Knoch v. Safeway

CONCLUDED

Trial
05/06/10 – 06/10/10

Summary

CVN recorded an earlier bench trial in this litigation.

In this retail industry employment class action litigation proceeding, plaintiff Peter Knoch, an assistant store manager with Safeway Inc. alleged the company of misclassifying him as exempt from being paid overtime. According to the plaintiff tasks that Safeway characterized as managerial were insufficient to establish exempt status under California law.

The defendant asserted that store managers and assistant managers were responsible for all aspects of the store's operations and profitability, and that the plaintiff was mostly managing.

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Mr. Jeremy Schoen

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JUN
1
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
27 Chapters
DescriptionAttorneyWitnessPresence
00:00:02Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanHadley, Patricia In Person
00:01:43General Case Activities
00:16:30Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinHadley, Patricia In Person
00:19:25Break
00:30:46Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinHadley, Patricia In Person
00:38:28Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanHadley, Patricia In Person
00:39:53Witness Re-Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinHadley, Patricia In Person
00:40:20Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanHadley, Patricia In Person
00:40:52Witness Re-Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinHadley, Patricia In Person
00:42:20Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanKhan, Sajid In Person
00:54:40Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinKhan, Sajid In Person
01:00:11Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanKhan, Sajid In Person
01:01:00Witness Re-Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinKhan, Sajid In Person
01:04:43Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanLaw, Kashmira In Person
01:09:38Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinLaw, Kashmira In Person
01:12:03Break
01:24:44Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanMartin, Dale In Person
01:29:32Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinMartin, Dale In Person
01:31:48General Case Activities
01:33:10Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanThornburg, Tammy In Person
01:38:58Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinThornburg, Tammy In Person
01:39:48General Case Activities
01:41:00Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanVenezio, Sherry In Person
01:47:10Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinVenezio, Sherry In Person
01:52:38General Case Activities
01:58:00Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanLucio, Debbie In Person
02:09:57Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinLucio, Debbie In Person
JUN
2
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
25 Chapters
DescriptionAttorneyWitnessPresence
00:00:14Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanDrevno, Carole In Person
00:10:30Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinDrevno, Carole In Person
00:11:23Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanDrevno, Carole In Person
00:12:27Witness Re-Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinDrevno, Carole In Person
00:13:06Break
00:17:29General Case Activities
00:20:06Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanKraft, Eva In Person
00:26:36Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinKraft, Alan In Person
00:27:13Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanKraft, Eva In Person
00:29:46Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanDunnoyer, Mr. Gary In Person
00:33:34Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinDunnoyer, Mr. Gary In Person
00:34:10Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanDunnoyer, Mr. Gary In Person
00:35:02Witness Re-Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinDunnoyer, Mr. Gary In Person
00:35:24Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanDunnoyer, Mr. Gary In Person
00:36:26Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanNguyen, Thuat In Person
00:45:06Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinNguyen, Thuat In Person
00:47:01Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanNguyen, Thuat In Person
00:51:36General Case Activities
01:07:58Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanBenrich-Mardon, Susan In Person
01:12:08Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinBenrich-Mardon, Susan In Person
01:16:52Witness Re-Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanBenrich-Mardon, Susan In Person
01:22:01Break
01:31:51Witness Direct ExaminationHerzog, IanBenvic, Scott In Person
01:37:35Witness Cross ExaminationLilly, J. KevinBenvic, Scott In Person
01:40:26General Case Activities
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Other
26 Chapters
DescriptionAttorneyWitnessPresence
00:00:03General Case Activities
00:04:07Witness Direct ExaminationStaggs-Wilson, ElizabethMacaluso, Michelle In Person
00:12:21General Case Activities
00:14:27Witness Direct ExaminationStaggs-Wilson, ElizabethMacaluso, Michelle In Person
00:27:25Witness Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanMacaluso, Michelle In Person
00:29:11General Case Activities
00:30:13Witness Direct ExaminationStaggs-Wilson, ElizabethShubert, Steven In Person
00:35:08Witness Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanShubert, Steven In Person
00:37:53Break
00:43:56Witness Direct ExaminationStaggs-Wilson, ElizabethChira, Camelia In Person
00:46:51Witness Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanChira, Camelia In Person
00:54:09Witness Direct ExaminationStaggs-Wilson, ElizabethGandolfo, Beverly In Person
00:58:31Witness Direct ExaminationLilly, J. KevinLehman, Arnold In Person
01:17:37Witness Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanLehman, Arnold In Person
01:22:40Witness Re-Direct ExaminationLilly, J. KevinLehman, Arnold In Person
01:23:55Witness Re-Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanLehman, Arnold In Person
01:26:55Witness Direct ExaminationLilly, J. KevinCraven, Candice In Person
01:32:31Witness Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanCraven, Candice In Person
01:37:37Witness Re-Direct ExaminationLilly, J. KevinCraven, Candice In Person
01:38:48Witness Re-Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanCraven, Candice In Person
01:39:18Break
02:03:43Witness Direct ExaminationLilly, J. KevinArguire, Ronald In Person
02:14:56Witness Cross ExaminationHerzog, IanArguire, Ronald In Person
02:30:36General Case Activities
02:35:24General Case Activities
02:39:00General Case Activities
JUN
9

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