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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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557564.1

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

MODIFYING CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

James M. Finberg (State Bar No. 114850)

Kelly M. Dermody (State Bar No. 171716)

Bill Lann Lee (State Bar No. 108452)

Heather H. Wong (State Bar No. 238546)

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & 

BERNSTEIN, LLP

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

Telephone: (415) 956-1000

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008

Attorneys for the Plaintiffs

 [Additional Plaintiffs’ Counsel 

 Listed on Signature Page]

Jay Cohen (pro hac vice)

Brad S. Karp (pro hac vice)

Daniel J. Toal (pro hac vice)

Liza M. Velazquez (pro hac vice)

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & 

GARRISON, LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Telephone: (212) 373-3000

Facsimile: (212) 757-3990

Attorneys for Defendant Citigroup Global 

Markets, Inc., d/b/a Smith Barney

[Additional Defense Counsel 

 Listed on Signature Page ]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND DIVISION

RENEE FASSBENDER AMOCHAEV, 

DEBORAH ORLANDO, KATHRYN N. 

VARNER and JUDY WEIL, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., 

d/b/a SMITH BARNEY,

Defendant.

Case No. C-05-1298 PJH

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER MODIFYING CLASS 

CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

MODIFYING CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, by Order dated September 14, 2005, the Court entered a case management 

Order setting a class certification briefing schedule ;

WHEREAS, by Order dated March 20, 2006, the Court entered a Stipulation And Order 

Re Modification Of Class Certification Schedule And Deadline For Completing ADR Process;

WHEREAS, by its March 20, 2006 Order, the Court modified the schedule by 

approximately 120 days to facilitate mediation discussions; 

WHEREAS, the parties engaged in mediation discussions pursuant to the Court’s ADR 

Process;

WHEREAS, the parties participated in three mediation sessions with the assistance of 

experienced mediator Hunter R. Hughes;

WHEREAS, the mediation discussions proved unsuccessful, despite the parties’ good 

faith efforts;

WHEREAS, the parties have been conducting discovery diligently throughout this case, 

however, both (1) ongoing negotiations between the parties concerning document discovery 

issues in an effort to avoid motion practice and (2) deposition scheduling, including scheduling 

tied to the production of documents, have necessitated the continuation of class discovery through 

to the end of September; and

WHEREAS, the proposed modification of the class certification schedule will not unduly 

delay processing the action,

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through their respective 

counsel of record, that the parties propose the following schedule for class certification:

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification October 27, 2006

Defendants’ Opposition December 8, 2006

Plaintiffs’ Reply January 5, 2007

Class Certification Hearing February 14, 2006

2007

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

MODIFYING CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: August 18, 2006 LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP

By: /s/ Heather H. Wong

Heather H. Wong

James M. Finberg (State Bar No. 114850)

Kelly M. Dermody (State Bar No. 171716)

Bill Lann Lee (State Bar No. 108452)

Heather H. Wong (State Bar No. 238546)

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

Telephone: (415) 956-1000

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008

Elizabeth A. Alexander (pro hac vice)

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP

150 Fourth Avenue, N., Suite 1650

Nashville, TN 37219-2423

Telephone: (615) 313-9000

Facsimile: (615) 313-9965

Adam T. Klein (pro hac vice)

Piper Hoffman (pro hac vice)

OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP

3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Telephone: (212) 245-1000

Facsimile: (212) 977-4005

Cyrus Mehri (pro hac vice)

Lisa M. Bornstein (pro hac vice)

Sandi Farrell (pro hac vice)

Anna M. Pohl (pro hac vice)

MEHRI & SKALET, PLLC

1250 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: (202) 822-5100

Facsimile: (202) 822-4997

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

MODIFYING CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

Dated: August 18, 2006 PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON, 

LLP

By: /s/ Liza M. Velazquez

Liza M. Velazquez

Jay Cohen (pro hac vice)

Brad S. Karp (pro hac vice)

Daniel J. Toal (pro hac vice)

Liza M. Velazquez (pro hac vice)

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON, 

LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Telephone: (212) 373-3000

Facsimile: (212) 757-3990

Malcolm A. Heinicke (State Bar No. 194174)

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

560 Mission Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 512-4000

Facsimile: (415) 512-4077

Attorneys for Defendant

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

MODIFYING CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________________

The Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton

8/29/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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