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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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LA1 60144146.1 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Todd M. Schneider (SBN 158253) 

Guy B. Wallace (SBN 176151) 

Joshua G. Konecky (SBN 182897) 

Clint J. Brayton (SBN 192214) 

W.H. “Hank” Willson IV (SBN 233321) 

SCHNEIDER & WALLACE 

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 421-7100 

Facsimile: (415) 421-7105 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 

[Additional Counsel Listed on Last Page] 

Roman M. Silberfeld, Bar No. 62783 

David Martinez, Bar No. 193183 

Benjamin M. Weiss, Bar No. 223163 

ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & 

 CIRESI L.L.P. 

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3700 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3211 

Telephone: (310) 552-0130 

Facsimile: (310) 229-5800 

Attorneys for Defendant Best Buy Co., Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION/ OAKLAND DIVISION 

JASMEN HOLLOWAY, AMY GARCIA, 

CHERYL CHAPPEL, ERIC 

BLACKSHER, JESSICA TREAS, 

LAWRENCE SANTIAGO, JR., 

MUEMBO MUANZA, MAURICE 

CALHOUN, NICHOLAS DIXON and 

SUSAN MYERS-SNYDER, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

BEST BUY CO., INC., BEST BUY 

STORES L.P. 

Defendant. 

Case No. C 05-05056 PJH (MEJ) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING CERTAIN DATES

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WHEREAS, at the status conference for this case held on April 13, 2006, this Court set 

certain dates and deadlines; 

WHEREAS, the parties continued certain of those dates by stipulation and order on 

October 17, 2006; 

WHEREAS, a status conference in this case is currently set for May 31, 2007; 

WHEREAS, given the nature of the claims, the size and complexity of the case, and the 

volume of discovery completed and remaining, the parties agree that it is necessary to extend 

these dates by a short amount; 

WHEREAS, the parties informed the Court at the case management conference and in 

their joint case management conference statement that the deadlines set by the Court with respect 

to class certification and other matters may have to be continued depending upon the scope of 

discovery and the fact that a large number of responsive documents are held by third parties to 

whom Best Buy has outsourced some of its Human Resources and Information Systems 

functions; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs served their First Request for Production of Documents on March 

23, 2006 and Best Buy, after receiving an extension of time, timely responded on May 25, 2006; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have continued to serve additional requests for production, 

including a Fourth Request for Production served on September 13, 2006; 

WHEREAS, the nature of the Requests for Production require Best Buy to gather hard 

copy documents, electronic documents and e-mails from approximately 750 stores, 70 districts, 8 

territories/regions and the corporate headquarters dating from January 1, 2001 forward; 

WHEREAS, Best Buy has restored 44 backup tapes of electronic information that 

comprises over 75 gigabytes of materials. Due to the volume of these materials, Best Buy 

proposed using a keyword search method to separate relevant from irrelevant documents. In 

March 2007, the parties agreed upon a keyword list that encompasses almost 400 words or 

phrases, subject to cross-checking a sample of documents that are not called up on the keyword 

search, and subject to further keyword searches if plaintiffs deem necessary. Best Buy also 

searched store level electronic information comprising over 50 million files. Again, due to the 

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volume of the material and Best Buy’s belief that much of this material may be irrelevant, the 

parties engaged in discussions as to its handling. The parties agreed to a review of a random 

sample of 25 stores, plus the stores of the Named Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs’ counsel now needs to 

review this information, so that the parties can agree upon a procedure for the production of the 

electronic store level documents. Finally, Best Buy is in the process of completing its imaging of 

hard drives for approximately 280 custodians who may have responsive documents; 

WHEREAS, in conjunction with the production, Best Buy has already produced 

electronic personnel data for approximately 470,000 current and former Best Buy employees; 

applicant data from Unicru for over 3,500,000 applicants; and applicant data from Spherion for 

over 500,000 applicants. In addition, Best Buy has reviewed over ten million pages of hard copy 

and electronic documents and produced approximately two million pages, and continues a weekly 

production of approximately 200,000 pages. However, due to the large volume of documents 

requested by Plaintiffs and maintained by Best Buy, Best Buy has not yet completed production 

of documents responsive to Plaintiffs’ Requests. 

WHEREAS, both parties are diligently conducting as much discovery as possible, 

including (1) Best Buy has propounded, and each Plaintiff has responded to, one set of Requests 

for Production and two sets of Interrogatories; (2) Best Buy has deposed the Named Plaintiffs and 

is in the process of taking the depositions of the witnesses listed in Plaintiffs’ Rule 26 disclosures; 

(3) Plaintiffs have served a deposition notice for Best Buy in 27 separate areas pursuant to Rule 

30(b)(6); and (4) Plaintiffs have deposed 6 corporate representatives and another 9 are confirmed 

for the month of May; 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that certain dates, regarding document production 

and adding new claims, should be continued in a manner consistent with this Court’s original 

scheduling order in order to allow the parties to complete necessary discovery; 

WHEREAS, the parties will engage in mediation per the Court’s Order on June 20-21, 

2007; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that the Case Management Conference, currently set for 

May 31, 2007, would be more productive if held following the mediation; 

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WHEREAS, the parties will endeavor to adhere to the remainder of the current scheduling 

order regarding completion of 30(6)(b) depositions, the designation and discovery of experts, and 

the briefing and hearing on class certification, but may need to request a continuation of these 

dates as well if the volume of documents and/or witness schedules do not permit completion of 

the 30(6)(b) depositions by August, 2007. 

THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree, and request that the Court order, 

that the following dates should govern the further conduct of this action: 

1. Best Buy shall continue its rolling production of documents responsive to 

Plaintiffs’ First and Fourth Sets of Requests for Production of Documents (and any subsequent 

document requests). 

2. Best Buys’ document production shall be substantially complete by June 30, 2007. 

3. The parties shall engage in private ADR on June 20-21, 2007, and shall file a 

status statement re outcome of private ADR by August 2007. 

4. A Case Management Conference shall be held on July 12, 2007 at 2:30. 

5. Best Buy shall make witnesses available for 30(b)(6) depositions on a rolling basis 

as soon as is practicable after relevant documents have been produced, and in any event no later 

than August, 2007. 

6. Plaintiffs shall file any motion seeking leave to amend the complaint for any 

reason other than the addition of new named plaintiffs no later than August 13, 2007, unless Best 

Buy stipulates to a later amendment, or the Court grants leave for a later amendment. 

7. The following dates shall remain unchanged from the dates set forth in the October 

17, 2006 Stipulation and Order: 

8. Plaintiffs’ Expert Designations and Reports shall be due on October 1, 2007. 

9. Defendants’ Expert Designations and Reports shall be due on December 3, 2008. 

10. Plaintiffs’ Rebuttal Expert Reports shall be due on January 14, 2008. 

11. Defendants’ Rebuttal Expert Reports shall be due on February 15; 2008. 

12. Plaintiffs’ Motion for class certification shall be filed on March 12, 2008. 

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13. Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification shall be filed 

by May 7, 2008. 

14. Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief In Support Of Class Certification shall be filed by June 4, 

2008. 

15. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification will be held on June 25, 

2008, or at the Court’s convenience. 

The parties hereby stipulate, and request that the Court so order. 

DATED: April 30, 2007 ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 

By: /s/ Eve H. Cervantez 

Eve H. Cervantez 

Attorneys For Plaintiffs 

DATED: April 30, 2007 ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P. 

By: /s/ Roman M. Silberfeld 

Roman M. Silberfeld 

Attorneys for Defendant, BEST BUY STORES, 

L.P. (erroneously sued as BEST BUY CO., INC.) 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

 Pursuant to Stipulation, it is so ORDERED. 

DATED: _____________________ ________________________________________ 

 PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON 

 United States District Judge 

5/14/07

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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ATTESTATION

I hereby certify that for all conformed signatures indicated by a /s/ I have holographic 

signatures on file. 

DATED: April 30, 2007 By: /s/ David Martinez 

David Martinez 

ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P. 

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3700 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3211 

Telephone: 310-552-0130 

Facsimile: 310-229-5800 

Additional Plaintiffs’ Counsel

Kelly M. Dermody (SBN 171716) 

Daniel M. Hutchinson (SBN 239458) 

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN 

 & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

Eve H. Cervantez (SBN 164709) 

James M. Finberg (SBN 114850) 

ALTSHULER, BERZON LLP 

177 Post St., Suite 300 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Telephone: 415-421-7151 

Facsimile: 415-362-8064 

Bill Lann Lee 

LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER 

 & JACKSON, P.C. 

1330 Broadway 

Suite 1800 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: 510-839-6824 

Facsimile: 510-839-7839 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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