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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SEQUENCING OF MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware 

Tiffany Renee Thomas (SBN 239085)

Email: tthomas@reedsmith.com 

Renee C. Feldman (SBN 253877) 

Email: rfeldman@reedsmith.com 

REED SMITH LLP 

101 Second Street 

Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105-3659 

Telephone: +1 415 543 8700 

Facsimile: +1 415 391 8269 

Attorneys for Defendants 

24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. and Tyler Eklund 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARCO B. HEYWARD, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

24 HOUR FITNESS AND TYLER EKLUND, 

Defendants.

No.: 15-cv-04799-JCS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING SEQUENCING OF 

MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SEQUENCING OF MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware 

STIPULATION 

Plaintiff Marco B. Heyward (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. and 

Tyler Eklund (“Defendants”) hereby jointly propose and submit the following Stipulation for the 

Court’s consideration: 

WHEREAS, on March 30, 2016, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss, Or, In the 

Alternative, Compel Arbitration and Stay Litigation (“Motion”), which is currently scheduled for 

hearing on June 24, 2016; 

WHEREAS, per the Local Rules, Plaintiff and Defendants jointly selected a mandatory 

settlement conference before a magistrate judge (“MSC”) as its preferred ADR method; 

WHEREAS, Tamara Lange, the Court’s ADR Program Staff Attorney, recommended that 

the MSC occur prior to the hearing on Defendants’ Motion;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff requested that MSC occur prior to the hearing on Defendants’ Motion; 

and

WHEREAS, Defendants do not want their agreement to participate, or participation, in an 

MSC to be perceived as, or considered to be, conduct inconsistent with their intent to pursue 

arbitration or an express or implied waiver of their right to arbitration. 

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, hereby STIPULATE and AGREE as follows: 

1. Defendants’ agreement to participate, and/or participation, in an MSC prior to the 

hearing on Defendants’ Motion will not constitute conduct inconsistent with Defendants’ intent to 

pursue arbitration; 

2. Defendants’ agreement to participate, and/or participation, in an MSC prior to the 

hearing on Defendants’ Motion will not operate as a waiver, in whole or part, of any right to 

arbitration Defendants may possess; and 

3. Plaintiff has not and will not suffer any prejudice if the MSC occurs prior to the 

hearing on Defendants’ Motion. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SEQUENCING OF MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware 

DATED: June 16, 2016 

REED SMITH LLP

By: _/s/ Renee Feldman___________

Tiffany Renee Thomas 

Renee C. Feldman 

Attorneys for Defendants 

24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. and Tyler Eklund 

DATED: June 16, 2016 

By: /s/ Marco Heyward

 Marco B. Heyward 

In Pro Per Plaintiff

Pursuant to Local Rule 5.1(i)(3) the undersigned attests that concurrence in the filing of the 

document has been obtained from each of the signatories. 

REED SMITH LLP

By: _/s/ Renee Feldman ____________ 

Tiffany Renee Thomas 

Renee C. Feldman 

Attorneys for Defendants 

24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. and Tyler Eklund 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

 ________________________ 

Joseph C. Spero 

United States Magistrate Judge 

June 20, 2016

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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