Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_05-cv-02670/USCOURTS-cand-3_05-cv-02670-18/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

-1-

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE

Gordon & Rees LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

MICHAEL T. LUCEY (SBN: 099927) 

MICHAEL D. BRUNO (SBN: 166805)

BRIAN P. MASCHLER (SBN: 111824) 

VAN T. NGUYEN (SBN: 199945) 

GORDON & REES LLP

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

Attorneys for Defendant

ANNA'S LINENS, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CORNELIUS CLARK, CHESTER LEWIS,

JOHN PONDS and GARRANT COSEY, on behalf

of themselves and all other similarly situated 

persons,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ANNA'S LINENS, INC.,

Defendant.

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

CASE NO. C05-02670 MMC 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE:

CONTINUANCE OF HEARING ON 

DEFENDANT ANNA’S LINENS, 

INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT OR IN THE 

ALTERNATIVE, PARTIAL

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND 

PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST

PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE 

OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 56(f) 

Current Hearing Date:February 9, 2007

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

Ctrm: 7 

Plaintiffs, Cornelius Clark, Chester Lewis, John Ponds and Garrant Cosey (“Plaintiffs”) 

and Defendant, Anna’s Linens, Inc. (“Defendant”), by and through their respective counsel, 

hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, on January 5, 2007, Defendant filed a Motion For Summary Judgment Or In

The Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment. This Motion was scheduled to be heard on 

February 9, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on January 19, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Request, Pursuant to Federal Rule of 

AIGDO/1034537/1141088v.1

Case 3:05-cv-02670-MMC Document 143 Filed 02/05/07 Page 1 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

-2-

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE

Gordon & Rees LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Civil Procedure 56(f), That The Court Deny Defendant Anna’s Linens, Inc.’s Motion For 

Summary Judgment, Or In The Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment, As Premature, Or In

The Alternative, Continue Anna’s Linens’ Motion, To Allow Plaintiffs Adequate Time For

Discovery Of Essential Facts To Enable Plaintiffs To Resist Anna’s Linens’ Motion. This 

Request also was scheduled to be heard on February 9, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on January 30, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Request That The Court Grant Relief 

Pursuant To Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f), Which Is Effectively Unopposed. That 

Request also was scheduled to be heard on February 9, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on February 1, 2007, Defendant Anna’s Linens, Inc. filed an Opposition To 

And Motion To Strike Plaintiffs’ “Request That Court Grant Plaintiffs’ Request For Relief 

Pursuant To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 56(f)”;

WHEREAS the parties are and have been engaged in mediation before Jerry Spolter, 

Esq., of JAMS, and have scheduled another mediation session for February 8, 2007; and 

WHEREAS, in order to maximize the potential benefits of mediation, the parties wish to 

avoid potentially unnecessary litigation burdens and expense and wish to spare the Court the 

burden of potentially unnecessary proceedings;

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

/ / / 

Case 3:05-cv-02670-MMC Document 143 Filed 02/05/07 Page 2 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

-3-

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE

Gordon & Rees LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendant hereby AGREE and STIPULATE that the 

hearing on the above-referenced motions shall be continued four (4) weeks to March 9, 2007, or 

to a date thereafter set by the Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: February 2, 2007 GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER,

BORGEN & DARDARIAN

By: /s/ Teresa Demchak___________

TERESA DEMCHAK

Attorneys for Plaintiffs CORNELIUS

CLARK, CHESTER LEWIS, JOHN

PONDS, AND GARRANT COSEY 

DATED: February 2, 2007 GORDON & REES LLP

By: /s/ Brian P. Maschler ______

BRIAN P. MASCHLER

Attorneys for Defendant

ANNA’S LINENS, INC.

IT IS SO ORDERED. The hearing is continued to _______________, 2007 at 

____a.m./p.m.

DATED: February __, 2007

`

_______________________________

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

United States District Court Judge

March 9

9

5

Case 3:05-cv-02670-MMC Document 143 Filed 02/05/07 Page 3 of 3