Ang et al v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.

Filing 120

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE Re 117 . (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/20/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALEX ANG, et al.,

Case No. 13-cv-01196-HSG

Plaintiffs,
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ORDER SETTING BRIEFING
SCHEDULE

v.
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BIMBO BAKERIES USA, INC.,

Re: Dkt. Nos. 117, 118, 119

Defendant.
United States District Court
Northern District of California

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This matter is before the Court on Defendant Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.’s Request for an

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Extension of Time to File Its Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (the

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“Request”). Having considered that Request, the Opposition and the Reply, the Court sets the

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following briefing schedule:

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April 6, 2015

Opposition to Class Certification Motion Due

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April 17, 2015

Reply in Support of Class Certification Motion Due

April 23, 2015

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Hearing on Motion for Class Certification. This date will not be
moved.

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To be clear: the Court expects the parties to meet and confer and work in good faith to

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come to agreement regarding routine matters such as deposition scheduling and briefing schedules

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without the Court’s intervention. No party should view the meet and confer process regarding

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these matters as an opportunity to angle for tactical advantage or extract concessions. The Court is

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amazed that even this simple issue has generated fifty pages of briefing and declarations, filled

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with dueling accusations of bad motives and improper conduct. The parties should understand

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that this pattern of being unable to agree on even the most basic matters is not helping either side’s

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cause. The Court expects a renewed and robust good-faith commitment to work out agreements

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without Court involvement whenever possible, and strongly believes that such matters should be

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resolvable without its intervention in the vast majority of instances.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 3/20/2015
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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