Gonzalez v. Harris Ranch Beef Company et al

Filing 49

Stipulation and ORDER for Amended Caption to Conform With Court's Prior Order of Dismissal, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 12/2/2014. (Marrujo, C)

1 WANGER JONES HELSLEY PC
Oliver W. Wanger #40331
2
[e-mail]
Jay A. Christofferson #203878
3
[e-mail]
265 East River Park Circle, Suite 310
4 Fresno, California 93720
Telephone:
[phone]
5 Facsimile:
[phone]
6 Attorneys for Defendants HARRIS RANCH
BEEF COMPANY, HARRIS RANCH BEEF
7 HOLDING COMPANY and HARRIS FARMS,
INC.
8
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9
10

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11

FRESNO DIVISION

12
13 JOSE GONZALEZ, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated,
14
Plaintiffs,
15
v.
16
HARRIS RANCH BEEF COMPANY, a
17 California corporation; HARRIS RANCH
BEEF HOLDING COMPANY, a California
18 corporation; HARRIS FARMS, INC., a
California corporation; and DOES 2 through
19 10, inclusive,
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Case No. 1:14-cv-00038-LJO-SAB
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR
AMENDED CAPTION TO CONFORM
WITH COURT’S PRIOR ORDER OF
DISMISSAL

Defendants.
Plaintiff Jose Gonzalez and Defendant Harris Farms, Inc., hereby submit the proposed
stipulation to amend the caption to conform to prior dismissals of named defendants.
Whereas Plaintiff named as the only defendants Harris Ranch Beef Company and Harris
Ranch Beef Holding Company in its original complaint;
Whereas Plaintiff agreed to dismiss Harris Ranch Beef Company and Harris Ranch Beef
Holding Company as improperly named parties to the complaint;

1

Whereas Harris Ranch Beef Company and Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company were

2 dismissed without prejudice from the action on February 11, 2014;
3

Whereas Plaintiff agreed to proceed solely against Harris Farms, Inc., in this action;

4

Whereas Plaintiff and Defendant Harris Farms have reached a tentative settlement of the

5 matter;
6

Plaintiff and Defendant respectfully request the case be re-captioned to conform with the

7 present state of the pleadings and avoid ambiguity in the settlement documents. The proposed
8 stipulated amended caption to conform with prior dismissals is included herewith as Exhibit “A”.
9

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

10 Dated: December 2, 2014.
11

GAINES AND GAINES, APLC
/s/ Alex Katofsky
Daniel F. Gaines
Alex P. Katofsky
Attorneys for Plaintiff JOSE GONZALEZ

By:

12
13
14
15

Dated: December 2, 2014.

/s/ Jay A. Christofferson
Oliver W. Wanger
Jay A. Christofferson
Attorneys for Defendants HARRIS RANCH BEEF
COMPANY, HARRIS RANCH BEEF HOLDING
COMPANY and HARRIS FARMS, INC.
By:

16
17
18
19
20
21

WANGER JONES HELSLEY PC

ORDER
The Clerk of Court is directed to amend the caption to indicate the Plaintiff is “Jose Gonzalez,

22 on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,” and the Defendant is “Harris Farms, Inc.”
23
24 SO ORDERED
Dated: December 2, 2014
25
26

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill
United States District Judge

27
28
{7220/006/00510253.DOCX}

1

1:14-cv-00038-LJO-SAB