Hernandez, et al v. ACX Pacific Northwest Inc., et al

Filing 45

STIPULATION and ORDER regarding Belaire Notice to Putative Class Members signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 9/15/2016. (Jackson, T)

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Stan S. Mallison (SBN 184191)
Hector R. Martinez (SBN 206336)
Marco A. Palau (SBN 242340)
Joseph D. Sutton (SBN 269951)
Eric S. Trabucco (SBN 295473)
1939 Harrison Street, Suite 730
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Angel Gomez State (SBN 74476)
EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C.
1925 Century Park East, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90067-2506
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310.553.2165
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MIGUEL ROJAS-CIFUENTES on
Case No. 2:14-cv-00697-JAM-CKD
behalf of himself, on behalf of all other
similarly situation and in interest of
the general public, an individual,
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING BELAIRE NOTICE
Plaintiff,
TO PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS
v.
ACX PACIFIC NORTHWEST INC.,
PACIFIC LEASING, LLC, JOHN M.
GOMBOS, JOHN E. GOMBOS and
DOES 1-20

Complaint Filed: March 14, 2014

Defendant.

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ
1939 HARRISON STREET
SUITE 730
OAKLAND, CA 94612

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The Parties to the above-entitled action, through their respective

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counsel of record, submit this Stipulation and Proposed Order requesting

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approval of the attached Belaire notice giving putative class members the

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option of objecting to disclosure of their contact information.

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The Parties agree that, if approved, the notice will be mailed out to

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each putative class member at their last known address. Putative class

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members shall have 30 days to object to disclosure of their contact

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information. In order for an objection to be valid, the enclosed objection form

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must be completed with the putative class member’s name, signature and

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date, and the form must be postmarked by the deadline. If an objection is

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ambiguous as to the putative class member’s intent, the Court-approved

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administrator shall provide a copy of the objection to counsel who shall meet

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and confer to resolve the ambiguity.

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The Parties jointly request that the Court approve of CAC Services

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Group, LLC to perform the mailing, collect objection forms, and provide

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Plaintiff’s counsel with name and contact information of putative class

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members who did not object, subject to the Stipulated Protective Order.

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(Dkt. No. 37 at 10:22–11:7.) In addition, the administrator shall, upon

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request of counsel, prepare a report under oath of the mailing process and

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collection of objections.

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Within 5 days of the Court’s approval of the attached Belaire Notice

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and the opt out procedure described herein, Defendants shall supply the

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administrator with a complete list of all putative class members. Within 5

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business days of receipt, the Administrator shall mail the notice to putative

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class members.

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ
1939 HARRISON STREET
SUITE 730
OAKLAND, CA 94612

The Parties request approval of the Belaire Notice attached hereto as
Exhibit 1, and the Spanish version attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
The Parties will split the cost of the Belaire Notice process evenly.
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Respectfully submitted,
DATED: September 9, 2016

MALLISON & MARTINEZ

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By: _/s/ Marco A. Palau____________
MARCO A. PALAU
Attorney for Plaintiff

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DATED: September 9, 2016

EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C.

By: _/s/ Kevin Sullivan_____________
ANGEL GOMEZ
KEVIN SULLIVAN
Attorney for Defendants

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ
1939 HARRISON STREET
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OAKLAND, CA 94612

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ORDER

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For good cause appearing, the Court hereby ORDERS the following:

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The English and Spanish Belaire Notice attached as Exhibits 1

and 2 are hereby approved for dissemination to putative class members.

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Administrator.

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The Court appoints CAC Services Group, LLC as Notice

Within 5 days of this Order, Defendants shall provide the list of

putative class members to the Notice Administrator, subject to the

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Stipulated Protective Order. (Dkt. No. 37.) The list shall include all

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putative class members as defined in the complaint for the period

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commencing four years prior to the filing of the original complaint to the

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present.

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Within 5 business days of receipt of the list of putative class

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members, the Notice Administrator shall mail the Belaire Notice in English

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and Spanish.

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The Administrator shall collect Objections and report to Counsel

on the number of objections received.

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Objections must be made by mail.

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In order for an objection to be “Valid,” the Objection Form

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included with the Belaire Notice must be completed with the putative class

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member’s name, signature and date, and the form must be postmarked by

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the deadline.

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Putative class members shall have 30 days from the date of

mailing to submit an objection.
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The Notice Administrator shall prepare a report under oath

confirming compliance with the mailing procedure and detailing the number
of objections received, and the Notice Administrator shall indicate whether
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the objection is “Valid,” according to paragraph 7 above.
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In the event an objection is ambiguous, the objection shall be

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delivered to counsel for both sides and counsel must meet and confer and

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attempt to resolve any ambiguity.

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Within 5 business days of the deadline for putative class

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members to object to the disclosure of their contact information, for those

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putative class members who did not submit valid, timely objections, the

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Notice Administrator shall designate as confidential and provide such

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putative class members’ contact information to Plaintiff’s counsel, subject to

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the Stipulated Protective Order. (Dkt. No. 37 at 10:22–11:7.)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 15, 2016

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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EXHIBIT 1

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ
1939 HARRISON STREET
SUITE 730
OAKLAND, CA 94612

TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF AL
DAHRA ACX, ACX PACIFIC NORTHWEST and PACIFIC LEASING
(Collectively “ACX”)
THIS NOTICE RELATES TO YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed by Miguel Rojas-Cifuentes, a former
employee of the ACX companies above. This is not a lawsuit against you, and you
are not being sued. This notice is approved by the Court and is designed to
give you an opportunity to object to the disclosure of your phone number and
address, which Rojas is seeking in connection with his class action lawsuit.
Mr. Rojas filed the lawsuit to recover wages and penalties on behalf of other
California employees whom he believes are similarly situated for alleged violations
of:
 minimum wage laws,
 overtime laws, and
 rest and meal break laws.
The lawsuit is entitled Rojas-Cifuentes v. ACX Pacific Northwest Inc. et al., and is
pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California,
Case No. 2:14-cv-00697-JAM-CKD.
ACX denies all the allegations in their entirety and maintains that it has complied
with all applicable laws.
As part of Rojas’ attorneys’ investigation, they have asked ACX to provide your lastknown address and telephone number(s) to contact you about your experience at
ACX and your potential claims. However, before any of your contact information is
provided, this notice is being mailed to you so that you can decide whether you want
to have your contact information provided to Rojas and his attorneys.
In deciding whether to object, you should know that Rojas and his attorneys have
agreed to use your contact information only for purposes of this lawsuit, and agreed
not to disclose your contact information to anyone outside of it.
OPTION ONE: If you wish for your address and telephone number to be disclosed
to Rojas and his attorneys, you do not need to do anything.
OPTION TWO: If you do not want your address and telephone number disclosed to
Rojas and his attorneys, you must sign the enclosed pre-paid and self-addressed
postcard and return it to the notice administrator at the address on the postcard.
If you do not sign and return the enclosed postcard, postmarked by [DATE], your
name, address and telephone number will be provided to Rojas and his attorneys.
You will not be rewarded or penalized in any way by ACX based on your
decision to allow or not allow your contact information to be given to
Rojas’ attorneys.
This notice is not a communication from the Court and is not an expression of any
opinion by the Court as to the merits of the claims or defenses by either side in this

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lawsuit. Please do not contact the court or the clerk of the court.
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OBJECTION TO DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE CONTACT INFORMATION

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I DO NOT wish to have my personal contact information including my name,
address and telephone number disclosed to Rojas’ attorneys in this case.

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Dated:

Print Name

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Signature
FOR THIS CARD TO BE EFFECTIVE, YOU MUST COMPLETE AND MAIL IT
NO LATER THAN [DATE]. IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THIS CARD BY [DATE],
YOUR NAME, HOME ADDRESS, HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND
PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE ATTORNEYS
FOR ROJAS WHO ARE SUING ACX.

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DO NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM IF

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YOU DO NOT OBJECT TO THE DISCLOSURE OF YOUR

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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EXHIBIT 2

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ
1939 HARRISON STREET
SUITE 730
OAKLAND, CA 94612

A TODOS LOS EMPLEADOS Y EX-EMPLEADOS NO EXENTOS DE
AL DAHRA ACX, ACX PACIFIC NORTHWEST Y PACIFIC LEASING
(Colectivamente “ACX”)
ESTE AVISO SE RELACIONA CON SUS DERECHOS DE PRIVACIDAD
Una demanda colectiva propuesta ha sido presentada por Miguel Rojas-Cifuentes,
un ex empleado de las empresas de ACX. Esto no es una demanda en contra de
usted, y usted no está siendo demandado. Este aviso ha sido aprobado por
la Corte y está diseñado para darle a usted la oportunidad de oponerse a la
divulgación de su número de teléfono y dirección, en relación con la demanda de
acción de clase.
El Sr. Rojas presento la demanda a favor de empleados en California que están en
situación similar para recuperar salarios y sanciones por presuntas violaciónes de:
 leyes de salario mínimo,
 leyes de sobretiempo (overtime) y
 leyes de descanso y de almuerzo.
La demanda se titula Rojas-Cifuentes v. ACX Pacific Northwest Inc. et al., y está
pendiente en la Corte Federal de Los Estados Unidos para el Distrito del Este de
California, Numero de caso 2:14-cv-00697-JAM-CKD.
ACX niega todas las acusaciones en su totalidad y sostiene que ha cumplido con
todas las leyes aplicables.
Como parte de la investigación, los abogados de Rojas le han pedido a ACX que
proporcione su información incluyendo su dirección y su número(s) de teléfono para
que ellos se puedan comunicarse con usted acerca de su experiencia en ACX y
posibles reclamos que usted pueda tener.
Sin embargo, antes de que se les proporcioné su información de contacto, esta
notificación ha sido enviada por correo para que usted pueda decidir si desea que
su información de contacto divulgada a los abogados de Rojas.
Al decidir si se opone, usted debe saber que Rojas y sus abogados han acordado a
utilizar su información de contacto sólo para propósito de la demanda presentada y
acuerdan a no revelar su información de contacto a cualquier persona fuera de ella.
OPCION UNA: Si usted desea que su dirección y número de teléfono sea divulgada
a los abogados de Rojas no es necesario hacer algo.
OPTION DOS: Si no desea que su dirección y número de teléfono sea compartida
con los abogados de Rojas, debe firmar el postal pre-pagado y enviarlo al
administrador a la dirección incluida en la tarjeta postal.
Si no firma y devuelve la tarjeta adjunta, matasellada antes de [FECHA], su
nombre, dirección y número de teléfono será proporcionada a los abogados de Rojas.
No será recompensado o castigado de ninguna manera por ACX por su
decisión de permitir o no permitir que su información de contacto sea
divulgada los abogados de Rojas.
Este aviso no es un comunicado por parte de la Corte y no es una expresión de
ninguna opinión por parte del Tribunal en cuanto a los méritos de los reclamos o

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defensas por ambos lados en esta demanda. Favor de no comunicarse con el tribunal
o algún funcionario de la corte.
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OBJECIÓN A LA DIVULGACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN PRIVADA DE
CONTACTO

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No deseo que mi información de contacto personal, incluyendo mi nombre,
dirección y número de teléfono sea proporcionado a los abogados de Rojas en este
caso.

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Fecha:

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Nombre
Firma

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PARA QUE ESTA POSTAL TENGA EFECTO, DEBE COMPLETAR Y ENVIARLA
POR CORREO A MÁS TARDAR DE [FECHA]. SI NO LA REGRESA ANTES DE
[FECHA], SU NOMBRE, DIRECCIÓN, NUMERO DE TELÉFONO, Y DIRECCIÓN
DE CORREO ELECTRÓNICO SERÁN COMPARTIDOS CON LOS ABOGADOS
DE ROJAS, QUE ESTÁN DEMANDANDO A ACX.

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NO COMPLETE ESTE FORMULARIO SI

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USTED NO SE OPONE A LA DIVULGACIÓN DE SU

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INFORMACIÓN DE CONTACTO

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MALLISON & MARTINEZ
1939 HARRISON STREET
SUITE 730
OAKLAND, CA 94612

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