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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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JOINT STIPULATION TO ADJUST CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730 

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547 

(counsel of record on following page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA- SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

EFREN LINARES, individually, and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, and on 

behalf of the State of California and 

aggrieved employees pursuant to the Private 

Attorneys General Act, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC., 

FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF MODESTO, 

LLC., and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive; 

 Defendants. 

 Case No.: 1:22-cv-00816-TLN-CKD 

CLASS ACTION 

JOINT STIPULATION TO ADJUST 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

 

Before the Honorable Troy L. Nunley and Carolyn 

K. Delaney 

Complaint filed: July 1, 2022 

 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730 

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547 

ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC. 

AND FLOWERS BAKING CO. 

OF MODESTO, LLC 

 

STAN S. MALLISON (SBN 184191) 

 StanM@TheMMLawFirm.com 

HECTOR R. MARTINEZ (SBN 206336) 

 HectorM@TheMMLawFirm.com 

DANIEL C. KELLER (SBN 332576) 

 Dkeller@TheMMLawFirm.com 

CAROLINE L. HILL (SBN 349176) 

 CHill@TheMMLawFirm.com 

MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 730 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 832-9999 

Facsimile: (510) 832-1101 

Attorneys for Plaintiff EFREN LINARES 

ALEXANDER M. CHEMERS (SBN 263726) 

 Alexander.chemers@ogletree.com 

OGLETREE, DEAKINES, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C. 

400 South Hope Street, Suite 1200 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 239-9800 

Facsimile: (213) 239- 9045 

PAUL M. SMITH (SBN 306644) 

 Paul.smith@ogletree.com 

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C. 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2800 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 840-3150 

Facsimile: (916) 840-3159 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730 

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547 

JOINT STIPULATION 

 Plaintiff EFREN LINARES and Defendants ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC and 

FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF MODESTO, LLC (together, “Defendants”) (Plaintiff and Defendants 

collectively referred to as the “Parties”), through their respective attorneys of record, hereby 

stipulate and agree as follows: 

WHEREAS, this matter is a putative class, collective, and Private Attorneys General Act 

(“PAGA”) action based primarily upon Plaintiff’s allegations that Defendants fail to pay overtime 

wages at the regular rate of pay. 

WHEREAS, on January 23, 2024, the Court entered an Order granting the Parties’ stipulation 

to adjust the Class Action Scheduling Order to require Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification to 

be filed by December 16, 2024, for Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class 

Certification to be filed by January 30, 2025, for Plaintiff’s Reply Brief to be filed by March 17, 

2025, and for the hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification to be heard on April 17, 2025 

(ECF 36). 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed the Motion for Class Certification on December 16, 2024 (ECF 

44); 

WHEREAS, counsel, staff, and others working for Defendants in preparing the Opposition to 

Class Certification have been significantly impacted and/or displaced by the fires affecting large 

swaths of Southern California, including the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire; 

WHEREAS counsel for Defendants have requested, and counsel for Plaintiff has agreed, to 

adjust the date for Defendants’ Opposition to Class Certification and all other related deadlines by 

two weeks; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Parties’ agreement and this stipulation, the Parties ask the Court 

to adjust the Scheduling Order as follows: 

1. That Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification be 

continued from January 30, 2025 to February 13, 2025; 

2. That the deadline to file Plaintiff’s Reply Brief be continued from March 17, 2025 

to March 31, 2025; and 

3. That the hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification be continued from 

April 17, 2025 to May 1, 2025 or a date thereafter that is convenient for the Court. 

 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730 

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: January 16, 2025 By:/S/ Daniel Keller [auth. 1-16-25]____ 

 Stan Mallison 

 Hector Martinez 

 Daniel Keller 

 Caroline L. Hill 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DATED: January 16, 2025 By: /S/ Paul M. Smith_______________ 

 Alexander Chemers 

 Paul M. Smith 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ 

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730 

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547 

ORDER 

The Court, having reviewed the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, hereby 

ORDERS as follows: 

 The Court’s Class Action Scheduling Order issued on January 23, 2024 (ECF No. 36) is 

hereby adjusted as follows: 

1. Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification (ECF No. 44) is 

due by February 13, 2025 (previously January 30, 2025); 

2. Plaintiff’s Reply is due by March 31, 2025 (previously March 17, 2025); and 

3. The hearing for Class Certification is scheduled for May 1, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. 

(previously April 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 16, 2025 ____________________________

Troy L. Nunley

Chief United States District Judge

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