Peets v. Sagar Inc et al

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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 01/18/12 ORDERING that this action is STAYED pending completion of binding arbitration. The 01/23/12 status conference is VACATED. (Benson, A.)

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MICHAEL T. LUCEY (CSB NO. 099927)
STEPHANIE B. WERSEL (CSB NO. 253759)
GORDON & REES LLP
275 Battery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
SAGAR, INC. AND PAKSN, INC.

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LOUIS A. HIGHMAN
Highman, Highman & Ball
870 Market Street, Suite 467
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Attorney for Plaintiff DARLENE PEETS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DARLENE PEETS,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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SAGAR, INC., PAKSN, INC.,
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Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:11-CV-02267-LKK-CKD
STIPULATION AND ORDER
STAYING CASE PENDING
ARBITRATION

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Plaintiff Darlene Peets (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Sagar, Inc. (“Sagar”) and Paksn, Inc.
hereby stipulate to the following:
WHEREAS Sagar contends that Peets entered into a written agreement providing for

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final and binding mandatory arbitration of all employment-related disputes, including the dispute

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addressed in this action;

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WHEREAS Peets disputes the validity and enforceability of the arbitration agreement;

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WHEREAS the above-referenced parties have worked out a resolution of the dispute, the

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identity of the arbitrator, and the procedures on how the arbitration will be conducted, and

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HEREBY STIPULATE as follows;

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their attorneys of
record, that the instant action be stayed and that the matter referred to binding arbitration. The
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parties will advise the court upon the conclusion of that process regarding the result of the

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arbitration.

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Dated: December 28, 2011

GORDON & REES LLP

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By:

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/s/ Stephanie Wersel
Michael T. Lucey
Stephanie B. Wersel
Attorneys for DEFENDANTS SAGAR,
INC. and PAKSN, INC.

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Dated: December 28, 2011

HIGHMAN, HIGHMAN & BALL

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By:

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/s/ Louis A. Highman
Louis A. Highman
Attorneys for PLAINTIFF DARLENE
PEETS

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ORDER

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Good cause appearing therefore based on the above stipulation of the parties, IT IS
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HEREBY ORDERED that this action is stayed pending completion of binding arbitration. The
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status conference set for January 23, 2012 is vacated.
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Dated: January 18, 2012.

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CG/1071779/11392668v.1

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