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Shaun Setareh (SBN 204514)
shaun@setarehlaw.com
William M. Pao (SBN 219846)
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Nolan Dilts (SBN 328904)
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
KIKI CHESS
Additional counsel listed on following page.
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12 COMPLEX CIVIL LITIGATION
13 In re MOBILEONE WAGE AND HOUR Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings
CASES, : No. JCCP 5039
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Coordinated Proceeding Special Title (CRC Assigned For All Purposes To:
15 Rule 3.550) The Honorable Marie S. Weiner, Department 2
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Walter Haines (SBN 71075)
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Plaintiffs Kiki Chess (“Chess”) and Vivian Ly (“Ly”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), by and
through their counsel of record, respectfully request that this Court grant permission to file an
opening memorandum to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification in the above-captioned matter
in excess of the page limits specified in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1113(d).
Plaintiff attempted to file this application through e-filing on February 11, 2021 but was
informed on February 16, 2021 that the filing was tejected with instructions for Plaintiff to submit
a hard copy with the Clerk’s Office by mail or Dropbox in addition to a check for signing fee.
Plaintiff will re-file the instant application today and send a hard copy by mail to the Clerk’s
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11 The opening memorandum to be filed by Plaintiff on February 16,.2021 is oversized,
12 around thirty (30) pages. This application establishes the need to file an opening memorandum in
13 excess of the page limits as specified in C.R.C. 3.1113(d)...
14 1 This is a putative class action case involving eleven separate causes of action and
15 two putative classes each made up of several distinct subclasses. As Plaintiff bears the burden of
16 justifying that each class is appropriate for class treatment as to each cause of action, Plaintiff's
17 opening memorandum necessarily must incorporate significant factual detail, legal authority, and
18 legal analysis to meet this burden and prevail on the motion.
19 2. The Introduction, Procedural History, and Statement of Facts sections of the
20 opening memorandum comprises of just over three pages despite the significant history, facts of
21 the case, and number of parties involved, and are necessary to help the reader understand the
22 policies, practices, and procedures at issue in this case and the current status of these proceedings,
23 as significant procedural hurdles have been addressed.
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that common questions of law and fact predominate; (4) typicality of Plaintiffs’ claims; (5)
fairness and adequacy of the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel; and (6) superiority of a class action.
Plaintiff also must address each of the eleven (11) causes of action in the “common questions of
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5 The number of pages devoted to each issue is not excessive; in addition, if the
issues addressed in paragraph 4, above, are not properly discussed and analyzed, I run the risk of
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PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE MEMORANDUM IN
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in this action by transmitting a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed as
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Shaun Setareh (SBN 204514) shaun@setarehlaw.com William M. Pao (SBN 219846) william@setarehlaw.com Nolan Dilts (SBN 328904) FILED nolan@setarehlaw.com SAN MATEO COUNTY wg SETAREH LAW GROUP 9665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430 FEB 2 3 2021 Beverly Hills, California 90212 ‘or Court Telephone: (310) 888-7771 Facsimile: (310) 888-0109 By CH Cibo CLERK Attorneys for Plaintiff KIKI CHESS Additional counsel listed on following page. 10 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA i COUNTY OF SAN MATEO 12 COMPLEX CIVIL LITIGATION 13 In re MOBILEONE WAGE AND HOUR Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings CASES, : No. JCCP 5039 14 Coordinated Proceeding Special Title (CRC Assigned For All Purposes To: 15 Rule 3.550) The Honorable Marie S. Weiner, Department 2 16 PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FIEE MEMORANDUM 17 IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES PURSUANT TO C.R.C. 3.1113) 18 19 Complaint Filed: May 30, 2018 20: —~ First Amended Consolidated Complaint Filed: March 27, 2020 21 22 23 24 mit 25 26 27 28 -l- PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE MEMORANDUM IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES PURSUANT TO C.R.C. 3.1113(e) Sy fone uE i“ a > i ras aye phot eH -_— -- = nog sopedns otf 10 5HEID et 1202 @ @ G24 i At i Aud GG CLIN id uy i aaa 149: be David Yeremian (SBN 226337) david@yeremianlaw.com Roman Shkodnik (SBN 285152) roman@yeremianlaw.com DAVID YEREMIAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. 535 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 705 Glendale, California 91203 Telephone: (818) 230-8380 Facsimile: (818) 230-0308 Walter Haines (SBN 71075) whaines@eulglaw.com UNITED EMPLOYEES LAW GROUP, PC 5500 Bolsa Ave., Suite 201 Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Telephone: (310) 652-2242 10 11 Attorneys for Plaintiff VIVIAN LY 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~- aoe 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2- PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE MEMORANDUM IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES PURSUANT TO C.R.C, 3.1113(e) Shee Be aA teVee it tbe piney zee fe GE eh 9 yb} yd gait 3a i nS ate} 4 rr (baoe ob vast arg ture allt aps Je: yiluiioay BK adit hit ry ” Ys oy 5. St §SGS Fs ane iv mf » Q + we tes a we 1Dae L oe fi tt ad a COTE OM Pa ve VHLD maou spot 2 a fe u ar sf novela Sa ated} aaafr 33: 2 i se a ve oy, i ¥e By wh Tuy 11h BBL cht ip wr aa R na sey fe wn JOS te wry cade a Ae as Fg tea bine sre 1 a 5 ie ot hi 3a reel w 4 a » visaiona: 8 41B Oe sui gh. LAE uea orf Bi oyu , oe 53 as fe as fy te Ot te 5 usahBb pay pa ayen sollad iio’ ae Ah ad? od} ret Diggs. it see ob i TO THE HONORABLE COURT: Plaintiffs Kiki Chess (“Chess”) and Vivian Ly (“Ly”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), by and through their counsel of record, respectfully request that this Court grant permission to file an opening memorandum to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification in the above-captioned matter in excess of the page limits specified in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1113(d). Plaintiff attempted to file this application through e-filing on February 11, 2021 but was informed on February 16, 2021 that the filing was tejected with instructions for Plaintiff to submit a hard copy with the Clerk’s Office by mail or Dropbox in addition to a check for signing fee. Plaintiff will re-file the instant application today and send a hard copy by mail to the Clerk’s 10 Office with the signing fee included. 11 The opening memorandum to be filed by Plaintiff on February 16,.2021 is oversized, 12 around thirty (30) pages. This application establishes the need to file an opening memorandum in 13 excess of the page limits as specified in C.R.C. 3.1113(d)... 14 1 This is a putative class action case involving eleven separate causes of action and 15 two putative classes each made up of several distinct subclasses. As Plaintiff bears the burden of 16 justifying that each class is appropriate for class treatment as to each cause of action, Plaintiff's 17 opening memorandum necessarily must incorporate significant factual detail, legal authority, and 18 legal analysis to meet this burden and prevail on the motion. 19 2. The Introduction, Procedural History, and Statement of Facts sections of the 20 opening memorandum comprises of just over three pages despite the significant history, facts of 21 the case, and number of parties involved, and are necessary to help the reader understand the 22 policies, practices, and procedures at issue in this case and the current status of these proceedings, 23 as significant procedural hurdles have been addressed. 24 3 Plaintiffs have also included a section briefly detailing each of the claims that they 25 seek to certify. This section consists of nine separate subheadings concisely covering 26 approximately eight pages. 27 4 Regarding the “Legal Argument” section comprising the majority of the pages of 28 this opening memorandum (approximately 17) Plaintiff will establish six substantive issues, 3- PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE MEMORANDUM IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES PURSUANT TO C.R.C. 3.1113(e) « ECL Eh 35 ig wis HT ES if ai 1G ey Abide wa} ie 3 28h! u ic}o} fi1 if, 1% iv nr} FR iv Abne: gies is Wi 0we & NGE BABU BLO ineque (8) bis cf efTe YDS ; pobe bi eaplO baa 2 Hinialst ast! ic 2+ WOR ae a1 ni a o BE AG 2 Cli} mews edt ig oud: a a ayer ig 4 tem, ” ng ct at h a tied y te “Ft "gp an a i ah u bi ra te Ae a ” A ~ 4 nh ey e x a in esOS. ii ih ai ” including: (1) the appropriateness of class certification; (2) ascertainability and numerosity; (3) that common questions of law and fact predominate; (4) typicality of Plaintiffs’ claims; (5) fairness and adequacy of the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel; and (6) superiority of a class action. Plaintiff also must address each of the eleven (11) causes of action in the “common questions of law and fact” section. 5 The number of pages devoted to each issue is not excessive; in addition, if the issues addressed in paragraph 4, above, are not properly discussed and analyzed, I run the risk of failing to exhaust and/orprocedurally failing to preserve Plaintiffs’ rights on appeal, if an appeal is even necessary. 10 6. As Plaintiffs’ counsel, I have a duty to raise all viable issues before this Court. ll For these reasons, on behalf of Plaintiffs, I respectfully request that this Court permit and 12 consider Plaintiffs’ opening memorandum in excess of the page limits specified in C.R.C. 13 31113(d). 14 15 16 DATED: February 16, 2021 SETAREH LAW GROUP 17 18 /s/ William M. Pao SHAUN SETAREH 19 WILLIAM M. PAO NOLAN DILTS 20. Attorneys for Plaintiff KIKI CHESS 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -4- PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE MEMORANDUM IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES PURSUANT TO C.R.C. 3.1113(e) ~ U, Shee. 4 iby alga. 8 sic uly, Es v aca 29 i BGIRIS | ; eT i ast vi st st,sate ia OMEi My OR Se Aa ~f sf 4 ew ay x,3 i v3 iy M a 7, By a Pe aL MF oie ns fy 1h i ue ” ob t ee ot wi Bi Tae 2h sit rey at a 3 oy if te “alte PORES art tee ae 2 ia ty ne SY1S ie EL di MESAG. nF SK Tey pot ae 39) 3G ET iS tt. tu SSn6Bes 4e jpaoets ¢ cen i 3: BALE? be a ey Mee Fi 8! eee: Bh sad BO iE se Y 3 qe wv ~ 3 Ste on Be Oi a ap yoky, Py ee 1 ry neta aay ee 18 . @a hi i nt PROOF OF SERVICE Tam a citizen of the United States and am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 9665 Wilshire Bivd., Suite 430 Beverly Hills, CA 90212. On February 16, 2021, I served the foregoing documents described as: PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE MEMORANDUM IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES PURSUANT TO C.R.C. 3.1113(E) in this action by transmitting a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed as follows: SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST 10 1 [x] ONLY BY ELECTRONIC. TRANSMISSION 12 Only by e-mailing the document(s) to the persons at the e-mail address(es) listed: based ‘on notice provided on March 20, 2020 that, during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this office will be working remotely, not able to send physical mail as usual, and is therefore using 4 only electronic mail. No electronic message or other indication that the transmission was unsuccessful was received within a reasonable time after the transmission. 15 |) EX] STATE. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that || the above is true and correct. 7 Executed on February 16, 2021, at Beverly Hills, California. 18 19 py “IN 21 Lauren Farfington 24 25 26 27 28 1 PROOF OF SERVICE J: He i,i eit wd i & aS igh 12! 5 RSLS PE eyft 4 a rey +h. 4 cake he Ae Lee a oa "}ye ta, vu e5 3 Sse aT BB 48: fat A st a bed b Eefi Hen 12 32 if MM EE. TDR, tn 1 re a1 A 2b ui i 5B.4 a 48 ns a “ 8 ume - ay wt SERVICE LIST | David Yeremnian Walter Haines day= vid@veremianlaw.com whai aw.com Roman Shkodnik UNITED EMPLOYEES LAW GROUP, PC ‘roman/@Veremianlaw.com. 5500 Bolsa Ave., Suite 201 ‘Natalia Bermudes Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Nataliafyeremianlaw.com, Counsel for Plaintiff VIVIAN LY [DAVID YEREMIAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. 535 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 705 Glendale, CA 91203 | Counsel for Plaintiff VIVIAN LY 10 u Tracy Waren 12 twarren/@buchalter.com. Kathryn B. Fox Department 2 13 |kfox@buchalter.com 400 County Center 14 ‘Candice E. 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