Rabin v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Filing 57

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 56 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Amend the Briefing Schedule on Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Vacate the Deadline on Plaintiffs' Conditional Certification Motion filed by Steve Rabin, John Chapman. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on December 7, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/7/2016)

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Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)
Katrina L. Eiland (Cal. Bar No. 275701)
Julia Rabinovich (Cal. Bar No. 290730)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
One Embarcadero Center, 38th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Adam T. Klein (admitted pro hac vice)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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[Additional counsel listed on next page]

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Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Emily Nicklin (admitted pro hac vice)
Gabor Balassa (admitted pro hac vice)
Christina Briesacher (admitted pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
300 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class and
Collective Members

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Attorneys for Defendant
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

STEVE RABIN and JOHN CHAPMAN, on behalf
of themselves, and all others similarly situated,

Case No. 3:16-cv-02276-JST
Hon. Jon S. Tigar

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP,
Defendant.

JOINT STIPULATION & [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO AMEND THE BRIEFING
SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE
PLEADINGS AND VACATE THE
DEADLINE ON PLAINTIFFS’
CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION
MOTION

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Daniel Kohrman (admitted pro hac vice)
Laurie McCann (admitted pro hac vice)
Dara Smith (admitted pro hac vice)
AARP FOUNDATION LITIGATION
601 E. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20049
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Jennifer L. Liu (Cal. Bar No. 279370)
THE LIU LAW FIRM, P.C.
1170 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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CASE NO. 3:16-CV-02276-JST
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(b), Plaintiffs Steven Rabin and John Chapman and

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Defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby stipulate as

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follows:

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WHEREAS, Defendant filed its Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, ECF No. 55, on
December 1, 2016 (“Pleadings Motion”);
WHEREAS, under the District’s normal scheduling rules, Plaintiffs’ deadline to respond is
currently set for December 15, 2016, and the hearing date is January 5, 2017;
WHEREAS, per the most recent telephonic Case Management Conference (“CMC”), the
Parties intend to file their joint discovery letter by the December 16, 2016 deadline (“Discovery
Letter”);
WHEREAS, in light of the ongoing briefing on the discovery dispute and the potential

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relevance of the Pleadings Motion to both the discovery dispute and the collective action

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certification question, the Parties request that the Court reset the Pleading Motion schedule and

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vacate the deadline for Plaintiffs’ conditional collective action certification motion (currently

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January 26, 2017), pending resolution of these matters; and

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WHEREAS, in light of the potential relevance of the Pleadings Motion to the Discovery
Letter, the Parties request that the Court consider resolution of the two matters together.
THEREFORE, the Parties, through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate to the
following:

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1. Plaintiffs’ response to Pleadings Motion shall be due January 13, 2017.

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2. PwC’s reply in support of its Pleadings Motion shall be due January 26, 2017.

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3. The hearing on the Pleadings Motion shall be set for February 9, 2017 or as soon

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thereafter as the Court may hear the Parties.
4. The deadline for Plaintiffs’ conditional collective action certification motion shall be
VACATED. The deadline shall be reset by the Court.

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CASE NO. 3:16-CV-02276-JST
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Dated: December 7, 2016

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/s/ Jahan C. Sagafi

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Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)
Katrina L. Eiland (Cal. Bar No. 275701)
Julia Rabinovich (Cal. Bar No. 290730)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
One Embarcadero Center, 38th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Adam T. Klein (admitted pro hac vice)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Daniel Kohrman (admitted pro hac vice)
Laurie McCann (admitted pro hac vice)
Dara Smith (admitted pro hac vice)
AARP FOUNDATION LITIGATION
601 E. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20049
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

/s/ Emily Nicklin
Emily Nicklin (pro hac vice)
Gabor Balassa (pro hac vice)
Christina Briesacher (pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
300 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Jennifer L. Liu (Cal. Bar No. 279370)
THE LIU LAW FIRM, P.C.
1170 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class
and Collective Members

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CASE NO. 3:16-CV-02276-JST
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ORDER
Pursuant to the Stipulation, it is so ORDERED.

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Dated: December 7, 2016

By:
The Honorable Jon S. Tigar
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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CASE NO. 3:16-CV-02276-JST
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ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL L.R. 5-1(i)(3)

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I, Jahan C. Sagafi, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this

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document. I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the

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signatories.

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Dated: December 7, 2016

By: /s/ Jahan C. Sagafi
Jahan C. Sagafi

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