Garlough v. Trader Joe's Company

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ORDER re: August 3, 2015 hearing. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 07/29/2015. (tehlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/29/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEITH GARLOUGH, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
TRADER JOE'S COMPANY,

Case No. 15-cv-01278-TEH
ORDER RE: AUGUST 3, 2015
HEARING

Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The parties shall come to the August 3, 2015 hearing prepared to address the
following questions.

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For Plaintiffs

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1.

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Is it Plaintiffs’ position that this matter could not have initially been filed in

the Central District?
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How would it be convenient for putative class members to maintain this case

in the Northern District, given the number of stores in Southern California?
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Does Plaintiffs’ offer to travel to the Central District to take the depositions

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of Trader Joe’s Rule 30(b)(6) witnesses extend to non-party witnesses residing in the

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Central District?

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4.

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At what point does a witness’s cost of travel become a “substantial

expense?”

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For Defendant

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1.

Is Defendant aware of any former Regional Vice Presidents, store Captains,

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or comparable former Trader Joe’s employees who participated in or executed the Refresh

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and who currently reside in Northern California?

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Is it Defendant’s position that this matter should proceed in the Central

District even if class certification is ultimately denied?
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At what point does a witness’s cost of travel become a “substantial

expense?”

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 07/29/15

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THELTON E. HENDERSON
United States District Judge

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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