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Nature of Suit Code: 740
Nature of Suit: Railway Labor Act
Cause of Action: 45:151 Railway Labor Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Don Addington; John Bostic; Mark

Burman; Afshin Iranpour; Roger Velez;

Steve Wargocki,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

US Airline Pilots Association; US

Airways, Inc.,

Defendants. __________________________________

Don Addington; John Bostic; Mark

Burman; Afshin Iranpour; Roger Velez;

Steve Wargocki, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

Steven Bradford; Paul Diorio; Robert

Frear; Mark King; Douglas Mowery; John

Stephan, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 08-1633-PHX-NVW

(consolidated)

ORDER

CV08-1728-PHX-NVW

Plaintiffs have moved to certify a class of “[a]ll pilots employed by the airline US

Airways in September 2008 who were on the America West seniority list on September 20,

2005.” (Doc. # 120.) Defendant USAPA opposes this motion. The briefing on this issue is

scheduled to conclude on February 26, 2009. The Court has not yet determined whether the

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motion warrants a hearing, with or without presentation of evidence beyond what is

submitted or will be submitted with the briefs.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

Counsel for Plaintiffs and USAPA shall personally meet and confer regarding the

class certification motion forthwith. Counsel shall discuss whether any live testimony or

other evidence beyond what is submitted with the briefs is necessary for proper resolution

of this issue, and if so, what evidence that might be. The parties jointly shall prepare a

Proposed Final Pretrial Order respecting certification and shall lodge it with the Court no

later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4. The parties shall submit a copy of the

Proposed Final Pretrial Order to the Court in WordPerfect® 9.0 or higher (or compatible)

format by email to Wake_Chambers@azd.uscourts.gov. If the parties cannot reach

agreement on a joint order, portions of the order may be designated as separately filed.

The Proposed Final Pretrial Order shall include the information prescribed in

Sections D.1, E (limited to witnesses who will be called at the hearing), F (beyond exhibits

submitted with the briefs), G, and K of the Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order for Bench

Trial form found at www.azd.uscourts.gov under Judges & Courtrooms/Orders, Forms and

Procedures/Judge Wake. Information shall not be set forth in the form of a question, but shall

be presented in concise narrative statements. 

The Court will determine after reviewing the Proposed Final Pretrial Order whether

an evidentiary hearing is required and what its scope should be.

DATED this 20th day of February, 2009.

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