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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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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ASHOUR KASTIRO, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SERRA MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION 

INC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00622-JSC 

ORDER REGARDING FURTHER 

BRIEFING ON DEFENDANTS' 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

Dkt. No. 41

This is a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and California state law wage and hour 

putative class action. Now pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion for partial summary 

judgment on their statute of limitations affirmative defense. (Dkt. No. 41.) As discussed in open 

court on March 10, 2016, summary judgment is granted on the following claims:

 the 5th Claim for relief as to Plaintiffs Kastiro, Natsheh, and Almehamedawy,

 the 7th Claim for Relief as to Plaintiff Almehamedawy,

 the 9th Claim for Relief in its entirety, and

 the 10th Claim for Relief in its entirety.

Also as discussed at the March 10 hearing, the Court directs the parties to file 

supplemental briefing on the following issues:

1. If tolling arises from the pendency of the Al Lahham action, what is the scope of 

any such tolling, including whether the Al Lahham action would toll Plaintiffs’ claims arising from 

work as taxi cab drivers in addition to work providing medical transportation. The parties should 

also address whether the scope of such tolling differs for federal and state claims. 

2. Whether American Pipe or any other tolling doctrine applies to the FLSA claims of 

Plaintiffs Kastiro, Natsheh, and Almehamedawy, and if tolling applies, whether it applies to 

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claims brought individually and/or on behalf of a class.

3. Whether California’s American Pipe tolling doctrine requires the Court to consider 

the elements of equitable tolling in deciding whether American Pipe tolling applies.

4. Whether California’s equitable tolling doctrine on its own (that is, without 

American Pipe tolling) tolls claims brought on behalf of a class or only just individual claims.

5. Whether California American Pipe tolling applies to California claims brought in a 

California federal court and then subsequently brought again in California federal court (the crossjurisdictional issue).

Plaintiffs shall file their brief on or before March 24, 2016 and Defendants’ response is due 

April 7, 2016. The Court will hold a further hearing on April 21, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 

F, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2016

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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