JOINT MOTION FOR STAY, EXTENDING TIME FOR ZUFFA, LLC TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT (First Request Since Transfer)

CAM FERENBACH, Magistrate Judge.

WHEREAS, this stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiffs Hasan Daas, Brad Grier, Wesley Inman, Matt Leboeuf, Damian Luna, Lloyd Trushel, Mark White, and Dongsheng Liu (together "Plaintiffs") and Defendant Zuffa, LLC ("Zuffa");

WHEREAS, this action was assigned to this Court on November 1, 2017, as a result of the action having been transferred from the Southern District of New York (ECF No. 22);

WHEREAS, there are seven other actions related to this case pending in multiple United States District Courts across the country (the "Actions"), including two in this District, Riley v. Zuffa, LLC, No. 2:17-cv-02308-APG-GWF (the "Riley Action") and Park v. Zuffa, LLC, No. 2:17cv-2282-APG-VCF (the "Park Action");

WHEREAS, in light of the substantial similarities in the allegations and claims in the Actions, on October 3, 2017, a motion was filed with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") to centralize the Actions before a single judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 (the "MDL Motion");

WHEREAS, the JPML will be holding a hearing on the MDL Motion on November 30, 2017;

WHEREAS, on October 6, 2017, United States Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr. granted Zuffa's request to stay the Riley Action pending a decision by the JPML on the MDL Motion;

WHEREAS, on October 13, 2017, United States Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach granted Zuffa's, along with its parent company, UFC Holdings, LLC's, request to stay the Park Action on the same terms;

WHEREAS, in the four other Actions in which Zuffa is a defendant, which includes the Riley and Park Actions and two Ninth Circuit-based actions, Garcia v. Showtime Networks, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-01803-JM-AGS (S.D. Cal.), and Ferrandini v. Zuffa, LLC, No. 2:17-cv-06781-R-KS (C.D. Cal.), stays or extensions of time have been provided pending a decision by the JPML;

WHEREAS, since the action was transferred and assigned to this Court, this is the first request for an extension of time to respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint sought by Zuffa;

WHEREAS, based on the above, there is good cause to stay this action along with the four other Actions in which Zuffa is a defendant pending a decision by the JPML, as such will not prejudice any party, will protect all parties from duplicative and burdensome efforts and potentially inconsistent rulings, and will promote judicial economy and efficiency;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Plaintiffs and Zuffa, subject to approval of the Court, as follows:

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a status hearing is scheduled for 10:00 AM, January 22, 2018, in Courtroom 3D.

IT IS SO ORDERED.