ELIZABETH S. (BETSY) CHESTNEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ORDER
ELIZABETH S. ("BETSY") CHESTNEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Before the Court in the above-styled and numbered cause of action is the parties' Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines [#30]. By their motion, the parties ask the Court to extend the previously imposed deadline to take Defendants' corporate representative deposition, to file a motion to issue notice to any similarly situated employees, and to submit a proposed scheduling order by two weeks. The parties also ask the Court to continue the initial pretrial conference scheduled for July 20, 2021, in light of the requested extensions. The Court will grant the motion.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties are authorized to undertake the following limited discovery during this initial phase: Plaintiff may depose Defendant's corporate representative on or before July 22, 2021, but may only depose the representative on the following topics: (1) Plaintiff Birdwell's pay, hours worked, and duties, including but not limited to questions regarding Plaintiff Birdwell's employee file, pay records, time records, and other responsive documents produced by Defendants; (2) the manner in which Solid Control Technicians were paid, including the specifics of how their pay was calculated; (3) the duties of Solid Control Technicians; and (4) the extent to which Plaintiff Birdwell's pay and duties were consistent with other Solid Control Technicians' duties and pay.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff FILE any motion to issue notice to similarly situated employees on or before August 6, 2021.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties SUBMIT an amended proposed scheduled order pursuant to Local Rule CV-16(c) and in accordance with the instruction in the Court's Order [#21] no later than August 13, 2021.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that this case is SET for a TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE on August 19, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Counsel for all parties are required to appear by phone for the conference. The contact information for the conference is as follows:
**Please call in 5 minutes prior to start of conference.**
1. Toll free number: 888-808-6929
2. Access code: 9923187 3. Participant Security Code: 081921
If there are questions regarding the telephonic appearance, the parties should contact Valeria Sandoval, Courtroom Deputy, at txwdmlchamberssajudgechestney@txwd.uscourts.gov.
The use of speaker phones is prohibited during a telephonic appearance. Additionally, because earlier hearings in other cases may be in progress at the time attorneys call in for their scheduled conference, attorneys should call in with their phones on “mute” and wait for the Courtroom Deputy to address them before they speak.
IT IS SO ORDERED.