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Parties Involved:
Dalinda Armenta
Plaintiff
Lana Branch
Plaintiff
Tin Zaw Dinu
Plaintiff
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Defendant
Rose Samano
Plaintiff
Dawana Taylor
Plaintiff
Carla Varao
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO TEMPORARILY STAY DISCOVERY 

AND CASE MANAGEMENT DATES PENDING MEDIATION

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DONNA M. MEZIAS (SBN 111902) 

LIZ K. BERTKO (SBN 268128) 

dmezias@akingump.com 

lbertko@akingump.com 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

580 California Street, Suite 1500 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: 415-765-9500 

Facsimile: 415-765-9501 

DONALD R. LIVINGSTON (DC BAR NO. 436063) 

ESTHER G. LANDER (DC BAR NO. 461316) 

Admitted pro hac vice 

dlivingston@akingump.com 

elander@akingump.com 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Telephone: (202) 887-4000 

Facsimile: (202) 887-4288 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MARY J. SHEA (SBN 113222) 

SHEA LAW OFFICES 

1814 Franklin Street, Suite 800 

Oakland, Ca 94612 

Tel: 510-208-4422 

Fax: 415-520-9407 

Email: Mary@Shealaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TIN ZAW DINU, LANA BRANCH, 

ROSE SAMANO, DAWANA TAYLOR, 

CARLA VARAO, and DALINDA 

ARMENTA, on behalf of themselves and 

similarly situated persons, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., a 

Delaware corporation and DOES 1 

through 20, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:15-cv-00929-JAM-AC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

TEMPORARILY STAY DISCOVERY 

AND CASE MANAGEMENT DATES 

PENDING MEDIATION 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

Plaintiff Tin Zaw Dinu, Lana Branch, Rose Samano, Dawana Taylor, Carla Varao, and 

Dalinda Armenta (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 

(“Defendant”) (collectively, the “Parties”), hereby enter into this stipulation based on the 

following facts and circumstances: 

1. On or about September 8, 2015, the Court issued a Scheduling Order in the 

above-referenced matter, setting the following dates: 

a. March 28, 2016 – initial expert exchange 

b. April 1, 2016 – supplemental expert exchange 

c. May 20, 2016 – deadline for completion of discovery 

d. June 28, 2016 – deadline for parties to file dispositive motions 

e. July 26, 2016 – hearing on dispositive motions 

f. September 2, 2016 – final pre-trial conference 

g. November 7, 2016 – first day of trial 

2. Between September 2015 and the present, the parties have engaged in initial 

discovery, including written discovery, exchange of documents, and issuance of third party 

subpoenas. 

3. The parties have recently agreed to focus their efforts on potentially resolving the 

case without the time and expense of further discovery and litigation. To this end, the parties 

have scheduled a mediation for April 7, 2016 with mediator Jeff Ross. 

4. In order to provide the parties with adequate time to mediate their claims and 

facilitate resolution of this matter without the expenditure of any additional time and resources 

on discovery, the parties respectfully request that this Court temporarily stay discovery and 

take the dates set forth in the Court’s September 8, 2015 Scheduling Order off calendar until 

after the April 7, 2016 mediation. This temporary stay is warranted so as to provide the parties 

with ample opportunity to explore resolution of their claims without incurring any additional 

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litigation expense. See, e.g., Arrival Star, S.A. v. Blue Sky Network, LLC, No. CV 11-4480 

SBA, 2012 WL 588806, at *1-2 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 22, 2012) (staying discovery pending 

mediation so as to avoid “needless discovery expenses” and promote “judicial economy”); 

Maxon v. Jefferson Pilot Securities Corp., No. C 01-02668 CRB, 2002 WL 523575, at *1-2 

(N.D. Cal. Apr. 2, 2002) (same). This is the parties’ first request for a stay. The parties hereby 

stipulate and agree as follows: 

a. That discovery is stayed until after the April 7, 2016 mediation; 

b. That the deadlines set forth in the Court’s September 8, 2015 Scheduling 

Order be taken off calendar; 

c. That, within five days of the April 7, 2016 mediation, the parties will 

submit to the Court a status report and, if the case does not settle as to all parties, a proposed 

scheduling order with proposed dates for completion of discovery, dispositive motions, and 

trial. 

 5. The parties further stipulate and agree that, should the mediation be unsuccessful, 

plaintiffs will produce all outstanding documents and information discussed in counsel’s 

January 5, 2016 meet and confer session and referenced in defense counsel’s January 5, 2016 

email within one week of the mediation. If the mediation is unsuccessful, plaintiffs further 

agree that all plaintiffs will appear for depositions within two weeks of the mediation. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: January XX, 2016 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP 

By/S/ Liz K. Bertko 

Liz K. Bertko 

Attorneys for Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 

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Dated: January XX, 2016 SHEA LAW OFFICES

By/S/ Mary J. Shea 

Mary J. Shea 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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GOOD CAUSE SHOWING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. Discovery is stayed until after the April 7, 2016 mediation so as to provide the 

parties with adequate time to mediate their claims without the expenditure of any additional 

time and resources on discovery; 

2. The deadlines set forth in the Court’s September 8, 2015 Scheduling Order are 

taken off calendar; 

3. Within five days of the mediation, the parties will submit a status report and, if 

the case does not settle as to all parties, a proposed scheduling order containing proposed dates 

for completion of discovery, dispositive motions, and trial. 

Dated: January 29, 2016 /s/ JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 

HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

United States District Judge 

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