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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION OF CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY AND BRIEFING 

SCHEDULES - CASE NO. C05-02670-MMC 

TERESA DEMCHAK (SB #123989) dem@gdblegal.com 

ROBERTA L. STEELE (SB #188198) rls@gdblegal.com 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, 

 BORGEN & DARDARIAN 

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 

Oakland, CA 94612 

(510) 763-9800 

(510) 835-1417 (fax) 

CRAIG ACKERMANN (SB # 2229832) cja@laborgators.com 

ACKERMANN & TILAJEF, P.C. 

1180 South Beverly Drive, Suite 512 

Los Angeles, CA 90035 

(310) 277-0614 

(310) 277-0635 (fax) 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Defendant’s Counsel Listed on the Next Page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CORNELIUS CLARK, CHESTER LEWIS, 

DAVID MCFARLIN II, JOHN PONDS, AND 

GARRANT COSEY, on behalf of themselves and 

all other persons similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ANNA’S LINENS, INC. 

Defendant.

CLASS ACTION 

Case No. C05-02670-MMC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF CLASS CERTIFICATION 

DISCOVERY AND BRIEFING 

SCHEDULES

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION OF CLASS CERTIFICATION DISCOVERY AND BRIEFING 

SCHEDULES - CASE NO. C05-02670-MMC 

MICHAEL T. LUCEY (SB # 9927) 

MICHAEL D. BRUNO (SB # 166805) 

BRIAN D. MASCHLER (SB # 111824) 

GORDEN & REES LLP 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 986-5900 

(415) 986-8054 (fax) 

KENNETH E. JOHNSON (SB # 115814) 

STEPHAN, ORINGHER, RICHMAN, THEODORA 

& MILLER 

2029 Century Park East 

Sixth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-2907 

(310) 557-2009 

(310) 551-0283 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant 

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STIPULATION

Plaintiffs Cornelius Clark, Chester Lewis, David McFarlin II, John Ponds, and Garrant Cosey 

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

record agree that additional time is needed to complete discovery and other activities necessary to 

prosecute and defend the motion for class certification that Plaintiffs will file in this case. The Parties, 

hereby stipulate and respectfully request that the Court modify, approve, and adopt the Class 

Certification Discovery and Briefing Schedules as follows: 

Non-Expert Discovery Schedule

Complete non-expert interrogatories and document discovery 

by

9/28/06

Complete non-expert depositions (e.g., Parties, Fed.R.Civ.P. 

30(b)(6) deponents, witnesses and records custodians) by

9/28/06

Expert Discovery and Reports

Plaintiffs to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert 

disclosures by 

8/3/06

Plaintiffs’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition by 8/17/06 

Defendants to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert 

disclosures by 

9/7/06

Defendants’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition 

by

9/21/06

Plaintiffs to serve rebuttal expert reports by 10/5/06 

Defendant to serve supplemental expert reports by 10/19/06 

Expert discovery cut-off 10/19/06 

Class Certification Briefing Schedule

Motion for Class Certification to be filed by 10/26/06 

Defendants’ Opposition to Class Certification to be filed by 11/27/06 

Plaintiffs’ Reply to be filed by 12/11/06 

Hearing on Motion for Class Certification (on or after) 12/29/06 

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 SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: April 10, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/

TERESA DEMCHAK (SB #123989) 

ROBERTA L. STEELE (SB #188198) 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, BORGEN & 

DARDARIAN 

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 

Oakland, CA 94612 

(510) 763-9800 

(510) 835-1417 (fax) 

CRAIG ACKERMANN (SB # 2229832) 

ACKERMANN & TILAJEF, P.C. 

1180 South Beverly Drive, Suite 512 

Los Angeles, CA 90035 

(310) 277-0614 

(310) 277-0635 (fax) 

 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS 

April 10, 2006 

/s/

MICHAEL T. LUCEY (SB # 9927) 

MICHAEL D. BRUNO (SB # 166805) 

BRIAN D. MASCHLER (SB # 111824) 

GORDEN & REES LLP 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 986-5900 

(415) 986-8054 (fax) 

KENNETH E. JOHNSON (SB # 115814) 

STEPHAN, ORINGHER, RICHMAN, THEODORA 

& MILLER 

2029 Century Park East 

Sixth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-2907 

(310) 557-2009 

(310) 551-0283 (fax) 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

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ORDER

The Court has considered the above Stipulation, and good cause appearing therefor, the Court 

modifies, approves, and hereby ORDERS the following schedule and deadlines for class certification 

discovery and briefing: 

Non-Expert Discovery Schedule

Complete non-expert interrogatories and document discovery 

by

9/28/06

Complete non-expert depositions (e.g., Parties, Fed.R.Civ.P. 

30(b)(6) deponents, witnesses and records custodians) by

9/28/06

Expert Discovery and Reports

Plaintiffs to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert 

disclosures by 

8/3/06

Plaintiffs’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition by 8/17/06 

Defendants to provide Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) expert 

disclosures by 

9/7/06

Defendants’ expert(s) to be made available for deposition 

by

9/21/06

Plaintiffs to serve rebuttal expert reports by 10/5/06 

Defendant to serve supplemental expert reports by 10/19/06 

Expert discovery cut-off 10/19/06 

Class Certification Briefing Schedule

Motion for Class Certification to be filed by 10/26/06 

Defendants’ Opposition to Class Certification to be filed by 11/27/06 

Plaintiffs’ Reply to be filed by 12/11/06 

Hearing on Motion for Class Certification (on or after) 12/29/06 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 11, 2006 

 THE HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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