Brian Holtsclaw, individually and for others similarly situated v. Stake Center Locating, LLC, a Utah limited liability company

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted Plaintiff Brian Holtsclaw’s motion for a three-week extension of the deadline to file a motion for class certification. The court found good cause based on the timing, volume, and organization of class-wide pay data produced by Defendant, and concluded that Plaintiff had acted diligently and that Defendant would not be prejudiced. The court accepted the class-certification motion as timely when filed within twenty-one days of the original September 2, 2025 deadline.

Holdings

1. Good cause existed to extend the deadline because Plaintiff adequately explained the delay, demonstrated sufficient diligence, and showed that the deadline could not reasonably be met despite diligent efforts.
2. The factors favored granting Plaintiff's motion because the first, third, fourth, and fifth factors favored Plaintiff, the sixth was neutral, and Defendant's opposition alone was insufficient to outweigh the other considerations.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff demonstrated good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) to extend the scheduling-order deadline for filing a class-certification motion.
2. Whether the relevant factors governing modification of a scheduling order favored granting Plaintiff's requested three-week extension.

Disposition

other