Discovery and Investigation. It is the policy of CTEA that any staff member who has reasonable suspicion that a student may be under the influence of, or has in his/her possession, a controlled or dangerous substance as defined by law immediately will notify the appropriate administrator or designee of such suspicions. The administrator or designee will immediately investigate the allegation, and if confirmed, will take the appropriate disciplinary measures. These may include, but are not limited, to the following:
Discovery and Investigation. Plaintiff’s attorneys began their investigation into the at-issue allegations well in advance of filing the complaint and engaged in extensive informal discovery and investigation, and such was sufficient to allow the Parties to evaluate the case prior to settlement. In advance of mediation, the Parties agreed to an informal exchange of information and documents. For example, Class Counsel requested production of and reviewed key information and documents such as the number of putative class members and aggrieved employees, relevant wage and hour policies, time and payroll records, rates of pay, among other things. Class Counsel analyzed time and payroll records and retained a consultant to determine violation rates. The Parties met and conferred at length regarding the information and documents produced.
Discovery and Investigation. Support Post-Termination of the Agreement. Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement, Supplier shall make ABA Data available to ABA as specified in Section 11.5. Furthermore, in order to assist ABA in complying with such discovery and investigations, including chain of custody issues, Supplier shall testify about Supplier's application architecture that is specified in the documentation, Supplier's operating practices and procedures followed in preservation or production activities, and/or other questions relevant to the Services including, for example, questions relating to aggregated data or regarding Services performance and functionality, all of which may arise in the course of such discovery or investigations, provided such information is in Supplier's possession and ABA does not otherwise have access to such information. Supplier shall identify a Supplier discovery point of contact who has access to Supplier parties qualified to perform Supplier obligations pursuant to this Section 3, and immediately engage in scoping discussions with ABA. Upon ABA’s prior written approval, ABA shall reimburse Supplier for its reasonable costs in complying with this Section 4. ABA/ 3-3-21
Discovery and Investigation. The Parties entered into a tolling agreement prior to 22 the filing of the complaint. Plaintiff’s attorneys began their investigation into the at-issue allegations 23 well in advance of filing the complaint and engaged in extensive informal discovery and 24 investigation, and such was sufficient to allow the Parties to evaluate the case prior to settlement. In 25 advance of mediation, the Parties agreed to an informal exchange of information and documents.
Discovery and Investigation. Plaintiffs’ attorneys began their investigation into the 25 at-issue allegations well in advance of filing the complaint, and engaged in extensive informal and 26 formal discovery. For example, Class Counsel requested production of and reviewed key 27 information and documents such as Defendant’s wage and hour policies, Class Members’ contact 28 information, Class Members’ time and payroll records, among other things. Class Counsel analyzed 1 time and payroll records and interviewed Class Members to determine violation rates. The Parties 2 met and conferred at length regarding the information and documents produced.
Discovery and Investigation. 2.8. Prior to mediation, Plaintiffs obtained sufficient documents and information to sufficiently investigate the claims such that Plaintiffs’ investigation was sufficient to satisfy the criteria for court approval set forth in Dunk v. Foot Locker Retail, Inc. (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1794, 1801, and Xxxxxx v. Foot Locker Retail, Inc. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 116, 129-130 (“Dunk/Xxxxxx”).
Discovery and Investigation. Prior to the mediation and both before and after the Class Action was filed, the Parties conducted significant investigation and discovery of the facts and law. Prior to the mediation, Defendant produced documents relating to its policies, practices, and procedures regarding reimbursement of business expenses, paying non-exempt employees for all hours worked, meal and rest period policies, and payroll and operational policies. As part of Defendant’s production, Plaintiff also reviewed time records, pay records, and information relating to the size and scope of the Class, as well as data permitting Plaintiff to understand the number of workweeks in the Class Period. Plaintiff also interviewed several Class Members who worked for Defendant throughout the Class Period. The Parties agree that the above- described investigation and evaluation, as well as the information exchanged during the settlement negotiations, are more than sufficient to assess the merits of the respective Parties’ positions and to compromise the issues on a fair and equitable basis.
