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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION OF CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY, BRIEFING SCHEDULES 

AND STATUS CONFERENCE - CASE NO. C05-02670-MMC 

TERESA DEMCHAK (SB #123989) tdemchak@gdblegal.com 

ROBERTA L. STEELE (SB #188198) rsteele@gdblegal.com 

JAMES KAN (SB #240749) jkan@gdblegal.com 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, 

 BORGEN & DARDARIAN 

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 

Oakland, CA 94612 

(510) 763-9800 

(510) 835-1417 (fax) 

CRAIG ACKERMANN (SB # 2229832) cja@laborgators.com 

ACKERMANN & TILAJEF, P.C. 

1180 South Beverly Drive, Suite 512 

Los Angeles, CA 90035 

(310) 277-0614 

(310) 277-0635 (fax) 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Defendant’s Counsel Listed on the Next Page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CORNELIUS CLARK, CHESTER LEWIS, 

JOHN PONDS, AND GARRANT COSEY, on 

behalf of themselves and all other persons 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ANNA’S LINENS, INC., 

Defendant.

CLASS ACTION 

Case No. C05-02670-MMC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF CLASS CERTIFICATION 

DISCOVERY, BRIEFING SCHEDULES 

AND STATUS CONFERENCE 

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION OF CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY, BRIEFING SCHEDULES 

AND STATUS CONFERENCE - CASE NO. C05-02670-MMC 

MICHAEL T. LUCEY (SB # 9927) 

MICHAEL D. BRUNO (SB # 166805) 

BRIAN D. MASCHLER (SB # 111824) 

GORDEN & REES LLP 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 986-5900 

(415) 986-8054 (fax) 

KENNETH E. JOHNSON (SB # 115814) 

STEPHAN, ORINGHER, RICHMAN, 

 THEODORA & MILLER 

2029 Century Park East 

Sixth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-2907 

(310) 557-2009 

(310) 551-0283 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant

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STIPULATION

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

Defendant Anna’s Linens, Inc. (“Anna’s Linens”) by and through their counsel of record agree that the 

previous deadlines approved by this Court should be revised as set forth below, due to the recent 

hospitalization and unavailability of Counsel for Anna’s Linens. The parties also agree that the Status 

Conference previously scheduled by the Court for November 3, 2006, should be taken off the Court’s 

calendar and rescheduled for a date after the Court rules on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification 

which under the revised schedule proposed by this Stipulation will be heard on or after April 26, 2007. 

The Parties, hereby stipulate and respectfully request that the Court modify, approve, and adopt the 

Class Certification Discovery and Briefing Schedules and Status Conference as follows: 

Non-Expert Discovery Schedule

Complete non-expert interrogatories and document discovery by 2/1/07 

Complete non-expert depositions (e.g., Parties, Fed.R.Civ.P. 

30(b)(6) deponents, witnesses and records custodians) by

2/1/07

Expert Discovery and Reports

Plaintiffs to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert disclosures by 10/31/06 

Plaintiffs’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition by 12/14/06 

Defendants to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert disclosures by 1/11/07 

Defendants’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition by 1/25/07 

Plaintiffs to serve rebuttal expert reports by 2/8/07 

Defendant to serve supplemental expert reports by 2/22/07 

Expert discovery cut-off 2/22/07 

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Class Certification Briefing Schedule

Motion for Class Certification to be filed by 3/1/07 

Defendants’ Opposition to Class Certification to be filed by 3/29/07 

Plaintiffs’ Reply to be filed by 4/12/07 

Hearing on Motion for Class Certification (on or after) 4/26/07 

Status Conference To be determined by the Court 

SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: October 17, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

 /S/ 

TERESA DEMCHAK (SB #123989) 

ROBERTA L. STEELE (SB #188198) 

JAMES KAN (SB #240749) 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, BORGEN & 

DARDARIAN 

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 

Oakland, CA 94612 

(510) 763-9800 

(510) 835-1417 (fax) 

CRAIG ACKERMANN (SB # 2229832) 

ACKERMANN & TILAJEF, P.C. 

1180 South Beverly Drive, Suite 512 

Los Angeles, CA 90035 

(310) 277-0614 

(310) 277-0635 (fax) 

 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS 

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Dated: October 17, 2006 /S/ 

MICHAEL T. LUCEY (SB # 9927) 

MICHAEL D. BRUNO (SB # 166805) 

BRIAN D. MASCHLER (SB # 111824) 

GORDEN & REES LLP 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 986-5900 

(415) 986-8054 (fax) 

KENNETH E. JOHNSON (SB # 115814) 

STEPHAN, ORINGHER, RICHMAN, THEODORA 

& MILLER 

2029 Century Park East 

Sixth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-2907 

(310) 557-2009 

(310) 551-0283 (fax) 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

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ORDER

The Court has considered the above Stipulation, and good cause appearing therefor, the Court 

modifies, approves, and hereby ORDERS the following schedule and deadlines for class certification 

discovery and briefing, and the status conference. 

Non-Expert Discovery Schedule

Complete non-expert interrogatories and document discovery by 2/1/07 

Complete non-expert depositions (e.g., Parties, Fed.R.Civ.P. 

30(b)(6) deponents, witnesses and records custodians) by

2/1/07

Expert Discovery and Reports

Plaintiffs to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert disclosures by 10/31/06 

Plaintiffs’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition by 12/14/06 

Defendants to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert disclosures by 1/11/07 

Defendants’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition by 1/25/07 

Plaintiffs to serve rebuttal expert reports by 2/8/07 

Defendant to serve supplemental expert reports by 2/22/07 

Expert discovery cut-off 2/22/07 

Class Certification Briefing Schedule

Motion for Class Certification to be filed by 3/1/07 

Defendants’ Opposition to Class Certification to be filed by 3/29/07 

Plaintiffs’ Reply to be filed by 4/12/07 

Status Conference 6/8/07

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 19, 2006 

 THE HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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