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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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Case No. 3:16-cv-01854-RS MOTION JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 

 Shon Morgan (Bar No. 187736) 

 (shonmorgan@quinnemanuel.com) 

 Duane Lyons (Bar No, 125091) 

 (duanelyons@quinnemanuel.com) 

 Joseph C. Sarles (Bar No. 254750) 

 (josephsarles@quinnemanuel.com) 

 John W. Baumann (Bar No. 288881 

 (jackbaumann@quinnemanuel.com) 

 865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90017-2543 

Telephone: (213) 443-3000 

Facsimile: (213) 443-3100 

Attorneys for Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., 

Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN UTNE, on behalf of himself, all others 

similarly situated, and the general public; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., a Delaware 

Corporation; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

CASE No. 3:16-cv-01854-RS 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 

PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE AND TRIAL 

DATE AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT

Action Filed: March 8, 2016 

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-1- Case No. 3:16-cv-01854-RS

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

JOINT STIPULATION 

This Joint Stipulation to extend expert deadlines, defendant’s decertification motion 

briefing deadlines, pretrial conference and trial date is made by and between plaintiff John Utne 

and defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., through their respective counsel of record: 

1. On February 26, 2020, the parties stipulated to a schedule to ensure sufficient

access to expert discovery before briefing defendant’s decertification motion. ECF No. 187. The 

Court entered an Order amending the schedule on February 27, 2020. ECF No. 188. 

2. The parties have been working diligently to prepare rebuttal reports and to

complete expert discovery. However, in light of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on 

travel and in-person, group meetings, the parties have conferred and agreed adjustments to the 

schedule are warranted, particularly because many experts must travel by air for depositions and 

the age of certain experts and counsel increases susceptibility to the virus. 

3. Because much of the expert discovery relates to defendant’s pending motion for

decertification, the parties also believe it is appropriate to continue the briefing schedule and 

hearing date for that motion. Further, defendant’s decertification motion might impact the parties’ 

preparation for the pretrial conference and trial, thus the parties believe it is necessary to continue 

those dates. 

4. The parties respectfully request the Court adopt the following proposed revised

case schedule: 

Event Current Date Proposed Date

Rebuttal and Supplemental Expert Designation 

Deadline 

March 16, 2020 April 30, 2020 

Deadline for Depositions of the Parties’ CurrentlyDesignated Experts March 31, 2020 June 1, 2020 

Completion of Expert Discovery April 13, 2020 June 15, 2020 

Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s Decertification 

Motion Deadline 

April 14, 2020 June 30, 2020 

Defendant’s Reply ISO Defendant’s Decertification 

Motion Deadline 

May 12, 2020 July 30, 2020 

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-2- Case No. 3:16-cv-01854-RS

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Last Day for Hearing Pretrial Motions May 28, 2020 at 

1:30 p.m. 

August 13, 2020 

(or the earliest date 

thereafter available 

to the Court and 

agreed upon by 

both sides) 

Hearing Date for Defendant’s Decertification Motion May 28, 2020 at 

1:30 p.m. 

August 13, 2020 

(or the earliest date 

thereafter available 

to the Court and 

agreed upon by 

both sides) 

Pretrial Conference September 23, 

2020, 10:00 a.m. 

November 18, 

2020, 10:30 a.m. 

Trial Date October 13, 2020 December 8, 2020 

5. To date, the following deadlines in this action have been modified: Stipulation to

Continue Initial Case Management Conference and Order granting same (ECF Nos. 17 and 18); 

Stipulation to Continue Class Certification Briefing and Hearing and Order granting same (ECF 

Nos. 35 ad 36); Stipulation to Continue Briefing and Hearing and Order granting same (ECF Nos. 

110 and 111); Defendant’s Motion to Enlarge Time to Oppose Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial 

Summary Judgment and Order granting same (ECF Nos. 122 and 124); Stipulation to Extend 

Plaintiff’s Deadline to Oppose Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Order Granting Same 

(ECF No. 130); Stipulation to Extend Expert Deadlines, Defendant’s Decertification Motion 

Deadline, Pretrial Conference and Trial Date (ECF No. 144); Stipulation to Extend Expert 

Deadlines, Decertification Motion Deadline, Pretrial Conference and Trial Date (ECF No. 151); 

Stipulation to Set Briefing Schedule and Hearing Date for Defendant’s Motion to Decertify (ECF 

No. 155); Stipulation to Extend Expert Deadlines, Defendant’s Decertification Motion Briefing 

Deadlines, Pretrial Conference and Trial Date (ECF No. 180); and Stipulation to Extend Expert 

Deadlines, Defendant’s Decertification Motion Briefing Deadlines, and Hearing on Motion to 

Decertify (ECF No. 187). 

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-3- Case No. 3:16-cv-01854-RS

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: March 16, 2020 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & 

SULLIVAN, LLP

By /s/ Shon Morgan

Shon Morgan

Attorneys for Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

DATED: March 16, 2020 SETAREH LAW GROUP

By /s/ Shaun Setareh

Shaun Setareh

Attorneys for Plaintiff John Utne and the Class

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the above signatories. 

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-4- Case No. 3:16-cv-01854-RS

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

ORDER [AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT]

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following 

deadlines and hearing date are entered: 

Event Date

Rebuttal and Supplemental Expert Designation Deadline April 30, 2020 

Deadline for Depositions of the Parties’ Currently-Designated Experts June 1, 2020 

Completion of Expert Discovery June 15, 2020 

Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s Decertification Motion Deadline June 30, 2020 

Defendant’s Reply ISO Defendant’s Decertification Motion Deadline July 30, 2020 

Last Day for Hearing Pretrial Motions August 13, 2020 

Hearing Date for Defendant’s Decertification Motion August 13, 2020 

Pretrial Conference November 18, 2020, 

10:00 a.m. 

Trial Date December 7, 2020 

Dated: _________________ _____________________________ 

Honorable Richard Seeborg 

United States District Judge 

3/17/2020

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