McFarland v. Nestle USA Inc et al
Plaintiff: Joy McFarland
Defendant: Nestle USA Inc and Nestle Prepared Foods Company
Case Number: 3:2016cv00100
Filed: April 11, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Office: Jonesboro Office
County: Craighead
Presiding Judge: J. Leon Holmes
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 201
Jury Demanded By: None

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August 23, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER OF FINAL APPROVAL. The Parties' class-wide Settlement Agreement is fair and reasonable and is hereby approved. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 8/23/2017. (jak)
May 2, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER denying as moot 11 Motion to Certify Class. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 5/2/2017. (jak)
April 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL. The Court grants the 27 Amended Motion and preliminary finds that the parties' class-wide settlement is fair and reasonable. For purposes of settlement, a Settlement Class is certified. 24 Motion is denied as m oot. A final fairness hearing will be held on August 22, 2017, at 1:15 p.m., at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 615 South Main St., Room 312, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Counsel for the Parties must file motion papers for fi nal approval of all terms of the Settlement Agreement no later than 14 days before the final fairness hearing. This action is stayed pending the Court's ruling on the settlement at the final approval hearing. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 4/18/2017. (jak)
April 10, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting 28 Motion to Seal Document. The parties will be permitted to file conventionally under seal a copy of Exhibit E to the Settlement Agreement. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 4/10/2017. (jak)
December 9, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting 21 Motion to Stay deadlines pending mediation. By 1/27/2017 the parties must either inform the Court that this matter has been settled or inform the Court that further negotiations would not be productive. The parties will then file their Rule 26(f) report within 7 days after the stay is lifted and defendants will file their response to the motion to certify class within 14 days after the stay is lifted. The Court will enter its final scheduling order after the Rule 26(f) report is filed. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 12/9/2016. (jak)
November 14, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting the 19 Motion to Extend the stay. The stay is extended up to and including 12/12/2016. Should the parties be unable to settle this matter by 12/12/2016, they must either file a status report and request an extension of stay if settle ment is feasible or inform the Court that further negotiations would not be productive. If they determine that further negotiations would not be productive, the parties must file their Rule 26(f) report within seven days after the stay is lifted, and the defendants must file a response to the plaintiff's motion to certify class within fourteen days after the stay is lifted. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 11/14/2016. (jak)
September 9, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting 15 Motion to Extend the stay. The stay is extended up to and including 10/10/2016. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 9/9/2016. (jak)
August 16, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting 13 Motion to Stay deadlines. The existing deadlines are hereby stayed, including the deadlines for the defendants to respond to the Plaintiff's motion to certify class, the parties' Rule 26 conference, and the submission of a joint preliminary planning report. This stay will be in effect through 9/9/2016. Should the parties be unable to settle this matter by then, they must either file a status report and request an extension of the stay if settlement is feasible or in form the Court that further negotiations would not be productive. In the latter event, the parties must submit their Rule 26(f) report within seven days after the stay is lifted, and defendants must file a response to the plaintiff's motion to certify class within twenty-one days after the stay is lifted. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 8/16/2016. (jak)
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Plaintiff: Joy McFarland
Represented By: Joshua Sanford
Represented By: Joshua Lee West
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Defendant: Nestle USA Inc
Represented By: O. John Norris, III
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Defendant: Nestle Prepared Foods Company
Represented By: O. John Norris, III
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