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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540)

JEFFREY B. DEMAIN (SBN 126715)

PEDER J. THOREEN (SBN 217081)

Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, 

 Rubin & Demain

177 Post Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, California 94108

Telephone: (415) 421-7151

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064

sberzon@altshulerberzon.com

jdemain@altshulerberzon.com

pthoreen@altshulerberzon.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

Service Employees International Union, Local 1000

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DIANNE KNOX; WILLIAM L. BLAYLOCK;

ROBERT A. CONOVER; EDWARD L.

DOBROWOLSKI, JR.; KARYN GIL;

THOMAS JACOB HASS; PATRICK

JOHNSON; JON .JUMPER; AND R. PAUL

RICKER, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES

AND THE CLASS THEY SEEK TO

REPRESENT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

STEVE WESTLY, Controller, State of

California; AND CALIFORNIA STATE

EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1000,

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL

UNION, AFL-CIO-CLC,

Defendants.

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No. 2:05-CV-2198 MCE KJM

ORDER CONTINUING

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

CLASS CERTIFICATION

Having considered defendant Service Employees International Union, Local 1000’s

(hereinafter “the Union”) request that plaintiffs’ motion for class certification be continued and

the record in this case, the Court hereby finds as follows:

Plaintiffs originally filed a motion for class certification on November 3, 2005. That

motion was subsequently taken off calendar to provide the Union the opportunity to conduct

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limited class-related discovery. On January 23, 2006, plaintiffs re-noticed their motion for class

certification for hearing on March 20, 2006. The Union has requested that the class

certification motion be continued so that the Court can first resolve the Union’s anticipated

motion to dismiss plaintiff Ricker, which the Union has represented it will file on or before

February 17, 2006. The Court finds that resolution of the Union’s motion to dismiss may

significantly simplify class certification issues and that is it therefore appropriate to resolve the

motion to dismiss prior to the briefing of, and hearing on, plaintiffs’ motion for class

certification.

Good cause being shown, it is HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs’ motion for class

certification is taken off calendar. The Court hereby vacates the March 20, 2006 hearing date

set for plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. Plaintiffs may re-notice their motion for class

certification after the Court resolves the Union’s motion to dismiss.

Dated: January 25, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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