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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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Case No. 1:14-CV-01137-LJO-GSA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING DATES

DOUGLAS J. FARMER, Cal. Bar No. 139646

douglas.farmer@ogletreedeakins.com

CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN, Cal. Bar No. 239089

chris.ahearn@ogletreedeakins.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

Steuart Tower, Suite 1300

One Market Plaza

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415.442.4810

Facsimile: 415.442.4870

Attorneys for Defendant

KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC.

R. DUANE WESTRUP (State Bar No. 58610)

PHILLIP R. POLINER (State Bar No. 156145)

ppoliner@wkalaw.com

CAT N. BULAON (State Bar No. 206612)

cbulaon@wkalaw.com

WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1614

Long Beach, California 90802-4524

Telephone: 562.432.2551

Facsimile: 562.435.4856

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

JOSE RODRIGUEZ, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., a Virginia 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14-CV-01137-LJO-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER

CONTINUING DATES

Action Filed: April 17, 2014

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Plaintiff Jose Rodriguez and Defendant Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (collectively, the “Parties”) 

respectfully submit this Stipulation Regarding Pre-Certification Discovery Dates. The Parties 

jointly and respectfully request that the Court grant the relief sought by this Stipulation.

WHEREAS, the Parties have scheduled a mediation for April 1, 2015 with mediator Alan 

Berkowitz in San Francisco, California.

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to conduct only the discovery they have deemed 

necessary to settle the case prior to mediation, leaving more complete discovery until after 

mediation in the event that the case does not settle.

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to build more time into the case schedule for discovery postmediation, which could be substantial, to avoid the need to conduct any such discovery premediation due to the need to comply with the Court’s pre-certification discovery deadlines.

WHEREAS, the Parties desire that the current deadline for motions relating to class 

certification of August 21, 2015 remain in place.

WHEREAS, in the Court’s November 3, 2014 Scheduling Conference Order (Dkt. No. 

021), the Court set the following deadlines relevant to this stipulation: (a) Completion of nonexpert discovery related to class certification – May 1, 2015; (b) Completion of expert discovery 

related to class certification – July 10, 2015; (c) deadline for filing any discovery or other nondispositive motions – July 17, 2015.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the parties stipulation, on January 30, 2015 the Court amended 

such deadlines as follows: (a) the deadline for Non-Expert Discovery related to Class Certification

was continued to June 15, 2015; (b) a separate deadline for filing motions related to Non-Expert 

Discovery, and non-dispositive motions unrelated to discovery was set for June 30, 2015; (c) the 

deadline for Expert Discovery related to Class Certification was continued to July 24, 2015; (d)

The date for filing motions related to Expert Discovery should be continued July 31, 2015.

WHEREAS, the Parties have conducted discovery such as interrogatories, document 

productions, depositions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 30(b)(6) (one for each of Kraft Foods 

Group, Inc.’s facilities in California employing potential class members), and the deposition of 

Plaintiff Jose Rodriguez.

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WHEREAS, for the sake of efficient use of resources, the Parties have agreed to limit 

further substantial discovery until after mediation.

WHEREAS, the parties had scheduled a mediation with mediator Alan Berkowitz, Esq., to 

take place in San Francisco, California on April 27, 2015.

WHEREAS, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. is currently in the process of a well-publicized merger 

with H.J. Heinz Co., which is likely to be one of the largest mergers in the food processing industry 

in recent years.

WHEREAS, as a result of such merger, it is now expected to take substantially longer than 

initially anticipated for responsible persons at Kraft Foods Group, Inc. to obtain sufficient 

settlement authority for a mediation to be productive.

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to continue the mediation with Mr. Berkowitz to June 

16, 2015.

WHEREAS, the current deadline to complete non-expert fact discovery is June 15, 2015.

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to defer completion of remaining pre-certification discovery 

until after mediation, to conserve recourses.

WHEREAS, given the current deadlines on calendar, the Parties believe that a continuance 

of all currently-set deadlines by sixty (60) days would be in the best interests of the Parties and in 

the orderly administration of justice in this action.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the Parties that 

the current deadlines in this matter should be continued, as follows:

(1) The deadline for Non-Expert Discovery related to Class Certification should be 

continued to August 14, 2015; 

(2) A separate deadline for filing motions related to Non-Expert Discovery, and nondispositive motions unrelated to discovery should be set for August 31, 2015; 

(3) The deadline for Expert Discovery related to Class Certification should be continued to 

September 22, 2015; and

(4) The date for filing motions related to Expert Discovery should be continued September 

29, 2015.

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In light of the parties’ stipulation to modify and extend non-dispositive motion filing 

deadlines, parties further stipulate and agree to extend the briefing schedule and hearing date for 

the parties’ motion for class certification and any motion to strike class claims by sixty (60) days as 

follows: 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification due: November 10, 2015 

Defendant’s Motion to Strike Class/Representative Claims due: November 10, 2015 

Defendant’s Opposition to Motion for Class Certification due: December 14, 2015 

Plaintiff’s Opposition to Motion to Strike Class/Rep. Claims due: December 14, 2015

Plaintiff’s Reply due: January 11, 2016

Defendant’s Reply due: January 11, 2016

DATED: April 24, 2015 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ Christopher M. Ahearn

DOUGLAS J. FARMER

CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN

Attorneys for Defendant

KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC.

DATED: April 24, 2015 WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ Cat N. Bualon (as authorized on April 24, 2015)

CAT N. BULAON

PHILLIP R. POLINER

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

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ORDER

Based on the foregoing stipulation of the parties, the Court extends pre-certification 

discovery dates as follows:

PREVIOUS DATE NEW DATE

Non-expert discovery cutoff (class 

certification)

June 15, 2015 August 14, 2015

Non-expert discovery motions filing 

deadline / Non-dispositive motions 

unrelated to discovery filing deadline

July 30, 2015 August 31, 2015

Expert discovery cutoff (class 

certification)

July 24, 2015 September 22, 2015

Expert discovery motion filing 

deadline

July 31, 2015 September 29, 2015

Plaintiff’s motion for class 

certification due / Defendant’s motion 

to strike class/representative claims 

due

September 11, 2015 November 10, 2015

Defendant’s opposition to motion for 

class certification due / Plaintiff’s 

opposition to motion to strike 

class/representative claims due

October 14, 2015 December 14, 2015

Plaintiff’s reply brief due / 

Defendant’s reply brief due

November 11, 2015 January 11, 2016

Class certification / Motion to strike

hearing

December 11, 2015 February 12, 2016

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Dept.: TBD

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 28, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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