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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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1900 M ain Street, Suite 700 

Irvine, California 92614 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

(Case No. C08-01318 JSW) 

Charles B. Jellinek (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

BRYAN CAVE LLP

211 North Broadway, Suite 3600 

St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750 

Telephone: (314) 259-2000 

Facsimile: (314) 259-2020 

Email: cbjellinek@bryancave.com

Karen K. Cain (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

BRYAN CAVE LLP 

1200 Main Street, Suite 3500 

Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2100 

Telephone: (816) 374-3200 

Facsimile: (816) 374-3300 

Email: karen.cain@bryancave.com

Jesse E.M. Randolph (California Bar No. 221060) 

BRYAN CAVE LLP 

1900 Main Street, Suite 700 

Irvine, California 92614-7328 

Telephone: (949) 223-7000 

Facsimile: (949) 223-7100 

Email: jesse.randolph@bryancave.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

H&R BLOCK ENTERPRISES, INC.; 

H&R BLOCK TAX AND BUSINESS SERVICES, 

INC.; and H&R BLOCK TAX SERVICES, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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., H&R BLOCK TAX AND 

BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., H&R 

BLOCK TAX SERVICES, INC., H&R 

BLOCK ENTERPRISES, INC., and 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. C08-01318 JSW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

[Civil L.R. 16-2(e)] 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

(Case No. C08-01318 JSW) 

This Stipulation between Plaintiff Alice Williams (“Plaintiff”), on the one hand, and 

Defendants H&R Block Enterprises, Inc., H&R Block Tax and Business Services, Inc., 

and H&R Block Tax Services, Inc. (“Defendants”), on the other hand, is made with 

reference to the following facts: 

1. This action was initiated on January 17, 2008, in Alameda County Superior 

Court. Defendants removed the case to this Court on March 7, 2008. See Court Docket 

Entry # 1. In an Order dated March 17, 2008, this Court scheduled the parties’ initial Case 

Management Conference for July 11, 2008. See Court Docket Entry # 22. 

2. On April 7, 2008, Defendants filed a Motion to Strike portions of Plaintiff’s 

Complaint, pursuant to Rule 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Court 

Docket Entry # 25. On April 11, 2008, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Remand. See Court 

Docket Entry # 27. Pursuant to this Court’s Order dated April 14, 2008, the hearings on 

Defendants’ Motion to Strike and Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand originally were set for 

June 6, 2008. See Court Docket Entry # 31. 

3. On May 22, 2008, following the completion of briefing on both Defendants’ 

Motion to Strike and Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand, the Court continued the hearings on 

both motions to October 10, 2008, to permit the parties to conduct jurisdictional discovery 

related to particular issues raised by Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. See Court Docket 

Entry # 45. 

4. Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that it is premature, and would be neither 

prudent nor efficient, to address the various agenda items that are scheduled to be 

addressed during the Case Management Conference until the parties’ pending motions are 

decided by this Court. Therefore, Plaintiffs and Defendants request a continuance of the 

Case Management currently scheduled for July 11, 2008 to November 21, 2008, or to such 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

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other later date that is convenient for the Court. 

Dated: May 28, 2008 

SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL 

BRAYTON KONECKY LLP 

Todd M. Schneider 

Carolyn H. Cottrell 

W.H. “Hank” Willson, IV 

By: /s/ W.H. “Hank” Wilson, IV 

 W.H. “Hank” Willson, IV 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ALICE WILLIAMS 

Dated: May 28, 2008 BRYAN CAVE LLP 

Charles B. Jellinek 

Karen K. Cain 

Jesse E.M. Randolph 

By: /s/ Jesse E.M. Randolph 

 Jesse E.M. Randolph 

Attorneys for Defendants 

H&R BLOCK ENTERPRISES, INC.; H&R 

BLOCK TAX AND BUSINESS SERVICES, 

INC.; and H&R BLOCK TAX SERVICES, 

INC. 

ORDER

Based upon the foregoing, and finding good cause therefor, it is hereby ORDERED 

that: 

1. The Case Management Conference is continued to ____________________, 

at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 2 before the Honorable Jeffrey S. White. 

2. It is further ordered that the Joint Case Management Statement, addressing 

all agenda items listed in the Court’s Case Management Order, shall be filed by no later 

than _____________________. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ____________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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November 21, 2008 November 14, 2008 May 29, 2008

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