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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 29:206 Collect Unpaid Wages

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO 

CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

David J. Cooper, SBN 47615

Vanessa Franco Chavez, SBN 266724

KLEIN, DENATALE, GOLDNER,

COOPER, ROSENLIEB & KIMBALL, LLP

4550 California Ave., Second Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93309

Telephone: 661-395-1000

Facsimile: 661-326-0418

Email: dcooper@kleinlaw.com

vchavez@kleinlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

STEPHEN HALE and O’BRIAN RANGEL 

Individually, on Behalf of Themselves, and All 

Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING 

(CALIFORNIA) INC. and ENSIGN UNITED 

STATES DRILLING, INC.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01042-JLT

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS

CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

(Doc. 41)

This Stipulation is made by and between Plaintiffs STEPHEN HALE and O’BRIAN 

RANGEL (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING 

(CALIFORNIA), INC. and ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC. (collectively 

“Defendants”) through their attorneys of record in this case, with reference to the following facts:

1. On July 7, 2015, Plaintiffs filed this putative class action alleging violations of the 

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”), codified at 29 U.S.C. § 

2101 et seq. and California Labor Code § 1400 et seq. (“Cal-WARN Act”);

2. Defendants Ensign United States Drilling, Inc. and Ensign United States Drilling 

(California), Inc. answered the Complaint on September 2, 2015;

3. On January 14, 2016, Plaintiffs served Defendant Ensign United States Drilling 

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(California), Inc. with Plaintiffs’ First Request for Production of Documents;

4. On April 18, 2016, the Parties filed a Stipulation to dismiss Defendant Ensign 

Energy Services, Inc. without prejudice;

5. On April 21, 2016, the Court issued a Scheduling Order following the Initial 

Scheduling Conference on April 20, 2016, in which the Court:

a. Ordered Defendants to file the motion for summary judgment discussed at the 

Initial Scheduling Conference no later than May 13, 2016, along with a joint 

statement of undisputed facts;

b. Set two status conferences on July 7, 2016 and on January 13, 2017 and 

ordered the parties to file a joint status conference report one week before each

conference;

c. Specified that the joint statement shall outline the discovery that has been 

completed and that which needs to be completed related to the motion for 

summary judgment as well as any impediments to complying with the 

deadlines set forth in this order; and

d. Ordered the parties to file any motions or stipulations to amend the case 

schedule at least one week before the deadline the parties sought to extend; 

6. Pursuant to stipulation and consistent with the Court’s April 21, 2016 Scheduling 

Order:

a. The Parties worked together to finalize a joint statement of undisputed facts;

b. On May 13, 2016, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment and joint 

statement of undisputed facts. Hearing on such motion is scheduled, per 

stipulation, for November 15, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5 before the 

Honorable Dale A. Drozd, United States District Court Judge;

c. On June 24, 2016, the Parties filed a stipulated protective order;

d. On June 20, 2016, Defendants commenced discovery limited to the issues 

raised in the motion for summary judgment;

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e. The Parties have continued to meet and confer regarding the subject matter and 

scope of discovery, which Defendants have been producing on a rolling 

weekly basis;

7. The Parties agree that Defendants’ production of documents is taking longer than 

expected and that they would benefit from additional time to meet and confer regarding the 

appropriate scope of discovery and, if needed, to narrow the scope of discovery disputes that 

cannot be resolved informally and without the Court’s involvement; 

8. The Parties anticipate they will need to jointly move to postpone the hearing on 

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment in order to complete discovery related to that motion, 

but that, given discovery is in its initial phase and that additional time is needed to confer 

regarding potential discovery disputes, it is too early to determine whether the hearing date should 

be adjusted;

9. Consequently, the Parties agree that a status conference to address discovery and 

motion schedule is premature;

10. For the foregoing reasons, the Parties jointly request that the June 7, 2016 status 

conference be continued to August 17, 2016;

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and jointly request that the Court continue the 

July 7, 2016 Status Conference until August 17, 2016, or as soon thereafter as the Court’s 

calendar permits. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 30, 2016

By:

Respectfully submitted,

KLEIN, DENATALE, GOLDNER

COOPER, ROSENLIEB & KIMBALL, LLP

__/S/______________________________

VANESSA FRANCO CHAVEZ

Attorneys for Defendants 

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Dated: June 30, 2016

By:

Respectfully submitted,

LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP

AS AUTHOIZED ON 6/30/16

_/S/_______________________________

CHRISTOPHER J. KUPKA

Attorneys for Plaintiffs STEPHEN HALE 

and O’BRIAN RANGEL

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ORDER

Based on the Stipulation to Continue the July 7, 2016 Status Conference submitted by the 

parties, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby orders that:

1. The July 7, 2016 status conference, and all deadlines related thereto, are vacated. 

2. The Status Conference is continued to August 15, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

3. The parties shall file a joint status report at least one week before the status 

conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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