On October 01, 2020 a
No Value
was filed
involving a dispute between
Amaya, Jaime,
Bass, Ryne,
Gonzalez, Paula,
Jaime Amaya, On Behalf Of Themselves And All Others Similarly Situated,
Mazariegos, Alida,
Tello, Adriana,
Tello, Georgina,
and
Buddha Capital Corporation,
Does 1 Through 10, Inclusive,
Rr Franchising, Inc,
Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc,
Vanguard Cleaning Systems Of The Central Valley,
Wine Country Ventures, Inc.,
for Complex Civil Unlimited Class Action
in the District Court of San Mateo County.
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JESSICA RIGGIN (SBN 281712)
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jriggin@rukinhyland.com
2 VALERIE BRENDER (SBN 298224)
vbrender@rukinhyland.com
3 RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP
1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290
4 Oakland, CA 94612
5 Telephone: (415) 421-1800
Facsimile: (415) 421-1700
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MATTHEW C. HELLAND (SBN 250451)
7 helland@nka.com
DANIEL BROME (SBN 278915)
8 dbrome@nka.com
NICHOLS KASTER, LLP
9 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 810
San Francisco, CA 94104
10 Telephone: (415) 277-7235
Facsimile: (415) 277-7238
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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(Additional Counsel on next page)
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14 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
15 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
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ALIDA MAZARIEGOS, PAULA CASE NO.: 20-CIV-04267
17 GONZALEZ, and JAIME AMAYA
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
18 ORDER REGARDING CLASS
Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves
and all others similarly situated, CERTIFICATION DEADLINES
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v. Judge: Hon. Nancy L. Fineman
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Dept.: 04
VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS,
21 INC.; RR FRANCHISING, INC., D/B/A
22 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
23 D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING
SYSTEMS OF NORTHERN
24 CALIFORNIA; BUDDHA CAPITAL
CORPORATION, D/B/A VANGUARD
25 CLEANING SYSTEMS OF
26 SACRAMENTO, D/B/A VANGUARD
CLEANING SYSTEMS OF THE
27 CENTRAL VALLEY, AND D/B/A
VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES
1 WINE COUNTRY VENTURES, INC.
D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING
2 SYSTEMS OF THE NORTH BAY,
AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10,
3 INCLUSIVE,
4 Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES
1 DAMON M. OTT, Bar No. 215392
dott@littler.com
2 PHILIP B. BALDWIN, Bar No. 307920
pbaldwin@littler.com
3 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Bush Street
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34th Floor
5 San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: 415.433.1940
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7 Attorneys for Defendant
Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc.
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MICHAEL A. HOOD (SBN 71258)
10 JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 500
11 Irvine, CA 92618
Telephone: (949) 885-1360
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E-mail: michael.hood@jacksonlewis.com
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Adam L. Lounsbury (pro hac vice)
15 JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
701 E. Byrd Street, 17th Fl.
16 Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 212-2863
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E-mail: adam.lounsbury@jacksonlewis.com
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Attorneys for Defendants RR Franchising, Inc.,
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES
1 Plaintiffs Alida Mazariegos, Paula Gonzalez, and Jaime Amaya (“Plaintiffs”) and
2 Defendants Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. (“VCS”); RR Franchising, Inc., d/b/a Vanguard
3 Cleaning Systems of Southern California and d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of Northern
4 California (“RR Franchising”); Buddha Capital Corporation, d/b/a/ Vanguard Cleaning Systems
5 of Sacramento, d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the Central Valley, and d/b/a/ Vanguard
6 Cleaning Systems of the Central Coast (“Buddha Capital”); and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. d/b/a
7 Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the North Bay (“Wine Country”) (“Defendants”) (collectively “the
8 Parties”) stipulate as follows:
9 WHEREAS the Parties previously agreed to, and the Court previously approved, the
10 following dates, deadlines, and sequencing for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and set
11 dates as follows: motion for class certification to be filed on or before November 12, 2021,
12 opposition to be filed on or before by February 11, 2022, reply due on or before February 25, 2022,
13 hearing to be held March 22, 2022;
14 WHEREAS the Parties have continued to participate in written discovery and have been
15 taking numerous depositions, which have not been completed;
16 WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Class Certification on November 12, 2021,
17 and Defendants believe they need additional time to complete discovery prior to submitting an
18 Opposition;
19 WHERAS the Parties have decided to mediate this dispute with the Honorable Margaret
20 Nagle on March 21, 2022;
21 WHEREAS the Parties will need significant time to prepare for the mediation and hope to
22 focus their attention over the next several weeks on preparing for the mediation;
23 WHEREAS the mediation could obviate the need for the parties to continue briefing the
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES
1 1. The current briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and all related
2 dates are vacated. The briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification shall
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4 a. Defendants’ opposition shall be filed on or before April 21, 2022.
5 b. Plaintiffs’ reply shall be filed on or before May 10, 2022.
6 c. The hearing shall be conducted on May 31, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.
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8 Dated: January 20, 2022 RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP
9 By:_/s/ Valerie Brender____________
10 Valerie Brender
Jessica Riggin
11 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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13 Dated: January 20, 2022 LITTLER MENDELSON P.C.
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Philip Baldwin
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Damon Ott
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Dated: January 20, 2022 JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
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By:_/s/ Michael Hood______________
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Adam Lounsbury
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Attorneys for RR Franchising, Inc., Buddha Capital
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES
1 [PROPOSED] ORDER OF THE COURT
2 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS
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4 1. The current briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification is
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7 a. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification was filed on November 12, 2021.
8 b. Defendants’ opposition shall be filed by April 21, 2022.
9 c. Plaintiffs’ reply shall be filed by May 10, 2022.
10 d. The hearing date shall be May 31, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.
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IT SO ORDERED.
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THE HONORABLE NANCY L. FINEMAN
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JESSICA RIGGIN (SBN 281712) 1 jriggin@rukinhyland.com 2 VALERIE BRENDER (SBN 298224) vbrender@rukinhyland.com 3 RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290 4 Oakland, CA 94612 5 Telephone: (415) 421-1800 Facsimile: (415) 421-1700 6 MATTHEW C. HELLAND (SBN 250451) 7 helland@nka.com DANIEL BROME (SBN 278915) 8 dbrome@nka.com NICHOLS KASTER, LLP 9 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 810 San Francisco, CA 94104 10 Telephone: (415) 277-7235 Facsimile: (415) 277-7238 11 Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 (Additional Counsel on next page) 13 14 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 15 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO 16 ALIDA MAZARIEGOS, PAULA CASE NO.: 20-CIV-04267 17 GONZALEZ, and JAIME AMAYA STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 18 ORDER REGARDING CLASS Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, CERTIFICATION DEADLINES 19 v. Judge: Hon. Nancy L. Fineman 20 Dept.: 04 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS, 21 INC.; RR FRANCHISING, INC., D/B/A 22 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND 23 D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF NORTHERN 24 CALIFORNIA; BUDDHA CAPITAL CORPORATION, D/B/A VANGUARD 25 CLEANING SYSTEMS OF 26 SACRAMENTO, D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF THE 27 CENTRAL VALLEY, AND D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS 28 OF THE CENTRAL COAST; AND STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES 1 WINE COUNTRY VENTURES, INC. D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING 2 SYSTEMS OF THE NORTH BAY, AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10, 3 INCLUSIVE, 4 Defendants. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES 1 DAMON M. OTT, Bar No. 215392 dott@littler.com 2 PHILIP B. BALDWIN, Bar No. 307920 pbaldwin@littler.com 3 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 333 Bush Street 4 34th Floor 5 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: 415.433.1940 6 Fax No.: 415.399.8490 7 Attorneys for Defendant Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. 8 9 MICHAEL A. HOOD (SBN 71258) 10 JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 500 11 Irvine, CA 92618 Telephone: (949) 885-1360 12 Facsimile: (949) 885-1380 E-mail: michael.hood@jacksonlewis.com 13 14 Adam L. Lounsbury (pro hac vice) 15 JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 701 E. Byrd Street, 17th Fl. 16 Richmond, VA 23219 Telephone: (804) 212-2863 17 E-mail: adam.lounsbury@jacksonlewis.com 18 Attorneys for Defendants RR Franchising, Inc., 19 Buddha Capital Corporation and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES 1 Plaintiffs Alida Mazariegos, Paula Gonzalez, and Jaime Amaya (“Plaintiffs”) and 2 Defendants Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. (“VCS”); RR Franchising, Inc., d/b/a Vanguard 3 Cleaning Systems of Southern California and d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of Northern 4 California (“RR Franchising”); Buddha Capital Corporation, d/b/a/ Vanguard Cleaning Systems 5 of Sacramento, d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the Central Valley, and d/b/a/ Vanguard 6 Cleaning Systems of the Central Coast (“Buddha Capital”); and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. d/b/a 7 Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the North Bay (“Wine Country”) (“Defendants”) (collectively “the 8 Parties”) stipulate as follows: 9 WHEREAS the Parties previously agreed to, and the Court previously approved, the 10 following dates, deadlines, and sequencing for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and set 11 dates as follows: motion for class certification to be filed on or before November 12, 2021, 12 opposition to be filed on or before by February 11, 2022, reply due on or before February 25, 2022, 13 hearing to be held March 22, 2022; 14 WHEREAS the Parties have continued to participate in written discovery and have been 15 taking numerous depositions, which have not been completed; 16 WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Class Certification on November 12, 2021, 17 and Defendants believe they need additional time to complete discovery prior to submitting an 18 Opposition; 19 WHERAS the Parties have decided to mediate this dispute with the Honorable Margaret 20 Nagle on March 21, 2022; 21 WHEREAS the Parties will need significant time to prepare for the mediation and hope to 22 focus their attention over the next several weeks on preparing for the mediation; 23 WHEREAS the mediation could obviate the need for the parties to continue briefing the 24 class certification issue; 25 26 NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate, subject 27 to Court approval, as follows: 28 1 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES 1 1. The current briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and all related 2 dates are vacated. The briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification shall 3 be as follows: 4 a. Defendants’ opposition shall be filed on or before April 21, 2022. 5 b. Plaintiffs’ reply shall be filed on or before May 10, 2022. 6 c. The hearing shall be conducted on May 31, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. 7 8 Dated: January 20, 2022 RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP 9 By:_/s/ Valerie Brender____________ 10 Valerie Brender Jessica Riggin 11 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 12 13 Dated: January 20, 2022 LITTLER MENDELSON P.C. 14 By:____________________________ Philip Baldwin 15 Damon Ott 16 Attorneys for Defendant Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. 17 18 Dated: January 20, 2022 JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 19 By:_/s/ Michael Hood______________ 20 Michael Hood Adam Lounsbury 21 Attorneys for RR Franchising, Inc., Buddha Capital 22 Corporation, and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES 1 [PROPOSED] ORDER OF THE COURT 2 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS 3 HEREBY ORDERED THAT 4 1. The current briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification is 5 vacated. The briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification shall 6 be as follows: 7 a. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification was filed on November 12, 2021. 8 b. Defendants’ opposition shall be filed by April 21, 2022. 9 c. Plaintiffs’ reply shall be filed by May 10, 2022. 10 d. The hearing date shall be May 31, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. 11 IT SO ORDERED. 12 13 Dated: 14 THE HONORABLE NANCY L. FINEMAN 15 Judge of the Superior Court 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION DATES