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Parties Involved:
Olivia Guilbaud
Counter-defendant
Marques Lilly
Counter-defendant
Michael Smith
Counter-defendant
Sprint Nextel Corporation
Defendant
Sprint/United Management Co., Inc.
Counter-claimant
Michael Wong
Counter-defendant

Document Text:

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINES IN MAY 20, 2015 ORDER AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Lead case Guilbaud, et al. v. Sprint, 3:13-CV-04357-VC consolidated with Smith, et al. v. Sprint, 3:14-CV-02642-VC

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Todd M. Schneider (SBN 158253)

Carolyn Hunt Cottrell (SBN 166977)

Nicole N. Coon (SBN 286283)

SCHNEIDER WALLACE

COTTRELL KONECKY WOTKYNS LLP

2000 Powell Street, Suite 1400

Emeryville, California 94608

Telephone: (415) 421-7100

Facsimile: (415) 421-7105

tschneider@schneiderwallace.com

ccottrell@schneiderwallace.com

ncoon@schneiderwallace.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, the Proposed Collective 

and Putative Class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OLIVIA GUILBAUD, MARQUES LILLY, 

AND MICHAEL WONG, and all others 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION AND 

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT CO., 

INC.,

 Defendants.

MICHAEL SMITH, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT 

COMPANY,

Defendant.

Lead Case

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-04357-VC

Hon. Vince Chhabria

Consolidated with

CASE NO. 3:14-CV-02642-VC

Hon. Vince Chhabria

STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

DEADLINES IN MAY 20, 2015 ORDER 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

[ADDITIONAL PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL AND

DEFENDANT’S COUNSEL ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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Matthew Righetti (SBN 121012)

John Glugoski (SBN 191551)

Michael Righetti (SBN 258541)

RIGHETTI GLUGOSKI, P.C.

456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400

San Francisco, California 94101

Telephone: (415) 983-0900

Facsimile: (415) 397-9005

matt@righettilaw.com

jglugoski@righettilaw.com

mike@righettilaw.com

Richard Hoyer (SBN 151931)

Ryan L. Hicks (SBN 260284)

HOYER & ASSOCIATES

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 766-3536

Facsimile: (415) 276-1738

rhoyer@hoyerlaw.com

rhicks@hoyerlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, the Proposed Collective 

and Putative Class 

MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Matthew C. Kane (SBN 171829)

Email: mkane@mcguirewoods.com

Michael D. Mandel (SBN 216934)

Email: mmandel@mcguirewoods.com

Sabrina A. Beldner (SBN 221918)

Email: sbeldner@mcguirewoods.com

John A. Van Hook (SBN 205067)

Email: jvanhook@mcguirewoods.com

Joanna E. MacMillan (SBN 281891)

Email: jmacmillan@mcguirewoods.com

1800 Century Park East, 8th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: (310) 315-8200 

Facsimile: (310) 315-8210

Attorneys for Defendant SPRINT/

UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINES IN MAY 20, 2015 ORDER AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Pursuant to United States District Court for the Northern District of California Local Rules 

6-2, Stipulated Request for Order Changing Time, and 7-12, Stipulations, the Parties hereby 

respectfully submit this Stipulation to Extend Deadlines in May 20, 2015 Order and accompanying 

proposed order:

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Olivia Guilbaud, Marques Lilly, Michael Wong, and Michael Smith, 

on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, (“Plaintiffs”) filed their Consolidated 

Collective and Class Action Complaint against Defendant Sprint/United Management Co. 

(“Sprint”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on July 30, 

2014, following the consolidation of lead case Guilbaud, et al. v. Sprint, Case No. 3:13-cv-04357-

VC, and Smith, et al. v. Sprint, Case No. 3:14-CV-02642-VC. (ECF Docket No. 50.)

WHEREAS, the Court granted the Parties’ Stipulation and Order to Extend Deadlines in 

December 16, 2014 Order and issued an order on May 20, 2015, extending the deadlines for the 

opening brief for class certification to October 7, 2015 with all other hearing, discovery cut-off 

dates, and trial schedule following thereafter. (ECF Docket No. 159.) The basis for the request to 

extend the December 2014 deadlines was three-fold: (1) the Parties were involved in extensive 

meet and confer efforts regarding outstanding discovery necessary for class certification, including, 

but not limited to, appropriate email search terms, the scope of topics for which Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure Rule 30(b)(6) witnesses may be deposed, and agreeable parameters for discovery of 

a sample of timekeeping and payroll records for members of the nationwide Collective and the 

putative California Class; (2) the Parties were informed that the related case of Viet Bui v. Sprint 

Corporation; Sprint Communications Company, L.P.; Sprint/United Management Company Co., 

Case No. 2:14-cv-02461-TLN-AC (E.D. Cal. (Sacramento)) (“Bui”) had settled yet had not 

received details regarding the settlement and were unaware of the potential impacts that settlement 

would have on this case; and (3) the Parties had agreed that settlement discussions may be 

appropriate and were discussing the scheduling of a mediation session. In light of this, the Parties 

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requested a 120-day continuance of the deadlines in the December 16, 2014 order to complete these 

outstanding items. 

WHEREAS, since that time, the Parties have formalized their agreement to mediate and 

have scheduled mediation before the Honorable Judge Edward A. Infante (Ret.) of the Judicial 

Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) on July 27, 2015 in San Francisco, California 

(Judge Infante was the mediator in the Bui case). As part of the agreement to mediate, and in the 

interests of preserving the Parties’ and the Court’s resources, the Parties also agreed to stay their 

pending discovery disputes and continue their meet and confer efforts regarding outstanding 

discovery necessary for class certification until after the mediation. With respect to mediation 

discovery, the Parties agreed to a limited informal exchange of data and information focused on 

issues necessary for facilitating the mediation, including for preparation of a comprehensive and 

informed damages analysis as it relates to those individuals for whom opt-in consent forms were 

filed in this action. Again, all other discovery has been stayed, per agreement of the Parties, pending

the outcome of the mediation. The purpose of this agreement, in part, is to attempt to minimize the 

further expenditure of time and resources on certification and merits issues and to focus now on 

mediation and a potential settlement. In the event the case does not resolve at mediation, the Parties 

will then resume their currently tabled meet and confer discussions and extensive discovery related 

to class certification.

WHEREAS, on May 18, 2015, after Plaintiffs in the present case submitted their Stipulation 

and Order to Extend Deadlines in December 16, 2014 Order on May 6, 2015, the Bui Plaintiffs 

filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement. (See Bui ECF Docket. No. 

39.) In response, the Guilbaud Plaintiffs renewed their earlier motion to intervene and submitted an 

opposition to the Bui Plaintiffs’ motion. (See Bui DCF Docket No. 48, Guilbaud Plaintiffs’ 

Renewed Motion to Intervene and Opposition to Class Action Settlement). The Bui Court has taken 

the matter under submission, and until it at least decides the issue of preliminary settlement 

approval, the impact of the Bui settlement cannot yet be assessed, and additional time is required to 

do so. 

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WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Parties agree that the current scheduling order 

does not contemplate sufficient time to effectively prepare a motion for class certification in the 

event the mediation is unsuccessful. In the event this case does not resolve at mediation, the Parties 

will require additional time to meet and confer and resolve the outstanding discovery disputes, 

which may require the Court’s involvement. Additionally, once the disputes are resolved, the 

Parties may require time to exchange, review, and analyze additional data, information and 

documents, to take or defend depositions of percipient witnesses and witnesses under Rule 30(b)(6), 

and to brief the class certification issues. In the alternative, further litigation, including motions 

pertaining to class certification, may be mooted by successful mediation efforts. In either case, the 

Parties are focused on the upcoming mediation and require additional time to complete the 

necessary steps to fully explore settlement. 

WHEREAS, in order to accommodate these matters, the Parties propose that the current 

deadlines be continued approximately 90 days to prevent any prejudice to either party in light of the 

new developments described herein. 

WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Parties submit this Stipulation to Extend 

Deadlines in May 20, 2015 Order to extend the deadlines for the Parties’ class certification briefs as 

well as all following deadlines set forth in the Court’s May 20, 2015 Order. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the 

Parties, through their respective undersigned counsel in the above-captioned litigation, and without 

waiver or limitation of any of their rights, claims, remedies or defenses in connection with this 

action, that the following further amended deadlines be adopted and set in this action: 

 Motion for Class Certification to be filed: January 22, 2016 [current date: October 7, 

2015].

o Opposition to Motion for Class Certification to be filed: February 22, 2016 [current 

date: November 6, 2015].

o Reply to Opposition to Motion for Class Certification to be filed: March 7, 2016

[current date: November 20, 2015]. 

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 Hearing on Motion for Class Certification: March 24, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. [current date 

December 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.]

 Discovery Cut-off: July 29, 2016 [current date April 29, 2016].

 Expert Discovery Cut-off: July 29, 2016 [current date April 29, 2016].

 Deadline for Expert Disclosure and Rebuttal: Disclosures must be made by May 27, 2016 

[current date February 26, 2016]; Rebuttals must be made by June 28, 2016 [current date 

March 28, 2016].

 Dispositive Motions Hearing Deadline: September 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. [current date 

May 19, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.]

 Pretrial Conference: 2 months after ruling on dispositive motions set for hearing on 

above deadline (TBD based on Court’s order; Court schedules pretrial conference on 

Mondays at 1:30 p.m.)

 Jury Trial Date: 1 month after pretrial conference (Court schedules trials Monday 

through Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: July 16, 2015 SCHNEIDER WALLACE 

COTTRELL KONECKY WOTKYNS LLP

/s/ Carolyn Hunt Cottrell

Carolyn Hunt Cottrell 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, the Proposed Collective and 

Putative Class 

DATED: July 16, 2015 MCGUIREWOODS LLP

/s/ Matthew C. Kane

Matthew C. Kane

Attorneys for Defendant SPRINT/UNITED

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

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[PROPOSED] ORDER ON STIPULATION

Pursuant to the Parties’ Stipulation to Extend Deadlines in May 20, 2015 Order, and without 

waiver or limitation of any of the Parties’ rights, claims, remedies or defenses in connection with 

this action, the Court finds good cause and approves the requested stipulation. The Court orders the 

following further amended schedule to govern the future deadlines in the litigation:

 Motion for Class Certification to be filed: January 22, 2016 [current date: October 7, 

2015].

o Opposition to Motion for Class Certification to be filed: February 22, 2016 [current 

date: November 6, 2015].

o Reply to Opposition to Motion for Class Certification to be filed: March 7, 2016

[current date: November 20, 2015]. 

 Hearing on Motion for Class Certification: March 24, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. [current date 

December 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.]

 Discovery Cut-off: July 29, 2016 [current date April 29, 2016].

 Expert Discovery Cut-off: July 29, 2016 [current date April 29, 2016].

 Deadline for Expert Disclosure and Rebuttal: Disclosures must be made by May 27, 2016 

[current date February 26, 2016]; Rebuttals must be made by June 28, 2016 [current date 

March 28, 2016].

 Dispositive Motions Hearing Deadline: September 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. [current date 

May 19, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.]

 Pretrial Conference: 2 months after ruling on dispositive motions set for hearing on 

above deadline (TBD based on Court’s order; Court schedules pretrial conference on 

Mondays at 1:30 p.m.)

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 Jury Trial Date: 1 month after pretrial conference (Court schedules trials Monday 

through Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:_____________ ___________________________________

The Honorable Vince Chhabria

United States District Judge, Northern District of California

July 20, 2015

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