Filed: Aug. 01, 2014
Latest Update: Aug. 01, 2014
Summary: STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER VINCE CHHABRIA, District Judge. Pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs MARY GARRISON and GRACE GARRISON, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated (collectively "Plaintiffs"), on the one hand, and Defendants WHOLE FOODS MARKET CALIFORNIA, INC. and MRS. GOOCH'S NATURAL FOOD MARKETS, INC. (collectively "Defendants"), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: WHEREAS, on July 29, 2014, the P
Summary: STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER VINCE CHHABRIA, District Judge. Pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs MARY GARRISON and GRACE GARRISON, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated (collectively "Plaintiffs"), on the one hand, and Defendants WHOLE FOODS MARKET CALIFORNIA, INC. and MRS. GOOCH'S NATURAL FOOD MARKETS, INC. (collectively "Defendants"), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: WHEREAS, on July 29, 2014, the Pa..
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STIPULATION AND[PROPOSED] INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
VINCE CHHABRIA, District Judge.
Pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs MARY GARRISON and GRACE GARRISON, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated (collectively "Plaintiffs"), on the one hand, and Defendants WHOLE FOODS MARKET CALIFORNIA, INC. and MRS. GOOCH'S NATURAL FOOD MARKETS, INC. (collectively "Defendants"), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS, on July 29, 2014, the Parties appeared for a case management conference before the Court.
WHEREAS, at the case management conference, the Parties discussed with the Court an updated proposed initial litigation schedule to include an initial phase of fact discovery directed to information necessary to prepare for a private mediation.
WHEREAS, after hearing from the Parties, the Court requested that the Parties submit a stipulation and proposed initial scheduling order consistent with the Parties' proposal.
IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED that:
1. The Parties shall exchange initial disclosures on or before August 18, 2014;
2. The Parties shall have until December 15, 2014 to engage in an initial phase of written fact and document discovery focused on information necessary to prepare for mediation and complete the deposition of Plaintiffs;
3. The Parties shall participate in a private mediation on or before February 2, 2015; and
4. The Parties shall appear for a further case management conference if necessary on February 10, 2015 or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the Court, with a Joint Case Management Conference Statement due no later than one week before the Conference.
[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
1. The Parties shall exchange initial disclosures on or before August 18, 2014;
2. The Parties shall have until December 15, 2014 to engage in an initial phase of written fact and document discovery targeted to information necessary to prepare for mediation and complete the depositions of Plaintiffs;
3. The Parties shall participate in a private mediation on or before February 2, 2015; and
4. The Parties shall appear for a Further Case Management Conference if necessary on February 10, 2015 or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the Court. An updated Joint Case Management Statement shall be due no later than one week before the Conference.
