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Parties Involved:
Kevin Burris
Plaintiff
City of Petaluma
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

BURRIS v. CITY OF PETALUMA

Case No. 4:18-cv-02102-HSG

8703613.1 PE019-011 

DAVID E. MASTAGNI (SBN 204244) 

ISAAC S. STEVENS (SBN 251245) 

ACE T. TATE (SBN 262015) 

IAN B. SANGSTER (SBN 287963) 

MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT 

A Professional Corporation 

1912 I Street 

Sacramento, California 95811-3151 

Telephone: (916) 446-4692 

Facsimile: (916) 447-4614 

davidm@mastagni.com 

istevens@mastagni.com 

atate@mastagni.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MORIN I. JACOB (SBN 204598) 

RICHARD C. BOLANOS (SBN 111343) 

LISA S. CHARBONNEAU (SBN 245906) 

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

135 Main Street, 7th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 512-3000 

Facsimile: (415) 856-0306 

mjacob@lcwlegal.com 

rbolanos@lcwlegal.com 

lcharbonneau@lcwlegal.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KEVIN BURRIS, on behalf of himself and 

all similarly situated individuals, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CITY OF PETALUMA, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 4:18-cv-02102-HSG 

 Complaint Filed: April 6, 2018 

COLLECTIVE ACTION - 29 U.S.C. 216(b) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

AND TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT, RE-SET CASE 

MANAGEMENT DATES 

 

TO THE COURT AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 2 BURRIS v. CITY OF PETALUMA

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RECORD: 

WHEREAS, this putative collective action was filed on April 6, 2018, asserting the City 

of Petaluma, the named Defendant in this action, violated the overtime payment provisions of the 

Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”); 

WHEREAS, the City was served the Summons and Complaint on April 16, 2018; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation and order, the City’s response to the Complaint is 

presently due on or by October 26, 2018 (see Dkt. No. 22); 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been engaged in substantive settlement discussions in an 

effort to resolve this action, including the City providing Plaintiffs with payroll records and other 

information pertinent to their claims, and attending an informal settlement conference on July 17, 

2018; 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to participate in the Northern District’s Alternative Dispute 

Resolution Program and to that end Defendant submitted a limited special appearance for the sole 

purpose of alternative dispute resolution (see Dkt. No. 23) at the suggestion of Howard Herman, 

Director of the Program; 

WHEREAS, the Parties participated in an ADR Phone Conference on October 19, 2018 at 

which time Mr. Herman recommended the Parties attend an Early Settlement Conference with 

Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Corley; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the City should be permitted to file a response to 

Plaintiff’s Complaint at a date subsequent to the Parties’ Early Settlement Conference, and no 

later than December 14, 2018, to enable the Parties to focus their resources on the settlement of 

this action; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the initial Case Management Conference, currently set 

for August 28, 2018, should be moved to a date subsequent to December 21, 2018 – the proposed 

new date for City to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(b), the Parties request a Court order extending 

the City’s time to respond to the Complaint to December 21, 2018 and moving the initial Case 

Management Conference and related dates accordingly; 

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WHEREAS, the Parties further request that the Court order the Parties to participate in an 

Early Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Corley as soon as is convenient 

for Magistrate Corley. 

 THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the Parties: 

1) The City of Petaluma’s time to file a response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint shall be 

December 21, 2018; 

2) The initial Case Management Conference is to be held on or after January 15, 2019, as 

the Court’s calendar permits; 

3) The Joint Case Management Statement must be filed not less than seven (7) calendar 

days prior to the Case Management Conference; 

4) The last day for the Parties to meet and confer per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(f) be reset accordingly; and 

5) The Parties are to participate in an early settlement conference with Magistrate Judge 

Jacqueline Corley to occur by December 14, 2018 if possible. 

Respectfully Submitted: 

Dated: October 19, 2018 MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT, APC

 By: /s/ David E. Mastagni 

 DAVID E. MASTAGNI 

 ISAAC S. STEVENS 

 ACE T. TATE 

 IAN B. SANGSTER 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: October 19, 2018 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 

 By: /s/ Morin I. Jacob

 MORIN I. JACOB 

 RICHARD C. BOLANOS 

 LISA S. CHARBONNEAU 

Attorneys for Defendant 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 4 BURRIS v. CITY OF PETALUMA

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DECLARATION OF DAVID E. MASTAGNI 

I, DAVID E. MASTAGNI, declare as follows: 

1. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice in the State of California and am 

specifically admitted to practice before the Northern District of California. 

2. I am an attorney of record for Plaintiffs in this action and make this declaration 

within my personal knowledge. If called upon to testify, I could and would testify competently 

with respect thereto. 

3. Since June 2018, the Parties in this case have begun meaningful and concrete 

settlement discussions. 

4. In furtherance of settlement discussions, Defendant has provided Plaintiffs with 

payroll records and other requested information pertinent to Plaintiffs’ claims in the hopes of 

settling this matter without further litigation. 

5. On July 17, 2018, the Parties met at Petaluma City Hall to discuss settlement of 

this case. The discussions were productive and the Parties continue to engage in meaningful and 

concrete settlement negotiations. 

6. On or around October 20, 2018, my office contacted Howard Herman at the ADR 

Program for the Northern District to inquire as to whether the Parties could participate in the 

Program prior to Defendant responding to Plaintiffs’ Complaint. Mr. Herman suggested 

Defendant make a limited special appearance for the sole purpose of alternative dispute resolution 

and then follow up by requesting an ADR conference. 

7. The Parties now seek additional time to meaningfully explore early settlement of 

this matter under the auspices of and with the assistance of the Northern District’s ADR Program. 

8. On October 19, 2018, the Parties participated in an ADR Conference with Howard 

Herman who recommended we participate in an Early Settlement Conference with a Magistrate 

Judge Jacqueline Corley. Mr. Herman also informed the Parties that he would make the same 

recommendation to the Court. 

9. Prior to this, the Parties stipulated to extend the Defendant’s time to respond to 

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Plaintiffs’ Complaint from May 7, 2018 to July 6, 2018, again stipulated to extend the 

Defendant’s time to respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint from July 6, 2018 to August 10, 2018, and 

then again stipulated to extend Defendant’s time to respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint from August 

10, 2018 to October 26, 2018. 

 5. This extension, if granted, will impact the currently scheduled Case Management 

Conference, and related deadlines, set by the Court upon filing this action. For this reason, the 

Parties are requesting this Court to move the Initial Case Management Conference to January 15, 

2019 and re-set related dates accordingly. 

 6. I do not believe any party will be prejudiced by the granting Defendant an 

extension and continuing the Initial Case Management Conference and related deadlines, as set 

forth in the Parties’ stipulation. 

 /s/ David E. Mastagni 

 DAVID E. MASTAGNI 

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ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED THAT: 

1. Defendant’s time to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint shall be extended to 

December 21, 2018; 

2. The Initial Case Management Conference shall be continued to January 15, 2019 

at 2:00 p.m.; and 

3. The Parties must meet and confer per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and 

must file the Joint Case Management Statement not less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the 

Initial Case Management Conference. 

Dated: October 22, 2018 __________________________________ 

 HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

 United States District Judge 

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