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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE AND RELATED BRIEFING 

DEADLINES FOR PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION 

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CHRISTINA HUMPHREY LAW, P.C. 

CHRISTINA A. HUMPHREY (SBN 226326) 

591 Telegraph Canyon Rd., #376 

Chula Vista, CA 91910 

Christina@chumphreylaw.com 

Telephone: (805) 618-2924 

Facsimile: (805) 618-2939 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHANNON DOCKERY 

MAYER BROWN LLP 

RUTH ZADIKANY (SBN 260288) 

rzadikany@mayerbrown.com 

C. MITCHELL HENDY (SBN 282036) 

mhendy@mayerbrown.com 

350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071-1503 

Telephone: (213) 229-9500 

Facsimile: (213) 625-0248 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITIZENS TELECOM SERVICES COMPANY, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHANNON DOCKERY, on behalf of 

herself and all employees similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CITIZENS TELECOM SERVICES 

COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware 

corporation; and DOES 1-100 inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:21-cv-00416-TLN-CKD 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

ORDER TO CONTINUE 

NOVEMBER 18, 2021, HEARING 

DATE AND RELATED BRIEFING 

DEADLINES FOR PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR CONDITIONAL 

CERTIFICATION 

Complaint Filed: March 9, 2021 

FAC Filed: July 29, 2021 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE NOVEMBER 18, 2021 HEARING DATE 

AND RELATED BRIEFING DEADLINES FOR PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION 

Pursuant to Local Rule 143, Plaintiff Shannon Dockery (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendant Citizens Telecom Services Company, LLC (“Defendant”), by and through 

their respective counsel of record, respectfully submit this stipulation and request for 

an order continuing the November 18, 2021, hearing date on Plaintiff’s Motion for 

Conditional Certification to December 2, 2021 and to continue the related briefing 

deadlines based on the new hearing date. There is good cause for the requested 

extension for the following reasons: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint in the above-captioned 

case on July 29, 2021 (ECF #15); 

WHEREAS, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss and Strike Portions of 

Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint on August 26, 2021 (ECF #19), which motion 

was fully briefed on October 7, 2021 and is currently pending (ECF #22, 23, 25); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Conditional Certification of an FLSA 

collective action on October 5, 2021 that is noticed for hearing on November 18, 2021 

(ECF# 24); 

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant will be out of the country on November 18, 

2021 and are therefore unavailable to attend the currently-noticed hearing on 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Conditional Certification, and request an additional two weeks 

to prepare and file their response to the Motion for Conditional Certification; 

WHEREAS, Defendant has requested and Plaintiff has agreed to continue the 

November 18 hearing date on her Motion for Conditional Certification by fourteen 

(14) days to December 2, 2021, or to a time more convenient with the Court, and to 

continue the briefing deadlines relating to the Motion for Conditional Certification 

based on the new hearing date; 

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WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to toll the statute of limitations period for 

the FLSA claims alleged in the First Amended Complaint with respect to Plaintiff and 

any current or former employees who opt into the FLSA collective action claims in 

this action (provided that such agreement tolls only the FLSA claim) by the longer of 

(a) 14 days, or (b) the number of days between November 18 and the date the Court 

hears argument on Plaintiff’s Motion for Conditional Certification in the event 

December 2, 2021, is not available, or the date the court otherwise deems the matter 

submitted without oral argument; 

WHEREAS, this is the parties’ first stipulation for a continuance of the hearing 

date on plaintiff’s Motion for Conditional Certification; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their respective counsel of 

record undersigned, stipulate to and request that the Court enter an order: 

1) continuing the hearing date on Plaintiff’s Motion for Conditional 

Certification by fourteen (14) days to December 2, 2021, or to a date more 

convenient for the Court, and 

2) continuing the related briefing deadlines with respect to Plaintiff’s Motion 

to Compel based on the new hearing date. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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Dated: October 25, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ C. Mitchell Hendy 

MAYER BROWN LLP 

RUTH ZADIKANY (SBN 260288) 

rzadikany@mayerbrown.com 

C. MITCHELL HENDY (SBN 282036) 

mhendy@mayerbrown.com 

350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071-1503 

Telephone: (213) 229-9500 

Facsimile: (213) 625-0248 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITIZENS TELECOM SERVICES 

COMPANY, LLC 

Dated: October 25, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Christina Humphrey (as authorized on 

10/25/21)

CHRISTINA HUMPHREY LAW, P.C. 

CHRISTINA A. HUMPHREY (SBN 226326) 

Christina@chumphreylaw.com 

236 West Portal Avenue, #185 

San Francisco, California 94127 

Telephone: (805) 618-2924 

Facsimile: (805) 618-2939 

TOWER LEGAL GROUP, P.C. 

JAMES A. CLARK (SBN 278372) 

RENEE P. ORTEGA (SBN 283441) 

ARIEL A. PYTEL (SBN 328917) 

11335 Gold Express Drive, Ste. 105 

Gold River, CA 95670 

Telephone: (916) 233-2008 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHANNON DOCKERY 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 27, 2021 

Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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