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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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JOINT STIP. FOR A 30-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW MOT. FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND 

REQUEST TO VACATE CMC AND [PROPOSED ORDER] 

Case No.: 3:12-cv-05524-JST/MEJ 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

William T. Payne (SBN 90988) 

Ellen M. Doyle (Pro Hac Vice) 

Edward J. Feinstein (Pro Hac Vice) 

FEINSTEIN DOYLE PAYNE 

& KRAVEC, LLC 

429 Forbes Avenue, 17th Floor 

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 

412-281-8400 (T), 412-281-1007 (F) 

wpayne@stemberfeinstein.com 

edoyle@stemberfeinstein.com 

efeinstein@stemberfeinstein.com 

Mark A. Potashnick (Pro Hac Vice) 

WEINHAUS & POTASHNICK 

11500 Olive Blvd., Suite 133 

St. Louis, MO 63141 

314-997-9150 (T), 314-997-9170 (F) 

markp@wp-attorney.com 

Ira Spiro (SBN 67641) 

Jennifer Connor (SBN 241480) 

SPIRO LAW CORP. 

11377 W. Olympic Blvd., 5th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 89064 

310-235-2350 (T), 310-235-2351 (F) 

ira@spirolawcorp.com 

jennifer@spirolawcorp.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CHRISTOPHER OTEY, MARY GRETH & 

THE CONDITIONALLY CERTIFIED FLSA 

COLLECTIVE ACTION CLASS 

Tracy Thompson (SBN 88173) 

 tt@millerlawgroup.com 

M. Michael Cole (SBN 235538) 

 mmc@millerlawgroup.com 

MILLER LAW GROUP 

A Professional Corporation 

111 Sutter Street, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel. (415) 464-4300 

Fax (415) 464-4336 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD, 

and CHRIS VAN PELT 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CHRISTOPHER OTEY & MARY GRETH, on 

behalf of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD 

AND CHRIS VAN PELT, 

 Defendant(s). 

 Case No.: 3:12-cv-05524-JST/MEJ 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR A 30-DAY 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW 

MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL 

AND REQUEST TO VACATE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

[PROPOSED ORDER] 

Complaint filed: October 26, 2012 

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JOINT STIP. FOR A 30-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW MOT. FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

 Plaintiffs CHRISTOPHER OTEY and MARY GRETH (“Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD, and CHRIS VAN PELT 

(“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby enter into the following Joint 

Stipulation for a 30-Day Extension of Time to File New Motion for Settlement Approval. 

Specifically, by and through this Stipulation, the parties request that the Court continue the 

parties’ deadline for filing a renewed motion for settlement approval, up to and including 

March 18, 2015. 

STIPULATION 

1. On December 16, 2014, this Court denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of 

Proposed Settlement without prejudice. (Doc. 210.) 

2. In that Order, the Court permitted the Plaintiffs to file a new motion for 

settlement approval by February 16, 2015. Id. 

3. The Court further stated in its Order that if Plaintiffs file a new motion for 

settlement approval by February 16, 2015, they may also request that the Court vacate the 

Case Management Conference, set for March 11, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. 

4. The parties have been in regular discussion with regard to negotiating the 

terms of a new settlement agreement, and have been working diligently together in an effort 

to address the concerns expressed by the Court in the December 16, 2014, Order. The 

parties are committed to making a further attempt to reach agreement that will address all of 

the Court’s concerns and, thereafter, to seeking the Court’s approval of the revised 

agreement. Progress has been made on a number of issues; for example, the parties are in 

agreement to remove the provision for reversion, and are exploring options for the handling 

of any unclaimed funds. However, discussions are still in process, and no final agreement 

has yet been reached. For these reasons, the parties believe they would benefit from a 30-

day extension in which to complete their negotiations and to prepare their papers in support 

of approval. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the deadline for submission 

be extended to March 18, 2015; that the March 11, 2015, and date currently set for the 

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JOINT STIP. FOR A 30-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW MOT. FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

Case Management Conference be vacated; and that a Case Management Conference be 

set for a date in April. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: February 12, 2015 Dated: February 12, 2015 

WEINHAUS & POTASHNICK MILLER LAW GROUP 

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Mark A. Potashnick By: /s/ Tracy Thompson 

Mark Potashnick 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CHRISTOPHER OTEY, MARY GRETH 

and the conditionally FLSA collective 

action class 

Tracy Thompson 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS 

BIEWALD, and CHRIS VAN PELT 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Good cause appearing, the foregoing Joint Stipulation for a 30-Day Extension 

of Time to File New Motion for Settlement Approval is hereby approved, and it is hereby 

ordered that: 

1. Plaintiffs may file a new motion for settlement approval by March 18, 2015; 

2. The Case Management Conference currently set for March 11, 2015 is 

vacated; 

3. In the event Plaintiffs do not file a motion by March 18, 2015, a Case 

Management Conference is set for ________________, 2015 at_________. 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: 

 

 HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

April 8 2:00p.m. February 13, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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