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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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STIPULATION POSTPONING HRG AND FILING DEADLINES RE MTN FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

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JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP

MICHAEL J. HASSEN (Bar No. 124823)

AN NGUYEN RUDA (Bar No. 215453)

Two Embarcadero Center, Fifth Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-3813

Telephone: (415) 398-8080

Facsimile: (415) 398-5584

Attorneys for Defendant BROWN GROUP RETAIL, INC., a 

Pennsylvania corporation, d/b/a Famous Footwear, erroneously 

sued as BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION

JEROME DAVIS and PRISCILLA 

HUMPHREY, individually and on behalf of 

others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC., a New 

York corporation doing business as Famous 

Footwear; MIKE WEST, an individual; and 

DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:13-cv-01211-LJO-BAM

STIPULATION POSTPONING HEARING AND 

FILING DEADLINES ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION 

FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF 

PROPOSED SETTLEMENT; ORDER

DATE: February 13, 2015

TIME: 9:00 a.m.

CTRM: 8

JUDGE: Hon. Barbara A. McAuliffe

Complaint Filed: June 4, 2013

Removed: August 2, 2013 

Plaintiffs JEROME DAVIS and PRISCILLA HUMPHREY and Defendant BROWN 

GROUP RETAIL, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, d/b/a Famous Footwear, erroneously sued as 

BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC., by and through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate and 

agree as follows:

WHEREAS the parties have participated in a mediation and have reached a preliminary 

agreement on the most significant terms of a proposed settlement, including the total dollar amounts 

to be paid to the class and to the claims administrator, and the amounts to be sought in incentive 

awards and attorney fees and costs, to which Defendant will not object;

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WHEREAS the parties have almost finalized the terms of the proposed settlement and will 

thereafter seek the Court’s preliminary and then final approval of the proposed settlement;

WHEREAS a hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification is set for February 13, 

2015, and Defendant’s opposition thereto is due on January 26, 2015 with Plaintiffs’ reply due on 

February 6, 2015; and

WHEREAS the parties desire to continue all dates associated with the pending motion for 

class certification in order to allow them time to finalize the proposed settlement and seek court 

approval thereon.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that the following dates associated with 

Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification be continued for a period of 12 weeks as follows:

Event Current Date Proposed New Date

Defendant’s Opposition to Class Certification 01/26/2015 April 20, 2015

Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Class Certification 02/06/2015 May 1, 2015

Court Hearing on Class Certification 02/13/2015 May 8, 2015

DATED: January 15, 2015 CAPSTONE LAW APC

By: /s/ Melissa Grant

RAUL PEREZ

MELISSA GRANT

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JEROME DAVIS and 

PRISCILLA HUMPHREY

DATED: January 15, 2015 JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP

By: /s/ Michael J. Hassen

MICHAEL J. HASSEN

AN NGUYEN RUDA

Attorneys for Defendant BROWN GROUP RETAIL, 

INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, d/b/a Famous 

Footwear, erroneously sued as BROWN SHOE 

COMPANY, INC.

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ORDER

THE COURT, having reviewed the above Stipulation Postponing Hearing and Filing 

Deadlines on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification Pending Consummation of Settlement, and 

good cause having been shown,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following dates associated with Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Class Certification are continued as follows: 

Event New Date

Defendant’s Opposition to Class Certification: April 20, 2015

Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Class Certification: May 1, 2015

Hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification: May 8, 2015

Time: 9:00 AM 

Dept.: 8 (BAM)

In addition, the Court sets a Status Conference for March 30, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. At the Status 

Conference, the parties shall inform the Court as to the status of settlement and whether they 

anticipate dates for preliminary approval of the settlement should be set. Counsel may appear at the 

conference by telephone. Three Court days before the hearing, the parties shall file a joint status 

report, limited to 2 pages, addressing these issues.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 15, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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