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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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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RE-SET CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

STAN S. MALLISON (Bar No. 184191) 

 StanM@TheMMLawFirm.com 

HECTOR R. MARTINEZ (Bar No. 206336) 

 HectorM@TheMMLawFirm.com 

MARCO A. PALAU (Bar No. 242340) 

 MPalau@TheMMLawFirm.com 

JOSEPH D. SUTTON (Bar No. 269951) 

 JSutton@TheMMLawFirm.com 

MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 730 

Oakland, California 94612-3547 

Telephone: (510) 832-9999 

Facsimile: (510) 832-1101 

Attorneys for Plaintiff MIGUEL ROJAS-CIFUENTES and 

Real Party in Interest the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, pursuant 

to the California Labor Code Private 

Attorney General Act 

(Counsel for Defendants Appear on Page 2) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MIGUEL ROJAS-CIFUENTES on behalf of himself, 

on behalf of all others similarly situated and in the 

interest of the general public, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs 

ACX PACIFIC NORTHWEST INC, PACIFIC 

LEASING, LLC, JOHN M. GOMBOS, JOHN E. 

GOMBOS and Does 1-20 

 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2:14-cv-00697-JAM-CKD

 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO RESET CLASS CERTIFICATION 

SCHEDULE 

 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RE-SET CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE 

Angel Gomez (State Bar No. 74476) 

Kevin D. Sullivan (State Bar No. 270343) 

EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. 

1925 Century Park East, Suite 500 

Los Angeles, California 90067-2506 

Telephone: 310.556.8861 

Facsimile: 310.553.2165 

agomez@ebglaw.com 

ksullivan@ebglaw.com 

Matthew A. Goodin (State Bar No. 169674) 

EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. 

655 Montgomery Street, Suite 1150 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: 415.398.3500 

Facsimile: 415.398.0955 

mgoodin@ebglaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ACX PACIFIC NORTHWEST, INC., PACIFIC LEASING, LLC, JOHN M. GOMBOS, and 

JOHN E. GOMBOS 

 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RE-SET CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE 

The Parties to the above-entitled action, through their respective counsel of record, submit 

this Stipulation and Proposed Order to re-set Plaintiff’s deadline to file a motion for class 

certification. The deadline to move for class certification is presently January 26, 2016. Because 

FRCP 30(b)(6) depositions have commenced but have not been completed to date, the Parties agree 

to request from the court that the deadline for Plaintiff to file his Motion for class Certification be 

re-set to June 15, 2016. There is good cause for modifying the existing deadline, and the need to 

do so is no fault of either party. 

The Parties have diligently pursued discovery in this matter. Plaintiff has served 

interrogatories and document requests and has completed a first round of FRCP 30(b)(6) witness 

depositions. However, due to Defendants’ and their counsel’s unavailability (including an 

unexpected, extended medical situation), Defendants’ 30(b)(6) depositions have not all been 

completed. Plaintiff noticed the continued deposition of Defendants’ 30(b)(6) witness for 

November 17, 2015 but due to Defendants’ unavailability the depositions were re-noticed for 

December 14, 2015. However, Defendants and their counsel were once again unavailable. 

Plaintiffs intend to examine the Defendants’ 30(b)(6) witness on Rule 23 matters, and anticipate 

that testimony from them on the relevant employment practices and policies will be central to class 

certification. 

Additionally, the parties continue to meet and confer over Defendants’ document 

production. Said production is imperative for Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification, and if the 

parties are unable to agree on production Plaintiff will proceed with a Motion to Compel. 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RE-SET CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE 

Based on the foregoing, the Parties have agreed to request that the Court continue the 

deadline for Plaintiff to file a Motion for Class Certification to June 15, 2016. 

Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: January 11, 2016 MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

 

 By: /s/ Joseph D. Sutton Joseph D. Sutton 

 Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS 

DATED: January 11, 2016 EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. 

 By: 

 ANGEL GOMEZ 

 Attorney for DEFENDANTS 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RE-SET CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

ORDER AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT 

For good cause appearing, the deadline for Plaintiff to file a motion for class certification 

under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 23, and a motion to certify a collective action under the 

Fair Labor Standards Act, is hereby continued to June 14, 2016, and noticed for hearing on July 12, 

2016 at 1:30 p.m. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 1/11/2016 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________ 

Judge John A. Mendez 

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