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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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DILLINGHAM & MURPHY, LLP 

JOHN N. DAHLBERG, ESQ. (SBC 85122) 

WILLIAM F. MURPHY, ESQ. (SBN 82482) 

601 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1900 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94108 

TELEPHONE: (415) 397-2700 

FACSIMILE: (415) 397-3300 

jnd@dillinghammurphy.com 

wfm@dillinghammurphy.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SAFEWAY INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

ANTHONY PORRECA, et al. 

Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF CALIFORNIA, 

LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; 

SAFEWAY INC., a corporation; and 

DOES 1 THROUGH 100, inclusive. 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 1:15-CV-00732 JAM MJS

STIPULATION FOR AND ORDER 

CONTINUING SUBMISSION DATE FOR 

JOINT STATUS REPORT TO 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 

Plaintiffs, by and through their counsel of record, and defendants FLOWERS BAKING 

CO. OF CALIFORNIA, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“Flowers”) and 

SAFEWAY INC. (“Safeway”), stipulate that the Court may enter an order continuing the 

parties’ time to prepare and submit a Joint Status Report as required by the Court’s June 11, 

2015, order in this action, from July 13, 2015 to and including September 15, 2015. The 

parties believe there is good cause for the Court to enter such an order, for at least the following 

reasons. 

First, defendant Safeway has a motion to dismiss the action as to Safeway on file, and 

set for hearing on August 5, 2015. Depending on the Court’s ruling on the motion to dismiss, 

some or all of the claims against Safeway in this action may be eliminated or changed, making 

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the preparation and submission of a discovery plan and the setting of pretrial and trial dates at 

best premature as to Safeway. 

Second, the parties have scheduled a mediation session with experienced mediator 

Michael Dickstein for August 14, 2015. In connection with this mediation, the parties intend to 

exchange ample informal discovery in order to permit each side to fully evaluate and 

understand the basis for the claims and defenses at issue in this matter. The parties believe that 

the preparation and submission of a Joint Status Report on July 13, 2015 would be premature 

and would impose unnecessary costs and expense upon the parties, given the attempt to resolve 

this action early, before attorneys’ fees and costs make resolution more difficult or impossible. 

Third, because this action is filed as a Class Action, it may well take more than one 

mediation session for the parties to fully address all required issues to effectuate a settlement, 

even assuming that the parties reach agreement on the basic contours of a resolution of this 

action. 

Accordingly, the parties respectfully ask the Court to continue their time to submit a 

Joint Status Report in this action from July 13, 2015 to and including September 15, 2015. 

Dated: July 10, 2015. MELLEN LAW FIRM 

MATTHEW MELLEN 

 JESSICA GALLETA 

 By ___________/s/_______________ 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: July 10, 2015. DILLINGHAM & MURPHY 

 JOHN N. DAHLBERG 

 WILLIAM F. MURPHY 

 By ____________/s/______________ 

 Attorneys for Defendant Safeway Inc. 

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Dated: July 10, 2015. OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK 

& STEWART, P.C. 

 KEVIN P. HISHTA 

A. CRAIG CLELAND 

 MARGARET S. HANRAHAN 

 ROBERT A. JONES 

CAROLYN B. HALL 

 By _____________/s/__________________ 

 Attorneys for Defendant Flowers Baking 

Co. of California, LLC 

ORDER 

The Court, having reviewed the matters submitted in connection with this Stipulation 

for and [Proposed] Order, and Good Cause appearing, hereby ORDERS that the parties’ time to 

submit a Joint Status Report pursuant to the Court’s June 11, 2015 order is extended to 

September 15, 2015. 

Dated: July 10, 2015 

 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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