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Summary: JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE STAY OF ACTION PENDING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ERICK C. TURNER, District Judge. Plaintiffs John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe IV, and John Doe V (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed the complaint in this action on April 8, 2014. The complaint alleges a number of causes of action based on alleged labor trafficking. On May 20, 2014, agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations obtained a search warrant for a propert
Summary: JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE STAY OF ACTION PENDING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ERICK C. TURNER, District Judge. Plaintiffs John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe IV, and John Doe V (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed the complaint in this action on April 8, 2014. The complaint alleges a number of causes of action based on alleged labor trafficking. On May 20, 2014, agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations obtained a search warrant for a property..
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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE STAY OF ACTION PENDING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
ERICK C. TURNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe IV, and John Doe V (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed the complaint in this action on April 8, 2014. The complaint alleges a number of causes of action based on alleged labor trafficking. On May 20, 2014, agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations obtained a search warrant for a property and two vehicles owned by Defendants. The affidavit supporting the application for the search warrant states that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor are conducting a criminal investigation based on allegations similar to those alleged in Plaintiffs' complaint. The search warrant has been executed and many of Defendants' records have been seized. Although the criminal investigation is pending, Defendants have not been indicted.
Given the pending criminal investigation, and pursuant to the Court's order following the June 16, 2014 status conference, Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby stipulate to stay this action for 120 days from the entry an order staying the case. Defendants, however, shall respond to the complaint and file any third-party complaint within 30 days of the entry of any such order.
Dated: June 24, 2014. SEAN P. GATES
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
By: /s/Sean P. Gates
SEAN P. GATES
Attorney for Plaintiffs
John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe
IV, and John Doe V
Dated: June 24, 2014. ERICK C. TURNER
TURNER LAW GROUP
By: /s/Erick C. Turner (as authorized June 24, 2014)
ERICK C. TURNER
Attorney for Defendants
PURE FOREST, LLC, JEFF WADSWORTH,
and OWEN WADSWORTH
IT IS SO ORDERED.
