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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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JOINT STIPULATION RE: PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION TO RESOLVE “EMPLOYER” ISSUE

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PETER M. HART (STATE BAR NO. 198691) 

hartpeter@msn.com 

KIMBERLY WESTMORELAND (SBN 237919) 

kwestmoreland.loph@gmail.com 

LAW OFFICES OF PETER M. HART 

13952 Bora Bora Way, F-320 

Marina Del Rey, California 90292 

Telephone: (310) 478-5789 

Facsimile: (509) 561-6441 

ERIC HONIG (STATE BAR NO. 140765) 

erichonig@aol.com 

LAW OFFICE OF ERIC HONIG 

P.O. Box 10327 

Marina Del Rey, California 90295 

Telephone: (310)314-2603 

Facsimile: (310)314-2793 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Lisa Braboy 

*Additional counsel listed on the next page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LISA BRABOY, as an individual and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

STAPLES, INC., a corporation, and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C09-4534 PJH (BZ) 

JOINT STIPULATION RE: PROPOSED 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION TO 

RESOLVE “EMPLOYER” ISSUE 

Action Filed: November 25, 2008 

Action Removed: August 29, 2009

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KENNETH H. YOON (STATE BAR NO. 198443) 

kyoon@yoon-law.com 

LINDA WHITEHEAD (STATE BAR NO. 222799) 

lwhitehead@yoon-law.com 

LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH H. YOON 

One Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2200 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Telephone: (213)612-0988 

Facsimile: (213)947-1211 

LARRY W. LEE (STATE BAR NO. 228175) 

lwlee@diversity-law.com 

DIVERSITY LAW GROUP, A Professional Corporation 

444 S. Flower Street, Suite 1370 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 488-6555 

Facsimile: (213) 488-6554 

*Additional Attorneys for Plaintiff Lisa Braboy 

ROD M. FLIEGEL, Bar No. 168289 

E-mail: rfliegel@littler.com 

ANGELA J. RAFOTH, Bar No. 241966 

E-mail: arafoth@littler.com 

LITTLER MENDELSON 

A Professional Corporation 

650 California Street, 20th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94108.2693 

Telephone: 415.433.1940 

Fax No.: 415.399.8490 

ELIZABETH STAGGS WILSON, Bar No. 183160 

E-mail: estaggs-wilson@littler.com 

RYAN P. ESKIN, Bar No. 205413 

E-mail: reskin@littler.com 

LITTLER MENDELSON 

A Professional Corporation 

2049 Century Park East 

5th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067.3107 

Telephone: 310.553.0308 

Facsimile: 310.553.5583 

Attorneys for Defendants 

STAPLES, INC. and STAPLES CONTRACT AND COMMERCIAL, INC. 

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In accordance with the Court’s July 15, 2010 Order Re Joint Case Management Report, 

the parties hereby submit their stipulated proposed briefing schedule in connection with a motion to 

resolve the issue of who, in fact, was Plaintiff Lisa Braboy’s employer. 

WHEREAS, the parties jointly suggested October 29, 2010 as the deadline for the 

parties to file a motion(s) for summary adjudication by Plaintiff or Defendants on the Staples, Inc. 

employer threshold issue and the parties, hereby, jointly stipulate to this date for Plaintiff or Defendant 

to file a motion(s) for summary adjudication on the Staples, Inc. employer threshold issue; 

The parties further stipulate to November 22, 2010 as the date for oppositions to the 

motion(s) for summary adjudication to be filed by; 

The parties further stipulate to November 29, 2010 as the date for any reply memoranda 

to the motion(s) for summary adjudication to be filed by; 

The parties stipulate to allow the Court to set the date for the hearing on the motion(s) 

for summary adjudication on a date convenient to the Court. 

DATED: July 30, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF PETER M. HART 

By: /s/ 

Peter M. Hart 

Attorney for Plaintiff, LISA BRABOY 

DATED: July 30, 2010 LITTLER MENDELSON, A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ 

Rod M. Fliegel 

Ryan P. Eskin 

Attorneys for Defendants, STAPLES, INC. and 

STAPLES CONTRACT AND COMMERCIAL, INC. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

October 29, 2010 is the deadline for the filing of motion(s) by Plaintiff or Defendants 

for summary adjudication on the Staples, Inc. employer threshold issue; 

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November 22, 2010 is the date for opposition(s) to the motion(s) for summary 

adjudication to be filed by; 

November 29, 2010 is the date for any reply memoranda to the motion(s) for summary 

adjudication to be filed by; 

The date for the hearing on the motion(s) for summary adjudication on the issue of 

Staples, Inc. employer threshold issue is ______________________________. 

DATED: __________________________________________ 

 THE HON. PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON 

 United States District Judge 

December 15, 2010 8/4/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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