Brown et al v. Wal-Mart Store, Inc.

Filing 20

STIPULATION AND ORDER Granting Modification to ADR Deadline re 19 Stipulation. ENE Deadline set for 5/10/2010. Signed by Judge James Ware on 3/12/2010. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2010) Modified text on 3/12/2010 (ecg, COURT STAFF).

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DENNIS M. BROWN, Bar No. 126575 MARLENE S. MURACO, Bar No. 154240 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor San Jose, CA 95113.2303 Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail], [e-mail], Attorneys for Defendant WAL-MART STORES, INC. MATTHEW RIGHETTI, State Bar No. 121012 RIGHETTI LAW FIRM, P.C. 456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400 San Francisco, CA 94101 Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] KEVIN J. McINERNEY, State Bar No. 46941 McINERNEY & JONES 18124 Wedge Parkway #503 Reno, NV 89511 Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] JAMES F. CLAPP, State Bar No. 145814 MARITA MURPHY LAUINGER, State Bar No. 199242 DOSTART CLAPP GORDAN & COVENEY, LLP 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 970 San Diego, CA 92122 Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail], [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs NISHA BROWN and KATHY WILLIAMSON

18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 19 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 20 SAN JOSE DIVISION 21 22 23 Plaintiffs, 24 v. 25 26 27 28
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NISHA BROWN and KATHY WILLIAMSON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,

Case No. C09-03339-JW STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER MODIFYING ADR DEADLINE

WAL-MART STORES, INC., and DOES 1-50, inclusive, Defendants. Case No. C09-03339-JW

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Pursuant to Local ADR Rule 5-5 and Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs Nisha Brown and Kathy Williamson and Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (collectively, the "Parties), submit this Stipulation and Proposed Order to the Court: STIPULATION WHEREAS, On January 10, 2010, the Court issued an Order Selecting ADR Process in the above-entitled action ("Order"); WHEREAS, the Court's Order approved the stipulation between the Parties to participate in Early Neutral Evaluation (ADR L.R. 5), and set a deadline for the Parties to hold the ADR session within 90 days from the date of the order, or April 10, 2010; WHEREAS, the Parties were initially assigned to Evaluator Paul Garrison, but after receiving objections from Plaintiffs, the Court reassigned the matter to Evaluator Robert T. Fries on February 9, 2010; WHEREAS, the Parties and Evaluator Fries conducted an initial telephone conference to discuss scheduling on February 25, 2010; WHEREAS, the Parties are currently in the process of engaging in initial written discovery and depositions and the Parties agree that it would be more beneficial for evaluation purposes if the Parties completed the initial discovery and depositions prior to participating in an Early Neutral Evaluation; WHEREAS, subject to the Court's approval, the Parties have agreed to conduct the Early Neutral Evaluation on May 4, 2010; WHEREAS, the Parties have not previously requested any extensions of the deadlines set forth in the Court's Order; and WHEREAS, for good cause and to promote resolution of this matter and ensure a more productive Early Neutral Evaluation of this matter, the Parties jointly request an extension of 30 days to participate in an Early Neutral Evaluation; NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendant, through their respective undersigned counsel, stipulate and request that the Court approve the revised deadline of May 10, 2010 for the Parties to comply with the Order.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED. Dated: March 12, 2010

/s/ Marlene Muraco MARLENE MURACO LITTLER MENDELSON A Professional Corporation Attorneys for Defendant WAL-MART STORES, INC. Dated: March 12, 2010 /s/ Matthew Righetti MATTHEW RIGHETTI RIGHETTI LAW FIRM Attorneys for Plaintiffs NISHA BROWN and KATHY WILLIAMSON

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

March 12, 2010 Dated: __________________

_______________________________ Hon. James Ware United States District Court Judge

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