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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Thomas Leonard, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 05-00829 JW 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS'

MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR

FILING OF PROPOSED NOTICES 

In the Court's December 27, 2005 Order Granting in Part Plaintiffs' Motion to Facilitate

Class (Docket Item No. 89), the Court ordered the parties to file proposed class notices on or before

March 10, 2006. Plaintiffs filed a motion on February 6, 2006 to shorten time for filing these

proposed class notices, and suggested a deadline of three days following an order shortening time. 

In support of their Motion, Plaintiffs contend that they will suffer harm and prejudice in preparing

motions for summary judgment currently set for September 11, 2006, and harm and prejudice based

on the running of the statute of limitations. 

As to potential for harm and prejudice in preparing the motions for summary judgment, the

Court notes that at the hearing before the Court on November 21, 2005, it was counsel for Plaintiffs

who requested a September 2006 date for filing of the motions for summary judgment. In their

motion presently before the Court, Plaintiffs contend that their ability to prepare a motion for

summary judgment is impaired by Defendants' refusal to participate in meaningful discovery. This

Court has already set the contours of the class in its prior Orders and expects discovery to proceed

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according to the applicable rules. All parties should take seriously their discovery obligations, and

their obligation to not engage in dilatory tactics. To the extent that the parties disagree on discovery

issues, the Court refers the parties to Magistrate Judge Lloyd, the Magistrate Judge assigned to this

case.

As to the potential for harm and prejudice regarding the statute of limitations, Plaintiffs

contend that potential class members will be barred from this case as the statute of limitations

continues to run. An action under the FLSA is considered commenced when an individual plaintiff

is either named in the complaint or the individual plaintiff files a written consent to join the action. 

29 U.S.C. § 256. However, Plaintiffs acknowledge that "the parties agreed to a tolling of the FLSA

statute of limitations for all persons who have not yet filed consents; however the tolling agreement

was effective only to...December 27, 2005." (Plaintiffs' Motion at 4:26-28.) If, by agreement

between the parties, all claims have been tolled up until December 27, 2005, the one month period

between February 2006 to March 2006 does not appear to affect whether class claims would be

time-barred.

The Court is cognizant of Plaintiffs desire to move the case forward. However, the Court

believes that the schedule, having already been set and not objected to in the past month, permits the

parties adequate time to carefully craft their proposed notices. Should the parties wish to file a joint

proposed notice before March 10, 2006, the parties may so file. 

Dated: February _8__, 2006 05eciv829shortentime

 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Carolyn Blecha Hall carolyn.hall@bingham.com

Dennis Frank Moss dennisfmoss@yahoo.com

Elizabeth Jean Carroll betsy.carroll@bingham.com

Rebecca Sobie rsobie@smbhblaw.com

Robert Ira Spiro ispiro@smbhblaw.com

Wendy M. Lazerson wendy.lazerson@bingham.com

Dated: Feb. 9, 2006 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By:___/s/JW Chambers______________ Melissa Peralta

Courtroom Deputy

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