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Parties Involved:
Lukas Biewald
Defendant
Crowdflower, Inc.
Defendant
Mary Greth
Plaintiff
Christopher Otey
Plaintiff
Chris Van Pelt
Defendant

Document Text:

JOINT STIP. FOR A 7-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW MOT. FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND 

REQUEST TO VACATE CMC AND [PROPOSED ORDER] 

Case No.: 3:12-cv-05524-JST/MEJ 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

William T. Payne (SBN 90988) 

Ellen M. Doyle (Pro Hac Vice) 

Edward J. Feinstein (Pro Hac Vice) 

FEINSTEIN DOYLE PAYNE 

& KRAVEC, LLC 

429 Forbes Avenue, 17th Floor 

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 

412-281-8400 (T), 412-281-1007 (F) 

wpayne@fdpklaw.com 

edoyle@fdpklaw.com 

efeinstein@fdpklaw.com 

 

Mark A. Potashnick (Pro Hac Vice) 

WEINHAUS & POTASHNICK 

11500 Olive Blvd., Suite 133 

St. Louis, MO 63141 

314-997-9150 (T), 314-997-9170 (F) 

markp@wp-attorney.com 

Ira Spiro (SBN 67641) 

SPIRO LAW CORP. 

10573 West Pico Blvd., #865 

Los Angeles, CA 90064 

310-235-2350 (T) 

ira@spirolawcorp.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CHRISTOPHER OTEY, MARY GRETH & 

THE CONDITIONALLY CERTIFIED FLSA 

COLLECTIVE ACTION CLASS 

Tracy Thompson (SBN 88173) 

 tt@millerlawgroup.com 

M. Michael Cole (SBN 235538) 

 mmc@millerlawgroup.com 

MILLER LAW GROUP 

A Professional Corporation 

111 Sutter Street, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel. (415) 464-4300 

Fax (415) 464-4336 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD, 

and CHRIS VAN PELT 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CHRISTOPHER OTEY & MARY GRETH, on 

behalf of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD 

AND CHRIS VAN PELT, 

 Defendant(s). 

 Case No.: 3:12-cv-05524-JST/MEJ 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR A 7-DAY 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW 

MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL 

AND REQUEST TO VACATE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

[PROPOSED ORDER] 

Complaint filed: October 26, 2012 

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JOINT STIP. FOR A 7-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW MOT. FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

 Plaintiffs CHRISTOPHER OTEY and MARY GRETH (“Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS BIEWALD, and CHRIS VAN PELT 

(“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby enter into the following Joint 

Stipulation for a 7-Day Extension of Time to File New Motion for Settlement Approval. 

Specifically, by and through this Stipulation, the parties request that the Court continue the 

parties’ deadline for filing a renewed motion for settlement approval, up to and including 

April 8, 2015. 

STIPULATION 

1. On December 16, 2014, this Court denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of 

Proposed Settlement without prejudice. (Doc. 210.) 

2. By Order dated February 13, 2015, the Court permitted the Plaintiffs to file a 

new motion for settlement approval by March 18, 2015. 

3. The Court further vacated the Case Management Conference set for March 

11, 2015, and set a Case Management Conference for April 8, 2015 in the event that 

Plaintiffs do not file their Motion for Settlement Approval by March 18. 

4. By Order dated March 13, 2015, the Court permitted the Plaintiffs to file a new 

motion for settlement approval by April 1, 2015, with a Case Management Conference set 

for April 8, 2015, in the event the Plaintiffs did not file their Motion for Settlement Approval 

by April 1. 

5. The parties have now reached agreement on the terms of a revised settlement 

agreement which address the concerns expressed by the Court in the December 16, 2014, 

Order, but request a further brief extension so as to collect signatures, conform the 

necessary exhibits to the revised settlement agreement, and finalize their briefs in support of 

the new proposed agreement. 

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JOINT STIP. FOR A 7-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NEW MOT. FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the deadline for submission be 

extended by 7 days to April 8, 2015; that the April 8, 2015, date currently set for the Case 

Management Conference be vacated; and that a Case Management Conference be set for 

a later date. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: April 1, 2015 Dated: April 1, 2015 

WEINHAUS & POTASHNICK MILLER LAW GROUP 

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Mark A. Potashnick By: /s/ Tracy Thompson 

Mark Potashnick 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CHRISTOPHER OTEY, MARY GRETH 

and the conditionally FLSA collective 

action class 

Tracy Thompson 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CROWDFLOWER, INC., LUKAS 

BIEWALD, and CHRIS VAN PELT 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Good cause appearing, the foregoing Joint Stipulation for a 7-Day Extension 

of Time to File New Motion for Settlement Approval is hereby approved, and it is hereby 

ordered that: 

1. Plaintiffs may file a new motion for settlement approval by April 8, 2015; 

2. The Case Management Conference currently set for April 8, 2015 is vacated; 

3. In the event Plaintiffs do not file a motion by April 8, 2015, a Case 

Management Conference is set for ________________, 2015 at_________. 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: 

 

 HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

4844-7860-9442, v. 1 

April 15 2:00 p.m. April 6, 2015

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