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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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NORMAN C. HILE (SBN 57299)

nhile@orrick.com 

JULIE A. TOTTEN (SBN 166470) 

jatotten@orrick.com 

DAVID A. PRAHL (SBN 233583) 

dprahl@orrick.com 

ANDREA L. BROWN (SBN. 237629) 

abrown@orrick.com 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4497 

Telephone: +1-916-447-9200 

Facsimile: +1-916-329-4900 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP 

LYNNE C. HERMLE (SBN 99779)

lchermle@orrick.com 

JOSEPH C. LIBURT (SBN 155507) 

jliburt@orrick.com 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

1000 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Telephone: 650-614-7400 

Facsimile: 650-614-7401 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP 

EDWARD WYNNE (SBN 165819)

WYNNE LAW FIRM 

100 Drakes Landing Road, Suite 275 

Greenbrae, CA 94904 

Telephone: 415-461-6400 

Facsimile: 415-461-3900 

PETER A. MUHIC 

BARROWAY TOPAZ KESSLER 

MELTZER & CHECK, LLP 

280 King of Prussia road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610-667-7706 

Facsimile: 610-667-7056 

WILLIAM A. BAIRD (SBN 192675)

JEFFREY COMPTON (SBN 142969) 

MARKUN ZUSMAN & COMPTON LLP 

17383 Sunset Blvd., Suite A-380 

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 

Telephone: 310-454-5900 

Facsimile: 310-454-5970 

STEVEN ELSTER (SBN 227545)

LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN ELSTER 

785/E2 Oak Grove Road, #201 

Concord, CA 94518 

Telephone: 925-324-2159 

Facsimile: 925-945-1276 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAMUEL BRANDON KRESS, et al., 

Plaintiffs. 

v. 

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:08-cv-00965 LKK/GGH 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE CLASS 

CERTIFICATION MOTIONS AND TRIAL 

SCHEDULE 

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STIPULATION

 WHEREAS, on April 22, 2009, the Court issued a Modified Scheduling Order directing 

Plaintiffs Samuel Brandon Kress, Lac Ahn Le, Jason Patterson, Lauren San Mateo, James 

Stekelberg, Jeffrey Laberge, Willow Markham, Dana Blindbury, Jesse Kenny, Kelly C. Jones, and 

Antoine Powell (collectively, Plaintiffs) to file their motion for class certification under Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 23 as to a putative class consisting of California Associates and Senior Associates 

in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s (“PwC”) Tax and Advisory lines of service and California Senior 

Associates in PwC’s Assurance line of service between August 2, 2010 and October 1, 2010; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have propounded discovery relating to Plaintiffs’ class certification 

motion seeking to certify a putative class consisting of California Associates and Senior Associates 

in PwC’s Tax and Advisory lines of service and California Senior Associates in PwC’s Assurance 

line of service, and are presently engaged in the process of responding to such discovery; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agree that because discovery is 

voluminous and ongoing, the October 1, 2010 deadline for Plaintiffs to file their motion for 

certification is not realistic; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agree that the timeline currently in place 

as set forth in the Court’s April 22, 2009 Modified Scheduling Order for, inter alia, the non-expert 

disclosures, the motions to compel discovery, expert witness disclosures, discovery including expert 

discovery, law and motion, final pre-trial conference, and trial will remain the same; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agree that the schedule regarding 

Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 as set forth in 

the Court’s April 22, 2009 Modified Scheduling Order needs adjustment for the reasons set forth 

above. 

 ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between 

Plaintiffs and PwC, by and through their respective undersigned counsel: 

 1. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 as 

to a putative class consisting of California Associates and Senior Associates in PwC’s Tax and 

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Advisory lines of service and California Senior Associates in PwC’s Assurance line of service, shall 

be filed between September 1, 2010 and November 1, 2010. Consistent with the Court’s April 22, 

2009 Modified Scheduling Order, PwC’s opposition shall be filed 45 days from the filing date, and 

Plaintiffs’ reply shall be filed 30 days thereafter. The parties will propose a hearing date for 

approximately one month after the reply date. If the Court accepts the parties’ stipulation, the parties 

will shortly thereafter contact the Court to schedule a hearing date. 

 2. All other dates in the Court’s April 22, 2009 Modified Scheduling Order shall remain 

the same. In addition, the provisions in the Court’s December 16, 2008 Scheduling Order shall 

otherwise remain the same. For example, as provided in the Scheduling Order, the word 

“completed” as it relates to law and motion means that all motions must be heard by the law and 

motion deadline. 

Dated: July 19, 2010 

BARROWAY TOPAZ KESSLER 

KESSLER MELTZER & CHECK, LLP 

 

By:_/s/Peter A. Muhic 

 Peter A. Muhic 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 667-7706 

 Facsimile: (610) 667-7056 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

By: /s/ Julie A. Totten 

 Norman C. Hile (SBN 57299) 

 Julie A. Totten (SBN 166470) 

 David A. Prahl (SBN 233583) 

 Andrea L. Brown (SBN 237629) 

 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 Telephone: (916) 447-9200 

 Facsimile: (916) 329-4900 

WYNNE LAW FIRM 

Edward J. Wynne (SBN 165819) 

100 Drake Landing Road, Suite 275 

Greenbrae, CA 94904 

Telephone: (415) 461-6400 

Facsimile: (415) 461-3900 

Lynne C. Hermle (SBN 99779) 

Joseph C. Liburt (SBN 155507) 

Sitthikit Chariyasatit (SBN 252028) 

1000 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Telephone: (650) 614-7400 

Facsimile: (650) 614-7401 

Counsel for Defendant

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MARKUN ZUSMAN & COMPTON LLP 

William A. Baird (SBN 192675) 

Jeffrey Compton (SBN 142969) 

17383 Sunset Blvd., Suite A-380 

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 

Telephone: (310) 454-5900 

Facsimile: (310) 454-5970 

LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN ELSTER 

Steven Elster (SBN 227545) 

785/E2 Oak Grove Road, #201 

Concord, CA 94518 

Telephone: (925) 324-2159 

Facsimile: (925) 945-1276 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: July 21, 2010. 

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