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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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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE ON 

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MARLIN & SALTZMAN, LLP 

Stanley D. Saltzman (SBN 90058) 

Tatiana G. Avakian (SBN 298970) 

29800 Agoura Road, Suite 210 

Agoura Hills, California 91301 

Telephone: (818) 991-8080 

Facsimile: (818) 991-8081 

ssaltzman@marlinsaltzman.com 

tavakian@marlinsaltzman.com 

LAWYERS for JUSTICE, PC 

Edwin Aiwazian (SBN 232943) 

Arby Aiwazian (SBN 269827) 

Tara Zabehi (SBN 314706) 

410 West Arden Avenue, Suite 203 

Glendale, California 91203 

Telephone: (818) 265-1020 

Facsimile: (818) 265-1021 

edwin@lfjpc.com 

arby@lfjpc.com 

tara@lfjpc.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MARY MOORE 

(Counsel Continued on Next Page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – OAKLAND DIVISION

MARY MOORE, individually, and on 

behalf of other members of the general 

public similarly situated;

Plaintiff,

vs.

ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC., an 

unknown business entity; ADDUS 

HOMECARE, INC., an unknown business 

entity; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, 

Defendants.

Case No. 4:19-CV-01519-HSG

[Assigned for all purposes to the Honorable Haywood 

S. Gilliam, Jr., Courtroom 2 – 4th Floor]

CLASS ACTION

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

AND HEARING DATE ON PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION, AND 

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF

Date Action Filed: July 11, 2017

First Am. Complaint Filed: March 21, 2019

Date Removal Filed: March 22, 2019

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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

GREGORY W. KNOPP (SBN 237615)

GARY M. MCLAUGHLIN (SBN 217832)

VICTOR A. SALCEDO (SBN 317910)

1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 600

Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022

Telephone: 310.229.1000

Facsimile: 310.229.1001

gknopp@akingump.com

gmclaughlin@akingump.com

vsalcedo@akingump.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

Addus HealthCare, Inc. and 

Addus HomeCare Corporation

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STIPULATION

This stipulation is entered into by and among Plaintiff Mary Moore (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendants Addus HealthCare, Inc. (“Addus”) and Addus HomeCare Corporation (“Addus 

HomeCare,” and erroneously identified in the First Amended Complaint as “Addus HomeCare, Inc.”) 

(collectively, “Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, in light of the following facts:

1. WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed her motion for class certification on March 12, 2020, 

pursuant to the Court’s August 27, 2019 Order setting a class certification briefing and hearing 

schedule;

2. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s March 26, 2020 Order Approving the Parties’ 

Stipulation to Continue the Class Certification Briefing Schedule and Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off 

(“March 26, 2020 Order”), Plaintiff’s motion for class certification is set for hearing on July 2, 2020;

3. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s March 26, 2020 Order, Defendants’ opposition to 

Plaintiff’s motion would otherwise be due by May 28, 2020;

4. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s March 26, 2020 Order, Plaintiff’s reply brief would 

otherwise be due by June 18, 2020;

5. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s March 26, 2020 Order, the non-expert discovery 

cut-off is June 25, 2020;

6. WHEREAS, Defendants were scheduled to take the deposition of named plaintiff and 

proposed class representative Mary Moore on March 26, 2020 in Sacramento, California, the county 

where Ms. Moore resides;

7. WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, Sacramento County urged compliance with Governor 

Gavin Newsom’s directives to address the need to slow down the spread of COVID-19, which 

prohibited all gatherings of any size;

8. WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued a stay at home order to slow 

the spread of COVID-19, which ordered all nonessential workers living in California to stay at home;

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9. WHEREAS, on April 10, 2020, Los Angeles County Mayor Eric Garcetti issued an 

order extending the stay at home order for nonessential workers residing in the County of Los Angeles 

to May 15, 2020. 

10. WHEREAS, on April 14, 2020, Governor Newsom unveiled six key indicators the state 

of California will consider before modifying the March 19, 2020 stay at home order. No specific date 

was provided for when the stay at home order would be modified.

11. WHEREAS, on May 1, 2020, the Sacramento County Health Officer issued an order 

extending the stay at home order for all Sacramento County nonessential worker residents to May 22, 

2020. 

12. WHEREAS, the parties agree that an in-person deposition is not feasible at this time, 

and Plaintiff’s counsel does not believe that a remote deposition would allow them to properly prepare 

for and conduct the deposition. Further, Plaintiff works in the healthcare industry, which presents 

further challenges to scheduling her deposition at this time; 

13. WHEREAS, Defendants will need Plaintiff’s deposition in order to properly respond to 

the motion for class certification;

14. WHEREAS, in light of circumstances surrounding COVID-19 and their impact on 

Defendants’ ability to take Plaintiff’s deposition, the parties previously requested and received a sixweek extension of the briefing and hearing schedule;

15. WHEREAS, in light of the continued circumstances surrounding COVID-19 and their 

impact on Defendants’ ability to take Plaintiff’s deposition at this time, the parties request a further 

four-week extension of Defendants’ time to file their opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for class 

certification, for Plaintiff’s to file her reply, and the hearing date for Plaintiff’s motion, to June 25, 

2020, July 16, 2020, and July 30, 2020 (or as soon thereafter as the Court’s calendar permits), 

respectively;

16. WHEREAS, should the Court continue the deadline for Defendants’ opposition to 

Plaintiff’s motion for class certification from May 28, 2020 to June 25, 2020, the parties also request a 

four-week extension of the non-expert discovery cut-off, from June 25, 2020 to July 23, 2020. This 

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extension is necessary to permit Plaintiff the opportunity to take the depositions of any witnesses who 

have submitted declarations in support of Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for class 

certification, or any other discovery necessary to prepare Plaintiff’s reply brief. If this Court were to 

continue Defendants’ opposition deadline to June 25 but not continue the current June 25 non-expert 

discovery cut-off, Plaintiff would not have the opportunity to review Defendants’ opposition and 

determine what additional discovery is needed to prepare her reply brief; 

17. WHEREAS, if circumstances have not changed after four weeks, the parties will reevaluate whether a further continuance should be requested;

18. WHEREAS, this stipulation is made for good cause and not for the purpose of delay.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: May 5, 2020 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & 

FELD LLP

By /s/ Gary M. McLaughlin

Gary M. McLaughlin

Attorneys for Defendants

Addus HealthCare, Inc. and 

Addus HomeCare Corporation

Dated: May 5, 2020 MARLIN & SALTZMAN, PC

LAWYERS for JUSTICE, PC

By /s/ Tatiana Avakian

Tatiana Avakian**

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Mary Moore

**Pursuant to L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document

has been obtained from each of the other signatories.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, good cause appearing, that:

1. The deadline for Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for class certification is 

hereby continued four (4) weeks and is to be filed by June 25, 2020.

2. The deadline for Plaintiff’s reply to Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for 

class certification is hereby continued four (4) weeks and is to be filed by July 16, 2020.

3. The hearing date for Plaintiff’s motion for class certification is hereby continued from 

July 2, 2020 to July 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

4. The non-expert discovery cut-off is hereby continued from June 25, 2020 to July 23, 

2020. 

Dated: ________________, 2020 __________________________________ 

 The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

5/12/2020

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