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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE; 

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STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540)

EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH (SBN 218029)

PEDER J. V. THOREEN (SBN 217081)

MEREDITH A. JOHNSON (SBN 291018)

Altshuler Berzon LLP

177 Post Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, California 94108

Telephone: (415) 421-7151

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064

E-mail: sberzon@altber.com

 egoldsmith@altber.com pthoreen@altber.com

 mjohnson@altber.com

ROBERT J. BEZEMEK (SBN 058740)

DAVID CONWAY (SBN 253903)

Law Offices of Robert J. Bezemek

A Professional Corporation

The Latham Square Building

1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 936

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (510) 763-5690

Facsimile: (510) 763-4255

E-mail: rjbezemek@bezemeklaw.com dconway@bezemeklaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AFT LOCAL 2121, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ACCREDITING COMMISSION FOR 

COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, et al., 

Defendants.

CASE NO. 3:16-cv-03411-HSG

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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STIPULATION REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint in San Francisco Superior Court 

on May 26, 2016, and Defendant Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges 

removed the action to this Court on June 17, 2016;

WHEREAS Altshuler Berzon LLP was first brought into this case as co-counsel for 

Plaintiffs on June 22, 2016, and its attorneys are in the process of becoming familiar with the case;

WHEREAS this action was originally assigned in this Court to Magistrate Judge Spero;

WHEREAS Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss in this action on June 24, 2016 and 

originally noticed the motion for hearing before Magistrate Judge Spero on July 29, 2016;

WHEREAS pursuant to the Local Rules, Plaintiffs’ opposition to the Motion to Dismiss 

would be due on July 8, 2016;

WHEREAS Plaintiffs declined to consent to the Magistrate Judge, and the case has since 

been reassigned to this Court, requiring the Motion to Dismiss to be re-noticed for a new hearing 

date;

WHEREAS the parties have met and conferred regarding the reassignment of this case, the 

briefing schedule on the Motion to Dismiss, and Plaintiffs’ intention to seek leave to file a Second 

Amended Complaint;

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Plaintiffs’ Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss shall be due on July 21, 2016.

2. Defendant’s Reply shall be due on July 28, 2016.

3. Subject to Court approval, the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss shall be 

held on August 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is available on the Court’s calendar.

4. Plaintiffs shall provide the proposed Second Amended Complaint to Defendants no 

later than July 21, 2016, in order to determine whether the parties can stipulate to the filing of the 

Second Amended Complaint. If the parties stipulate to the filing of the Second Amended 

Complaint, and plaintiff thereafter files the Second Amended Complaint pursuant to the stipulation, 

Defendant with promptly thereafter withdraw its Motion to Dismiss without prejudice to re-filing 

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any motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, in order to avoid duplication of effort by 

the parties and the Court.

Dated: June 30, 2016 STEPHEN P. BERZON

EILEEN B. GOLDSMITH

PEDER J. V. THOREEN

MEREDITH A. JOHNSON

Altshuler Berzon LLP

ROBERT J. BEZEMEK

DAVID CONWAY

Law Offices of Robert J. Bezemek

By: s/ Eileen B. Goldsmith

 Eileen B. Goldsmith

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: June 30, 2016 KENNETH E. KELLER

THOMAS H. SLOAN, JR.

JENNIFER R. McGLONE

ETHAN I. JACOBS

Keller, Sloan, Roman & Holland LLP

LAURENCE W. KESSENICK

SCOTT C. KESSENICK

Kessenick, Gamma & Free LLP

By: s/ Thomas H. Sloan, Jr. 

Thomas H. Sloan, Jr.

ORDER

Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. The hearing on Defendant’s Motion to 

Dismiss is set for August 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

Dated: July 1, 2016 _________________________________

United States District Judge

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