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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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Case No. 1:14-CV-01137-LJO-GSA

DOUGLAS J. FARMER, Cal. Bar No. 139646

douglas.farmer@ogletreedeakins.com

CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN, Cal. Bar No. 239089

chris.ahearn@ogletreedeakins.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

Steuart Tower, Suite 1300

One Market Plaza

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415.442.4810

Facsimile: 415.442.4870

Attorneys for Defendant

KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC.

R. DUANE WESTRUP (State Bar No. 58610)

PHILLIP R. POLINER (State Bar No. 156145)

ppoliner@wkalaw.com

CAT N. BULAON (State Bar No. 206612)

cbulaon@wkalaw.com

WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1614

Long Beach, California 90802-4524

Telephone: 562.432.2551

Facsimile: 562.435.4856

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

JOSE RODRIGUEZ, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., a Virginia 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14-CV-01137-LJO-GSA

STIPULATION EXTENDING PRECERTIFICATION DISCOVERY DATES; 

ORDER EXTENDING PRECERTIFICATION DISCOVERY DATES 

AND BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION MOTION AND ANY

MOTION TO STRIKE CLASS CLAIMS

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Plaintiff Jose Rodriguez and Defendant Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (collectively, the “Parties”) 

respectfully submit this Stipulation Regarding Pre-Certification Discovery Dates. The Parties 

jointly and respectfully request that the Court grant the relief sought by this Stipulation.

WHEREAS, the Parties have scheduled a mediation for April 1, 2015 with mediator Alan 

Berkowitz in San Francisco, California.

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to conduct only the discovery they have deemed 

necessary to settle the case prior to mediation, leaving more complete discovery until after 

mediation in the event that the case does not settle.

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to build more time into the case schedule for discovery postmediation, which could be substantial, to avoid the need to conduct any such discovery premediation due to the need to comply with the Court’s pre-certification discovery deadlines.

WHEREAS, the Parties desire that the current deadline for motions relating to class 

certification of August 21, 2015 remain in place.

WHEREAS, in the Court’s November 3, 2014 Scheduling Conference Order (Dkt. No. 

021), the Court set the following deadlines relevant to this stipulation: (a) Completion of nonexpert discovery related to class certification – May 1, 2015; (b) Completion of expert discovery 

related to class certification – July 10, 2015; (c) deadline for filing any discovery or other nondispositive motions – July 17, 2015.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, as 

follows:

(1) The deadline for Non-Expert Discovery related to Class Certification should be

continued to June 15, 2015;

(2) A separate deadline for filing motions related to Non-Expert Discovery, and nondispositive motions unrelated to discovery should be set for June 30, 2015;

(2) The deadline for Expert Discovery related to Class Certification should be 

continued to July 24, 2015; and

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(3) The date for filing motions related to Expert Discovery should be continued July 

31, 2015. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: January 27, 2015 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ Christopher M. Ahearn

DOUGLAS J. FARMER

CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN

Attorneys for Defendant

KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC.

DATED: January 27, 2015 WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ Cat N. Bualon (as authorized on January 

27, 2015)

PHILLIP R. POLINER

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

ORDER

Based on the foregoing stipulation of the parties, the Court extends pre-certification 

discovery dates as follows: 

(1) The cut-off deadline for Non-Expert Discovery related to Class Certification is

continued to June 15, 2015;

(2) The deadline for filing motions related to Non-Expert Discovery, and nondispositive motions unrelated to discovery, is continued to June 30, 2015;

(2) The cut-off deadline for Expert Discovery related to Class Certification is continued 

to July 24, 2015; and

(3) The deadline for filing motions related to Expert Discovery is continued July 31, 

2015. 

In light of the modified discovery dates and extended non-dispositive motion filing 

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deadlines, the Court hereby also extends the briefing schedule and hearing date for the parties’ 

motion for class certification and any motion to strike class claims as follows:

Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification due: September 11, 2015

Defendant’s Motion to Strike Class/Representative Claims due: September 11, 2015

Defendant’s Opposition to Motion for Class Certification due: October 14, 2015

Plaintiff’s Opposition to Motion to Strike Class/Rep. Claims due: October 14, 2015 

Plaintiff’s Reply due: November 11, 2015

Defendant’s Reply due: November 11, 2015

A hearing on the Motion for Class Certification and any Motion to Strike 

Class/Representative Claims will be held on December 11, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. before the 

magistrate judge to whom this case is reassigned upon Judge Austin’s expected retirement in 

October 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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