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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02034-JAM-AC 

Matthew Mellen (Bar No. 233350)

Sarah Shapero (Bar No. 281748) 

MELLEN LAW FIRM 

One Embarcadero Center, Fifth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 315-1653 

Facsimile: (415) 276-1902 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CRAIG BROWNFIELD, an individual, and 

on behalf of all others similarly situated; C.A. 

BREADMAN, a business entity; CARLOS 

GARIBAY, an individual; JIMMY 

HERRERA, an individual; MIKE 

HERNANDEZ, an individual; NICK 

HERNANDEZ, an individual; ANTHONY 

TAVAREZ, an individual; SYLVIE 

SERRANO, an individual, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF 

CALIFORNIA, LLC, a limited liability 

company; and DOES 1 through 100, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:15-cv-02034-JAM-AC

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE TRIAL AND MODIFY 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Complaint Filed: September 28, 2015 

Trial Date: September 11, 2017 

Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02034-JAM-AC

Plaintiffs Craig Brownfield, CA Breadman, Carlos Garibay, Jimmy Herrera, Mike 

Hernandez, Nick Hernandez, and Anthony Tavarez (collectively, the “Represented Plaintiffs”)1

and Defendant Flowers Baking Co. of California, LLC (“Defendant”), by and through their 

undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully submit the following Stipulation and [Proposed] Order 

to Continue Trial and Modify Scheduling Order. As outlined below, the parties request that the 

trial be continued from September 11, 2017 to a date in late June 2018, to permit the parties to 

coordinate the discovery deadlines in the instant action with Johnson v. Flowers Baking Co. of 

California, LLC (USDC ED CA Case No. 1:16-cv-00840-JAM), and Porreca, et al. v. Flowers 

Baking Co. of California, LLC, USDC ED CA Case No. 1:15-cv-00732-DAD (Porreca Dkt. 73).2

The Mellen Law Firm is currently representing the Represented Parties in this case, one 

plaintiff in the related case Johnson case, and 17 individuals and 13 related entities in the Porecca

case. Although it is expected that many of the depositions will be relevant to all three cases, the 

various case deadlines in the three cases are separated by a number of months. In an effort to 

better coordinate expert disclosures, motion practice, and discovery in the three cases, the parties 

wish to have one set of discovery deadlines that apply to all three cases. 

Moreover, although written discovery is underway and a number of depositions have 

already been taken, the Mellen Law Firm has had some personnel changes and is otherwise facing 

a number of staffing challenges in connection with the prosecution of the three cases involving 24 

individual plaintiffs. Two law firms experienced in wage and hour litigation – Keller Grover LLP 

and Law Offices of Scot D. Bernstein, A Professional Corporation – have agreed to associate in 

as counsel; however, the two main attorneys from Keller Grover that would be involved in these 

actions – Eric A. Grover and Robert Spencer – already have a September 11, 2017 Phase II 

damage trial set in Alameda County Superior Court. In addition, Mr. Grover has a pre-paid 

family vacation scheduled for August 4-20, 2017. Unless the trial date is continued, Messers. 

Grover and Spencer will not be available to try this action. 

 

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 The Mellen Law Firm no longer represents plaintiff Sylvie Serrano. (Dkt. 27.) 2

 The Porreca case involves 17 individual plaintiffs and 13 related entities. Counsel for the 

parties herein represent the parties in Porreca.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02034-JAM-AC

STIPULATION 

 WHEREAS, for the reasons outlined above, the parties request that that the deadlines for 

disclosing experts, disclosing rebuttal experts, and the discovery cutoff date, all be continued to 

the same dates for each event in the Porreca case, namely October 2, 2017 (expert disclosure), 

October 16, 2017 (rebuttal expert disclosure), and November 22, 2017 (discovery cutoff), and that 

the dispositive motion deadline be continued to January 12, 2018, to avoid a flurry of briefing 

over the 2017 holidays. 

 WHEREAS, for the reasons outlined above, the parties request that the September 11, 

2017 trial date be continued to a date on or after June 18, 2018. 

 NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree and stipulate to the new deadlines below: 

Current Deadline: New Deadline:

Expert Disclosures: February 17, 2017 October 2, 2017

Supplemental/Rebuttal Discl: March 3, 2017 October 16, 2017

Discovery Cutoff: April 3, 2017 November 22, 2017

Last Day to File Dispositive Motions:

Hearing date for dispositive motions: 

May 8, 2017 January 12, 2018

February 13, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. 

Joint Pretrial Statement due: July 7, 2017 April 13, 2018

Final Pretrial Conference: July 14, 2017 at 11:00 

a.m. 

April 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

Trial: September 11, 2017 at 

9:00 a.m. 

June 18, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02034-JAM-AC

Dated: February 13, 2017 MELLEN LAW FIRM 

By /s/Sarah Shapero

MATTHEW MELLEN 

SARAH SHAPERO 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: February 13, 2017 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C. 

By /s/Brian D. Berry

ROBERT A. JONES 

BRIAN D. BERRY 

JARTED L. PALMER 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF CALIFORNIA, 

LLC 

SIGNATURE ATTESTATION 

I attest that I have obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from the other signatories. 

Dated: February 13, 2017 MELLEN LAW FIRM 

By /s/Sarah Shapero

MATTHEW MELLEN 

SARAH SHAPERO 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02034-JAM-AC

 ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT. 

Dated: February 13, 2017 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________ 

 Honorable John A. Mendez 

 United States District Court Judge 

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