Johnson v. LKQ Foster Auto Parts, Inc.

Filing 47

ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/20/2017 CASE(s) 2:15-CV-2413 KJM AC and 2:16-CV-2175 SB are hereby CONSOLIDATED; All future filings shall reference case number 2:15-CV-2413 KJM AC; case 2:16-CV-2175 are ASSIGNED to District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire; District Judge Stanley A Bastian no longer assigned to case 2:16-CV-2175. (Reader, L)

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Katarzyna W. Nowak [SBN 256977]
FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2050
San Francisco, California 94111-3712
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Nesheba M. Kittling [ISB 6283261] (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
FISHER & PHILLIPS, LLP
10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 3450
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants
LKQ FOSTER AUTO PARTS, INC.
LKQ CORPORATION, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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Plaintiffs,
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LKQ FOSTER AUTO PARTS, INC., LKQ )
CORPORATION, INC.; and DOES 1-50. )
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Defendants.
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SHLANDA JOHNSON, on behalf of
herself and all similarly situated
Aggrieved Employees

Case No.: 2:15-cv-02413-KJM-AC
Related Action: 2:16-cv-02175-SB
JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER
CONSOLIDATING CASE
ACTIONS FOR ALL PURPOSES
Complaint Filed: 11/19/2015
Trial Date: Not Set

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff SHLANDA JOHNSON
(“Plaintiff”) and Defendants LKQ FOSTER AUTO PARTS, INC. and LKQ CORPORATION,
INC. (“Defendants”), that GOOD CAUSE exists for the Parties’ request that this Court
consolidate the present action with co-pending action Shlanda Johnson v. LKQ Corporation,
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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASE ACTIONS FOR ALL PURPOSES

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Inc. Case No. 2:16-cv-02175 SB. For the foregoing reasons, this action should be consolidated

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with the Related Johnson Claim: (1) each case is assigned to two separate judges; (2) there is

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significant overlap of legal and factual issues concerning, inter alia, Johnson’s employment

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with LKQ Foster Auto Parts; (3) consolidation would avoid the need for duplicative discovery;

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and (4) consolidation would promote judicial efficiency by lessening the burden on the parties

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and witnesses, consume less judicial resources than multiple lawsuits running in parallel,

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reduce the relative expense to all concerned, and not prejudice the Plaintiff.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: November 7, 2016

By: /s/ Katarzyna W. Nowak
FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP
Katarzyna W. Nowak
Counsel for Defendants
LKQ FOSTER AUTO PARTS, INC.,
LKQ CORPORATION, INC.

Dated: November 7, 2016

By: /s/ Barbara E. Figari
THE FIGARI LAW FIRM
Barbara E. Figari
Counsel for Plaintiff
SHLANDA JOHNSON

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASE ACTIONS FOR ALL PURPOSES

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ORDER

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GOOD CAUSE appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Johnson v. LKQ Foster Auto Parts, Inc., Case No. 2:15-cv-02413-KJM-AC, and

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Johnson v. LKQ Corporation, Case No. 2:16-cv-02175 SB, are hereby consolidated

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for all purposes.

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2. All future filings shall reference case number 2:15-cv-02413 KJM AC.

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3. The Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases

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to compensate for this consolidation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 20, 2017.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASE ACTIONS FOR ALL PURPOSES