Welday v. Rite Aid Corporation

Filing 23

ORDER GRANTING STAY OF ALL PROCEEDINGS signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 11/5/14, ORDERING that the 11/19/2014 hearing on defendant Rite Aid Corporation's motion to stay is VACATED. All proceedings in this action are hereby STAYED until 1/27/2015. The parties shall file an updated joint status report within 21 days after expiration of the stay imposed by this Order. (Kastilahn, A)

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

No. 2:13-CV-02439 JAM-EFB
Related to Nos.
2:14-CV-01946 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01957 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01960 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01961 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01963 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01965 JAM-EFB.
STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
PENDING MEDIATION
Judge:
Hon. John A. Mendez

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STIPULATION TO STAY
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 October 22, 2014, Rite Aid moved to stay this action pending the proceedings in

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Romero v. Rite Aid Corp., U.S.D.C., C.D. Cal., No. CV 13-7720-MWF (JEMx) (“Romero”), a putative

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class action in which the plaintiff alleges that Rite Aid has misclassified salaried Store Managers in

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California as exempt from the overtime pay and related requirements of California law. Rite Aid moved

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to stay this action on the grounds, inter alia, that Rite Aid would suffer prejudice as a result of litigating

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Romero—a large putative class action that threatens to bring in the claims of every exempt Store

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Manager in California—while simultaneously litigating the merits of plaintiff’s individual claims here,

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particularly in light of the fact that plaintiff is a putative class member in Romero and that the plaintiff in

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Romero is represented by the same counsel who represent plaintiff here.

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2.

The hearing on Rite Aid’s motion to stay currently is set for November 19, 2014. Based

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on this hearing date, the deadline for plaintiff’s opposition to Rite Aid’s motion is November 5, 2014;

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Rite Aid’s reply in support of its motion must be filed by November 12, 2014.

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Since Rite Aid filed its motion to stay, the parties have engaged in discussions regarding

potential mediation of plaintiff’s claims and have agreed to mediate the claims on January 13, 2015.
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Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court: (1) vacate the November 19,

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2014, hearing on Rite Aid’s motion to stay; (2) stay all proceedings in this action until January 27, 2015;

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

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5.

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: November 5, 2014.

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MATTHEW RIGHETTI
JOHN GLUGOSKI
MICHAEL RIGHETTI
RIGHETTI GLUGOSKI LLP

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By:

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

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STIPULATION TO STAY
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Dated: November 5, 2014.

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

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By:

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/s/ Peter A. Cooper
Peter A. Cooper
Attorneys for Defendant Rite Aid Corporation

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STIPULATION TO STAY
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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)
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]
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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vs.
RITE AID CORPORATION, and DOES 1
through 50, inclusive,
Defendants

No. 2:13-CV-02439 JAM-EFB
Related to Nos.
2:14-CV-01946 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01957 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01960 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01961 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01963 JAM-EFB;
2:14-CV-01965 JAM-EFB.
ORDER GRANTING STAY OF ALL
PROCEEDINGS
Judge:
Hon. John A. Mendez

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ORDER GRANTING STAY
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 November 19, 2014, hearing on the motion to stay this action filed by

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defendant Rite Aid Corporation is VACATED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all proceedings in this action be and hereby are STAYED until
January 27, 2015.
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: November 5, 2014
/s/ John A. Mendez____________
John A. Mendez
United States District Court Judge

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