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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

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JOSEPH C. LIBURT (STATE BAR NO. 155507)

jliburt@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

1000 Marsh Road

Menlo Park CA 94025

Telephone: +1 650 614 7400

Facsimile: +1 650 614 7401

KATIE E. BRISCOE (STATE BAR NO. 287629)

kbriscoe@orrick.com

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

400 Capitol Mall

Suite 3000

Sacramento, CA 95814-4497

Telephone: +1 916 447 9200

Facsimile: +1 916 329 4900

ANNIE H. CHEN (STATE BAR NO. 292032)

annie.chen@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

355 South Grand Avenue

Suite 2700

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: +1 213 629 2020

Facsimile: +1 213 612 2499

LAUREN R. LEIBOVITCH (STATE BAR NO. 323230)

lleibovitch@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

631 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2C

Santa Monica, California 90401

Telephone: +1 310 633 2800

Facsimile: +1 310 633 3849

Attorneys for Defendant

US FOODS, INC.

Additional Counsel Listed Below Caption

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN THOMAS ATTEBERY on behalf of

himself and others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

US FOODS, INC. d/b/a/ US FOODSERVICE, 

INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

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JAMES HAWKINS APLC

James R. Hawkins (SBN 192925)

Isandra Y. Fernandez (SBN 220482)

Anthony L. Draper (SBN 344391)

Lance Dacre (SBN 190305)

9880 Research Drive, Suite 200

Irvine, CA 92618

Tel.: (949) 387-7200

Fax: (949) 387-6676

Email: isandra@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Email: anthony@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Email: lance@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Email: staff@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

STEVEN THOMAS ATTEBERY

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The Stipulation is entered into by Plaintiff Steven Thomas Attebery and Defendant US 

Foods, Inc., through their respective attorneys of record. 

1. On October 21, 2022, the Court set a Mandatory Scheduling Conference for 

January 25, 2023 (Dkt. No. 3).

2. On October 27, 2022, US Foods filed its Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay the Action 

on the grounds that Plaintiff’s action is subsumed by two earlier-filed California wage-and-hour 

class action lawsuits against US Foods and Plaintiff’s only non-duplicative claim for alleged 

violations under Labor Code section 204 and 210 fails to state a claim (Dkt. No. 5).

3. On November 10, 2022, Plaintiff filed his Motion to Remand the case on the 

grounds that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 

2005 (Dkt. No. 7).

4. On December 21, 2022, the Court continued the January 25, 2023 Scheduling 

Conference to May 25, 2023 due to the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay and Motion to 

Remand (Dkt. No. 11).

5. On May 4, 2023, the Court continued the May 25, 2023 Scheduling Conference to 

August 30, 2023 due to the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay and Motion to Remand (Dkt. 

No. 13).

6. On July 18, 2023, the Court continued the August 30, 2023 Scheduling 

Conference to January 9, 2024, and then to May 9, 2024 due to the pending Motion to Dismiss 

and/or Stay and Motion to Remand (Dkt. Nos. 14 and 16).

7. On February 28, 2024, the Court issued its Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to 

Remand (Dkt. No. 17). 

8. On March 11, 2024, the Court issued its Order Granting in Part Defendant’s 

Motion to Dismiss and Directing the Parties to File a Joint Statement Regarding the State Court 

Proceedings (Dkt. No. 18). In its Order, the Court: (a) dismissed Plaintiff’s fifth cause of action 

for violation of California Labor Code § 204; (b) held in abeyance the question of whether the 

Colorado River doctrine applies; and (c) required the parties to file a joint report addressing the 

res judicata effect of development in the related state cases, whether the Court should proceed to 

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resolve the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay, and/or continue to hold it in abeyance, and 

whether alternative motions practice will be required. Id.

9. On March 22, 2024, the Parties filed a joint statement agreeing that final judgment 

on the merits in the earlier-filed state court class actions will have a preclusive effect on this 

Action (Dkt. No. 19). The Parties agreed that the Court should continue to hold US Food’s 

Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay in abeyance pending the settlement approval process in one of the 

earlier-filed, duplicative state court matters Hawkins v. US Foods, Inc., Orange County Superior 

Court Case No. 30-2021-01197275 (the “Hawkins” action). Id. The Parties also agreed that they 

do not currently anticipate alternative motion practice. Id. 

10. On April 24, 2024, upon stipulation by the Parties, the Court continued the 

Scheduling Conference to January 9, 2025 (Dkt. No. 20).

11. The parties in the Hawkins action are in the process of obtaining preliminary 

approval of the class and PAGA settlement agreement. A hearing on plaintiff’s motion for 

preliminary approval is scheduled for January 10, 2025.

12. Therefore, the Parties have agreed, subject to approval of the Court, to continue 

the Scheduling Conference approximately one hundred and eighty (180) days, to July 8, 2025, or 

the Court’s next available date thereafter; and

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiff and US Foods that the 

January 9, 2025 Scheduling Conference be continued to July 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 8 

before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 2, 2025 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Dated: December 31, 2024 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

By: /s/ Lauren Leibovitch

JOSEPH C. LIBURT

KATIE E. BRISCOE

ANNIE H. CHEN

LAUREN LEIBOVITCH

Attorneys for Defendant

US FOODS, INC.

Dated: December 31, 2024 JAMES HAWKINS APLC

By: /s/ Anthony L. Draper (as authorized on 12/30/24)

JAMES R. HAWKINS

ISANDRA Y. FERNANDEZ

KACEY E. COOK

ANTHONY L. DRAPER

LANCE DACRE

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

STEVEN THOMAS ATTEBERY

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ORDER

Plaintiff Steven Thomas Attebery and Defendant US Foods, Inc. (collectively the 

“Parties”), through their respective counsel, have stipulated to continue the Scheduling 

Conference. (Doc. 23.) Based on the Parties’ stipulation and good cause appearing, the 

Scheduling Conference in this action set for January 9, 2025 is CONTINUED to July 8, 2025, at 

9:00 AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. The parties 

shall file a joint scheduling report one week prior to the scheduling conference. The parties shall 

appear at the conference remotely either via Zoom video conference or Zoom telephone number. 

The parties will be provided with the Zoom ID and password by the Courtroom Deputy prior to 

the conference. The Zoom ID number and password are confidential and are not to be shared. 

Appropriate court attire required.

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