Senne et al v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TOLLING FLSA CLAIMS. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 10/1/14. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/1/2014)

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1 STEPHEN M. TILLERY (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
2 GARRETT R. BROSHUIS (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
3 GIUSEPPE S. GIARDINA (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
4 KOREIN TILLERY, LLC
505 North 7th Street, Suite 3600
5 St. Louis, MO 63101
Telephone: [phone]
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7 GEORGE A. ZELCS (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
8 KOREIN TILLERY, LLC
205 North Michigan, Suite 1950
9 Chicago, IL 60601
Telephone: [phone]
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BRUCE L. SIMON (Bar No. 96241)
[e-mail]
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PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP
12 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Facsimile: [phone]
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DANIEL L. WARSHAW (Bar No. 185365)
[e-mail]
BOBBY POUYA (Bar No. 245527)
[e-mail]
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP
15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400
Sherman Oaks, California 91403
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

(Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page)

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Attorneys for all Plaintiffs, individually and on
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

20 AARON SENNE, et al., Individually and on
Behalf of All Those Similarly Situated,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
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doing business as MAJOR LEAGUE
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CASE NO. 3:14-cv-00608-RS
CLASS ACTION
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
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Plaintiffs and Defendants (“the Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, enter into

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs, former minor league baseball players, filed this action in the United

4 States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging, among other things, that
5 Defendants failed and continue to fail to meet the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act
6 (“FLSA”) in their treatment of Plaintiffs;
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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs seek to bring a nationwide FLSA collective on behalf of those

8 similarly-situated minor leaguers;
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WHEREAS, Defendants deny engaging in the unlawful activities alleged by Plaintiffs under

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10 the FLSA and deny that certification of any class or collective action is appropriate;
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WHEREAS, the Parties await resolution of a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal

12 Jurisdiction, filed by certain Defendants, and a Motion to Transfer Venue, filed by other Defendants
13 (the “Defendants’ Pending Motions”) on May 23, 2014;
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WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference was held on July 11, 2014;

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WHEREAS, the Parties agree that Plaintiffs will not move for conditional certification of the

16 proposed FLSA collective until resolution of the Defendants’ Pending Motions;
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THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree as follows:

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1. Plaintiffs will not move for conditional certification of the proposed FLSA collective until

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resolution of the Defendants’ Pending Motions.
2. The Parties will continue to meet and confer on the briefing schedules for any motion for
conditional certification and for any motion for class certification under state laws.

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3. The Plaintiffs will not request, through interrogatories or other discovery mechanisms, the

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contact information for similarly-situated minor leaguers before resolution of Defendants’

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Pending Motions.

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4. The statute of limitations under the FLSA applicable to all current or former similarly-situated
minor leaguers shall be tolled from July 11, 2014 until 45 days after the Court’s resolution of

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both of the Defendants’ Pending Motions. In the event the Court resolves one motion before

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the other, tolling will continue until 45 days after the later resolution.

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5. This Stipulation is without prejudice to Plaintiffs moving the Court, pursuant to the doctrine

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of equitable tolling, to toll the FLSA statute of limitations for periods before July 11, 2014 or

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after the end of the tolled period. Yet Plaintiffs agree not to use Defendants’ Pending Motions

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as a basis for moving for equitable tolling. Defendants reserve the right to oppose any such

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request.

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6. Except as expressly set forth in this Stipulation, this Stipulation does not constitute a waiver of
Plaintiffs’ or Defendants’ legal positions, rights, or remedies, including any defense under any
statute of limitations or any other defense relating to the passage of time.
7. This Stipulation is not intended as an admission by any Party that any other Party has or does
not have a valid claim or defense.
8. This stipulation is also without prejudice to the Parties reaching further agreement about
additional tolling.

15 DATED: September 30, 2014
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Respectfully submitted,
/s/Garrett R. Broshuis
Bruce L. Simon (Bar No. 96241)
[e-mail]
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Daniel L. Warshaw (Bar No. 185365)
[e-mail]
Bobby Pouya (Bar No. 245527)
[e-mail]
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW LLP
15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Stephen M. Tillery (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Garrett R. Broshuis (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Giuseppe S. Giardina (pro hac vice)
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KOREIN TILLERY, LLC
505 North 7th Street, Suite 3600
St. Louis, MO 62101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
George A. Zelcs (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
KOREIN TILLERY, LLC
205 North Michigan, Suite 1950
Chicago, IL 60601
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Kelly M. Dermody (State Bar No. 171716)
[e-mail]
Anne B. Shaver (State Bar No. 255928)
[e-mail]
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.956.1008
Rachel Geman (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013-1413
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212.355.9592
Randall K. Pulliam (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
CARNEY BATES & PULLIAM, PLLC
11311 Arcade Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 501.312.8505
Brian P. Murray (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Lee Albert (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP
122 East 42nd Street
Suite 2920
New York, NY 10168
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/s/ Elise M. Bloom_______________
Elise M. Bloom (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Howard L. Ganz
[e-mail]
Neil H. Abramson (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Adam M. Lupion (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036-8299
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Laura Reathaford (State Bar No. 254751)
[e-mail]
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
2049 Century Park East, 32nd Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067-3206
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants (with the exception of Baltimore
Orioles, Inc. and Baltimore Orioles, L.P.)
/s/M. Celeste Bruce
Marie Celeste Bruce (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
RIFKIN, WEINER, LIVINGTSON,
LEVITAN & SILVER, LLC
7979 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 400
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Alan M. Rifkin (pro hac vice)
Joyce E. Smithey (pro hac vice)
RIFKIN, WEINER, LIVINGTSON,
LEVITAN & SILVER, LLC
225 Duke of Gloucester Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants Baltimore Orioles, Inc. and
Baltimore Orioles, L.P.

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Filer’s Attestation
I, Garrett R. Broshuis, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used to
file this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Tolling FLSA Claims. In compliance with Local Rule 51(i)(3), I hereby attest that the counsel listed above concur in this filing. I will maintain an executed
copy of this stipulation in our files that can be made available for inspection upon request.

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/s/ Garrett R. Broshuis
Garrett R. Broshuis

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2 The foregoing stipulation is approved, and IT IS SO ORDERED.
3 Dated: 10/1/14
Hon. Richard Seeborg
United States District Court Judge

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