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Parties Involved:
Miguel Calderon
Plaintiff
Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc.
Defendant
Louis Newell
Plaintiff

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19cv1314.o.grnt.stip amend case sched.Newell.NONE.JLT STIPULATION; [PROPOSED] ORDER

Daniel J. Palay, SBN 159348

Brian D. Hefelfinger, SBN 253054

PALAY HEFELFINGER, APC

1746 S. Victoria Ave., Suite 230

Ventura, CA 93003

Telephone: (805) 628-8220

Facsimile: (805) 765-8600

E-mail: bdh@calemploymentcounsel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Putative Class

David J. Cooper, SBN 47615

Vanessa Franco Chavez, SBN 266724

Mayra Estrada, SBN 317178

KLEIN, DENATALE, GOLDNER,

COOPER, ROSENLIEB & KIMBALL, LLP

4550 California Ave., Second Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93309

Telephone: 661-395-1000

Facsimile: 661-326-0418

Email: dcooper@kleinlaw.com

vchavez@kleinlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant, Ensign United States 

Drilling (California) Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

LOUIS NEWELL, an individual, for himself and 

those similarly situated; MIGUEL CALDERON, 

an individual, for himself and those similarly 

situated;

Plaintiffs,

v.

ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING 

(CALIFORNIA) INC., a California corporation; 

and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01314-NONE-JLT

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DEADLINES [PROPOSED] ORDER

Assigned to: none

Courtroom:

Complaint Filed: 6/22/15

Notice of Removal 

Filed:

9/19/19

Trial Date: None Set

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TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES HEREIN AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Plaintiffs, Louis Newell and Miguel Calderon, and Defendant, Ensign United States 

Drilling (California) Inc., stipulate and agree, and seek a court order as follows:

I. RECITALS

Counsel for the Parties attended a scheduling conference on December 16, 2019, after 

which the Court issued a Scheduling Order on December 17, 2019 and a Further Scheduling 

Order on December 19, 2019.

Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation, Plaintiffs filed a Third Amended Complaint on 

January 29, 2020, adding Plaintiff Miguel Calderon. 

On February 28, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for an Order Conditionally Certifying Part 

of Case as a Fair Labor Standards Act “Collective Action” and to Provide Notice to SimilarlySituated Employees; Ensign filed its Opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion on April 17, 2020; Plaintiffs 

Reply to Ensign’s Opposition is due on April 24, 2020; the hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion is set to 

be heard on May 1, 2020. 

The Court’s December 17, 2019 Scheduling Order and December 19, 2019 Further

Scheduling Order require various future deadlines and hearings related to the management of this 

matter, including the following:

1. The Parties are required to file a Joint Mid-Discovery Status Conference Report 

regarding the discovery completed and any impediments to completing discovery by 

May 1, 2020 (one week prior to the mid-discovery status conference); 

2. A mid-discovery status conference is set for May 8, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. before this 

Court; 

3. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification shall be filed by September 15, 2020;

4. Defendant’s opposition to the class certification motion shall be filed by October 20, 

2020; 

5. Plaintiffs’ reply in support of the class certification motion shall be filed by 

November 17, 2020;

6. All non-expert discovery pertaining to the class certification motion and to the merits, 

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to the extent it overlaps with the class issues, shall be completed no later than 

December 14, 2020; 

7. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ class certification motion is set for December 15, 2020 at 

8:30 a.m. before this Court. 

As discussed in the Parties’ Joint Scheduling Conference Report, filed on December 9, 

2019, Newell had proposed a renewed ADR effort and Ensign had agreed to meet and confer 

further regarding the appropriate time and conditions for a possible third mediation. 

The Parties initially scheduled a third mediation on with Hon. Justice Stephen J. Kane

(Ret.) for April 6, 2020.

Due to Covid-19 related domestic and international travel restrictions, health concerns, 

and related market instability, the Parties agreed to postpone the mediation. The Parties

rescheduled the mediation for September 18, 2020 based on these concerns and availability of the 

mediator, counsel, and Parties. 

Pursuant to the December 17, 2020 Scheduling Order, stipulations to amend the case 

schedule will only be entertained if filed at least one week before the first deadline the parties 

wish to extend, based on a showing of good cause and accompanied by affidavits or declarations. 

As set forth in the stipulation below, the Parties seek to extend certain discovery, hearing, 

and filing deadlines until after the mediation on September 18, 2020. The first deadline the parties 

wish to extend is the deadline for filing a Joint Mid-Discovery Status Conference Report, 

currently due on May 1, 2020. 

This Stipulation is supported by accompanying declarations setting forth reasons for 

rescheduling the mediation and demonstrating good cause that the continuance of discovery and 

class certification motion deadlines and hearings is essential to permit the Parties to meaningfully 

participate in mediation and that postponing mediation would better facilitate settlement of this 

action. 

II. STIPULATION REGARDING UPCOMING DEADLINES

Pursuant to the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated herein by this reference, and 

subject to the Court’s approval, the Parties stipulate and agree as follows:

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1. The hearing date for Plaintiff’s Motion for an Order Conditionally Certifying Part 

of Case as a Fair Labor Standards Act “Collective Action” and to Provide Notice to SimilarlySituated Employees, currently set for May 1, 2020, and associated deadlines will remain on 

calendar; 

2. The remaining deadlines set forth in the Court’s Scheduling Orders will be 

postponed by six months, including the following:

a. The Parties will file a Joint Mid-Discovery Status Conference Report by October

1, 2020 (one week prior to the mid-discovery status conference), which will also 

provide an update to the Court regarding the status of the Parties’ ADR efforts; 

b. A mid-discovery status conference currently set for May 8, 2020 will be

rescheduled to October 8, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. before this Court, or later date based 

on the Court’s availability; 

c. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification shall be filed by March 15, 2021;

d. Defendant’s opposition to the class certification motion shall be filed by April 20, 

2021; 

e. Plaintiffs’ reply in support of the class certification motion shall be filed by May

17, 2021;

f. All non-expert discovery pertaining to the class certification motion and to the 

merits, to the extent it overlaps with the class issues, shall be completed no later 

than June 14, 2020; 

g. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ class certification motion currently set for December 15, 

2020 will be rescheduled to June 15, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. before this Court, or later 

date based on the Court’s availability. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Date: April 24, 2020 KLEIN, DENATALE, GOLDNER,

COOPER, ROSENLIEB & KIMBALL, LLP

By: /s/

VANESSA FRANCO CHAVEZ

Attorneys for Defendant, ENSIGN UNITED 

STATES DRILLING (CALIFORNIA) INC.

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Date: April 24, 2020 PALAY HEFELFINGER, APC

By: /s/ Brian Hefelfinger

BRIAN HEFELFINGER

Attorneys for Plaintiff, LOUIS NEWELL, 

MIGUEL CALDERON, and the Putative Class

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

1. The remaining deadlines set forth in the Court’s December 17, 2019 and 

December 19, 2020 Scheduling Orders will be postponed by six months (180 days), including the 

following:

2. The Parties will file a Joint Mid-Discovery Status Conference Report by October

1, 2020 (one week prior to the mid-discovery status conference), which will also 

provide an update to the Court regarding the status of the Parties’ ADR efforts; 

3. A mid-discovery status conference currently set for May 8, 2020 will be

rescheduled to October 8, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. before this Court; 

4. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification shall be filed by March 15, 2021;

5. Defendant’s opposition to the class certification motion shall be filed by April 20, 

2021; 

6. Plaintiffs’ reply in support of the class certification motion shall be filed by May

17, 2021;

7. All non-expert discovery pertaining to the class certification motion and to the 

merits, to the extent it overlaps with the class issues, shall be completed no later 

than June 14, 2020; 

8. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ class certification motion currently set for December 15, 

2020 will be rescheduled to June 15, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. before this Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 29, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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