Flores et al v. Velocity Express, Inc.

Filing 320

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 319 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Extend Case Management Order Deadlines filed by TransForce, Inc., Dynamex Operations East, LLC, Velocity Express, LLC. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on September 6, 2018. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/6/2018)

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ROBERT G. HULTENG, Bar No. 071293
[e-mail]
AURELIO J. PÉREZ, Bar No. 282135
[e-mail]
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Bush Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
VELOCITY EXPRESS, LLC and TRANSFORCE,
INC. and DYNAMEX OPERATIONS EAST, LLC

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Timothy J. Becker (MN Bar No. 256663)
[e-mail]
Jacob R. Rusch (MN Bar No. 391892)
[e-mail]
JOHNSON BECKER, PLLC
444 Cedar Street Suite 1800
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Telephone:
612.436.1800
Facsimile:
612.436.1801

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Trial Counsel for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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PHILLIP FLORES and DARAH DOUNG,
individually and on behalf of all similarly
situated individuals,

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Case No. 3:12-cv-05790-JST
Assigned for all purposes to the Honorable Jon S.
Tigar

Plaintiffs,
STIPULATION TO EXTEND CASE
MANAGEMENT ORDER DEADLINES

v.
VELOCITY EXPRESS, LLC, a whollyowned subsidiary of Dynamex Operations
East, LLC, TRANSFORCE, INC., and
DYNAMEX OPERATIONS EAST, LLC,

Complaint Filed:
1st Amended Complaint Filed:
2nd Amended Complaint Filed:
3rd Amended Complaint Filed:
4th Amended Complaint Filed:

Nov. 9, 2012
Jan. 8, 2013
July 18, 2013
Mar. 28, 2014
June 26, 2014

Defendants.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Bush Street
34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.433.1940

STIP TO EXTEND CMO
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THIS STIPULATION is hereby entered into by and between Plaintiffs PHILLIP FLORES

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and DARAH DOUNG (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants VELOCITY EXPRESS, LLC, TRANSFORCE,

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INC. and DYNAMEX OPERATIONS EAST, LLC, (“Defendants”, collectively the “Parties”) 1

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through their authorized counsel, with respect to the following:

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WHEREAS, the Parties previously worked to develop a case management plan to cover the

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litigation of the approximate 365 Plaintiffs in this action, which plan was memorialized in a

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Proposed Case Management Order #4 (“CMO 4”). See Dkt. No. 297;

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WHEREAS, this Court adopted CMO 4 with modification. See Dkt. No. 300.

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WHEREAS, following further progress in the litigation, the Parties submitted a revised CMO

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#4 that included specific deadlines for periods of Tranche 1 discovery and litigation. See Dkt. No.

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304 at pg. 6.

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WHEREAS, per the revised CMO #4, discovery for Tranche 1 closes on November 12, 2018

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and the Parties have been working to schedule numerous Tranche 1 depositions. The Parties

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recognize and agree that these depositions will require the investment of significant time and

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resources by all Parties.

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WHEREAS, the Parties have also continued to negotiate regarding a potential resolution of

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this action and Boconvi v. TFI International Inc. et al. (Case No.: 3:17-cv-02623-JST), which is

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currently on appeal.

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WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to return to mediation and, indeed, scheduled a

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mediation on September 18, 2018 with Mark Rudy, a noted class action mediator who previously

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mediated between the parties.

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WHEREAS, all Parties recognize that the substantial costs associated with dozens of further

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depositions are likely to reduce the prospects of a successful mediation and, further, that the logistics

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related to scheduling a significant number of further depositions will limit the Parties’ abilities to

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simultaneously commit sufficient resources to mediating the case.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Bush Street
34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.433.1940

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On August 10, 2018 the Parties filed a stipulation to amend the case caption to account for a number of corporate
renaming and conversion processes that occurred with Defendants. See DKT No. 317. Pending the Court’s approval of
that stipulation, Defendants submit this stipulation under the names of the current case caption.

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ACCORDINGLY, the Parties request a short extension to the deadlines of CMO #4 in order

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to permit the parties to mediate and, with hope, resolve the claims in this action and the related

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Boconvi case. The current and proposed deadlines are set forth in the table pasted below:

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Description

Current Deadline

Proposed Deadline

Discovery Period for Tranche 1 Closes

11/12/18

12/21/18

Dispositive Motion Deadline

12/10/18

01/18/19

Discovery Period for Tranche 2 Opens

12/10/18

01/18/19

Dispositive Motion Opposition Deadline

12/31/18

02/08/19

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Defendants Identify

01/09/19

02/18/19

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Terminal/Area/Regional Managers for

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Tranche 2

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Dispositive Motion Reply Deadline

01/14/19

02/22/19

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: September 4, 2018

/s/ Aurelio J. Pérez ____________________
ROBERT G. HULTENG
AURELIO J. PÉREZ
PAUL E. GOATLEY
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
Attorneys for Defendant
TF FINAL MILE, LLC

Dated: September 4, 2018

/s/ Jacob R. Rusch_______________________
TIMOTHY J. BECKER
JACOB R. RUSCH
JOHNSON BECKER, PLLC
Trial Counsel for Plaintiffs

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Bush Street
34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.433.1940

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation and for good cause shown, the deadlines related to

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Tranche 1 discovery and litigation are extended as set forth in the table pasted below:

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Description

Previous Deadline

New Deadline

Discovery Period for Tranche 1 Closes

11/12/18

12/21/18

Dispositive Motion Deadline

12/10/18

01/18/19

Discovery Period for Tranche 2 Opens

12/10/18

01/18/19

Dispositive Motion Opposition Deadline

12/31/18

02/08/19

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Defendants Identify

01/09/19

02/18/19

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Terminal/Area/Regional Managers for

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Tranche 2

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Dispositive Motion Reply Deadline

01/14/19

02/22/19

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
September 6
Dated: __________________, 2018

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THE HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Bush Street
34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.433.1940

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ATTESTATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL L.R. 5-1(i)(3)
I, Aurelio J. Pérez, declare under penalty of perjury and pursuant to the laws of California
and the United States that I have in my possession e-mail correspondence from Jacob R. Rusch that

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the content of this Joint Stipulation is acceptable to all persons required to sign it.
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Dated: September 4, 2018
/s/ Aurelio J. Perez
PAUL E. GOATLEY
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Bush Street
34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.433.1940

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