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Parties Involved:
Sandy Bell
Plaintiff
John Brooks
Defendant
Martin Gama
Plaintiff
Michael Henry
Plaintiff
Home Depot
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO TEMPORARILY STAY ACTION PENDING MEDIATION

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DONNA M. MEZIAS (SBN 111902) 

LIZ K. BERTKO (SBN 268128) 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

580 California Street, Suite 1500 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: 415-765-9500 

Facsimile: 415-765-9501 

dmezias@akingump.com 

lbertko@akingump.com 

Attorneys for defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SANDY BELL and MARTIN GAMA, 

individually, and on behalf of other 

members of the general public 

similarly situated, and as aggrieved 

employees pursuant to the Private 

Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., a 

Delaware corporation; JOHN 

BROOKS, an individual; and DOES 1 

through 10, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:12-cv-02499-JAM-CKD

[Assigned for All Purposes to Hon. John 

A. Mendez] 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

TEMPORARILY STAY ACTION 

PENDING MEDIATION 

MICHAEL HENRY, on behalf of 

himself, all others similarly situated, 

and the general public, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., a 

Delaware corporation; and DOES 1-

50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Plaintiffs Sandy Bell, Martin Gama, and Michael Henry and defendant Home 

Depot U.S.A., Inc., hereby enter into this stipulation based on the following facts and 

circumstances: 

1. On September 12, 2016, the Court issued an order consolidating Bell v. 

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., No. 2:12-cv-024099-JAM-CKD and Henry v. Home Depot 

U.S.A., Inc., No. 2:16-CV-02102-MCE-AC, before Judge John A. Mendez and setting 

the following dates relating to class notice: 

a. October 3, 2016 – Deadline for parties to lodge proposed class notice; 

b. October 10, 2016 – Deadline for parties to submit competing versions of 

class notice if parties cannot agree on content of class notice; 

c. October 17, 2016 – Deadline for defendant to send class list to class 

counsel; 

d. October 24, 2016 – Deadline for Court to approve class notice; 

e. November 14, 2016 – Deadline for class notice to be mailed to class 

members. 

2. The parties have agreed to participate in mediation to explore resolving the 

case without the time and expense of further discovery and litigation. To this end, the 

parties have scheduled a mediation for January 18, 2017 with mediator David Rotman. 

3. In order to provide the parties with adequate time to mediate the claims and 

facilitate resolution of this matter without the expenditure of additional time and 

resources on discovery and motion practice, the parties agree that the Court should 

temporarily stay the action. See, e.g., Arrival Star, S.A. v. Blue Sky Network, LLC, No. 

CV 11-4480 SBA, 2012 WL 588806, at *1-2 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 22, 2012) (action stayed 

pending mediation to avoid needless discovery expense and promote judicial economy); 

Maxon v. Jefferson Pilot Securities Corp., No. C 01-02668 CRB, 2002 WL 523575, at 

*1-2 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 2, 2002) (same). 

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4. The parties further stipulate that neither party will be prejudiced by the 

stay, and that no arguments regarding timeliness, or delay can be made as a result of the 

stay. 

5. The parties therefore stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. That the present action should be stayed until January 18, 2017; 

2. That the deadlines set forth in the Court’s September 12, 2016 Scheduling 

Order be vacated; 

3. That the Court schedule a Case Management Conference for February 20, 

2017, or an available date thereafter, at which time Court will set new deadlines for 

class notice and further case management if the case has not resolved. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: October 10, 2016 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP

By /s/ Donna M. Mezias Donna M. Mezias 

Attorneys for defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 

Dated: October 10, 2016 CAPSTONE LAW APC 

By /s/ Arnab Banerjee Arnab Banerjee Attorneys for plaintiffs SANDY BELL and MARTIN GAMA 

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Dated: October 10, 2016 SETAREH LAW GROUP

By /s/ Shaun Setareh Shaun Setareh 

Attorneys for plaintiff MICHAEL HENRY 

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GOOD CAUSE SHOWING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The present action is hereby stayed until January 18, 2017; 

2. The deadlines set forth in the Court’s September 12, 2016 Scheduling 

Order are vacated; 

3. The parties will file a joint status conference statement by January 25, 2017 

informing the Court of the outcome of mediation. 

Dated: October 11, 2016 

/s/ John A. Mendez 

HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

United States District Judge 

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