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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALICE WILLIAMS, on behalf of herself, and

on behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

 v.

H&R BLOCK FINANCIAL ADVISORS,

INC., et al.

Defendants. /

No. C 08-01318 JSW

ORDER CONTINUING HEARING

DATE

The Court HEREBY CONTINUES the hearing on Plaintiff’s motion to remand and

Defendants’ motion to strike to October 10, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. The Court FURTHER ORDERS

that the parties are authorized to engage in limited discovery during this time period regarding

(1) the citizenship of members of the proposed class and (2) whether H&R Block Financial

Advisors, Inc., H&R Block Tax and Business Services, Inc. and H&R Block Tax Services, Inc.

would be directly or vicariously liable if the allegations of the complaint were true. Based on

such discovery, the parties may supplement their briefs relating to Plaintiff’s motion to remand. 

Specifically, the parties shall address whether Plaintiff has met her burden to demonstrate

whether two-thirds or one-third of the members of the proposed class are citizens of California

and whether H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc., H&R Block Tax and Business Services, Inc.

and H&R Block Tax Services, Inc are primary defendants. 

Plaintiff may file a supplemental brief of no more than ten pages by no later than August

29, 2008. Defendants may file a supplemental opposition of no more than ten pages by no later

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United States District Court

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than September 12, 2008. Plaintiff may file a supplemental reply of no more than seven pages

by no later than September 19, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2008 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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