Welday v. Rite Aid Corporation

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ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 4/20/2015 ORDERING 35 that the Motion to Stay by Rite Aid Corporation is WITHDRAWN 26 ; the parties deadlines to file their joint status report is SET for 5/18/2015, to coincide with the deadline to file joint status reports in the other actions related to this action by the Court's prior orders.(Reader, L)

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(Counsel of record listed on next page)

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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;
2:15-CV-00429 JAM-EFB;
2:15-CV-00622 JAM-EFB;
2:15-CV-00623 JAM-EFB.
STIPULATION TO WITHDRAW MOTION
TO STAY AND SET DEADLINE FOR JOINT
STATUS REPORT

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Judge:

Hon. John A. Mendez

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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
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]
Attorneys for Defendant
Rite Aid Corporation

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STIPULATION TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO STAY
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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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This is one of 10 related actions pending before the Court: Keith Welday v. Rite Aid

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Corp., 2:13-CV-02439 JAM-EFB (“Welday”); Tom Bauser v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:14-CV-01946 JAM-EFB

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(“Bauser”); Rachel Chavez v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:14-CV-01957 JAM-EFB (“Chavez”); Mark Jaeger v.

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Rite Aid Corp., 2:14-CV-01960 JAM-EFB (“Jaeger”); Bruce Kaufman v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:14-CV-

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01961 JAM-EFB (“Kaufman”); Chris Gonzalez v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:14-CV-01963 JAM-EFB

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(“Gonzalez”); Kathryn Von Kopp v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:14-CV-01965 JAM-EFB (“Von Kopp”); Kevin

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Lewis v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:15-CV-00429 JAM-EFB (“Lewis”); Jeff Wise v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:15-CV-

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00622 JAM-EFB (“Wise”); and Paul Neumann v. Rite Aid Corp., 2:15-CV-00623 JAM-EFB

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(“Neumann”) (collectively the “Related Actions”).

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On March 4, 2015, Rite Aid moved to stay Welday, Bauser, Chavez, Jaeger, Kaufman,

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Gonzalez, and Von Kopp pending Romero v. Rite Aid Corp., U.S.D.C., C.D. Cal., No. CV 13-7720-

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MWF (JEMx) (“Romero”), a putative class action in which the plaintiff alleges that Rite Aid

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misclassified salaried Store Managers as exempt from the overtime pay and related requirements of

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California law. Because the plaintiffs in Welday, Bauser, Chavez, Jaeger, Kaufman, Gonzalez, and Von

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Kopp and the putative class in Romero are represented by the same counsel and plaintiffs in Welday,

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Bauser, Chavez, Jaeger, Kaufman, Gonzalez, and Von Kopp are putative class member in Romero, Rite

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Aid contended that the Court here should stay these proceedings as an effective case management tool

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under its inherent discretionary authority. See Landis v. North American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254-55

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(1936). (See, e.g., Welday ECF 26.) Rite Aid’s motions to stay remain pending before the Court,

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though the hearings were vacated on April 16, 2015. (See, e.g., Welday ECF 34.) No such motions

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were filed in Lewis, Wise, or Neumann.

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On March 2, 2015, separate counsel filed against Rite Aid a multi-plaintiff and putative

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class action in Santa Clara County Superior Court entitled Chavez v. Rite Aid Corp., Santa Clara Super.

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Ct. No. 1-15-CV-277313 (“Chavez II”) in which the plaintiffs allege that Rite Aid misclassified salaried

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Store Managers as exempt from the overtime pay and related requirements of California law.

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On April 15, 2015, the parties in Romero agreed to dismiss without prejudice the putative

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class and representative claims in that action, which obviates Rite Aid’s motion to stay in Welday,

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Bauser, Chavez, Jaeger, Kaufman, Gonzalez, and Von Kopp. Rite Aid also agrees not to move to stay

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the Related Actions pending Chavez II.

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As such, the parties request that the Court:
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Jaeger, Kaufman, Gonzalez, and Von Kopp;

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Related Actions; and

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set the parties’ deadline to file a joint status report for May 18, 2015, to coincide
with the parties’ current or requested deadline to file joint status reports in the

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permit Rite Aid to withdraw its motions to stay in Welday, Bauser, Chavez,

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enter similar orders on the parties’ stipulations in the Related Actions.

The parties also have agreed to set the deadline to exchange initial or supplemental

disclosures for May 18, 2015, in this action and the Related Actions.
Dated: April 16, 2015.

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MATTHEW RIGHETTI
JOHN GLUGOSKI
MICHAEL RIGHETTI
RIGHETTI GLUGOSKI, P.C.

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By:

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Michael Righetti
Attorneys for Plaintiff Keith Welday

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Dated: April 16, 2015.

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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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Peter A. Cooper
Attorneys for Defendant Rite Aid Corporation

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STIPULATION TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO STAY
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(Counsel of record listed on next page)

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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;
2:15-CV-00429 JAM-EFB;
2:15-CV-00622 JAM-EFB;
2:15-CV-00623 JAM-EFB.
ORDER WITHDRAWING MOTION TO
STAY AND SETTING DEADLINE FOR
JOINT STATUS REPORT

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Judge:

Hon. John A. Mendez

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ORDER WITHDRAWING MOTION TO STAY
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
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]
Attorneys for Defendant
Rite Aid Corporation

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ORDER WITHDRAWING MOTION TO STAY
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On the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor,

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IT IS ORDERED that defendant Rite Aid Corporation’s motion to stay this action pending

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Romero v. Rite Aid Corp., U.S.D.C., C.D. Cal., No. CV 13-7720-MWF (JEMx), is WITHDRAWN.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ deadlines to file their joint status report is set for

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May 18, 2015, to coincide with the deadline to file joint status reports in the other actions related to this

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action by the Court’s prior orders.

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Dated: April 20, 2015.

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

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ORDER WITHDRAWING MOTION TO STAY
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