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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

PECOS DIVISION

KENNETH CRAIN, Individually and For 

Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

BERGAILA & ASSOCIATES, INC.,

Defendant.

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Case No. 4:20-cv-008

JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND MOTION TO EXTEND STAY

Plaintiff Kenneth Crain and Defendant Bergaila & Associates, Inc. file this Joint Notice of 

Settlement and Motion to Extend Stay and in support state as follows:

1. On February 4, 2020, Plaintiff filed the above-styled Lawsuit. ECF No. 1. 

Defendant answered on March 3, 2020. ECF No. 8.

2. On April 22, 2020, the Parties filed a Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings and

Deadlines and for Equitable Tolling, requesting the Court stay this case for 60 days to allow the 

Parties to exchange class data and attempt to informally resolve this case. ECF No. 11. The Court 

granted that Motion by Order dated April 29, 2020. ECF No. 14.

3. On June 29, 2020, the Parties filed a Joint Motion to Extend Stay and for Equitable 

Tolling, requesting an additional 60 days for the Parties to engage in mediation. ECF No. 16. The 

Court granted that Motion via text Order on July 1, 2020.

4. On August 18, 2020, the Parties engaged in mediation and reached mutual 

resolution of their claims. The Parties respectfully request this Court extend the existing stay for 

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an additional 60 days so that the Parties may finalize their settlement agreement. If the Court grants 

this request, the stay will be extended through October 30, 2020.

5. This request is not made for purposes of delay, but in the interest of justice.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED AND AGREED TO BY: 

Dated: August 27, 2020

JOSEPHSON DUNLAP

/s/ Andrew W. Dunlap (with permission)

Michael A. Josephson

TX Bar No. 24014780

Andrew W. Dunlap

TX Bar No. 24078444

Taylor A. Jones

TX Bar No. 24107823

Josephson Dunlap

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 3050

Houston, Texas 77046

713-352-1100 – Telephone

713-352-3300 – Facsimile

mjosephson@mybackwages.com

adunlap@mybackwages.com

tjones@mybackwages.com

Richard J. (Rex) Burch

TX Bar No. 24001807

Bruckner Burch PLLC

8 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1500

Houston, Texas 77046

713-877-8788 – Telephone

713-877-8065 – Facsimile

rburch@brucknerburch.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

AND PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS

Dated: August 27, 2020

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

/s/ Nicole S. LeFave

Allison C. Williams

TX Bar No. 24075108

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

A Professional Corporation

1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900

Houston, Texas 77010

713-951-9400 – Telephone

713-951-9212 – Facsimile

acwilliams@littler.com

Nicole S. LeFave

TX Bar No. 24075108

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

A Professional Corporation

100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400

Austin, Texas 78701

512-982-7250 – Telephone

512-982-7248 – Facsimile

nlefave@littler.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

BERGAILA & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on August 27, 2020, I served the foregoing on all parties and/or their 

counsel of record via the Court’s CM/ECF filing system in accordance with the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure.

/s/ Nicole S. LeFave 

Nicole S. LeFave 

4843-6553-8248.1 106793.1001

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