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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; CASE NO. 2:21-CV-00416-TLN-CKD 

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CHRISTINA HUMPHREY LAW, P.C. 

CHRISTINA A. HUMPHREY (SBN 226326) 

Christina@chumphreylaw.com 

236 West Portal Avenue, #185 

San Francisco, California 94127 

Telephone: (805) 618-2924 

Facsimile: (805) 618-2939 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHANNON DOCKERY 

MAYER BROWN LLP 

RUTH ZADIKANY (SBN 260288) 

rzadikany@mayerbrown.com 

C. MITCHELL HENDY (SBN 282036) 

mhendy@mayerbrown.com 

350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071-1503 

Telephone: (213) 229-9500 

Facsimile: (213) 625-0248 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITIZENS TELECOM SERVICES COMPANY, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHANNON DOCKERY, on behalf of 

herself and all employees similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CITIZENS TELECOM SERVICES 

COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware 

corporation; and DOES 1-100 inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:21-cv-00416-TLN-CKD 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

ORDER TO EXTEND DEFENDANT 

CITIZENS TELECOM SERVICES 

COMPANY, LLC’S TIME TO 

ANSWER OR OTHERWISE 

RESPOND TO THE FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT 

Complaint Filed: March 9, 2021 

FAC Filed: July 29, 2021 

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STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULES 143 AND 144 

Pursuant to Local Rules 143 and 144, Plaintiff Shannon Dockery (“Plaintiff”) 

and Defendant Citizens Telecom Services Company, LLC (“Defendant”), by and 

through their respective counsel of record, respectfully submit this stipulation and 

request for an order granting a 14-day extension of Defendant’s time to answer or 

otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, from August 12, 2021 to 

August 26, 2021. There is good cause for the extension for the following reasons: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed her initial complaint in this Court on or about March 

9, 2021 (ECF No. 1); 

WHEREAS, the Court stayed and administratively closed the case on or about 

March 12, 2021, pursuant to Defendant’s Notice of Bankruptcy Proceedings (ECF No. 

5); 

WHEREAS, Defendant filed a Notice of Emergence from Bankruptcy and 

Termination of Automatic Stay on or about May 20, 2021 (ECF No. 6); 

WHEREAS, the Court lifted the automatic stay Pursuant to Defendants Notice 

of Emergence from Bankruptcy on or about May 20, 2021 (ECF No. 9); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), on or about May 20, 2021, the 

parties stipulated and agreed to extend Defendant’s deadline to answer or otherwise 

respond to the complaint by 28 days from the date on which the Court reopened the 

above-captioned action (ECF No. 8); 

WHEREAS, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint on July 

8, 2021 (ECF #10); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint in the above-captioned 

case on July 29, 2021 (ECF #15); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(3), Defendant’s 

deadline to answer and/or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint is 

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currently August 12, 2021, which 14 days after the First Amended Complaint was 

filed; 

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant who is principally responsible for preparing 

Defendant’s response to the FAC was out of the country from August 4 through 

August 8, making it infeasible to adequately analyze the amended complaint and 

complete the response within the 14-day deadline; 

WHEREAS, Defendant has requested and Plaintiff has consented to extend the 

time in which Defendant can answer or otherwise respond to the FAC by an additional 

14 days, to and including August 26, 2021; 

WHEREAS, this is the parties’ first stipulation for an extension of Defendant’s 

time to respond to the First Amended Complaint; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their respective counsel of 

record undersigned, stipulate to and request that the Court enter an order extending 

Defendant’s time to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint by 

14 days, through and including August 26, 2021. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 10, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Ruth Zadikany 

MAYER BROWN LLP 

RUTH ZADIKANY (SBN 260288) 

rzadikany@mayerbrown.com 

C. MITCHELL HENDY (SBN 282036) 

mhendy@mayerbrown.com 

350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071-1503 

Telephone: (213) 229-9500 

Facsimile: (213) 625-0248 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITIZENS TELECOM SERVICES 

COMPANY, LLC 

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Dated: August 10, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ James A. Clark (as authorized on 8/10/21)

TOWER LEGAL GROUP, P.C. 

JAMES A. CLARK (SBN 278372) 

RENEE P. ORTEGA (SBN 283441) 

ARIEL A. PYTEL (SBN 328917) 

11335 Gold Express Drive, Ste. 105 

Gold River, CA 95670 

Telephone: (916) 233-2008 

CHRISTINA HUMPHREY LAW, P.C. 

CHRISTINA A. HUMPHREY (SBN 226326) 

Christina@chumphreylaw.com 

236 West Portal Avenue, #185 

San Francisco, California 94127 

Telephone: (805) 618-2924 

Facsimile: (805) 618-2939 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHANNON DOCKERY 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 10, 2021 

Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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