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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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CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

CV 11-01729 EMC

Craig M. Collins (Bar No. 151582)

Blum Collins, LLP

707 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 4880

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Telephone: 213.572.0400

Facsimile: 213.572.0401

E-Mail: collins@blumcollins.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

VIRGINIA THOMAS, ET AL.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VIRGINIA THOMAS, GAIL ADAMS, 

RODERICK CASEY, SANDRA DEAN, 

MARCUS HILL, KIMYA HOGARTH, 

DEREK HOVER, LINDA JACKSON, 

MICHAEL K. JACKSON, ALICIA LEWIS, 

LONDON MCCLOUD, NICOLE MILNE, 

SHELLY PARKER, MACHELLE PROCTER, 

DEAN SAUDER, MATTHEW STEPHAN, 

DESMOND STRASSER-KING, each 

individually and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated and the general public,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

HOWREY LLP, a District of Columbia limited 

liability partnership, and DOES 1-500,

Defendants.

Case No. CV 11-01729 EMC

PLAINTIFFS’ CASE MANAGEMENT 

STATEMENT

Date: April 21, 2016

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Dept.: Courtroom 5, 17th Floor

Plaintiffs, Virginia Thomas, et al. (“Thomas”), by and through their undersigned counsel, 

hereby submit their case management statement in advance of the case management conference 

scheduled for April 21, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5.

; ORDER

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CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

2 CV 11-01729 EMC

This case remains pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of 

California (In re Howrey, LLP, Case No. 11-31376-DM). On October 19, 2015, the Chapter 11 

Trustee and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors filed a Joint Motion to Convert the 

Bankruptcy Case to Chapter 7 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 1112(B). The Chapter 11 Trustee Allan 

Diamond suspended settlement negotiations with plaintiffs while he moved to be appointed as the 

Chapter 7 Trustee.

The Bankruptcy Court ordered the Chapter 7 conversion to take place on December 1, 2015, 

and granted Mr. Diamond’s motion to be appointed as the Chapter 7 Trustee. Plaintiffs will seek to 

resume negotiation with Mr. Diamond as the Chapter 7 Trustee. 

In light of the pending bankruptcy stay, Thomas asks the Court to stay the current Case 

Management Conference scheduled for April 21, 2016, and reschedule it to a date after the 

bankruptcy stay has lifted or an alternative date selected by the Court. 

FOR PLAINTIFF VIRGINIA THOMAS, ET AL.

Dated: April 15, 2016 By/s/ Craig M. Collins 

Craig M. Collins

Blum Collins, LLP

IT IS SO ORDERED that the further CMC is reset from 4/21/16 to 8/25/16 at 

10:30 a.m. An updated joint CMC Statement shall be filed by 8/18/16. 

____________________________ 

Edward M. Chen 

U. S. District Judge

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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