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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 29:206 Collect Unpaid Wages

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RANDY L. EDWARDS, #105639

MICHAEL R. JOHNSON, #237767

LAURA A. WOLFE, #266751

GRISWOLD, LaSALLE, COBB, DOWD & GIN, L.L.P.

111 East Seventh Street

Hanford, CA 93230

Telephone (559) 584-6656

Facsimile (559) 582-3106

edwards@griswoldlasalle.com; johnson@griswoldlasalle.com

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

SABAS ARRENDONDO, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DELANO FARMS COMPANY, et al.

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:09-cv-01247-LJO-DLB

STIPULATION AND ORDER LIMITING 

THE NUMBER OF DEPOSITIONS 

PRIOR TO CLASS CERTIFICATION

For GOOD CAUSE, the Parties to this action respectfully file this Stipulation and 

Proposed Order. Good cause includes, without limitation, extensive meet and confer 

efforts regarding discovery issues, including taking the depositions of certain witnesses 

identified in Plaintiffs’ FRCP Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosure dated December 5, 2009. The

parties’ efforts to cooperate are designed to aid in making pre-certification discovery more 

efficient. The parties have come to an agreement regarding pre-certification depositions. 

Defendants have noticed depositions of putative class members that are not named 

Plaintiffs. These witnesses were identified in Plaintiffs’ FRCP Rule 26(a)(1) Initial 

Disclosure and have provided declarations regarding matters material to class certification 

issues. Plaintiffs believe that a Court Order is required to take the depositions of those 

unnamed putative class members that were identified by Plaintiffs as witnesses and also 

submitted a declaration as attached to Plaintiffs' FRCP Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosure. 

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Defendants, however, do not believe that a Court Order is required to take the depositions 

of these witnesses. The parties have met and conferred regarding this issue, and in a 

good faith effort to resolve the matter without appealing to the Court, have come to an 

agreement. 

As such and subject to the Court's approval, the Parties have agreed and hereby 

stipulate to the following: (1) Defendants may take the depositions of only 5 unnamed, 

putative class members who were identified in Plaintiffs' FRCP Rule 26(a)(1) Initial 

Disclosure and who have submitted declarations thereto; and (2) Defendants are not

permitted to take additional depositions of unnamed putative class members who were not 

identified as witnesses in Plaintiffs' FRCP Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosure without a 

separate Court Order; and (3) the scope of the 5 depositions of unnamed putative class 

members who Plaintiffs identified and who submitted declarations shall be limited to 

matters contained in the unnamed putative class members' declarations. 

Dated: July 22, 2010 GRISWOLD, LaSALLE, COBB, 

DOWD & GIN, L.L.P.

By /s/ Michael R. Johnson 

MICHAEL R. JOHNSON, 

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: July 22, 2010 WASSERMAN, COMDEN &

CASSELMAN, L.L.P.

By /s/ Gregory J. Ramirez

GREGORY J. RAMIREZ,

KATHERINE A. WINDER,

JAMES PERERO,

JESSICA ARCINIEGA,

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class

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IT IS SO ORDERED: (1) Defendants may take the depositions of only 5 unnamed, 

putative class members who were identified in Plaintiffs' FRCP Rule 26(a)(1) Initial 

Disclosure and who have submitted declarations thereto; and (2) Defendants are not 

permitted to take additional depositions of unnamed putative class members who were not 

identified as witnesses in Plaintiffs' FRCP Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosure without a 

separate Court Order; and (3) the scope of the 5 depositions of unnamed putative class 

members who Plaintiffs identified and who submitted declarations shall be limited to 

matters contained in the unnamed putative class members' declarations. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 22, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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