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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 15-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 15-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 15-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 15-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 

March 18, 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. The parties have been in regular discussion with regard to negotiating the 

terms of a new settlement agreement, and have been working diligently together in an effort 

to address the concerns expressed by the Court in the December 16, 2014, Order. The 

parties believe that they are close to reaching a new agreement but feel they would benefit 

from a further brief extension to resolve the few remaining issues and prepare their briefs in 

support of the new proposed agreement. 

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JOINT STIP. FOR A 15-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 15 days to April 1, 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: March 12, 2015 Dated: March 12, 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 15-Day Extension 

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

hereby ordered that:

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

Management Conference is set for April 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. The parties’ Case 

Management Statement will be due by April 2, 2015. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: March 12, 2015

HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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