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Parties Involved:
Steven Thomas Attebery
Plaintiff
US FoodService, Inc.
Defendant
US Foods, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

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JOSEPH C. LIBURT (STATE BAR NO. 155507)

jliburt@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

1000 Marsh Road

Menlo Park CA 94025

Telephone: +1 650 614 7400 

Facsimile: +1 650 614 7401 

KATIE E. BRISCOE (STATE BAR NO. 287629)

kbriscoe@orrick.com

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

400 Capitol Mall

Suite 3000

Sacramento, CA 95814-4497 

Telephone: +1 916 447 9200 

Facsimile: +1 916 329 4900 

ANNIE H. CHEN (STATE BAR NO. 292032) 

annie.chen@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

355 South Grand Avenue 

Suite 2700 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: +1 213 629 2020 

Facsimile: +1 213 612 2499 

Attorneys for Defendant

US FOODS, INC.

Additional Counsel Listed Below Caption

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN THOMAS ATTEBERY on behalf of

himself and others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

US FOODS, INC. d/b/a/ US FOODSERVICE, 

INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:22-CV-01352-JLT-BAM

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

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JAMES HAWKINS APLC

James R. Hawkins (SBN 192925)

Isandra Y. Fernandez (SBN 220482)

Kacey E. Cook (SBN 337905)

Anthony L. Draper (SBN 344391)

Lance Dacre (SBN 190305)

9880 Research Drive, Suite 200

Irvine, CA 92618

Tel.: (949) 387-7200

Fax: (949) 387-6676

Email: isandra@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Email: kacey@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Email: anthony@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Email: lance@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Email: staff@jameshawkinsaplc.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

STEVEN THOMAS ATTEBERY

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The Stipulation is entered into by Plaintiff Steven Thomas Attebery and Defendant US 

Foods, Inc., through their respective attorneys of record. 

1. On October 21, 2022, the Court set a Mandatory Scheduling Conference for 

January 25, 2023 (Dkt. No. 3).

2. On October 27, 2022, US Foods filed its Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay the Action 

on the grounds that Plaintiff’s action is subsumed by two earlier-filed California wage-and-hour 

class action lawsuits against US Foods and Plaintiff’s only non-duplicative claim for alleged 

violations under Labor Code section 204 and 210 fails to state a claim (Dkt. No. 5).

3. On November 10, 2022, Plaintiff filed his Motion to Remand the case on the 

grounds that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 

2005 (Dkt. No. 7).

4. On December 21, 2022, the Court continued the January 25, 2023 Scheduling 

Conference to May 25, 2023 due to the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay and Motion to 

Remand (Dkt. No. 11).

5. On May 4, 2023, the Court continued the May 25, 2023 Scheduling Conference to 

August 30, 2023 due to the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay and Motion to Remand (Dkt. 

No. 13).

6. On July 18, 2023, the Court continued the August 30, 2023 Scheduling 

Conference to January 9, 2024 due to the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay and Motion to 

Remand (Dkt. No. 14).

7. On December 28, 2023, the Court continued the January 9, 2024 Conference to 

May 9, 2024 due to the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay and Motion to Remand (Dkt. No. 

16).

8. On February 28, 2024, the Court issued its Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to 

Remand (Dkt. No. 17). 

9. On March 11, 2024, the Court issued its Order Granting in Part Defendant’s 

Motion to Dismiss and Directing the Parties to File a Joint Statement Regarding the State Court 

Proceedings (Dkt. No. 18). In its Order, the Court: (a) dismissed Plaintiff’s fifth cause of action 

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for violation of California Labor Code § 204; (b) held in abeyance the question of whether the 

Colorado River doctrine applies; and (c) required the parties to file a joint report addressing the 

res judicata effect of development in the related state cases, whether the Court should proceed to 

resolve the pending Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay, and/or continue to hold it in abeyance, and 

whether alternative motions practice will be required. Id.

10. On March 22, 2024, the Parties filed a joint statement agreeing that final judgment 

on the merits in the earlier-filed state court class actions will have a preclusive effect on this 

Action (Dkt. No. 19). The Parties agreed that the Court should continue to hold US Food’s 

Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay in abeyance pending the settlement approval process in one of the 

earlier-filed, duplicative state court matters. Id. The Parties also agreed that they do not currently 

anticipate alternative motion practice. Id. 

11. In light of the Parties’ request that the Court hold US Foods Motion to Dismiss 

and/or Stay in abeyance pending the approval process in one of the earlier-filed, duplicative state 

court matters and because a ruling by the Court on the motion may moot the need for a 

Scheduling Conference, the Parties have agreed, subject to approval of the Court, to continue the 

Scheduling Conference until January 9, 2025, or the Court’s next available date thereafter; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiff and US Foods that the May 9, 

2024 Scheduling Conference be continued to December 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 8 

before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. 

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Dated: April 23, 2024 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

By: /s/ Annie H. Chen 

JOSEPH C. LIBURT

KATIE E. BRISCOE

ANNIE H. CHEN

Attorneys for Defendant

US FOODS, INC.

Dated: April 23, 2024 JAMES HAWKINS APLC

By: /s/ Anthony L. Draper

JAMES R. HAWKINS

ISANDRA Y. FERNANDEZ

KACEY E. COOK

ANTHONY L. DRAPER

LANCE DACRE

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

STEVEN THOMAS ATTEBERY

ECF ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.3.4, the filer of this document, Annie H. Chen, attests that all 

other signatories listed, and on whose behalf this filing is submitted, concur in the filing’s content 

and have authorized this filing. 

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ORDER

Plaintiff Steven Thomas Attebery and Defendant US Foods, Inc. (collectively the 

“Parties”), through their respective counsel, have stipulated to continue the Scheduling 

Conference. Based on the Parties’ stipulation and good cause appearing, the Scheduling 

Conference in this action currently set for May 9, 2024, is continued to January 9, 2025, at 9:00 

AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.

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The parties shall file a Joint Scheduling Report one week prior to the conference. The 

parties shall appear at the conference with each party connecting remotely either via Zoom video 

conference or Zoom telephone number. The parties will be provided with the Zoom ID and 

password by the Courtroom Deputy prior to the conference. The Zoom ID number and password 

are confidential and are not to be shared. Appropriate court attire is required. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 24, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 The parties have stipulated to continue the scheduling conference to both January 9, 2025, and December 9, 2025.

The Court elects to continue the scheduling conference to the earlier of the stipulated dates. As necessary, the parties 

may request a further continuance of the scheduling conference supported by good cause.

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