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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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Case No. 2:21-CV-01633-DJC-AC – 1 –

JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN ORDER TO STAY MATTER PENDING COMPLETION OF MEDIATION 

SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024; ORDER

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

Stan S. Mallison (SBN 184191)

 StanM@TheMMLawFirm.com

Hector R. Martinez (SBN 206336)

 HectorM@TheMMLawFirm.com

Daniel C. Keller (SBN 332576)

 Dkeller@TheMMLawFirm.com

Caroline L. Hill (SBN 349176)

CHill@themmlawfirm.com

MALLISON & MARTINEZ

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 730

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 832-9999

Facsimile: (510) 832-1101

Attorneys for Plaintiff GLENN FITE

[Additional Counsel Listed On Following Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GLENN FITE and DAVID GARCIA,

individually, and on behalf of all others

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

SYSCO SACRAMENTO, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

Defendants.

Case No. 2:21-CV-01633-DJC-AC

JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN ORDER 

TO STAY MATTER PENDING 

COMPLETION OF MEDIATION 

SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024; 

ORDER 

Complaint Filed: September 10, 2021

Trial Date: None Set

Before the Honorable Daniel J. Calabretta

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Case No. 2:21-CV-01633-DJC-AC – 2 –

JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN ORDER TO STAY MATTER PENDING COMPLETION OF MEDIATION 

SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024; ORDER

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

Jennifer C. Terry (SBN 200541)

Brittany M. Hernandez (SBN 299044)

Rodrigo J. Dryjanski (SBN 312216)

REED SMITH LLP

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514

Telephone: +1 213 457 8000

Facsimile: +1 213 457 8080

Email: jcterry@reedsmith.com

bmhernandez@reedsmith.com

rdryjanski@reedsmith.com

Attorneys for Defendant

SYSCO SACRAMENTO, INC.

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Case No. 2:21-CV-01633-DJC-AC – 3 –

JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN ORDER TO STAY MATTER PENDING COMPLETION OF MEDIATION 

SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024; ORDER

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

Plaintiffs Glenn Fite and David Garcia (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Sysco Sacramento, Inc. 

(“Defendant”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby enter into 

the following stipulation with reference to the following facts: 

WHEREAS, on January 24, 2024, the Court issued an Order granting the Parties’ Joint 

Stipulation which granted Plaintiff leave to file the Third Amended Complaint and continued 

Plaintiff’s deadline to file the Motion for Class Certification to September 27, 2024 [Dkt Nos. 76 and 

77];

WHEREAS, the Parties have engaged in further meet and confer discussions and reached an 

agreement to engage in private mediation in this case which is scheduled for October 30, 2024 with 

Justice James Lambden (Ret.); 

WHEREAS, on July 30, 2024, this Court issued a scheduling order (“July 29th Scheduling 

Order”) setting the following dates: (1) deadline for class certification motion – September 27, 2024; 

(2) class certification hearing – November 14, 2024; (3) deadline for joint mid-discovery statement –

February 14, 2025; (4) deadline for fact discovery – July 1, 2025; (5) deadline for expert disclosure –

August 1, 2025; (6) deadline for rebuttal experts – September 1, 2025; (7) deadline for expert discovery 

– October 1, 2025; (8) deadline for dispositive motions – December 1, 2025; and (9) dispositive motion 

hearing – January 22, 2026;

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed that staying this action pending mediation is in the 

interests of judicial economy and the conservation of judicial and party resources. Thus, the Parties 

request that this case be stayed in all respects, that all pending class certification deadlines and dates set 

are hereby vacated, and that the remainder of the dates set in the July 29th Scheduling Order be 

continued by approximately 90 days; 

WHEREAS, the Court has inherent authority to issue a stay of this action pending mediation. Landis 

v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254-55 (1936) (“[T]he power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power 

inherent in every court to control the disposition of the causes of its docket with economy of time and effort 

for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.”); and

WHEREAS, counsel for the Parties propose that a post-mediation status report be filed 

fourteen (14) days after the mediation, on November 13, 2024. If the matter is not resolved at 

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Case No. 2:21-CV-01633-DJC-AC – 4 –

JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN ORDER TO STAY MATTER PENDING COMPLETION OF MEDIATION 

SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024; ORDER

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

mediation, the Parties agree to meet and confer as to class certification and present proposed deadlines 

to the Court in the post-mediation status report, including: (1) the deadline for class certification 

motion; and (2) proposed schedule for the opposition and reply deadlines that incorporates expert 

discovery relating to class certification during class certification briefing. 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the 

Parties, through their respective counsel of record herein, that:

1. This case should be stayed until the October 30, 2024 mediation.

2. All hearing dates and deadlines to file motions, oppositions, replies and documents 

related thereto should be vacated so that the Parties can focus their resources on mediation. This 

includes but is not limited to all deadlines relating to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification set in 

the Scheduling Order [Dkt No. 83] and Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, until after 

the Parties complete their scheduled mediation on October 30, 2024. 

3. The following deadlines set in the Scheduling Order [Dkt No. 83] should be continued by 

approximately 90 days as follows: (1) deadline for joint mid-discovery statement – continued to May 

15, 2025; (2) deadline for fact discovery – continued to September 29, 2025; (3) deadline for expert 

disclosure – continued to October 30, 2025; (4) deadline for rebuttal experts – continued to November 

30, 2025; (5) deadline for expert discovery – continued to December 30, 2025; (6) deadline for 

dispositive motions – continued to March 1, 2026; and (7) dispositive motion hearing – continued to

April 22, 2026, or a date thereafter that is convenient for the Court.

4. The Parties agree to informally stay all discovery, including the serving and responding 

to written discovery and depositions, as well as to all deadlines to file motions related to any and all 

pending discovery. The Parties agree to only resume formal discovery in the event that mediation is 

cancelled or is unsuccessful–defined by failing to reach a settlement during mediation or by the 

expiration of a mediator’s proposal, whichever date is later. Deadlines for all pending discovery shall 

resume on the date that mediation is unsuccessful–defined by failing to reach a settlement during 

mediation or by the expiration of a mediator’s proposal, whichever date is later. 

5. The Parties shall file a post-mediation status report 14 days after the scheduled 

mediation, on November 13, 2024.

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Case No. 2:21-CV-01633-DJC-AC – 5 –

JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN ORDER TO STAY MATTER PENDING COMPLETION OF MEDIATION 

SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024; ORDER

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

6. The Parties preserve all claims, defenses, objections, and legal arguments they have or 

may have in this action. The Parties’ stipulation and stay of this action shall not affect or impact the 

Parties’ claims, defenses, objections, or arguments in any regard. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 7, 2024 MALLISON & MARTINEZ

By:

/s/ Daniel C. Keller (as authorized on 8-5-24)

Stan S. Mallison

Daniel C. Keller 

Caroline L. Hill

Attorneys for Plaintiffs GLENN FITE and 

DAVID GARCIA

Dated: August 7, 2024 REED SMITH LLP

By:

/s/ Brittany M. Hernandez

Jennifer C. Terry

Brittany M. Hernandez

Rodrigo J. Dryjanski

Attorneys for Defendant

SYSCO SACRAMENTO, INC.

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Case No. 2:21-CV-01633-DJC-AC – 6 – 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN ORDER TO STAY MATTER PENDING COMPLETION OF MEDIATION 

SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024; ORDER

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

ORDER

Having considered the Joint Stipulation and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED

that: 

1. This case is stayed in its entirety until October 30, 2024. 

2. All hearing dates and deadlines to file motions, oppositions, replies and documents 

relate thereto are vacated, including all deadlines relating to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification

set in the July 30th Scheduling Order [Dkt No. 83], until after the Parties complete their scheduled 

mediation on October 30, 2024. 

3. The deadlines set in the Scheduling Order [Dkt No. 83] are continued as follows: (1) 

deadline for joint mid-discovery statement – continued to May 15, 2025; (2) deadline for fact discovery 

– continued to September 29, 2025; (3) deadline for expert disclosure – continued to October 30, 2025; 

(4) deadline for rebuttal experts – continued to November 30, 2025; (5) deadline for expert discovery 

– continued to December 30, 2025; (6) deadline for dispositive motions – continued to March 1, 2026; 

and (7) dispositive motion hearing – continued to April 30th, 2026. 

4. The Parties shall file a post-mediation status report on November 13th, 2024. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 7, 2024 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta

THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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