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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fair Labor Standards Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIGUEL A. CRUZ,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

DOLLAR TREE STORES INC.,

Defendant(s).

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RELATED ACTION

ROBERT A. RUNNINGS,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

DOLLAR TREE STORES INC.,

Defendant(s).

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Case No. C07-02050 SC (JCS)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART,

DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

COMPEL (JOINT LETTER BRIEF)

[Docket Nos. 238 and 178]

Related Case No. C07-4012 SC (JCS)

On May 28, 2010, the parties filed a Joint Letter Brief to Compel Class Discovery Requests

[docket nos. 238 in C07-4012 SC and 178 in C07-2050 SC].

On June 9, 2010, a hearing was held on the Joint Letter Brief. Molly Kuehn, counsel for

Plaintiffs, appeared. Matthew Vandall, counsel for Defendant, appeared.

For reasons stated on the record, and good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiffs’ objections to Interrogatories 1 and 2 directed to the class members are

overruled in part. Interrogatory 1 shall be answered. Interrogatory 2 shall be

modified to request that the responding class member state the total number of meal

or rest breaks that they contend they were unable to take while working as a store

manager during the class period.

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2. Plaintiffs’ objections to Request for Production Nos. 1 and 2 directed to class

members are overruled in part. These requests shall be modified to seek only

documents in the custody or control of the class members that refer to the number of

hours worked each week for Dollar Tree as a store manger, or to any missed meal or

rest breaks, during the class period.

3. Plaintiffs’ objections to Interrogatory 3 directed to class members are overruled in

part. This interrogatory shall be modified to seek a description of all tasks performed

as a store manager in a typical work week, and a general description of all other tasks

performed as a store manager, during the class period.

4. Plaintiffs’ objections to Interrogatory 5 directed to class members are overruled in

part. This interrogatory shall be modified to seek a general description of prior retail

experience, i.e. each position, employer, and duration of the position.

5. Plaintiffs’ objections to Interrogatory 6 directed to class members are overruled in

part. This interrogatory shall be modified to seek a description of any training

received at Dollar Tree for the store manager position.

6. Plaintiffs’ objections to Interrogatories 7 and 8 directed to class members are

overruled in part. Interrogatory 7 shall be modified by striking the words in subpart 3

“in as much detail as possible” and substituting the word “generally.” Interrogatory

8 shall be modified by striking the words in subpart 3 “in as much detail as possible”

and substituting the word “generally.” 

7. Defendant’s motion to deem admitted the matters asserted in the Requests for

Admission is denied. The Court has previously ruled on the objections restated in the

amended responses.

8. Defendant shall submit to Plaintiffs’ counsel, forthwith, the Interrogatories and

Requests for Production modified to conform with this Order and to the agreements

of the parties. Those modified requests shall be served on the class members

immediately. All responses to these document requests (including documents

produced) and interrogatories are due on or before July 16, 2010.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 9, 2010

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JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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