Filed: Mar. 05, 2018
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Summary: ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION IN PART (Doc. 8-2) SHEILA K. OBERTO , Magistrate Judge . On March 1, 2018, the parties to this action, Plaintiffs MARIO CORTEZ, MARIA CISNEROS, ANTONIO TOSCANO, FRANCISCO JAVIER GONZALEZ, JESUS RODRIGUEZ, CECILIA GARCIA, JOSE LUIS RAYGOZA, and JOSE GUZMAN ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants Vieira Custom Chopping, Inc., V & S Commodity, Inc., Christina Vieira, and Matthew Sepeda ("Defendants"), filed a Stipulation Concerning Discovery, Stay of Action and Mediation (the
Summary: ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION IN PART (Doc. 8-2) SHEILA K. OBERTO , Magistrate Judge . On March 1, 2018, the parties to this action, Plaintiffs MARIO CORTEZ, MARIA CISNEROS, ANTONIO TOSCANO, FRANCISCO JAVIER GONZALEZ, JESUS RODRIGUEZ, CECILIA GARCIA, JOSE LUIS RAYGOZA, and JOSE GUZMAN ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants Vieira Custom Chopping, Inc., V & S Commodity, Inc., Christina Vieira, and Matthew Sepeda ("Defendants"), filed a Stipulation Concerning Discovery, Stay of Action and Mediation (the ..
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION IN PART
(Doc. 8-2)
SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.
On March 1, 2018, the parties to this action, Plaintiffs MARIO CORTEZ, MARIA CISNEROS, ANTONIO TOSCANO, FRANCISCO JAVIER GONZALEZ, JESUS RODRIGUEZ, CECILIA GARCIA, JOSE LUIS RAYGOZA, and JOSE GUZMAN ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants Vieira Custom Chopping, Inc., V & S Commodity, Inc., Christina Vieira, and Matthew Sepeda ("Defendants"), filed a Stipulation Concerning Discovery, Stay of Action and Mediation (the "Stipulation"). The Stipulation indicates that the parties have scheduled a private mediation for May 30, 2018, and, to facilitate the mediation and to reduce associated legal expenses, requests an order requiring (1) an agreed-upon method of Defendants producing documents and information to Plaintiffs' counsel; (2) a stay of all other litigation in this case, including but not limited to discovery, and (3) a continuance of the Scheduling Conference from March 8, 2018, to July 20, 2018. (Doc. 8-2.)
Based on the Stipulation, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
1. The Scheduling Conference currently set for March 8, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., is CONTINUED to June 28, 2018, at 10:15 a.m.1
2. Pursuant to the Court's prior order (Doc. 9), the parties may appear telephonically for the Scheduling Conference on June 28, 2018, by coordinating one conference call to the Court at (559) 499-5790 at the appointed time.
3. The parties shall file an updated Joint Scheduling Report by no later than June 21, 2018.
4. If after the scheduled mediation the parties reach a settlement agreement or wish to continue settlement discussions and to continue the Scheduling Conference, the parties shall file either a notice of settlement or a status report updating the Court as to the status of the parties' settlement discussion by no later than June 14, 2018.
5. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Stipulation and this Order, Defendants agree to provide to Plaintiffs' counsel, on or before April 13, 2018, complete, legible, bates stamped copies of the following documents (with employee names redacted, but including the last four digits of the employee's social security number on all of the records, including time cards, through pay period ending on March 18, 2018) and data, in electronic form wherever possible, and/or in hard copy when requested, the following documents for each Putative Class Member, as defined in Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint.
a. All payroll records for each Putative Class Member;
b. All records of hours worked by each Putative Class Member; and
c. All employee handbooks and policies, of any kind or description, and all draft versions thereof, in existence at any time within the past five (5) years.
6. Nothing in this Order is intended to create, expand, limit or waive any of the parties' rights, defenses or remedies at law or equity. The parties reserve all rights available to them under the law, including all statutes and constitutions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
