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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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SECOND STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE; 

CASE NO. 3:16-cv-03411-HSG

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STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540)

EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH (SBN 218029)

PEDER J. V. THOREEN (SBN 217081)

MEREDITH A. JOHNSON (SBN 291018)

Altshuler Berzon LLP

177 Post Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, California 94108

Telephone: (415) 421-7151

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064

E-mail: sberzon@altber.com

 egoldsmith@altber.com pthoreen@altber.com

 mjohnson@altber.com

ROBERT J. BEZEMEK (SBN 058740)

DAVID CONWAY (SBN 253903)

Law Offices of Robert J. Bezemek

A Professional Corporation

The Latham Square Building

1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 936

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (510) 763-5690

Facsimile: (510) 763-4255

E-mail: rjbezemek@bezemeklaw.com dconway@bezemeklaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AFT LOCAL 2121, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ACCREDITING COMMISSION FOR 

COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, et al., 

Defendants.

CASE NO. 3:16-cv-03411-HSG

SECOND STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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SECOND STIPULATION REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint in San Francisco Superior Court 

on May 26, 2016, and Defendant Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges 

removed the action to this Court on June 17, 2016;

WHEREAS Altshuler Berzon LLP was first brought into this case as co-counsel for 

Plaintiffs on June 22, 2016, and its attorneys are still in the process of becoming familiar with the 

case;

WHEREAS Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss in this action on June 24, 2016;

WHEREAS the parties previously requested an adjustment of the briefing and hearing 

schedule on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, in part to enable the parties to meet and confer 

regarding Plaintiffs’ intention to file a Second Amended Complaint;

WHEREAS the Plaintiffs have requested additional time to prepare their intended proposed 

Second Amended Complaint and the Defendant has agreed to extend the requested additional time 

in order to receive and review the proposed Second Amended Complaint and to meet and confer 

regarding whether the parties can agree to stipulate to it being filed; 

WHEREAS if the parties stipulate to the filing of the Second Amended Complaint, they 

will avoid devoting further time and resources to litigating the Defendant’s pending Motion to 

Dismiss the First Amended Complaint;

WHEREAS the proposed briefing and hearing schedule set forth below is also necessary to 

accommodate Defendant’s counsel’s trial schedule in another matter;

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Plaintiffs’ Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss shall be due on August 11, 2016.

2. Defendant’s Reply shall be due on August 18, 2016.

3. Subject to Court approval, the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss shall be 

held on August 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is available on the Court’s calendar.

4. Plaintiffs shall provide the proposed Second Amended Complaint to Defendant no 

later than August 11, 2016, in order to determine whether the parties can stipulate to the filing of 

the Second Amended Complaint. If the parties stipulate to the filing of the Second Amended 

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Complaint, and Plaintiffs thereafter file the Second Amended Complaint pursuant to the 

stipulation, Defendant will promptly thereafter withdraw its Motion to Dismiss without prejudice 

to re-filing any motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, in order to avoid duplication of 

effort by the parties and the Court.

Dated: July 18, 2016 STEPHEN P. BERZON

EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH

PEDER J. V. THOREEN

MEREDITH A. JOHNSON

Altshuler Berzon LLP

ROBERT J. BEZEMEK

DAVID CONWAY

Law Offices of Robert J. Bezemek

By: s/ Peder J. V. Thoreen

 Peder J. V. Thoreen

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: July 18, 2016 KENNETH E. KELLER

THOMAS H. SLOAN, JR.

JENNIFER R. McGLONE

ETHAN I. JACOBS

Keller, Sloan, Roman & Holland LLP

LAURENCE W. KESSENICK

SCOTT C. KESSENICK

Kessenick, Gamma & Free LLP

By: s/ Kenneth E. Keller

Kenneth E. Keller

ORDER

Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. The hearing on Defendant’s Motion to 

Dismiss is set for September 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

Dated: July 19, 2016 _________________________________

United States District Judge

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