Woods v. Verve Group Europe GMBH

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REQUEST TO STAY
CASE NO.: 5:24-cv-04909-NW
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Marc J. Rachman (admitted pro hac vice)
mrachman@dglaw.com
Zachary Karram (admitted pro hac vice)
zkarram@dglaw.com
Charlotte McCary (admitted pro hac vice)
cmccary@dglaw.com
DAVIS+GILBERT LLP
1675 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (212) 468-4800
Fax: (212) 468-4888
Christopher T. Holland (SBN 164053)
CHolland@HollandLawLLP.com
Clark A. Waldon (SBN 312696)
CWaldon@HollandLawLLP.com
HOLLAND LAW LLP
220 Montgomery Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 200-4980
Fax: (415) 200-4989
Attorneys for Defendant Verve Group Europe GMBH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
ALEX WOODS, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
vs.
VERVE GROUP EUROPE GMBH, a
German limited liability company,
Defendant.
Case No.: 5:24-cv-04909-NW
[PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING THE
INITIATION OF ARBITRATION
PENDING RESOLUTION OF APPEAL
IN ATKINS V. AMPLITUDE, INC.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REQUEST TO STAY
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Pending before the Court is a Stipulated Request for Order to Stay the Initiation of
Arbitration Pending Resolution of Appeal in Atkins v. Amplitude, Inc. (“Stipulated Request”) filed
by Plaintiff Alex Woods (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Verve Group Europe GMBH (“VGE”). Having
reviewed the Stipulated Request, the Stipulated Request is hereby GRANTED as follows:
1. 	The initiation of an arbitration shall be stayed pending the resolution of the Motion for
Certification of Interlocutory Appeal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) currently pending
in Atkins v. Amplitude, Inc., No. 3:24-cv-04913-RFL, ECF No. 49 (N.D. Cal.) (“Atkins
Motion”), and, if the Atkins Motion is granted, pending resolution of the subsequent
appeal;
2. 	If the Atkins Motion is denied, the stay in the case on the initiation of arbitration shall be
lifted;
3. 	Plaintiff’s Motion (Dkt. 55) is withdrawn; and
4. 	All of the Parties’ arguments and objections that could have been made in connection
with Plaintiff’s Motion, VGE’s opposition brief, or Plaintiff’s reply brief as of February
4, 2026 are expressly preserved without waiver.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
HON. NOËL WISE
United States District Judge
February 19, 2026
Case 5:24-cv-04909-NW Document 59 Filed 02/19/26 Page 2 of 2