Opinion
1:20-cv-00771-ADA-EPG
10-18-2022
NICHOLAS SHEPARD, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF MODESTO, LLC, a California limited liability company, et al., Defendants.
ORDER MAINTAINING STAY AND REQUIRING JOINT STATUS REPORT (ECF NO. 20)
Before the Court is the parties' joint status report, filed on October 17, 2022. (ECF No. 20). The status report requests that the stay in this case (see ECF Nos. 9, 11, 13, 16, 18) be maintained while the earlier-filed Jefferson action, Jefferson vs. ABM Janitorial Services-South Central, Inc., et al., Superior Court of California, Alameda County (Case No. RG16832078), continues to be litigated in state court.
Upon review of the parties' stipulated request, the Court finds it prudent to maintain the stay of this action while the earlier-filed Jefferson action is pending, and to require the parties to file either a joint status report upon resolution of the earlier-filed Jefferson action or a joint status report within approximately six months, whichever occurs sooner. The Court will not set either an initial scheduling conference or a status conference at this time.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
1. That this action will continue to be stayed for all purposes pending disposition of the earlier-filed Jefferson action.
2. The parties shall file a joint status report within three days of the resolution of the Jefferson action or no later than April 19, 2023, whichever occurs sooner.
Any party may file a motion to lift the stay before this date.
IT IS SO ORDERED.