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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:451 Employment Discrimination

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

333 Bush Street 

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CASE NO. 3:14-CV-04105-EMC JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING 

LINDBERGH PORTER, Bar No. 100091

ROBERT L. ZALETEL, Bar No. 96262 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

333 Bush Street, 34th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 433-1940 

Facsimile: (415) 399-8490 

Email: lporter@littler.com 

 rzaletel@littler.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

TIMEC COMPANY, INC. dba 

TRANSFIELD SERVICES, LTD. 

JOHN T. MULLAN, Bar No. 221149 

ERIN M. PULASKI, Bar No. 270998 

RUDY, EXELROD, ZIEFF & LOWE, L.L.P. 

351 California Street, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 434-9800 

Facsimile: (415) 434-0513 

Email: jtm@rezlaw.com 

 emp@rezlaw.com 

JAY T. JAMBECK, Bar No. 226018 

LEIGH LAW GROUP 

870 Market Street, Suite 1157 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Telephone: (415) 399-9166 

Email: jjambeck@leighlawgroup.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JOSEPH VIERRA and 

KEVIN WOODRUFF, and all others similarly 

situated

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOSEPH VIERRA and KEVIN 

WOODRUFF, on behalf of themselves and 

classes of those similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

TIMEC COMPANY, INC. dba 

TRANSFIELD SERVICES, a corporation, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. 3:14-CV-04105-EMC

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE OF 

HEARING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION 

FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 

Judge: Hon. Edward M. Chen 

Ctrm.: Courtroom 5 - 17th Floor 

 450 Golden Gate Avenue 

 San Francisco, CA 

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Plaintiffs Joseph Vierra and Kevin Woodruff (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Timec 

Company, Inc. dba Transfield Services (“Defendant”), by and through their attorneys of record, 

hereby stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, this putative wage hour class action was initiated on September 10, 2014 

when Plaintiffs filed their Class Action Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the case was reassigned to the Honorable Edward M. Chen on 

November 18, 2014; 

WHEREAS, in December 2014, the parties agreed to pursue early mediation of the 

case and to conduct limited discovery in advance of the mediation; 

WHEREAS, following the exchange of initial discovery and meet and confer efforts 

between the parties, a Belaire notice was mailed out to putative class members in May 2015, and a 

class list was provided to counsel for Plaintiffs in June 2015; 

WHEREAS, the parties have conducted discovery including requests for documents, 

interrogatories and depositions; 

WHEREAS, two private mediations took place with mediator Jeff Ross on 

September 22, 2015 and March 2, 2016. The parties made progress but did not resolve the case. 

WHEREAS, the Court has extended the date for hearing class certification motions 

(either by Plaintiffs to certify a class, or by Defendant that a class cannot be certified) several times 

at the parties’ request. Currently the date for hearing class certification motions is June 9, 2016 at 

1:30 p.m. There is also a case management conference scheduled for that date. Under the 35 day 

schedule in the Local Rules, motions for or against class certification are currently due May 5, 2016. 

The parties do not request that that date be extended. The parties do request that once the opening 

brief or briefs and supporting papers are filed, rather than the 35 day schedule the Local Rules for 

oppositions, replies, and hearing, opposition briefs be due approximately 60 days later, and reply 

briefs due approximately 60 days thereafter. While the scheduling of the hearing is left to the 

discretion of the Court, the parties propose that the hearing be held approximately 21 days after the 

reply brief or briefs are filed, to enable the parties to explore settlement again, with the benefit of 

fully briefed class certification motion. In its November 10, 2015 order previously continuing the 

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motion for hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (ECF No. 37, p. 4 of 4) the Court 

stated: 

“Parties shall follow the civil local rule regarding notice 

requirement [for class certification] and may stipulate to a briefing 

schedule outside the normal 35 day notice.” 

The parties anticipate that there will be a substantial number of declarations filed by both sides in 

this case, and that the parties may wish to depose the other side’s declarants in order to prepare 

opposition and reply papers. (The parties plan to take abbreviated depositions subject to reopening 

at a later date if necessary). The parties are also still in the midst of conducting discovery which 

may be relevant to the opposition or reply papers. The parties respectfully request that, while the 

Court maintain the current May 5, 2016 date for the filing of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification (or a Motion by Defendant that a Class Cannot Be Certified), any opposition papers 

will be due approximately 60 days thereafter (July 5, 2016), and any reply papers Friday 

September 2, 2016, and that the hearing on the motion(s) be held approximately 3 weeks later, on 

Thursday, September 23, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. (or such other date or time as the Court prefers). The 

Case Management Conference currently scheduled for June 9, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. would also be 

continued to that date. Joint Case Management Conference Statements would be due one week prior 

to the new date. 

WHEREAS the parties believe that this proposed schedule will move the case 

towards resolution and better enable the parties to explore settlement with knowledge of the other 

side’s evidence, arguments and cases in support of their position, and will better enable the parties to 

conduct adequate discovery to fully brief the class certification issues. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: April 20, 2016 

/s/ Robert L. Zaletel LINDBERGH PORTER 

ROBERT L. ZALETEL 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

Attorneys for Defendant 

TIMEC COMPANY, INC. dba 

TRANSFIELD SERVICES, LTD. 

DATED: April 20, 2016 

/s/ John T. Mullan JOHN T. MULLAN 

ERIN M. PULASKI 

RUDY, EXELROD, ZIEFF & LOWE, L.L.P. 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

JOSEPH VIERRA and KEVIN WOODRUFF, 

and all others similarly situated 

ECF ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.3.4(a)(2)(i), the filer attests that all other signatories listed, 

on whose behalf the filing is submitted, concur in the filing’s content and have authorized the filing. 

 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

For good cause appearing, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and any Motion 

by Defendant that a Class Cannot Be Certified, shall be filed with all supporting papers by the 

current date of May 5, 2016. Opposition papers shall be due July 5, 2016. Any reply papers shall be 

filed by September 2, 2016. The hearing on Motions for Class Certification shall be heard on 

September 23, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. The Court will also hold a Case Management Conference at that 

time. A Joint Case Management Conference Statement shall be filed by the parties by 

September 16, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ___________________, 2016 

 

EDWARD M. CHEN 

District Court Judge

22154/22

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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