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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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Counsel listed on next pages 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

JEREMY STANFIELD, ROMONIA 

PERSAUD, SHABNAM SHEILA 

DEHDASHTIAN, SAIRA LOSOYA, AND 

EVA WILLIAMS, individually, on behalf of 

all others similarly situated, and on behalf of 

the general public, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

FIRST NLC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, 

and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. C 06-3892 SBA JL 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING PHASE ONE 

DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATE 

CIV. L.R. 6-2(a) 

Judge: Hon. Saundra Armstrong 

Date Action Filed: June 22, 2006 

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Peter Rukin, CA State Bar No. 178336 

John Hyland, CA State Bar No. 178875 

RUKIN HYLAND DORIA & TINDALL, LLP 

100 Pine Street, Suite 725 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 421-1800 

Facsimile: (415) 421-1700 

Donald H. Nichols, MN State Bar No. 78918 

(admitted pro hac vice) 

Paul J. Lukas, MN State Bar No. 22084X 

(admitted pro hac vice) 

Rachhana T. Srey, MN State Bar No. 3401433 

(admitted pro hac vice) 

Matthew C. Helland, MN State Bar No. 346214 

(admitted pro hac vice) 

NICHOLS KASTER & ANDERSON, PLLP 

4600 IDS Center 

80 S. 8th Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Bryan J. Schwartz, CA State Bar No. 209903 

NICHOLS KASTER & ANDERSON, LLP 

One Embarcadero Center 

Ste. 720 

San Franscisco, CA 94111 

Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs 

 

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Timothy J. Long (State Bar No.137591) 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000 

Sacaramento, California 95814 

Telephone (916) 447-9200 

Facsimile (916)329-4900 

Michael D. Weil (State Bar No. 209056) 

Katina B. Boosalis (State Bar No. 244914) 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

405 Howard Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Stephen G. Miorrison (admittied pro hac vice) 

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP 

Meridian, 17th Floor 

1320 Main Street 

Columbia, SC 29201 

Kenneth E. Young (admitted pro hac vice) 

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP 

100 N. Tryon Street, 42nd Floor 

Charlotte, NC 28202 

Attorneys for Defendant 

First NLC Finanical Services, LLC 

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 PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 6-2(a), Plaintiffs Jeremy Stanfield, et al. and 

Defendant First NLC Finanical Services, LLC (collectively, “the parties”) stipulate as follows: 

 WHEREAS, the April 13, 2007 Order (Dkt. #236) sets the phase one class 

certification discovery cut-off as July 12, 2007; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have been conducting written and deposition discovery 

throughout the discovery period; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have been actively engaged in mediation of this case, 

including an in-person conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, on April 11, 2007, and continuing 

negotiations throughout the subsequent weeks, to the present; 

 WHEREAS, in light of the parties’ focus on mediation, the parties stipulate that 

phase one discovery should be continued from July 12, 2007 to August 28, 2007; 

 WHEREAS, the parties’ stipulation should not affect the other dates in the Court’s 

Order for Pretrial Preparation, dated December 21, 2006 (Dkt. #146); 

 WHEREAS, nothing by this stipulation or any other written or oral agreement by 

First NLC shall be construed as an admission or a waiver that class certification or a collective 

action for any of these job poisitions identified in Plaintiffs’ complaints or in this case is 

appropriate; 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action through 

their designated counsel as follows: 

The parties respectfully request that this Court modify Paragraph A of the December 21, 

2006 Order for Pretrial Preparation as follows: “All phase one discovery, except for expert 

discovery, shall be completed and all depositions taken on or before 8/28/07. The parties are 

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responsible for scheduling discovery so that motions to resolve discovery disputes can be heard 

before the above discovery cut-off.” 

Dated: May 17, 2007 

 NICHOLS KASTER & ANDERSON, LLP 

 /s/ 

 By: _______________________________ 

 Bryan J. Schwartz 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Representative Plaintiffs 

Dated: May 17, 2007 

 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH 

LLP 

 /s/ 

By: _________________________________ 

Attorneys for Defendant 

First NLC Financial Services, LLC 

ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 5/23/07 ________________________________ 

 Honorable Saundra Armstrong 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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