Friedman, et al v. CA State Employees, et al

Filing 287

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 4/16/2010 ORDERING that 278 Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees, Costs and Expenses is submitted on the record and without oral argument. (Engbretson, K.)

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Milton L. Chappell, Esq. (pro hac vice) c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. 8001 Braddock Road, Suite 600 Springfield, Virginia 22160 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Service Steven R. Burlingham, Esq. (CBN 88544) GARY, TILL & BURLINGHAM 5330 Madison Avenue, Suite F Sacramento, California 95841 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class

______________________________________________________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Case No. CIV-S-00-00101 WBS/DAD CLASS ACTION STIPULATION AND ORDER SUBMITTING THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CLASS NOTICE OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES ON THE RECORD HEARING DATE: April 26, 2010 TIME: 2:00 p.m. Courtroom of Judge William B. Shubb, Courtroom 5, 14th Floor, Sacramento, CA

DAVID M. FRIEDMAN et al., On behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION et al., Defendants.

Pursuant to L.R. 143 and 230(g), Plaintiffs David M. Friedman et al., and Defendant California State University Employees Union, SEIU Local 2579, California State Employees

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Association,1 and Defendant State Controller John Chiang,2 by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully submit the following Stipulation Submitting the Motion for Approval of Class Notice of Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Expenses on the Record and Briefs on File: 1. On March 24, 2010, Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Approval of Class Notice of

Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Expenses (Doc. No. 278) and related papers (Doc. Nos. 279-280). 2. Both Defendants filed Statements of Non-Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for

Approval of Class Notice (Doc. Nos. 284 & 285). 3. Counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants wish to submit the Motion for Approval of

Class Notice of Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Expenses on the record and without oral argument.3 DATED: April 16, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

__________________________________________ Milton L. Chappell, Esq. (Pro hac vice) c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. 8001 Braddock Road, Suite 600 Springfield, Virginia 22160 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

This is the current correct name of the defendant initially sued as "Defendant California State Employees Association, Local 1000, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC." Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, State Controller John Chiang is automatically substituted as a defendant in this matter in place of his predecessor and original defendant, Kathleen Connell. If the Court has any questions for counsel or wishes to proceed with oral argument, all counsel request that they be permitted to attend the hearing by telephone: Milton L. Chappell at [phone]; Jeffrey B. Demain at [phone]; Douglas J. Woods at [phone].
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Steven R. Burlingham, Esq. (State Bar No. 88544) GARY, TILL & BURLINGHAM 5330 Madison Avenue, Suite F Sacramento, California 95841 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class

/s/ Jeffrey B. Demain (as authorized on April 12, 2010) Nancy T. Yamada (State Bar No. 155155) California State University Employees Union SEIU Local 2579, California State Employees Association 1108 O Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Jeffrey B. Demain (State Bar No. 126715) Altshuler Berzon LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, California 94108 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant California State University Employees Union, SEIU Local 2579, California State Employees Association

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Attorney General of California /s/ Douglas J. Woods (as authorized on April 13, 2010) Douglas J. Woods Supervising Deputy Attorney General 1300 "I" Street, Suite 125 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant John Chiang, Controller of the State of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 16, 2010

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PROOF OF SERVICE I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that a true and correct copy of this Stipulation and Order Submitting Motion to Enter Judgment was deposited in the United States Mail, firstclass postage pre-paid, addressed to: Nancy T. Yamada Cal State University Employees Union, SEIU Local 2579 California State Employees Association 1108 "O" Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 Attorney for Defendant California State University Employees Union, SEIU Local 2579, California State Employees Association I further certify, under penalty of perjury, that I electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court the foregoing Stipulation and Order Submitting Motion to Enter Judgment, using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to Jeffrey B. Demain Attorney for Defendant California State University Employees Union, SEIU Local 2579, California State Employees Association Douglas J. Woods Attorney for Defendant John Chiang, Controller of the State of California All of these actions were taken on the 16th day of April, 2010.

__________________________________________ Milton L. Chappell, Esq. (pro hac vice)

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