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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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CASE NO. 2-22-CV-02270-WBS-AC JOINT STIPULATION

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CHAD D. GREESON, Bar No. 251928

NICHOLAS GIOIELLO, Bar No. 318418

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Treat Towers, Suite 600

1255 Treat Blvd.

Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Telephone: (925) 932-2468

Email: cgreeson@littler.com

ngioiello@littler.com

Attorneys for Defendants

THYSSENKRUPP SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES NA, 

INC. and THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS NA, INC.

(Additional Counsel Listed on Following Page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CURTIS WHITE, on behalf of himself and all 

similarly aggrieved employees,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CORTECH WEST STAFFING, LLC, 

THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS NA, INC., 

THYSSENKRUPP SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES 

NA, Inc., TESLA, INC. dba TESLA MOTORS, 

INC., and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2-22-CV-02270-WBS-AC

JOINT STIPULATION TO STAY 

ENTIRE ACTION; ORDER

Ctrm: 5

Judge: Hon. William B. Shubb

Complaint Filed: October 24, 2022

Removed to Federal Court Dec. 19, 2022

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CASE NO. 2-22-CV-02270-WBS-AC 2. JOINT STIPULATION

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TINA M. JACQUEZ

SOLTMAN, LEVITT, FLAHERTY & WATTLES LLP

90 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 300

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Tel: (805) 49707706 / tjacquez@slfesq.com

Attorneys for Defendant CORTECH WEST STAFFING, LLC

BRIAN BERRY (229893)

ANDREA FELLION (262278)

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

One Market

Spear Street Tower

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel: (415) 442-1180 / andrea.fellion@morganlewis.com / brian.berry@morganlewis.com

Attorneys for Defendant CORTECH WEST STAFFING, LLC

B. JAMES FITZPATRICK (SBN: 129056)

LAURA L. FRANKLIN (SBN: 282642)

FITZPATRICK & SWANSTON

555 S. Main Street

Salinas, CA 93901

Telephone: (831) 755-1311 / bjfitzpatrick@fandslegal.com / lfranklin@fandslegal.com

LARRY W. LEE (SBN: 228175)

HOWARD L. MAGEE (SBN: 185199)

SHALOM “CHRISTINE” CHOO (SBN: 339947)

DIVERSITY LAW GROUP, P.C.

515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1250

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 488-6555 / hmagee@diversitylaw.com / christine@diversitylaw.com / 

lwlee@diversitylaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff CURTIS WHITE 

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CASE NO. 2-22-CV-02270-WBS-AC 3. JOINT STIPULATION

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TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Plaintiff Curtis White (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants CorTech West Staffing, LLC, 

Thyssenkrupp Materials NA. Inc. and Thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services NA, Inc. (together, 

“Thyssenkrupp”), and Tesla, Inc. dba Tesla Motors, Inc. (“Tesla”) (collectively, the “Defendants”)

(Plaintiff and Defendant referred to collectively herein as “the Parties”), by and through their 

respective attorneys of record, hereby submit the following Joint Stipulation to Stay Entire Action as 

follows:

WHEREAS, on October 24, 2022, Plaintiff filed this Class Action Complaint for 

Damages, Penalties And For Injunctive Relief against Defendant (the “Complaint”) in the Superior 

Court of California, County of San Joaquin;

WHEREAS, on December 19, 2022, Defendants removed Plaintiff’s Complaint to the 

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California;

WHEREAS, absent an order granting this stipulated stay, Defendants currently 

anticipate filing a motion to compel individual arbitration because Defendants maintain that Plaintiff 

entered into an arbitration agreement that requires him to submit his claims to arbitration and 

Plaintiff disagrees, maintaining that he did not enter into an arbitration agreement and that, if he did, 

the agreement is unenforceable;

WHEREAS, by entering into this Joint Stipulation to Stay Entire Action, Defendant 

expressly reserves and does not waive any right to file a motion to compel arbitration;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that it will conserve judicial and Party resources and 

promote the orderly administration of justice for the Court to stay this case because:

The Parties recently agreed to attempt to resolve this case through private mediation. 

The Parties are now meeting and conferring on mediator selection and expect to have completed 

mediation within six months. In light of their agreement to mediate, the Parties would like to avoid 

burdening the Court and to avoid spending the time and money associated with litigation in the event 

that they can resolve this case in mediation. 

NOW, THEREFORE, to conserve the judicial resources of this Court and the Parties’ 

resources, the Parties hereby stipulate to a voluntary stay of this litigation pending mediation. The 

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CASE NO. 2-22-CV-02270-WBS-AC 4. JOINT STIPULATION

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Parties respectfully request that the Court stay the case in its entirely and set a status conference for 

approximately six months from the date of this stipulation. 

DATED: March 7, 2023

/s/ Chad D. Greeson

CHAD D. GREESON

NICHOLAS GIOIELLO 

LITTLER MENDELSON P.C.

Attorneys for Defendants

THYSSENKRUPP SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES 

NA, INC. and THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS 

NA, INC.

DATED: March 6, 2023

/s/ Tina M. Jacquez

___________________________________

TINA M. JACQUEZ

SOLTMAN, LEVITT, FLAHERTY & WATTLES 

LLP

Attorneys for Defendant 

CORTECH WEST STAFFING, LLC

DATED: March 7, 2023

/s/ Brian Berry

BRIAN BERRY

ANDREA FELLION 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Attorneys for Defendant 

TESLA, INC.

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DATED: March 6, 2023

/s/ Christine Choo

LARRY W. LEE (SBN: 228175)

HOWARD L. MAGEE (SBN: 185199)

SHALOM “CHRISTINE” CHOO (SBN: 

339947)

DIVERSITY LAW GROUP, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CURTIS WHITE on behalf of himself and all 

similarly aggrieved employees

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CASE NO. 2-22-CV-02270-WBS-AC 6. JOINT STIPULATION

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ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the Parties’ Joint Stipulation and good cause appearing 

therefore, hereby orders as follows: The Stipulation is GRANTED. The Scheduling Conference is 

reset for October 10, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. All proceedings in this case are hereby STAYED until that 

date. A joint status report shall be filed no later than September 26, 2023 in accordance with the 

Court’s Order Re: Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference filed December 20, 2022 (Docket No. 3).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 8, 2023

4891-8006-2545.1 / 078056-1141

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