Ganther v. Transdev Services, Inc.
- Kandis Westmore
- 4:22-cv-08894
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 5
In Ganther v. Transdev Services, Inc., Judge Westmore consolidated two related cases and changed deadlines under the parties’ stipulation.
Brenda Ganther, Transdev Services, Inc., and the parties in the two consolidated actions; the order also changes deadlines affecting the putative class and the litigation schedule.
What happened
Ganther v. Transdev Services, Inc. involved two related cases in the Northern District of California: a class action and a PAGA action. The parties said both cases involved common legal and factual questions.
The parties jointly asked the court to combine the cases, use the class action as the lead case, and extend several deadlines because they needed more time for discovery and mediation. The requested changes included new dates for mediation, class-certification filings, the class-certification hearing, and a case-management conference.
Judge Kandis Westmore ordered the cases consolidated for all purposes under case number 4:22-cv-04230-KAW. The court adopted the modified schedule, including a December 5, 2024 class-certification hearing, and vacated the dates in the other case.
The detailed version
- Ganther v. Transdev Services, Inc. · No. 4:22-cv-08894
- Kandis Westmore
- Feb. 20, 2024
Background
Two related actions were pending in the Northern District of California: the class action in Case No. 4:22-cv-04230-KAW and the PAGA Action in Case No. 4:22-cv-08894-KAW. The parties stated that the actions involved the same common questions of law and fact.
The parties stipulated to consolidation under Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with the class action serving as the lead case. They also requested changes to the case-management schedule because discovery and discussions about mediation were continuing. The stipulation identified written discovery, depositions being scheduled for February and March 2024, the Belaire-West notice process, and discussions about producing representative time and payroll records for putative class members.
Ruling
Based on the parties’ stipulation, the court ordered the two actions consolidated for all purposes. The court directed that all filings use Case No. 4:22-cv-04230-KAW.
The court modified the schedule as follows: mediation must be completed by July 29, 2024; the motion for class certification is due September 13, 2024; the opposition is due October 11, 2024; the reply is due November 8, 2024; the class-certification hearing is set for December 5, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.; and a further case-management conference is set for January 14, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. The court vacated all dates set in Case No. 4:22-cv-08894-KAW.
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