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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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Stipulation Regarding Extension of Deadline to File Class Certification Motion 

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CATHERINE A. CONWAY (SBN 98366) 

GREGORY W. KNOPP (SBN 237615) 

DAMIEN P. DELANEY (SBN 246476) 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400 

Los Angeles, California 90067-3012 

Telephone: 310-229-1000 

Facsimile: 310-229-1001 

Attorneys for ZALE DELAWARE, INC. 

ERIC A. GROVER (SBN 136080) 

JADE BUTMAN (SBN 235920) 

KELLER GROVER LLP 

425 Second Street, Suite 500 

San Francisco, California 94107 

Telephone: 415-543-1305 

Facsimile: 415-543-7861 

RANDALL CRANE (SBN 056806) 

LAW OFFICE OF RANDALL CRANE 

180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1550 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: 510 465-4643 

Facsimile: 510 465-4643 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JACKIE FLORES, 

ARBELLA YADEGAR, and VAN NORMA WINTERHOLLER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JACKIE FLORES, ARBELLA YADEGAR, 

and VAN NORMA WINTERHOLLER, on 

behalf of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ZALE DELAWARE, INC. and DOES 1 TO 

10, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

 Case No. C 07-CV-00539-TEH 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE 

CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION 

Judge: Thelton E. Henderson 

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Stipulation Regarding Extension of Deadline to File Class Certification Motion 

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ current deadline for filing a motion for class certification is July 25, 

2008 and the current deadline to complete a mediation is July 30, 2008; 

WHEREAS, the parties have diligently engaged in written discovery and taken some of the 

depositions necessary to file the class cert motion and participate in a meaningful mediation; 

WHEREAS, the effects of a job restructuring at Defendant impacted the ability to set the 

FRCP 30(b)(6) depositions as early as the parties had previously anticipated; 

WHERAS, the maternity leave of one of the attorneys representing Plaintiff Flores resulted in 

the scheduling of Plaintiff Flores’ deposition for a later than anticipated date; 

WHEREAS, a recently deposed FRCP 30(b)(6) witness raised some issues that are expected to 

lead to several meet and confer sessions with respect to plaintiff’s discovery requests; 

WHEREAS, the parties would like the opportunity to conduct the mediation session in advance 

of the deadline to file the class certification motion; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have sought one prior extension of time; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their attorneys of record 

that the filing deadline for Plaintiffs’ class certification motion be moved from July 25, 2008 to 

October 3, 2008 and the date to complete mediation be extended from July 30, 2008 to September 12, 

2008. The parties also request that the Court adopt the following class discovery cut-off date and 

briefing schedule: 

• Close of class certification discovery – September 19, 2008 

• Motion for class certification filed -- October 3, 2008 

• Defendant’s opposition filed – November 17, 2008 

• Plaintiffs’ reply filed – December 17, 2008 

• Hearing on motion – January 26, 2009 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 13, 2008 KELLER GROVER LLP 

ERIC A. GROVER 

JADE BUTMAN 

ELIZABETH A. ACEVEDO 

By: /s/ Eric A. Grover

Eric A. Grover 

Attorneys for Plaintiff JACKIE FLORES 

Dated: June 13, 2008 LAW OFFICE OF RANDALL CRANE 

RANDALL CRANE 

By: /s/ Randall Crane

Randall Crane 

Attorney for Plaintiff ARBELLA YADEGAR 

AND VAN NORMA WINTERHOLLER 

Dated: June 13, 2008 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

CATHERINE A. CONWAY 

GREGORY W. KNOPP 

DAMIEN P. DELANEY 

By /s/ Damien P. Delaney

Damien P. Delaney 

Attorneys for ZALE DELAWARE, INC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: __________________ _______________________________ 

 Thelton E. Henderson 

 United States District Judge 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Thelton E. Henderson

06/16/08

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