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

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: MODIFICATION 

OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE DATE CASE NO. CV-09 5553 (CRB) 

MARGARET A. KEANE (State Bar No. 255378) 

mkeane@dl.com 

SEBASTIAN L. MILLER (State Bar No. 265793) 

smiller@dl.com 

DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 

1950 University Avenue, Suite 500 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303 

Telephone: (650) 845-7000 

Facsimile: (650) 845-7333 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Accretive, LLC 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

KENYA BODDIE AND RAMONDA CARLOS, 

individually and on behalf of others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

AXIANT, LLC; ACCRETIVE, LLC; MANN 

BRACKEN, LLP, and DOES 1 through 25, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO.: CV-09-5553 (CRB) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE: MODIFICATION OF THE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

DATE AND DEADLINE TO FILE 

STIPULATION TO ADR PROCESS

 

WHEREAS, on November 20, 2009, Defendant Axiant, LLC (“Axiant”) filed for chapter 11 

bankruptcy; 

WHEREAS, on November 23, 2009, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against Axiant alleging that 

Axiant violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”); 

WHEREAS, on November 23, 2009, the Court ordered that a case management conference 

in this matter be held on March 5, 2010, at 8:30 a.m.; 

WHEREAS, on December 7, 2009, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint naming Accretive, 

LLC (“Accretive”) and Mann Bracken, LLP (“Mann Bracken”) as defendants and seeking to hold 

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them liable for the lack of WARN Act notice provided by the original defendant and Chapter 11 

Debtor, Axiant; 

WHEREAS, in January of 2010, Birgit Stuart, counsel for Mann Bracken, telephonically 

informed counsel for Accretive that Mann Bracken was contemplating filing for bankruptcy 

protection by months-end; 

WHEREAS, other media sources have also reported that Mann Bracken is likely to wind 

down its operations and file for bankruptcy; 

WHEREAS, on January 29, 2010 Accretive filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint 

and a hearing date of March 19, 2010 has been set for argument on Accretive’s motion to dismiss; 

WHEREAS, on February 12, 2010, Birgit Stuart sent an e-mail to counsel for Plaintiffs and 

counsel for Accretive informing them that she had been terminated by Mann Bracken effective 

February 9, 2010 and that she would file a motion to withdraw; 

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2010, Birgit Stuart filed with this Court a notice of termination 

of representation; 

WHEREAS, on February 24, 2010, Birgit Stuart filed with this Court a letter from Mann 

Bracken indicating that Mann Bracken has ceased operations and will be in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy 

proceeding as soon as its bankruptcy counsel completes preparation of the relevant documents; 

WHEREAS, it appears unlikely that Mann Bracken will participate in the creation of a Case 

Management Statement or in the Case Management Conference that is scheduled for March 5, 2010; 

WHEREAS, neither Accretive nor Plaintiffs are aware of Mann Bracken having filed a 

bankruptcy petition; 

WHEREAS, whether Mann Bracken files for bankruptcy will have a substantial effect on the 

ADR options elected as well as the nature and extent of the disclosures, discovery and motions that 

are sought and filed in this litigation by Accretive and Plaintiffs; 

WHEREAS, Accretive and Plaintiffs have conferred and agree that, in light of the 

uncertainty concerning whether Mann Bracken will file for bankruptcy, it would be most efficient 

and equitable to adjourn the case management conference pending further clarification of Mann 

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Bracken’s status and the continued role of Mann Bracken’s counsel with respect to this litigation; 

WHEREAS, Accretive and Plaintiffs have conferred and agree that it would be premature 

and not otherwise fruitful to engage in an ADR process prior to this Court ruling on Accretive’s 

motion to dismiss; and 

WHEREAS, Accretive and Plaintiffs agree to submit a Case Management Statement by 

March 5, 2010 that will be supplemented as necessary according to Mann Bracken’s participation in 

the case. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, 

that: 

(1) The case management conference previously scheduled for March 5, 2010, at 

8:30 a.m., is adjourned to April 9, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. 

(2) Plaintiffs and Accretive will file a Joint Case Management Statement with this 

Court by March 5, 2010. 

(3) The deadline to file a Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for ADR 

Phone Conference, is adjourned to April 9, 2010. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: MODIFICATION 

OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE DATE CASE NO. CV-09 5553 (CRB) 

Dated: February 24, 2010 DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 

By: /s/ Sebastian L. Miller Margaret A. Keane (SBN 255378) 

 mkeane@dl.com 

 Sebastian L. Miller (SBN 265793) 

 smiller@dl.com 

 1950 University Avenue, Suite 500 

 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 

 Tel: (650) 845-7000 

 Fax: (650) 845-7333 

Attorneys for Defendant Accretive, LLC 

Dated: February 24, 2010 HERRON & HERRON 

By: /s/ Laura Herron Weber 

 J. Wynne Herron (SBN 71192) 

 Laura Herron Weber (SBN 226934) 

 laura@herron-herron.com 

 18360 Sonoma Highway 

 Sonoma, CA 95476 

 Tel: (707) 933-4430 

 Fax: (707) 933-4431 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Kenya Boddie and Ramonda 

Carlos 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:______________, 2010 

 HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER 

Feb. 25

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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