Fitzgerald

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RHONDA FITZGERALD, an individual, Case No.: 20cv848 JM(NLS) and on behalf of all persons similarly 11 situated, ORDER STAYING MOTIONS OR DISCOVERY ON QUESTION OF Plaintiff,

CLASS CERTIFICATION

13 v. 14 MARCUS POLLARD et al., 15 Defendants. 16 In light of the Defendant’s pending Rule 23(f) petition to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court finds that it would be in the interests of judicial economy, all Parties involved, and the public, to STAY the filing any motions or discovery pertaining to the question of class certification or the issuance of the class notice. The stay will not only avoid the costs associated with dissemination of the notice, but it will also avoid the risk of confusing putative class members should they receive two conflicting class notices. See e.g., Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 5:09-CV-03339-EJD, 2012 WL 5818300, at *4- 5 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 15, 2012); In re Apple & ATTM Antitrust Litig. No. C 07-05152 JW, 2010 WL…