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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIP AND ORDER RE HRG. ON MOTS. FOR P.A. AND TO PART. STRIKE CLASS

FPDOCS 34476126.1 CASE NO. 4:17-CV-04915-HSG

JOHN T. MULLAN (SBN 221149) 

E-mail jtm@rezlaw.com 

CHAYA M. MANDELBAUM (SBN 239084) 

E-mail cmm@rezlaw.com 

MEGHAN F. LOISEL (SBN 291400) 

E-mail mfl@rezlaw.com 

RUDY, EXELROD, ZIEFF & LOWE, LLP 

351 California Street, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

T: (415) 434-9800 / F: (415) 434-0513 

JAMES M. FINBERG (SBN 114850) 

E-mail jfinberg@altshulerberzon.com 

EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH (SBN 218029) 

E-mail egoldsmith@altshulerberzon.com 

MEREDITH A. JOHNSON (SBN 291018) 

E-mail mjohnson@altshulerberzon.com 

ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 

177 Post Street, Suite 300 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

T: (415) 421-7151 / F: (415) 362-8064 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, DAVID MCDONALD, 

on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND DIVISION 

DAVID MCDONALD, on behalf of himself 

and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CP OPCO, LLC, dba CLASSIC PARTY 

RENTALS; INSPERITY PEO SERVICES, 

L.P; APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 

LLC; APOLLO CENTRE STREET 

PARTNERSHIP, L.P.; APOLLO 

FRANKLIN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.; 

APOLLO CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FUND 

III AIV I LP; APOLLO SK STRATEGIC 

INVESTMENTS, L.P.; APOLLO SPECIAL 

OPPORTUNITIES MANAGED 

ACCOUNT, L.P.; APOLLO ZEUS 

STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, L.P.; and 

DOES 1-20, 

Defendants. /

Case No. CV 4:17-cv-04915-HSG

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING HEARING ON MOTIONS 

FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL AND TO 

PARTIALLY STRIKE CLASS CLAIMS 

Date: September 20, 2018

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Place: Courtroom 2, 4th 

Floor

Judge: Hon. Haywood S. 

Gilliam

Complaint Filed: August 23, 2017

Trial Date: June 24, 2019

Attorneys for Defendants on following page.

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STIP AND ORDER RE HRG. ON MOTS. FOR P.A. AND TO PART. STRIKE CLASS

FPDOCS 34476126.1 CASE NO. 4:17-CV-04915-HSG

MARK JACOBS, SBN 208945 

mjacobs@fisherphillips.com 

CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN, SBN 239089 

cahearn@fisherphillips.com 

FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP 

2050 Main Street, Suite 1000 

Irvine, California 92614 

Telephone: (949) 851-2424 

Facsimile: (949) 851-0152 

Attorneys for Defendant INSPERITY PEO SERVICES, L.P. 

MICHELLE C. DOOLIN (179445) 

mdoolin@cooley.com 

SUMMER J. WYNN (240005) 

swynn@cooley.com 

COOLEY LLP 

4401 Eastgate Mall 

San Diego, CA 21010 

Telephone: (858) 550-6000 

Facsimile: (858) 550-6420 

ANDREW J. EHRLICH 

aehrlich@paulweiss.com 

GREGORY F. LAUFER 

glaufer@paulweiss.com 

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & 

GARRISON LLP 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York City, NY 10019-6064 

Telephone: (212) 373-3000 

Attorneys for Defendant, APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 

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STIP AND ORDER RE HRG. ON MOTS. FOR P.A. AND TO PART. STRIKE CLASS

FPDOCS 34476126.1 CASE NO. CV 4:17-CV-04915-HSG 

Plaintiff David McDonald (hereinafter, “Plaintiff”), Defendant Insperity PEO Services, 

L.P. (“Insperity”), Defendant Apollo Global Management, LLC, Defendant Apollo Centre Street 

Partnership, L.P.; Defendant Apollo Franklin Partnership, L.P.; Defendant Apollo Credit 

Opportunity Fund III AIV I LP; Defendant Apollo SK Strategic Investments, L.P.; Defendant 

Apollo Special Opportunities Managed Account, L.P.; and Defendant Apollo Zeus Strategic 

Investments, L.P. (hereinafter collectively, the “Apollo Defendants”) (hereinafter collectively, the 

“Parties”) hereby stipulate as follows. 

WHEREAS, on August 9, 2018, Plaintiff filed a “Motion for Preliminary Approval of 

Class Action Settlement” (ECF Nos. 105 to 105-7) (hereinafter, the “Preliminary Approval 

Motion”); 

WHEREAS, on August 10, 2018, Insperity filed a “Preemptive Motion to Deny 

Certification of Portion of Class Alleged” (ECF Nos. 108 to 108-5); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s Order of August 10, 2018 (ECF No. 106), the 

Preliminary Approval Motion and the Preemptive Motion to Deny Certification of Portion of 

Class Alleged are set to be heard on September 20, 2018; 

WHEREAS, the undersigned counsel for Insperity have conflicts with the September 20, 

2018 date that they have not been able to resolve (previously scheduled deposition and 

mediation); 

WHEREAS, both such motions are unopposed. 

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STIP AND ORDER RE HRG. ON MOTS. FOR P.A. AND TO PART. STRIKE CLASS

FPDOCS 34476126.1 CASE NO. CV 4:17-CV-04915-HSG 

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate that the hearings on such motions should be 

continued to October 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., or such other date as may be convenient for the Court. 

Dated: September 6, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

RUDY, EXELROD, ZIEFF & LOWE, L.L.P. 

ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 

By: /s/ John T. Mullan

 JOHN T. MULLAN 

CHAYA M. MANDELBAUM 

MEGHAN F. LOISEL 

ALTSHULER BERZON 

JAMES M. FINBERG 

EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH 

MEREDITH A. JOHNSON 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DAVID MCDONALD, on behalf of 

himself and all others similarly situated

Dated: September 6, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & 

GARRISON LLP 

COOLEY LLP 

By: /s/ Andrew J. Ehrlich

 ANDREW J. EHRLICH (appearing pro 

hac vice) 

GREGORY F. LAUFER (appearing pro 

hac vice) 

COOLEY LLP 

MICHELLE C. DOOLIN 

SUMMER J. WYNN 

Attorneys for Defendant 

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 

LLC 

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STIP AND ORDER RE HRG. ON MOTS. FOR P.A. AND TO PART. STRIKE CLASS

FPDOCS 34476126.1 CASE NO. CV 4:17-CV-04915-HSG 

Dated: September 10, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP 

By: /s/ Christopher M. Ahearn 

MARK JACOBS 

CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN 

Attorneys for Defendant 

INSPERITY PEO SERVICES, L.P. 

ECF ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the other signatories thereto. 

Executed this 10th day of September, 2018, at Costa Mesa, California. 

 /s/ Christopher M. Ahearn 

 Christopher M. Ahearn 

ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, based on the foregoing stipulation, the hearings on 

Insperity’s “Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement” and on Plaintiff’s 

“Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement” are continued to October 4, 2018 

at 2:00 p.m. 

DATED: September 11, 2018 

HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

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