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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE 

Gordon & Rees LLP 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111

MICHAEL T. LUCEY (SBN: 099927) 

MICHAEL D. BRUNO (SBN: 166805)

BRIAN P. MASCHLER (SBN: 111824) 

GORDON & REES LLP 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 986-5900 

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ANNA'S LINENS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CORNELIUS CLARK, CHESTER LEWIS, 

JOHN PONDS and GARRANT COSEY, on behalf 

of themselves and all other similarly situated 

persons,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ANNA'S LINENS, INC., 

Defendant.

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CASE NO. C05-02670 MMC 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

ORDER CONTINUING HEARING 

ON DEFENDANT ANNA’S LINENS, 

INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT OR IN THE 

ALTERNATIVE, PARTIAL 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND 

PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST 

PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE 

OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 56(f) 

Current Hearing Date: July 6, 2007 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

Ctrm: 7 

Plaintiffs, Cornelius Clark, Chester Lewis, John Ponds and Garrant Cosey (“Plaintiffs”) 

and Defendant, Anna’s Linens, Inc. (“Defendant”), by and through their respective counsel, 

hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, on January 5, 2007, Defendant filed a Motion For Summary Judgment Or In 

The Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment, which motion was originally scheduled to be heard 

on February 9, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on January 19, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Request, Pursuant to Federal Rule of 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE 

Gordon & Rees LLP 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111

Civil Procedure 56(f), That The Court Deny Defendant Anna’s Linens, Inc.’s Motion For 

Summary Judgment, Or In The Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment, As Premature, Or In 

The Alternative, Continue Anna’s Linens’ Motion, To Allow Plaintiffs Adequate Time For 

Discovery Of Essential Facts To Enable Plaintiffs To Resist Anna’s Linens’ Motion. This 

Request also was initially scheduled to be heard on February 9, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on January 30, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Request That The Court Grant Relief 

Pursuant To Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f), Which Is Effectively Unopposed. That 

Request also was originally scheduled to be heard on February 9, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on February 1, 2007, Defendant Anna’s Linens, Inc. filed an Opposition To 

And Motion To Strike Plaintiffs’ “Request That Court Grant Plaintiffs’ Request For Relief 

Pursuant To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 56(f)”; 

WHEREAS, the parties have participated in mediation before Jerry Spolter, Esq., of 

JAMS, and have reached a settlement agreement in principle of this litigation, subject to 

confirmation of certain details and final documentation; 

WHEREAS, while the parties were still in mediation, pursuant to their Joint Stipulation 

the Court continued the subject hearing one month, to March 9, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Court subsequently continued the hearing date to May 4, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Court subsequently continued the hearing date to July 6, 2007; 

WHEREAS, to achieve a global resolution of the instant dispute, Plaintiffs and 

Defendants have been attempting to secure the EEOC’s consent to and/or joinder in the 

settlement agreement, which consent the EEOC has yet to provide; and 

WHEREAS, in keeping with the above-referenced settlement agreement in principle, the 

parties wish to avoid unnecessary litigation burden and expense and wish to spare the Court the 

burden of unnecessary proceedings; 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE 

Gordon & Rees LLP 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendant hereby AGREE and STIPULATE that the 

hearing on the above-referenced Motions shall be continued forty-five (45) days to August 20, 

2007, or to a date thereafter set by the Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: June 29, 2007 GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, 

BORGEN & DARDARIAN 

By: /s/ Teresa Demchak___________

TERESA DEMCHAK 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs CORNELIUS 

CLARK, CHESTER LEWIS, JOHN 

PONDS, AND GARRANT COSEY 

DATED: June 29, 2007 GORDON & REES LLP 

By: /s/ Brian P. Maschler ______

BRIAN P. MASCHLER 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ANNA’S LINENS, INC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. The hearing is continued to August 24, 2007 at 9 a.m. 

DATED: July 2, 2007 

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_______________________________

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

United States District Court Judge 

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