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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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COHEN MILSTEIN 

SELLERS & TOLL 

PLLC 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

WASHINGTON

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE CASE MANAGEMENT AND 

CLASS CERTIFICATION 

CASE NO. C-01-2252- CRB 

Brad Seligman (SBN 083838)

 bseligman@impactfund.org

Jocelyn D. Larkin (SBN 110817) 

 jlarkin@impactfund.org 

THE IMPACT FUND 

125 University Avenue 

Berkeley, CA 94710 

Telephone: 510.845.3473 

Facsimile: 510.845.3654 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Joseph M. Sellers

 jsellers@cohenmilstein.com 

COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC 

West Tower, Suite 500 

1100 New York Avenue 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: 202.408.4600 

Facsimile: 202.408.4699 

THEODORE J. BOUTROUS, JR., SBN 132099 

 tboutrous@gibsondunn.com

CATHERINE A. CONWAY, SBN 98366 

 cconway@gibsondunn.com 

MICHELE L. MARYOTT, SBN 191993 

 mmaryott@gibsondunn.com

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

333 South Grand Avenue 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197 

Telephone: 213.229.7000 

Facsimile: 213.229.7520 

Attorneys for Defendant WAL-MART STORES, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BETTY DUKES, PATRICIA SURGESON, DEBORAH 

GUNTER, CHRISTINE KWAPNOSKI, and EDITH 

ARANA, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

WAL-MART STORES, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. C-01-2252-CRB

STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND 

CLASS CERTIFICATION 

Hon. Judge Charles R. Breyer 

Courtroom: 6 – 17th Fl. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLASS 

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CASE NO. C-01-2252- CRB 

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1. WHEREAS, on September 21, 2012, the Court entered an Order that, among other 

things, directed plaintiffs to file their motion for class certification by January 11, 2013. Dkt. 

812. On October 24, 2012, the parties filed a joint Case Management Statement informing the 

Court that plaintiffs wished to seek a three-month extension of this deadline to April 11, 2013 and 

that Wal-Mart would not oppose this request. Dkt. 816. At the October 26, 2012 Case 

Management Conference, the Court agreed to this extension and asked the parties to file a 

stipulation to that effect. See Dkt. 817. 

2. WHEREAS, plaintiffs wish to seek an extension of the deadline for responding to WalMart’s discovery requests, which Wal-Mart does not oppose provided that the parties’ 

supplemental disclosures are made in a timely fashion. 

THEREFORE, plaintiffs and Wal-Mart stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. The schedule for briefing plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification shall be modified 

as follows: 

a. Plaintiffs will file their Motion and any expert report(s) no later than April 11, 

2013. 

b. Wal-Mart will file its Opposition and any expert report(s) no later than May 

31, 2013. 

c. Plaintiffs may file their optional Reply and any rebuttal expert report(s) no 

later than June 25, 2013. 

d. Plaintiffs’ reserve the right to seek extension of this deadline for good cause, 

including delay in production of discovery. 

2. The parties agree to the following with respect to class discovery: 

a. Plaintiffs shall respond to Wal-Mart’s pending discovery requests no later than 

January 9, 2013. 

b. Wal-Mart shall substantially complete its production in response to Plaintiffs’ 

pending discovery requests by January 9, 2013. In the event production is not 

completed by January 9, 2013, Wal-Mart shall identify what production 

remains and provide a schedule for production of the remainder. 

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c. The parties shall exchange supplemental disclosures no later than January 31, 

2013. 

d. All discovery requests and responses shall be served, if feasible, electronically 

in both Word and PDF format. 

Dated: December 20, 2012 

By:__/s/ Brad Seligman____ 

 Brad Seligman 

 THE IMPACT FUND 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 Dated: December 20, 2012 

By:_/s/ Catherine Conway___ 

 Catherine Conway 

 GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated the _______ of ________, ________ ___________________________ 

 Judge Charles R. Breyer 

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3rd Jan 2013

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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