Alkhamaisi et al v. Katmai Health Servces, LLC et al

Filing 28

ORDER Granting 27 Joint Motion to Extend Class Certification Deadline. Plaintiffs' motion(s) for class certification and for conditional certification of collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act must be filed on or before 12/11/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal on 11/07/2018. (ajs)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Raof Alkhamaisi, individually and on
behalf of all other similarly situated
employees; and Salah Salea, individually
and on behalf of all other similarly
situated employees,

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ORDER ON JOINT MOTION TO
EXTEND CLASS CERTIFICATION
DEADLINE

Plaintiffs,

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Case No.: 18-cv-00115-WQH-BGS

[ECF No. 27]

v.
Katmai Health Services, LLC; Katmai
Government Services, LLC; and Does 1
through 25,
Defendants.

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On November 2, 2018, Plaintiffs Raof Alkhamaisi and Salah Salea and Defendants

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Katmai Health Services, LLC; Katmai Government Services, LLC (collectively, “the

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Parties”) filed a Joint Motion to Extend Class Certification Deadline as the parties have

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mediation scheduled for November 30, 2018 with Michael Loeb of JAMS. (ECF No. 27.)

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Currently, the deadline to file a motion for class certification is November 13, 2018. (ECF

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No. 26 at 3.)

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The parties have “preliminarily agreed to attempt to resolve all Plaintiffs’ claims on

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a class-wide basis and, in the event of the settlement, the Parties intend to stipulate to a
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class certification order.” (Id. at 4.) They intend to “focus their time and energy on

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mediation and settlement efforts” and request that the November 13, 2018 deadline for

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Plaintiffs to file a class certification motion be extended until December 11, 2018. (Id.)

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Accordingly, good cause appearing, the Joint Motion to Extend Class Certification

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Deadline (ECF No. 27) is GRANTED. Plaintiffs’ motion(s) for class certification and for

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conditional certification of collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act must be

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filed on or before December 11, 2018. Counsel for the moving party must obtain a motion

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hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. The period of time

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between the date you request a motion date and the hearing date may vary from one district

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judge to another. Failure to make a timely request for a motion date may result in the

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motion not being heard.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 7, 2018

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