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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER Granting Request to Modify ADR Deadline re 29 Stipulation. Signed by Judge James Ware on 5/4/2010. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2010)

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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 24 25 26 27 Defendants. 28
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NISHA BROWN and KATHY WILLIAMSON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., and DOES 1-50, inclusive,

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

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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 previously requested, and were granted an extension from April 10, 2010 to May 4, 2010 to conduct the ENE Conference; WHEREAS, the Parties are currently scheduled to conduct the ENE Conference on May 4, 2010; WHEREAS, after conducting some preliminary discovery, and following further discussions between counsel regarding the case, the legal issues and the factual basis for each Parties' respective position, the Parties agree that it would now be more appropriate and beneficial to the ultimate resolution of this matter to postpone conducing the ENE Conference until after class certification matters are decided by the Court; WHEREAS, following consultation with the ADR coordinator, the Parties agree that it would not be fruitful to proceed with the ENE Conference at this time, as there are many unresolved legal and factual issues relevant to the resolution of this case; WHEREAS, for good cause and to promote an efficient resolution of this matter at a more appropriate time in the proceedings, the Parties jointly request an extension to participate in an ENE Conference until after the Court issues an Order regarding Plaintiffs' request for class certification;
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NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendant, through their respective undersigned counsel, stipulate and request that the Court approve the revised deadline to participate in an ENE Conference until after the Court issues an Order regarding Plaintiffs' request for class certification.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. Dated: April 23, 2010

/s/ Marlene Muraco MARLENE MURACO LITTLER MENDELSON A Professional Corporation Attorneys for Defendant WAL-MART STORES, INC. Dated: April 23, 2010 /s/ Matthew Righetti MATTHEW RIGHETTI RIGHETTI LAW FIRM Attorneys for Plaintiffs NISHA BROWN and KATHY WILLIAMSON

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

May 4, 2010 Dated: __________________

_______________________________ Hon. James Ware United States District Court Judge

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