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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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4:19-CV-01519-HSG 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE ON 

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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

GREGORY W. KNOPP (SBN 237615) 

GARY M. MCLAUGHLIN (SBN 217832) 

VICTOR A. SALCEDO (SBN 317910) 

1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 600 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022 

Telephone: 310.229.1000 

Facsimile: 310.229.1001 

gknopp@akingump.com 

gmclaughlin@akingump.com 

vsalcedo@akingump.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Addus HealthCare, Inc. and 

Addus HomeCare Corporation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

MARY MOORE, individually, and on 

behalf of other members of the 

general public similarly situated;

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC., an 

unknown business entity; ADDUS 

HOMECARE, INC., an unknown 

business entity; and DOES 1 through 

100, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:19-CV-01519-HSG

[Assigned to Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.] 

CLASS ACTION 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE ON 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION, AND NON-EXPERT 

DISCOVERY CUT-OFF 

Date Action Filed: July 11, 2017 

First Am. Complaint Filed: March 21, 2019 

Date Removal Filed: March 22, 2019

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STIPULATION 

This stipulation is entered into by and among Plaintiff Mary Moore (“Plaintiff”) 

and Defendants Addus HealthCare, Inc. (“Addus”) and Addus HomeCare Corporation 

(“Addus HomeCare,” and erroneously identified in the First Amended Complaint as 

“Addus HomeCare, Inc.”) (collectively, “Defendants”), by and through their respective 

counsel, in light of the following facts: 

1. WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed her motion for class certification on March 12, 

2020, pursuant to the Court’s August 27, 2019 Order setting a class certification briefing 

and hearing schedule;

2. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s August 27, 2019 Order, Plaintiff’s 

motion for class certification is set for hearing on May 21, 2020;

3. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s August 27, 2019 Order, Defendants’ 

opposition to Plaintiff’s motion would otherwise be due by April 16, 2020;

4. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s August 27, 2019 Order, Plaintiff’s 

reply brief would otherwise be due by May 7, 2020;

5. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s August 27, 2019 Order, the non-expert 

discovery cut-off is May 14, 2020;

6. WHEREAS, Defendants were scheduled to take the deposition of named 

plaintiff and proposed class representative Mary Moore on March 26, 2020 in 

Sacramento, California, the county where Ms. Moore resides;

7. WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, Sacramento County urged compliance 

with Governor Gavin Newsom’s directives to address the need to slow down the spread 

of COVID-19, which prohibited all gatherings of any size;

8. WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued a stay at home 

order to slow the spread of COVID-19, which ordered all individuals living in 

California to stay at home;

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9. WHEREAS, the parties agree that an in-person deposition is not feasible at 

this time, and Plaintiff’s counsel does not believe that a remote deposition would allow 

them to properly prepare for and conduct the deposition. Further, Plaintiff works in the 

healthcare industry, which presents further challenges to scheduling her deposition at 

this time; 

10. WHEREAS, Defendants will need Plaintiff’s deposition in order to 

properly respond to the motion for class certification;

11. WHEREAS, in light of current circumstances surrounding COVID-19 and 

their impact on Defendants’ ability to take Plaintiff’s deposition at this time, the parties 

request a six-week extension of Defendants’ time to file their opposition to Plaintiff’s 

motion for class certification, for Plaintiff’s to file her reply, and the hearing date for 

Plaintiff’s motion, to May 28, 2020, June 18, 2020, and July 2, 2020 (or as soon 

thereafter as the Court’s calendar permits), respectively;

12. WHEREAS, should the Court continue the deadline for Defendants’ 

opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for class certification from April 16, 2020 to May 28, 

2020, the parties also request a six-week extension of the non-expert discovery cut-off, 

from May 14, 2020 to June 25, 2020. This extension is necessary to permit Plaintiff the 

opportunity to take the depositions of any witnesses who have submitted declarations in 

support of Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for class certification, or any 

other discovery necessary to prepare Plaintiff’s reply brief. If this Court were to 

continue Defendants’ opposition deadline to May 28 but not continue the May 14 nonexpert discovery cut-off, Plaintiff would not have the opportunity to review Defendants’ 

opposition and determine what additional discovery is needed to prepare her reply brief;

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13. WHEREAS, if circumstances have not changed after six weeks, the parties 

will re-evaluate whether a further continuance should be requested;

14. WHEREAS, this stipulation is made for good cause and not for the purpose 

of delay. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 25, 2020 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & 

FELD LLP

By /s/ Gary M. McLaughlin Gary M. McLaughlin** 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Addus HealthCare, Inc. and 

Addus HomeCare Corporation 

Dated: March 25, 2020 MARLIN & SALTZMAN, PC

LAWYERS for JUSTICE, PC

By /s/ Tatiana Avakian 

Tatiana Avakian 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Mary Moore 

**Pursuant to L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document 

has been obtained from each of the other signatories. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, good cause appearing, that: 

1. The deadline for Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for class 

certification is hereby continued six (6) weeks and is to be filed by May 28, 2020. 

2. The deadline for Plaintiff’s reply to Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s 

motion for class certification is hereby continued six (6) weeks and is to be filed by June 

18, 2020. 

3. The hearing date for Plaintiff’s motion for class certification is hereby 

continued from May 21, 2020 to July 2, 2020. 

4. The non-expert discovery cut-off is hereby continued from May 14, 2020 

to June 25, 2020. 

Dated: ________________, 2020 __________________________________ 

The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

3/26/2020 at 2:000 p.m.

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