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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PHASE I AND EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES; ORDER

Hunton & Williams LLP

575 Market Street, Suite 3700

San Francisco, California 94105

FRASER A. MCALPINE (CSB 248554)

Email: fmcalpine@hunton.com

H. ALLISON ELMORE (CSB 233045)

Email: aelmore@hunton.com

HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP

575 Market Street, Suite 3700

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: 415 • 975 • 3700

Facsimile: 415 • 975 • 3701

Attorneys for Defendant

CEVA LOGISTICS U.S., INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KEN MILLER, JEREMIE TODD, and 

CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ADECCO USA, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; 

CEVA LOGISTICS U.S., INC., a Delaware

corporation; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:13–CV–01321–TLN–CKD

STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION 

TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING 

ORDER TO CONTINUE PHASE I AND 

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES; 

ORDER

[Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 16(b)(4)]

Complaint filed: May 23, 2013

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STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PHASE I AND EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES; ORDER

Hunton & Williams LLP

575 Market Street, Suite 3700

San Francisco, California 94105

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), Plaintiffs Ken Miller, Jeremie Todd, 

and Christopher Franklin (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Adecco USA, Inc. (“Adecco”) 

and CEVA Logistics U.S., Inc. (“CEVA”) (collectively “Defendants”) hereby stipulate as follows 

and submit this joint application requesting that the Court modify the Pretrial Scheduling Order 

entered by the Court on September 18, 2013 (Dkt. No. 15) by continuing certain discovery deadlines 

discussed in detail below:

WHEREAS, on May 23, 2013, Plaintiffs filed a putative wage and hour class action against 

Defendants in San Joaquin County Superior Court, which subsequently was removed to this Court;

WHEREAS, on September 3, 2013, Plaintiffs served each of the Defendants by U.S. mail 

with (a) Interrogatories; (b) Request for Production of Documents; (c) Notice of Deposition of 

Designated Corporate Representative(s) and Request for Production of Documents; and (d) Request 

for Admissions, making the original deadline to respond October 7, 2013; 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2013, the Court entered its Pretrial Scheduling Order in this 

matter (Dkt. No. 15), specifying, among other things, that class certification, i.e., Phase I, discovery 

shall be completed by April 30, 2014; that designation of expert witnesses shall take place by May 

30, 2014; and that designation of rebuttal expert witnesses shall take place within 30 days after the 

designation of expert witnesses;

WHEREAS, the information and documents requested from CEVA in Plaintiffs’ discovery 

requests are being collected by CEVA from multiple corporate departments, as well as from general 

managers and contract managers whose operations are conducted from locations spread across 

California;

WHEREAS, the information and documents requested from Adecco in Plaintiffs’ discovery 

requests are being collected from multiple sources that worked on the relevant CEVA account and 

additional time is also needed for retrieving documents held in storage;

WHEREAS, the documents CEVA is collecting are in various forms, including physical and 

tangible documents such as daily driver log forms and meeting rosters, as well as electronically 

stored information, all of which must be processed and converted to searchable PDF format, in 

accordance with Plaintiffs’ and CEVA’s agreement, before production;

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STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PHASE I AND EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES; ORDER

Hunton & Williams LLP

575 Market Street, Suite 3700

San Francisco, California 94105

WHEREAS, Defendants have been working diligently to collect the information and 

documents from the numerous sources controlling and holding them, but have determined and 

notified Plaintiffs that completion of the collection and compilation processes in time to prepare 

comprehensive responses by the current agreed deadlines of October 28, 2013, in the case of 

Adecco, and of November 4, 2013, in the case of CEVA, are impracticable;1

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that thorough and complete responses to 

discovery requests are preferable to rushed and incomplete responses that would likely result from 

strict adherence to the current discovery response deadlines;

WHEREAS, Adecco has requested, for the reasons noted above, that it may have an 

additional 14 days, up to and including November 11, 2013, to respond to the Interrogatories, 

Request for Production of Documents, Request for Production of Documents contained in Plaintiffs’ 

Notice of Deposition of Designated Corporate Representative(s), and Request for Admissions, which 

is addressed in a separate Stipulation with Plaintiffs that Adecco is filing simultaneously herewith 

for Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney’s approval;

WHEREAS, CEVA has requested, for the reasons noted above, that it may have an 

additional 21 days, up to and including November 25, 2013, to respond to the Interrogatories, 

Request for Production of Documents, Request for Production of Documents contained in Plaintiffs’ 

Notice of Deposition of Designated Corporate Representative(s), and Request for Admissions, which 

is addressed in a separate Stipulation with Plaintiffs that CEVA is filing simultaneously herewith for 

Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney’s approval;

WHEREAS, the Defendants’ delay in producing written responses and documents in 

response to the aforementioned discovery requests, while justifiable, has the effect of compressing 

the period during which Plaintiffs may schedule the depositions of Defendants’ designated corporate 

 

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Plaintiffs and CEVA agreed by written stipulation, signed and filed on September 24, 2013 (Dkt. 

No. 16), to an initial 28-day extension of time, up to and including November 4, 2013, for CEVA to 

respond to Plaintiffs’ discovery requests that, pursuant to Eastern District of California Local Rule 

144(a), did not require approval of the Court. Plaintiffs also agreed to grant Adecco an initial 21-day 

extension, up to and including October 28, 2013, for Adecco to respond to Plaintiffs’ discovery 

requests.

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STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PHASE I AND EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES; ORDER

Hunton & Williams LLP

575 Market Street, Suite 3700

San Francisco, California 94105

representatives under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) and the depositions of putative class 

members whose identities Plaintiffs have requested in the discovery requests served on Defendants;

WHEREAS, good cause exists for continuing the class certification (Phase I) discovery 

cutoff and initial and rebuttal expert disclosure deadlines, because it would expedite the disposition 

of this action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 16(b) by allowing the parties sufficient time to conclude 

the Phase I depositions prior to designating initial and rebuttal expert witnesses. The parties submit 

this proposed modification of the Pretrial Scheduling Order to expedite resolution of this dispute and 

not for any purposes of delay;

WHEREAS, continuing the class certification (Phase I) discovery cutoff and initial and 

rebuttal expert disclosure deadlines will relieve the Court’s calendar of events related to motions to 

compel discovery responses; and

WHEREAS, there have been no prior requests to amend the Pretrial Scheduling Order;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs and 

Defendants, through their respective counsel, as follows:

1. The discovery cut-off date for class certification (Phase I) discovery is continued 

from April 30, 2014 to May 30, 2014; 

2. The date by which designation of expert witnesses shall take place, if any, is 

continued from May 30, 2014 to June 30, 2014; 

3. The date by which designation of rebuttal expert witnesses shall take place, if any, is 

continued from June 30, 2014 to July 30, 2014; and

4. All other dates set forth in the Pretrial Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 15), including, but 

not limited to, the class certification briefing deadlines and class certification hearing date, shall 

remain in full force and effect.

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STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PHASE I AND EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES; ORDER

Hunton & Williams LLP

575 Market Street, Suite 3700

San Francisco, California 94105

The parties respectfully request that the Court enter the Proposed Amended Order submitted 

herewith for the reasons set forth above. If the Court so desires, the parties will participate in a 

pretrial scheduling conference regarding the matters set forth herein. 

DATED: October 29, 2013 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP

By: /s/ H. Allison Elmore

Fraser A. McAlpine

H. Allison Elmore

Attorneys for Defendant

CEVA LOGISTICS U.S., INC. 

DATED: October 29, 2013 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 

LLP

By: /s/ Charles F. Barker

Charles F. Barker

Thomas Y. Lee

Suzanna L. Winslow

Attorneys for Defendant

ADECCO USA, INC.

(as authorized on October 29, 2013)

DATED: October 29, 2013 WESTRUP KLICK, LLP

By: /s/ Phillip R. Poliner

R. Duane Westrup

Phillip R. Poliner

Cat-Tuong N. Bulaon

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KEN MILLER, JEREMIE TODD, AND 

CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN 

(as authorized on October 29, 2013)

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STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PHASE I AND EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES; ORDER

Hunton & Williams LLP

575 Market Street, Suite 3700

San Francisco, California 94105

AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

Based upon the foregoing Stipulation and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED THAT:

1. The discovery cut-off date for class certification (Phase I) discovery is continued 

from April 30, 2014 to May 30, 2014; 

2. The date by which designation of expert witnesses shall take place, if any, is 

continued from May 30, 2014 to June 30, 2014; 

3. The date by which designation of rebuttal expert witnesses shall take place, if any, is 

continued from June 30, 2014 to July 30, 2014; and

4. All other dates set forth in the Pretrial Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 15), including, but 

not limited to, the class certification briefing deadlines and class certification hearing date, shall 

remain in full force and effect.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 30, 2013

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