Thomas et al v. Howrey LLP

Filing 46

ORDER Case resetting CMC. Case Management Statement due by 3/17/2016. Further Case Management Conference reset for 3/24/2016 10:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 12/15/15. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/15/2015)

1 Craig M. Collins (Bar No. 151582)
Blum Collins, LLP
2 707 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 4880
3 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: [phone]
4 Facsimile: 213.572.0401
E-Mail: [e-mail]
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6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
7 VIRGINIA THOMAS, ET AL.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 VIRGINIA THOMAS, GAIL ADAMS,
RODERICK CASEY, SANDRA DEAN,
12 MARCUS HILL, KIMYA HOGARTH,
DEREK HOVER, LINDA JACKSON,
13 MICHAEL K. JACKSON, ALICIA LEWIS,
LONDON MCCLOUD, NICOLE MILNE,
14 SHELLY PARKER, MACHELLE PROCTER,
DEAN SAUDER, MATTHEW STEPHAN,
15 DESMOND STRASSER-KING, each
individually and on behalf of all others
16 similarly situated and the general public,
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Case No. CV 11-01729 EMC
PLAINTIFFS’ CASE MANAGEMENT
STATEMENT
ORDER RESETTING CMC

Date:
Time:
Dept.:

December 17, 2015
10:30 a.m.
Courtroom 5, 17th Floor

Plaintiffs,
vs.

19 HOWREY LLP, a District of Columbia limited
liability partnership, and DOES 1-500,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiffs, Virginia Thomas, et al. (“Thomas”), by and through their undersigned counsel,

24 hereby submit their case management statement in advance of the case management conference
25 scheduled for December 17, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5.
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CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
CV 11-01729 EMC

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This case remains pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of

2 California (In re Howrey, LLP, Case No. 11-31376-DM). On October 19, 2015, the Chapter 11
3 Trustee and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors filed a Joint Motion to Convert the
4 Bankruptcy Case to Chapter 7 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 1112(B). The Chapter 11 Trustee Allan
5 Diamond suspended settlement negotiations with plaintiffs while he moved to be appointed as the
6 Chapter 7 Trustee.
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The Bankruptcy Court ordered the Chapter 7 conversion to take place on December 1, 2015,

8 and granted Mr. Diamond’s motion to be appointed as the Chapter 7 Trustee. Plaintiffs will seek to
9 resume negotiation with Mr. Diamond as the Chapter 7 Trustee. A 341 Meeting of Creditors is
10 scheduled for January 8, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., at the San Francisco Trustee Office of the U.S. Trustee.
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In light of the pending bankruptcy stay, Thomas asks the Court to stay the current Case

12 Management Conference scheduled for December 17, 2015, and reschedule it to a date after the
13 bankruptcy stay has lifted or an alternative date selected by the Court.
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FOR PLAINTIFF VIRGINIA THOMAS, ET AL.

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Dated: December 14, 2015

By/s/Craig M. Collins
Craig M. Collins
Blum Collins, LLP

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IT IS SO ORDERED that the further CMC
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