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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS W. FALVEY 

THOMAS W. FALVEY, SBN 65744 

thomaswfalvey@gmail.com 

MICHAEL H. BOYAMIAN, SBN 256107 

mike.falveylaw@gmail.com 

ARMAND R. KIZIRIAN, SBN 293992 

armand.falveylaw@gmail.com 

550 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1500 

Glendale, California, 91203 

Telephone: (818) 547-5200 

Facsimile: (818) 500-9307 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs DELORES HUMES and 

DIANE ABELLA and the Putative Class 

THEODORE E. SCOTT, Bar No. 108849 

tscott@littler.com 

DAVID J. DOW, Bar No. 179407 

ddow@littler.com 

O. MISHELL P. TAYLOR, Bar No. 256850 

mtaylor@littler.com 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

501 W. Broadway, Suite 900 

San Diego, California 92101-3577 

Telephone: 619.232.0441 

Facsimile: 619.232.4302 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FIRST STUDENT, INC. 

(Additional Counsel Listed on Following Page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DELORES HUMES, an individual, DIANE ABELLA, an individual, on 

behalf of themselves and all others 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

FIRST STUDENT, INC., an entity and 

DOES 1 – 100, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:15-cv-01861-BAM 

[Assigned to the Hon. Barbara A. McAuliffe, 

Courtroom 8] 

JOINT STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION DEADLINE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Complaint Filed: October 28, 2015 

Removal Date: December 11, 2015 

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THE GILLAM LAW FIRM 

CAROL L. GILLAM, SBN 102354 

carol@gillamlaw.com 

SARA HEUM, SBN 288136 

sara@gillamlaw.com 

10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400 

Los Angeles, California 90024 

Telephone: (424) 901-8372 

Facsimile: (310) 203-9922 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs DELORES HUMES 

And DIANE ABELLA and the Putative Class 

HEATHER L. SHOOK, Bar No. 268716 

hshook@littler.com 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

633 West 5th Street, 63rd Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: 213.443.4300 

Fax No.: 213.443.4299 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FIRST STUDENT, INC. 

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TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

Plaintiffs DELORES HUMES and DIANE ABELLA, on behalf of the 

putative class (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendant FIRST STUDENT, INC. (“Defendant”), 

collectively “the Parties,” by and through their counsel of record, HEREBY 

STIPULATE AND AGREE to a continuance of the deadline for Plaintiff’s Motion 

for Class Certification (“motion”) and related briefing schedule, as follows: 

WHEREAS, on March 18, 2016, the Court issued a Preliminary Scheduling 

Order setting forth the briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ forthcoming motion for class 

certification; 

WHEREAS, on August 17, 2016, the Parties stipulated to a revised briefing 

schedule regarding Plaintiffs’ forthcoming motion for class certification, and the 

Court entered an Order adopting said revised briefing schedule on August 19, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs served a First Set of Request for Production of 

Documents on May 6, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Defendant responded to Plaintiffs’ First Set of Request for 

Production for Documents on June 23, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs sent a meet and confer letter concerning Defendant’s 

responses to Plaintiffs’ First Set of Production for Documents on August 1, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant then conferred a number of times 

regarding what documents Defendant would ultimately produce; 

WHEREAS, Defendant informed Plaintiffs on October 12, 2016, that 37 

bankers boxes of documents responsive to Plaintiff’s First Set of Request for 

Production of Documents would be made available at an off-site facility in 

Hayward, California, beginning on October 24, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs are in the process of engaging a copier and planning an 

inspection date(s) for the documents at the Hayward facility; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs intend to use the documents at the Hayward facility as 

part of their prove-up for the motion for class certification; 

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ present deadline to move for class certification is 

November 18, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs will require additional time between the document 

inspection date and the class certification motion deadline in order to meaningfully 

incorporate the information gleaned from said documents into their moving papers; 

WHEREAS, no trial date has been set; 

WHEREAS, this Stipulation will promote judicial economy and is in the 

interests of the Parties; 

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The Parties accordingly request that the briefing scheduling and hearing date 

for Plaintiffs’ forthcoming motion for class certification be modified as follows: 

 Class Certification Motion Filing Deadline: December 23, 2016 

 Class Certification Opposition: February 24, 2017 

 Class Certification Reply: May 19, 2017 

 Class Certification Discovery Cutoff: May 19, 2017 

 Class Certification Hearing: June 9, 2017 

 Time: 9:00 a.m. 

 Dept: 8 (BAM) 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: October 31, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS W. FALVEY THE GILLAM LAW FIRM 

By: _[see separate attachment, L.R. 131(e)] 

 THOMAS W. FALVEY 

 MICHAEL H. BOYAMIAN 

 ARMAND R. KIZIRIAN 

 CAROL L. GILLAM 

 SARA HEUM 

Attorney for Plaintiffs DELORES HUMES 

and DIANE ABELLA, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated 

DATED: October 31, 2016 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

By: _[see separate attachment, L.R. 131(e)] 

 THEODORE R. SCOTT 

 DAVID J. DOW 

 O. MISHELL P. TAYLOR 

 HEATHER L. SHOOK 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 FIRST STUDENT, INC. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 The Court, having considered the parties’ Stipulation to Continue the Class 

Certification Deadlines, finds that good cause exists to continue the motion for class 

certification and related filings to the following dates: 

 Class Certification Motion Filing Deadline: December 23, 2016 

 Class Certification Opposition: February 24, 2017 

 Class Certification Reply: May 19, 2017 

 Class Certification Discovery Cutoff: May 19, 2017 

 Class Certification Hearing: June 9, 2017 

 Time: 9:00 a.m. 

 Dept: 8 (BAM) 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 1, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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