Opinion
Civil Action 22 Civ. 2190 (JPC) (SLC)
07-19-2022
CHRISTINE CHEN, MICHAEL NGUYEN, and all other similarly situated employees of SS&C, Plaintiffs, v. SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants.
ORDER
SARAH L. CAVE, United States Magistrate Judge
Pursuant to the conference held today, July 19, 2022, the Court orders as follows:
1. By Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the parties shall (i) meet and confer, and (ii) file a status letter of no longer than five (5) pages advising the Court whether they have agreed to a process for sampling putative class members for purposes of Phase I of discovery (the “Sampling Process”), or setting forth their competing proposals for the Sampling Process.
2. By Tuesday, November 1, 2022, the parties shall complete Phase I discovery consisting of the following:
a. Merits discovery as to Christine Chen and Michael Nguyen (the “Named Plaintiffs”); and
b. Targeted merits discovery as to the putative class members discerned from the Sampling Process
3. The parties shall file a status letter by Wednesday, November 9, 2022, certifying the completion of Phase I discovery.
4. The Court holds in abeyance setting a schedule for Phase II discovery, which will include additional class certification discovery and merits discovery, pending completion of Phase I discovery.
5. A telephonic status conference is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 11:00 am on the Court's conference line. The parties are directed to call: (866) 3901828; access code: 380-9799, at the scheduled time.
SO ORDERED.