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Scott Edward Cole, Esq. (S.B. #160744)
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Andrew Daniel Weaver, Esq. (S.B. #318935)
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Daniel Lee (State Bar No. 217002)
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WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,
EDELMAN & DICKER LLP
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 443-5100
SCOTT COLE & ASSOCIATES, APC
Facsimile: (213) 443-5101
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94607
555 12'h STREET, SUITE 1725
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Attomeys for Defendants
TEL: (510) 893-9800
PPH FRANCHISE HOLDINGS, LLC,
PASSPORT HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA |
MARK TIRMAN, individually, and on Case No. RG19017399
behalf of all others similarly situated,
Assigned for All Purposes To:
Plaintiffs, Judge: Brad Seligman
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PPH FRANCHISE HOLDINGS, LLC JOINT COMPLEX CASE MANAGEMENT
PASSPORT HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC CONFERENCE STATEMENT :
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Date: July 16, 2019
Defendants. Time: 3:00 p.m.
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Action Filed: May 2, 2019
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Joint Complex Case Management Conference Statement
Defendants PPH FRANCHISE HOLDINGS, LLC and PASSPORT HEALTH
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HOLDINGS, LLC (“Defendant”) and Plaintiff Mark Tirman (“Plaintiff”), by and through their
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respective counsel, hereby submit the following Joint Complex Case Management Conference
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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Plaintiff’s Statement: Plaintiff and the putative class members are non-exempt nurses
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employed in clinics within California. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant had a consistent policy
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whereby Defendant failed to provide legally compliant meal and rest periods, failed to provide
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accurate wage statements, failed to pay all wages due on termination, and engaged in unfair
business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Act. The basis for these claims is that
11 Defendant scheduled patient appointments without allocating time for Plaintiff and class members
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CALIFORNIA 94607
Defendant’s Statement: Defendants submit a class cannot and should not be certified
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14 due to the many individualized issues that are unique to each alleged class member. A class
15 cannot be certified as such individualized issues predominate over any alleged common question
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16 of fact and law. Defendants submit that Plaintiff's claim is not typical of each purported class
17 member’s claim, and he cannot adequately represent a purported class. To maintain a class
18 action, plaintiff has the burden to show that-the class action method is superior to other available
19 methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy, which is not the case here
20 because each putative class member’s claim requires individual analysis. As for Plaintiff's
21 individual claims, they are disputed. Plaintiff was timely permitted uninterrupted 30 minute meal
22 periods as well as lawfully compliant rest breaks throughout his employment. Plaintiff was paid
23 all wages in a timely manner. Plaintiff was provided with his final check in a timely manner. For
24 all such reasons, Plaintiff's claims concerning inaccurate itemized statements fail. The claim is
25 entirely dependent upon the ability of Plaintiff to prove his alleged unpaid wage and/or missed
26 meal/rest break claims which fail for the reasons stated above. Plaintiff's claims concerning
27 unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business practices by the Company under Business & Professions
2 Icode Section Section 17200, et seq. ("UCL") will also fail as the claim is entirely dependent
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upon the ability of Plaintiff to prove his alleged unpaid wage and/or missed meal/rest break
claims which fail for the reasons stated above.
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Plaintiff's Statement: Plaintiff Mark Tirman was employed by Defendant as a non-
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exempt nurse during the class period.
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Counsel for Plaintiff, and the Plaintiff Class:
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Plaintiff’s Statement: At this early juncture in the case the Parties are not in a position to
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determine a target date or time estimate for trial in this matter. Plaintiff suggests setting a date and
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time estimate for trial after class certification issues are resolved. :
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Defendant’s Statement: Defendants submit also that the Parties are not,in a position at
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present to determine a target date or time estimate for trial in this matter. Defendants also suggest
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setting a date and time estimate for trial after class certification issues are- resolved. ‘Defendants
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CLASS DISCOVERY and CLASS CERTIFICATION
Plaintiff?s Statement: Plaintiff propounded an initial set of written discovery requests
and requests for production of documents on June 18, 2019 related to both individual and class
issues, Defendant’s responses are due on July 23, 2019. The parties have agreed to engage in
informal discovery as well.
Defendant’s Statement: Defendants are willing to engage in informal discovery for
purposes of an early mediation while briefly putting formal discovery on hold pending the
mediation.
DISCOVERY PLAN and PROPOSED LITIGATION SCHEDULE
Plaintiff’s Statement: Plaintiff has propounded a first set of written discovery and
anticipates at least one more set of written discovery. Plaintiff also intends to take the depositions
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of at least one and likely several more of Defendant’s person’s most knowledgeable. Plaintiff is :
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not prepared to propose or commit to a discovery plan or litigation schedule but anticipates he will
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be prepared to do so at the next CMC.
Defendant’s Statement: Defendants will take depositions including the deposition of
Plaintiff and conduct written discovery including request for production of documents. Defendants
also respectfully proposes discussing a discovery plan or litigation schedule at the next CMC.
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Defendants reserve all rights. .
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EVIDENTIARY ISSUES |
Plaintiff’s Statement:. Plaintiff does not identify any evidentiary issues at this time.
Defendant’s Statement: It is difficult to determine what such issues are at this time as the
case has recently commenced. Defendants will seek to identify any such issues as discovery
progresses. Defendants reserve all rights.
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Plaintiff's Statement: Plaintiff filed his Complaint on May’2, 2019, Plaintiff also:sent a
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PAGA inotice letter t6 the LWDA ori May:14, 2019. Following thé expiration of the: statutory
period for the'LWDA to respond to the notice; Plaintiff plans to arnend his‘ Complaint to-include a
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PAGA Cause:of action. Plaintiff will request: that Defendant stipulateto that. amendment.
Defendant’s‘Statemnent: Defendants filed'an Answer to‘the Complaint on or about-June.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR STREAMLINING
THIS LITIGATION
Plaintiff's. Statement: Plaintiff does. fiot have any: suggestions. for streamlining. this
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| ATTORNEY OR PARTY. WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State
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Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP
300 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Suite 355
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| TELEPHONENO: 510~540-4881 FAXNO,(Optonay: 510-540-4889 PNEERSED
" E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional): kbarrett@bremerwhyte. com FILED
| ATTORNEY FoRiwaney TOP FLIGHT SECURITY 7 ALAMEDA COUNTY
1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Alameda _ 2019
streeranpress: 1225 Fallon St. JUL 11
MAILING ADDRESS: j
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"PLAINTIFFIPETITIONER: Charles Cheeks Pow 06 Dhars
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:‘Top Flight Security, et al.
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| The'surmons and other documents identified below are. being served pursuant to section-415.30 of the: California Codeof Civil
Procedure. Your failure to complete this form and return it within 20 days from the date of mailing shown below may subject you
(or the party on whose-behalf you are being served)to liability
for the payment of any expenses incurred in serving a summons
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entity. In, all:other cases, this form must be signed by you personally or by a person authorized by you to acknowledge receipt.of
summons. If you retum this form to the sender, service of a summons-is deemed complete on the day you sign the
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PROOF OF SERVICE
I am employed in the County of Alameda, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and
not a party to the within action. My business address is 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 355,
Oakland, CA 94612.
On July 11, 2019, I served the within document(s) described as:
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on the interested parties in this action as stated on the attached mailing list.
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(BY MAIL) By placing a true copy of the foregoing document(s) in a sealed envelope
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addressed as set forth on the attached mailing list. I placed each such envelope for
collection and mailing following ordinary business practices. I am readily familiar with this
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Firm's practice for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing. Under that
10 practice, the correspondence would be deposited with the United States Postal Service on
that same day, with postage thereon fully prepaid at Oakland, California, in the ordinary
1 course of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed
invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of
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13 Executed on July 11, 2019, at Oakland, California.
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foregoing is true and correct.
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BREMER WHYTE BROWN &
O'MEARA LLP
300 FRANK H. OGAWA PL.
SUITE 355
OAKLAND, CA 94612
(510) 540-4881
1335.301 4852-9898-8692.1
Charles Cheeks v. Top Flight Security, et al.
Case No. HG19008867
BWB&O CLIENT: Top Flight Security
BWB&O FILE NO.: 1335.301
SERVICE LIST
Robert T. Simon PARKER IBRAHIM & BERC, LLP
Greyson M. Goody 695 Town Center Drive
THE SIMON LAW GROUP, LLP 16th Floor
34 Hermosa Ave. Costa Mesa. CA 92626
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 Tel: (714) 361-9550
Tel.: (310) 914-5400 Fax: (714) 784-4190
Fax: (310) 914-5401 Andy.Hollins@piblaw.com
robert@thesimonlawgroup.com Jang.Kang@piblaw.com
greyson@thesimonlawgroup.com
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Andrew S. Hollins
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600 Anton Blivd., 11" FI.
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Tel: (949) 507-6700
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300 FRANK H. OGAWA PL.
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(510) 540.4881
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