Otey v. Crowdflower, Inc. et al

Filing 99

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 98 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS RESPONSE TO PENDING MOTION FOR CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION filed by Crowdflower, Inc.. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on May 22, 2013. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/22/2013)

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ARTHUR M. EIDELHOCH, Bar No. 168096
[e-mail]
GALEN M. LICHTENSTEIN, Bar No. 251274
[e-mail]
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, California 94108.2693
Telephone:
415.433.1940
Facsimile:
415.399.8490

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JACQUELINE E. KALK (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
80 South 8th Street, Suite 1300
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2136
Telephone:
612.313.7645
Facsimile:
612.677.3139

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Attorneys for Defendants
CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD
AND CHRIS VAN PELT

William T. Payne (SBN 90988)
Ellen M. Doyle (Pro Hac Vice)
Edward J. Feinstein (Pro Hac Vice)
STEMBER FEINSTEIN DOYLE
PAYNE & KRAVEC, LLC
429 Forbes Avenue, 17th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-281-8400 (T), 412-281-1007 (F)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Mark A. Potashnick (Pro Hac Vice)
WEINHAUS & POTASHNICK
11500 Olive Blvd., Suite 133
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-997-9150 (T), 314-997-9170 (F)
[e-mail]
Ira Spiro (SBN 67641)
Jennifer Connor (SBN 241480)
Spiro Moore, LLP
11377 W. Olympic Blvd., 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 89064
310-235-2468 (T), 310-235-2456 (F)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
CHRISTOPHER OTEY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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CHRISTOPHER OTEY, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,
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v.

Case No. 3:12-cv-05524-JST
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSE
TO PENDING MOTION FOR
CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION

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CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS
BIEWALD and CHRIS VAN PELT,
Civil Local Rule 6-2

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Defendants.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

STIP/[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: RESPONSE
TO CONDITIONAL CERT. MOTION

Case No. 3:12-cv-05524-JST

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, the undersigned, counsel of record for Plaintiff Christopher

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Otey (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants CrowdFlower, Inc., Lukas Biewald, and Chris Van Pelt

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(collectively “Defendants”), do hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

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That pursuant to a prior Order of the Court, dated February 1, 2013, if

Defendants’ Motion to Bifurcate and Stay Discovery were denied, Defendants were
to file their response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Conditional Collective Action
Certification and Dissemination of Notice Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) (“Motion
for Conditional Certification”) within 21 days of such ruling. This Court issued an
Amended Order on May 8, 2013 denying Defendants’ Motion to Bifurcate and Stay
Discovery, making Defendants’ deadline to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion for
Conditional Certification May 29, 2013.

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During the pendency of Defendants’ Motion to Bifurcate and Stay Discovery,

the parties agreed to continue the Plaintiffs deposition until May 22, 2013. The
parties have agreed that the deadline for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion
for Conditional Certification shall be extended until 21 days after the deposition of
Plaintiff, currently scheduled to take place on May 22, 2013.

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That the Fair Labor Standards Act statute of limitations continue to be tolled

as to the putative collective action class members (namely: “all persons who, at any
time in the last three years performed “crowdsourced” work in the United States, its
territories, and all other places where the FLSA applies in response to any online
request by CrowdFlower for “crowdsourced” work, or any online notification by
CrowdFlower that “crowdsourced” work was available”) during such extension.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

STIP/[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: RESPONSE
TO CONDITIONAL CERT. MOTION

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No. 3:12-cv-05524-JST

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IT IS SO STIPULATED

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Dated: May 21, 2013

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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/s/ Jacqueline E. Kalk
JACQUELINE E. KALK
ARTHUR M. EIDELHOCH
GALEN M. LICHTENSTEIN
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
Attorneys for Defendants
CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD
AND CHRIS VAN PELT

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Dated: May 21, 2013
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STEMBER FEINSTEIN DOYLE PAYNE &
KRAVEC, LLC

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/s/ Mark A. Potashnick
MARK A. POTASHNICK
WEINHAUS & POTASHNICK
Attorneys for Plaintiff
CHRISTOPHER OTEY

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED
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Dated: May 22, 2013

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HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

STIP/[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: RESPONSE
TO CONDITIONAL CERT. MOTION

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No. 3:12-cv-05524-JST