Cotter v. Lyft, Inc.

Filing 155

Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 152 Stipulation Re Class Certification Discovery Cutoff and Class Certification Briefing Schedule.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/17/2015)

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Counsel listed on following page.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK COTTER, ALEJANDRA
MACIEL, and JEFFREY KNUDTSON, on
behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situated,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
LYFT, INC.,

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Defendant.

Case No. 3:13-cv-04065-VC
Hon. Vince Chhabria
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING CLASS
CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY CUTOFF
AND CLASS CERTIFICATION
BRIEFING SCHEDULE
September 3, 2013

Trial Date:

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Date Filed:

None Set

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY
CUTOFF AND CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Case No. 3:13-cv-04065-VC
979800.01

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Matthew D. Carlson (State Bar No. 273242)
CARLSON LEGAL SERVICES
100 Pine Street, Suite 1250
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Shannon Liss-Riordan (Pro Hac Vice)
LICHTEN & LISS-RIORDAN, P.C.
729 Boylston Street, Suite 2000
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
RACHAEL E. MENY - # 178514
[e-mail]
R. JAMES SLAUGHTER - # 192813
[e-mail]
MICHELLE YBARRA - # 260697
[e-mail]
ALEXANDER DRYER - # 291625
[e-mail]
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-1809
Telephone:
415 391 5400
Facsimile:
415 397 7188
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.
THOMAS M. MCINERNEY - # 162055
[e-mail]
CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN - # 239089
[e-mail]
Steuart Tower, Suite 1300
One Market Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone:
415 442 4810
Facsimile:
415 442 4870
Attorneys for Defendant LYFT, INC.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY
CUTOFF AND CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Case No. 3:13-cv-04065-VC
979800.01

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The undersigned parties, by and through their respective counsel, do hereby stipulate:

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s Amended Case Management Order (Dkt. No. 110),

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the current deadline for completing discovery related to class certification is September 24, 2015;

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and subsequent Court Order (Dkt. No.

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136), Plaintiffs are to file their Motion for Class Certification on October 8, 2015, Defendant is to

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file its Opposition thereto on November 17, 2015, and Plaintiffs are to file their Reply on

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December 3, 2015;

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WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in two settlement conferences to date and are

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scheduled to engage in their third settlement conference on October 13, 2015, five days after

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Plaintiffs are currently scheduled to file their Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. No. 150);

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WHEREAS, the parties agree that it would be beneficial to focus their time and resources
on this settlement conference;

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WHEREAS, Defendant requires substantial additional time to supplement its previous

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production of documents in response to Plaintiffs’ Requests for Production of Documents in

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advance of the deposition(s) of Defendant’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) designee(s);

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs require that Defendant complete its supplemental document

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production in advance of taking Defendant’s deposition(s) and in advance of filing their Motion

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for Class Certification;

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiffs and Defendant, by and through
their respective counsel, that:

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November 20, 2015.

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Defendant shall file their Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification

on Tuesday, January 19, 2016.

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Plaintiffs shall file their Motion for Class Certification on Tuesday, December 8,

2015.

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The deadline to complete discovery related to class certification shall be Friday,

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Plaintiffs shall file their Reply in Support of their Motion for Class Certification

on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY
CUTOFF AND CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Case No. 3:13-cv-04065-VC
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A hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification shall be held on Thursday,

February 25, 2016.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: August 14, 2015

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KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
By:

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/s/ R. James Slaughter
RACHAEL E. MENY
R. JAMES SLAUGHTER
MICHELLE YBARRA
ALEXANDER DRYER
Attorneys for Defendant LYFT, INC.

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Dated: August 14, 2015

LICHTEN & LISS-RIORDAN, P.C.

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By:

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/s/ Shannon Liss-Riordan
SHANNON LISS-RIORDAN

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
PATRICK COTTER, ALEJANDRA
MACIEL, and JEFFREY KNUDTSON, on
behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situated

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Dated: August 14, 2015

CARLSON LEGAL SERVICES

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By:

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/s/ Matthew D. Carlson
MATTHEW D. CARLSON

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
PATRICK COTTER, ALEJANDRA
MACIEL, and JEFFREY KNUDTSON, on
behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situated

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY
CUTOFF AND CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Case No. 3:13-cv-04065-VC
979800.01

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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August 17, 2015
Dated: _______________________

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HONORABLE VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY
CUTOFF AND CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Case No. 3:13-cv-04065-VC
979800.01