Vasile, et al., v. Flagship Financial Group, LLC, et al.,

Filing 38

STIPULATION and ORDER Regarding the dismissal and Modification of Certain Claims and Amendment of Pleadings signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/28/13. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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LOVICH | KROGH, PC
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RADOSL
FRANK M. RADOS
SLOVICH SBN: 161457
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Email: fr
rank@radleg
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DEREK C. DECKER
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SBN: 232243
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erek@radleg
gal.com
Email: de
701 Univ
versity Aven Suite 10
nue,
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Sacramen CA 95825
nto,
Telephon (916) 56
ne:
65-8161
Facsimile (916) 565
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5-8170
Attorney for Defend
ys
dants
JKA ENT
TERPRISES LLC, NIC
S,
CHOLAS JO
OHNSON,
TIMOTH KIM AN JARED ACOSTA
HY
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UNI
ITED STAT DISTRI CT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFO
ORNIA

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MICHAE VASILE an individual; SALL )
EL
E,
LY
ANN BU
URT KELSH an individ
H,
dual,
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Plaint
tiffs,
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v.
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HIP FINAN
NCIAL GRO
OUP, LLC, a)
,
FLAGSH
Utah Limited Liability Co
L
ompany; JK )
KA
ENTERP
PRISES, LL
LC, a Calif
fornia Limi )
ited
Liability Company; NICHOLA JOHNSO )
AS
ON,
an indivi
idual; TIMO
OTHY KIM, an individu )
,
ual;
JARED ACOSTA, an individu MICHA )
ual;
AEL
BALLAT
TYNE,
an
indiv
vidual;
and)
a
STEPHA
ANIE LUKE an individu
E,
ual,
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Defen
ndants.
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Case N
No.: 2:12-cv
v-02912-KJM
M-CKD
ULATION A
AND ORDE
ER
STIPU
REGA
ARDING TH DISMIS
HE
SSAL AND
MODI
IFICATION OF CERT
N
TAIN CLAI
IMS
AND A
AMENDME
ENT OF PL
LEADINGS

Compl
laint Filed: November 30, 2012
r
Judge: Hon. Kimb
:
berly J. Mu
ueller

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Plaintiffs Mic
chael Vasile and Sally Ann Burt K
e
A
Kelsch, and D
Defendants J
JKA Enterp
prises,

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LLC, Jar Acosta, Timothy Kim, and Ni
red
K
icholas John
nson and D
Defendant Fl
lagship Fina
ancial

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Group, LLC, by and through cou
L
unsel of record, hereby st
tipulate as fo
ollows:
1.

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Plaint
tiffs Michael Vasile and Sally Ann Burt Kelsc dismiss w
d
n
ch
without preju
udice

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the Ninth Cause of Action for Conversion against De
h
n
efendants JK Enterpr
KA
rises, LLC, Jared

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Acosta, Timothy Kim Nicholas Johnson, and Flagship F
T
m,
d
Financial Gro
oup, LLC.

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STIPUL
LATION AND ORDER RE
D
EGARDING THE DISMISS
T
SAL AND MO
ODIFICATIO OF CERTA
ON
AIN
CLAIM AND AME
MS
ENDMENT O PLEADIN
OF
NGS

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2.

Plaint
tiffs Michael Vasile and Sally Ann Burt Kelsc dismiss w
d
n
ch
without preju
udice

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the Fourt Cause of Action for Overtime Vi
th
O
iolations (Ca Labor Co §§510 a 1194) ag
al.
ode
and
gainst

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only Def
fendants JK Enterpris
KA
ses, LLC, Ja
ared Acosta , Timothy K
Kim, and N
Nicholas Joh
hnson.

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Plaintiffs further agre to dismiss without pr
s
ee
rejudice thei punitive da
ir
amages requ in the Fourth
uest

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Cause of Action aga
f
ainst Defenda Flagship Financial G
ant
p
Group, LLC by deleting the langua in
C,
g
age

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Paragraph 86 in the First Amended Comp
e
plaint and th relevant parts of Par
he
ragraph 4 o the
of

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Prayer. Further, Plai
F
intiff Vasile agrees that he is not clai
h
iming statuto penalties that were a
ory
s
added

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with the enactment of the Private Attorney General Act, and that the language of Paragraph 85 in
o
e
G
e

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y
raph 4 of th Prayer in the First A
he
Amended Co
omplaint wil be amend to
ll
ded
the body and Paragr

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reflect sa
ame.
3.

tiffs Michael Vasile and Sally Ann Burt Kelsc dismiss w
d
n
ch
without preju
udice
Plaint

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the Fifth Cause of Action for Wa
aiting Time Penalties (C Labor C
Cal.
Code §§210-2
203) against only
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Defendan JKA Enterprises, LL Jared Aco
nts
LC,
osta, Timoth Kim, and Nicholas Jo
hy
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ohnson.

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Plaint
tiffs Michael Vasile and Sally Ann Burt Kelsc dismiss w
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n
ch
without preju
udice

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the Eleve
enth Cause of Action for Unfair Com
o
r
mpetition/Bu
usiness Pract
tices (Cal. B & Prof. Code
Bus.

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§17200 et seq.) again only Def
e
nst
fendants JKA Enterprise s, LLC, Jare Acosta, T
A
ed
Timothy Kim and
m,

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Nicholas Johnson. Plaintiffs furt
ther agree to add a para
o
agraph to the Prayer for Relief consistent
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with Paragraph 140 in the First Amended Complaint a against D
t
as
Defendant Fl
lagship Fina
ancial

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L
Group, LLC.

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5.

In Counts 1 and 2, Plaintiffs agree to cha
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ange the lan
nguage of Pa
aragraphs 55 and
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61, as well as, Par
w
ragraph 2 of the Praye in the Fi
er
irst Amende Complain from “do
ed
nt
ouble

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damages” to “doub back pa
ble
ay” consiste with th statutory language of 31 U.S.C.A.
ent
he

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§3730(h)
)(2).

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Plaintiffs and all Defend
d
dants have re
eached cons
sensus in reg
gards to the above stipu
ulated

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points. However, th above poi
H
he
ints do not resolve all o the pleadi issues o the Defen
r
of
ing
of
ndants

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and same will require resolution by the court by motions from the D
e
e
t
s
Defendants. The parties agree

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that the Defendants will file th
heir Motion to Dismis on or be
ns
ss
efore the cu
urrent respo
onsive

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pleading date of May 24, 2013.
y

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STIPUL
LATION AND ORDER RE
D
EGARDING THE DISMISS
T
SAL AND MO
ODIFICATIO OF CERTA
ON
AIN
CLAIM AND AME
MS
ENDMENT O PLEADIN
OF
NGS

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All parties fu
A
urther stipula that Plain
ate
ntiffs Michae Vasile and Sally Ann Burt Kelsch will
el
d
h

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file a Sec
cond Amend Complai after the Court's rulin on the M
ded
int
ng
Motions to Di
ismiss which will
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incorpora the stip
ate
pulated poin as expr
nts
ressly set f
forth above as well as, any fu
e,
urther

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modifica
ations as Ord
dered by the Court after said Motion are heard if any. Fi
e
r
ns
d,
inally, the parties

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agree tha Plaintiffs may not ad any new causes of a
at
dd
action to a S
Second Ame
ended Comp
plaint

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unless a further writt stipulatio is entered into by the parties, or b Order of th Court.
f
ten
on
by
he

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Dated: May 22 , 201

NDER GOR
RMAN _
_/s/ A. ALEXAN
A. A
Alexander G
Gorman
Atto
orney for Pla
aintiffs
Mic
chael Vasile and Sally An Burt Kels
nn
sch

Dated: May 22, 2013
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/s/ D
DEREK C. D
DECKER
Dere C. Decke
ek
er
Atto
orney for De
efendants
JKA Enterprise LLC, Nicholas Joh
A
es,
hnson,
Tim
mothy Kim, a Jared Ac
and
costa

Dated: May 22, 2013
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/s/ J
JERE RENEER
Jere Reneer
e
Atto
orney for De
efendant
Flag
gship Financ
cial, LLC

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HE
OREGOING STIPULAT
G
TION ARE H
HEREBY ORDERED:
TH TERMS OF THE FO

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Date: May 28, 2013
M
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPUL
LATION AND ORDER RE
D
EGARDING THE DISMISS
T
SAL AND MO
ODIFICATIO OF CERTA
ON
AIN
CLAIM AND AME
MS
ENDMENT O PLEADIN
OF
NGS