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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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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DEADLINES; [PROPOSED] ORDER CASE NO. 15-cv-02277-JST 

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OLIVIER SCHREIBER & CHAO LLP

Monique Olivier (SBN 190385) 

(monique@osclegal.com) 

201 Filbert Street, Suite 201 

San Francisco, CA 94133 

Telephone: (415) 484-0980 

KOSINSKI + THIAGARAJ, LLP 

Alison Kosinski (SBN 261676) 

(alison@ktlawsf.com) 

Emily Thiagaraj (SBN 284634) 

(emily@ktlawsf.com) 

201 Filbert Street, Suite 201 

San Francisco, CA 94133 

Telephone: (415) 230-2860 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class 

Additional Counsel on Signature Page 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Robert Jon Hendricks, State Bar No. 179751 

Nancy Villarreal, State Bar No. 273604 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1596 

Tel: +1.415.442.1000 

Fax: +1.415.442.1001 

E-Mail: rj.hendricks@morganlewis.com 

E-Mail: nancy.villarreal@morganlewis.com 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

BRENDAN T. KILLEEN (admitted pro hac vice) 

101 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10178 

Telephone: 212-309-6000 

Facsimile: 212-309-6001 

E-Mail: brendan.killeen@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

and ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JULIA BERNSTEIN, LISA MARIE SMITH, 

and ESTHER GARCIA, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

VIRGIN AMERICA INC.; ALASKA 

AIRLINES, INC. and Does 1-10, inclusive; 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-02277-JST

CLASS ACTION 

STIPULATION TO: 

(1) MODIFY BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

FOR DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR 

STAY OF EXECUTION OF 

JUDGMENT AND SETTING OF 

SUPERSEDEAS BOND AMOUNT; 

AND 

(2) TO EXTEND STAY OF 

ENFORCEMENT PENDING 

RESOLUTION OF THE FOREGOING 

ISSUE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Plaintiffs Julia Bernstein, Esther Garcia and Lisa Marie Smith (“Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants Virgin America Inc. and Alaska Airlines, Inc. (“Defendants”) (collectively, the 

“Parties”), through their counsel, hereby stipulate and agree that: 

WHEREAS, the Court entered judgment on February 4, 2019 (Dkt. 367); 

WHEREAS, on February 14, 2019, the Court granted the Parties’ request (Dkt. 368) to 

continue the deadline for Defendants to file a motion for stay of execution of judgment through 

appeal and to set the amount of a supersedeas bond to March 13, 2019, set Plaintiffs’ deadline to 

file any opposition to such motion on April 3, 2019, and set Defendants’ deadline to reply on 

April 17, 2019 (Dkt. 369); 

WHEREAS, on February 14, 2019, the Court further granted the Parties’ request for an 

extension of stay of execution and enforcement of judgment by which any execution or 

enforcement of the judgment was stayed until through ten (10) court days after the Court set the 

amount of a supersedeas bond or the Court approved a stipulation submitted by the Parties 

resolving the amount of the supersedeas bond (Dkt. 369); 

WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred regarding Defendants’ motion for stay of 

execution of judgment through appeal and to set the amount of a supersedeas bond in an attempt 

to resolve these issues through stipulation; 

WHEREAS, as of March 12, 2019, the Parties have reached an agreement regarding the 

amount of a supersedeas bond and continue to meet and confer regarding the form of the 

supersedeas bond; and 

WHEREAS, the additional time provided for by this stipulation will facilitate those 

discussions; 

IT IS NOW HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that: 

Pursuant to N.D. Cal. L.R. 6-2, the Parties agree to: 

a. Continue Defendants’ deadline to file: (i) a stipulation and proposed order for 

approval of supersedeas bond and to continue stay of execution and enforcement 

of judgment pending appeal; or (ii) if a stipulation cannot be reached, a bond 

motion for stay of execution of judgment through appeal and to set the amount of a 

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supersedeas bond from March 13, 2019 to March 20, 2019. The Parties further 

agree to continue Plaintiffs’ deadline to file any opposition to such motion to April 

10, 2019, and extend Defendants’ deadline to reply to April 24, 2019; and 

b. The current automatic stay of enforcement of judgment is continued through ten 

(10) court days after the Court has set the amount of a supersedeas bond or has 

approved a stipulation submitted by the Parties resolving the amount of the 

supersedeas bond. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Date: March 13, 2019 Respectfully submitted, 

OLIVIER SCHREIBER & CHAO LLP 

/s/ Monique Olivier* 

Monique Olivier 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Certified Class

Date: March 13, 2019 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS 

/s/ Brendan T. Killeen 

Brendan T. Killeen 

Attorneys for Defendants

*I, Brendan T. Killeen, have obtained the consent of Monique Olivier to this filing, 

pursuant to the Local Rules. 

Additional Plaintiffs’ Counsel: 

JAMES E. MILLER (SBN 262553) 

(jmiller@sfmslaw.com) 

SHEPHERD, FINKELMAN, MILLER AND SHAH, LLP 

65 Main Street 

Chester, CT 06412 

Telephone: (860) 526-1100 

KOLIN C. TANG (SBN 279834) 

(ktang@sfmslaw.com) 

CHIHARU G. SEKINO (SBN 306589) 

(csekino@sfmslaw.com) 

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SHEPHERD, FINKELMAN, MILLER AND SHAH, LLP 

401 West A Street, Suite 2550 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 235-2416 

JAMES C. SHAH (SBN 260435) 

(jshah@sfmslaw.com) 

SHEPHERD, FINKELMAN, MILLER AND SHAH, LLP 

35 East State Street 

Media, PA 19063 

Telephone: (610) 891-9880 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The deadline for Defendants to file: (a) a stipulation and proposed order for 

approval of supersedeas bond and to continue stay of execution and enforcement of judgment 

pending appeal; or (b) if a stipulation cannot be reached, a bond motion for stay of execution of 

judgment through appeal and to set the amount of a supersedeas bond file a motion to stay of 

execution of judgment through appeal and to set the amount of a supersedeas bond, is continued 

from March 13, 2019 to March 20, 2019. Plaintiffs’ deadline to file any opposition to such 

motion is April 10, 2019, and Defendants’ deadline to reply is April 24, 2019; and 

2. The current automatic stay of enforcement of judgment is continued through ten 

(10) court days after the Court has set the amount of a supersedeas bond or has approved a 

stipulation submitted by the Parties resolving the amount of the supersedeas bond. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

JON S. TIGAR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

March 14, 2019

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