties to file a status report within 21 days after the expiration of the stay.

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4.

By entering into this stipulation, the parties waive no position that they have taken or

could have taken with respect to the appropriateness of a further stay of this action.
Dated: March 25, 2014.

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MATTHEW RIGHETTI
JOHN GLUGOSKI
MICHAEL RIGHETTI
RIGHETTI GLUGOSKI LLP

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By:

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Dated: March 25, 2014.

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/s/ Michael Righetti
Michael Righetti
Attorneys for Plaintiff Keith Welday

JEFFREY D. WOHL
RISHI N. SHARMA
PETER A. COOPER
JULLIE Z. LAL
PAUL HASTINGS LLP

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By:
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/s/ Rishi N. Sharma
Rishi N. Sharma
Attorneys for Defendant Rite Aid Corporation
STIPULATION TO STAY FOR 90 DAYS
U.S.D.C., E.D. Cal., No. 2:13-CV-02439 JAM EFB

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MATTHEW RIGHETTI (Cal. State Bar No. 121012)
JOHN GLUGOSKI (Cal. State Bar No. 191551)
MICHAEL RIGHETTI (Cal. State Bar No. 258541)
RIGHETTI GLUGOSKI, P.C.
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Keith Welday

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JEFFREY D. WOHL (Cal. State Bar No. 096838)
RISHI N. SHARMA (Cal. State Bar No. 239034)
PETER A. COOPER (Cal. State Bar No. 275300)
JULLIE Z. LAL (Cal. State Bar No. 279067)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street, 24th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105-3441
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant
Rite Aid Corporation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEITH WELDAY, an individual

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-CV-02439-JAM-EFB
ORDER GRANTING STAY OF ALL
PROCEEDINGS FOR 90 DAYS
Judge:

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Hon. John A. Mendez

vs.
RITE AID CORPORATION, and DOES 1
through 50, inclusive,
Defendants

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LEGAL_US_W # 78160527.1

ORDER GRANTING STAY FOR 90 DAYS
U.S.D.C., E.D. Cal., No. 2:13-CV-02439 JAM EFB

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On the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor,

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IT IS ORDERED that the April 9, 2014, hearing on the motion to stay this action pending Fenley

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et al. v. Rite Aid Corp., Santa Clara County Super. Ct., No. 1-12-CV-229127 (“Fenley”), is VACATED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all proceedings in this action be and hereby are STAYED until
June 1, 2014, pending resolution of the class certification motion in Fenley.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file an updated joint status report within 21
days after expiration of the stay imposed by this Order.
Dated: March 26, 2014

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/s/ John A. Mendez_____________
John A. Mendez
United States District Court Judge

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ORDER GRANTING STAY FOR 90 DAYS
U.S.D.C., E.D. Cal., No. 2:13-CV-02439 JAM EFB