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Parties Involved:
ABM Industry Groups, LLC
Defendant
Flowers Baking Co. of Modesto, LLC
Defendant
Efren Linares
Plaintiff

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE FILING OF LR 251 JOINT STATEMENT 

RE: DISCOVERY DISAGREEMENT Case No. 1:22-cv-00816-TLN-CKD 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547

STAN S. MALLISON (SBN 184191)

 StanM@TheMMLawFirm.com

HECTOR R. MARTINEZ (SBN 206336)

 HectorM@TheMMLawFirm.com

DANIEL C. KELLER (SBN 332576)

 Dkeller@TheMMLawFirm.com

CAROLINE L. HILL (SBN 349176)

 CHill@TheMMLawFirm.com

MALLISON & MARTINEZ

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 730

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 832-9999

Facsimile: (510) 832-1101

Attorneys for Plaintiff EFREN LINARES

(additional counsel of record on following page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA- SACREMENTO DIVISION

EFREN LINARES, individually, and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, and 

on behalf of the State of California and 

aggrieved employees pursuant to the 

Private Attorneys General Act,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC., 

FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF 

MODESTO, LLC., and DOES 1 through 

50, inclusive;

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00816-TLN-CKD

CLASS ACTION

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

FILING OF LOCAL RULE 251 JOINT 

STATEMENT RE: DISCOVERY 

DISAGREEMENT; PROPOSED ORDER

Before the Honorable Troy L. Nunley and Carolyn 

K. Delaney

 Complaint filed: July 1, 2022

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE FILING OF LR 251 JOINT STATEMENT 

RE: DISCOVERY DISAGREEMENT Case No. 1:22-cv-00816-TLN-CKD 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547

ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC. 

AND FLOWERS BAKING CO. 

OF MODESTO, LLC

ALEXANDER M. CHEMERS (SBN 263726)

 alexander.chemers@ogletree.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK &

STEWART, P.C.

400 South Hope Street, Suite 1200

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 239-9800

Facsimile: (213) 239- 9045

PAUL M. SMITH (SBN 306644)

 paul.smith@ogletree.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK &

STEWART, P.C.

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 2500

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 840-3150

Facsimile: (916) 840-3159

Attorneys for Defendants

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE FILING OF LR 251 JOINT STATEMENT 

RE: DISCOVERY DISAGREEMENT Case No. 1:22-cv-00816-TLN-CKD 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547

Plaintiff EFREN LINARES and Defendants ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC and 

FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF MODESTO, LLC (together, “Defendants”) (Plaintiff and Defendants

collectively referred to as the “Parties”), through their respective attorneys of record, hereby 

stipulate and agree as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel further discovery responses (“Motion”) on 

January 10, 2024 (ECF No. 28), with a hearing date of January 31, 2024;

WHEREAS, the Court ordered the Parties to submit a Joint Statement re: Discovery 

Disagreement regarding the issues set forth in the Motion by January 17, 2024 (ECF No. 32);

WHEREAS, the Parties are currently making arrangements to mediate this case, and are 

finalizing a stipulation to continue litigation deadlines, which would obviate the need to resolve the 

issues raised by Plaintiff’s Motion at this time;

WHEREAS, in order to conserve resources, the Parties would like a to postpone bringing this 

dispute to the Court at this time, to enable them to finalize their mediation arrangements and to 

enable the District Judge to take action on their forthcoming stipulation;

WHEREAS, the Parties request the Court continue the hearing on the Motion, as well as the 

filing deadline for the Local Rule 251 Joint Statement, by two weeks;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff will notify the Court if hearing the Motion is still necessary following 

the District Court’s ruling on the Parties’ forthcoming stipulation and the Parties’ efforts to set a 

mediation.

Based on the foregoing, the Parties hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

1. The hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion shall be continued by two weeks, to a date 

convenient for the Court;

2. The deadline for the Parties to submit the Local Rule 251 Joint Statement shall be 

continued by two weeks, to January 31, 2024; and

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE FILING OF LR 251 JOINT STATEMENT 

RE: DISCOVERY DISAGREEMENT Case No. 1:22-cv-00816-TLN-CKD 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547

3. Plaintiff will inform the Court if hearing the Motion is still necessary following the 

District Court’s ruling on the Parties’ forthcoming stipulation and the Parties’ efforts 

to set a mediation.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: January 17, 2024 By: /s/ Dan Keller [authorized 1/17/24]

Stan Mallison

Hector Martinez

Daniel Keller

Caroline L. Hill

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DATED: January 17, 2024 By: /s/ Paul M. Smith 

Alexander Chemers

Paul M. Smith

Attorneys for Defendants

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE FILING OF LR 251 JOINT STATEMENT 

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ

1939 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 730

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-3547

[PROPOSED] ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, 

hereby ORDERS as follows:

1. The hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion is continued to February 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.;

2. The deadline for the Parties to submit the Local Rule 251 Joint Statement shall be 

continued by two weeks, to January 31, 2024; and

3. On or before February 7, 2024, Plaintiff shall inform the Court if hearing the Motion 

is still necessary following the District Court’s ruling on the Parties’ forthcoming 

stipulation and the Parties’ efforts to set a mediation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 18, 2024

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lina1.22cv816.stip.251

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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