Abram v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
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ORDER TO RELATE CASES. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 9/24/2012. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/25/2012)
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L. JULIUS M. TURMAN, State Bar No. 226126
PHILIP J. SMITH, State Bar No. 232462
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1126
Tel: 415.442.1000
Fax: 415.442.1001
jturman@morganlewis.com
philip.smith@morganlewis.com
Attorneys for Defendant
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION aka AMTRAK
Paul B. Justi (SBN124727)
LAW OFFICES OF PAUL B. JUSTI
1981 North Broadway, Suite 250
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
T: 925.256.7900
F: 925.256.9204
pbjusti@comcast.net
Attorneys for Plaintiff
WALTER ABRAM
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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WALTER ABRAM,
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Plaintiff,
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Case No. C 12-02381 JSW
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO RELATE CASES
vs.
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION DBA AMTRAK; and DOES
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Defendant.
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Plaintiffs Walter Abram (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant National Railroad Passenger
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Corporation aka Amtrak (“Defendant” or “Amtrak”) hereby stipulate, by and through their
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respective counsel, as follows:
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WHEREAS, on or about March 5, 2012, Plaintiffs Derrell Whitley (“Whitley”), Odis
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Tillis Jr. (“Tillis”), Stanley Jacks (“Jacks”), Willis Frazier III (“Frazier”), Melvin Jones (“Jones”),
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Tamika McGee (“McGee”), Alesia Styner (“Styner”), Andre Smith (“Smith”), Mark Green
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(“Green”), Alfred Henry (“Henry”), and Albert Harris (“Harris”) (collectively, the “Whitley
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Action Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Amtrak in Alameda County Superior Court (the
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“Whitley State Court Action”);
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WHEREAS, the Whitley Action Plaintiffs are African-Americans who asserted, in the
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Whitley State Court Action, claims for racial discrimination, racial harassment, retaliation,
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disability discrimination, violations of medical leave laws, intentional infliction of emotional
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distress and wrongful termination, arising out of their employment at Amtrak’s Oakland,
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California facilities;
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WHEREAS, on or about April 10, 2012, Amtrak timely removed the Whitley State Court
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Action to the United States District Court for the North District of California (Case No. C 12-
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01781 JSC)(the “Whitley Federal Court Action”);
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WHEREAS, on or about May 11, 2012, Plaintiff Walter Abram filed a complaint against
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Amtrak in the United States District Court for the North District of California (Case No. C 12-
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02381 JSW)(the “Abram Federal Court Action”);
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff Walter Abram is African-American and asserted, in the Abram
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Federal Court Action, claims for racial discrimination, racial harassment, retaliation, disability
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discrimination, violations of medical leave laws, intentional infliction of emotional distress and
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wrongful termination, arising out of his employment at Amtrak’s Oakland, California facilities;
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WHEREAS, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is counsel of record for Amtrak in both the
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Whitley Federal Court Action and the Abram Federal Court Action;
WHEREAS, the Law Offices of Paul B. Justi is counsel of records for all Plaintiffs in both
the Whitley Federal Court Action and the Abram Federal Court Action;
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WHEREAS, on August 30, 2012, the Parties in the Whitley Federal Court Action attended
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a case management conference during which the Parties discussed, at the suggestion of the
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Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley, the Parties’ willingness to stipulate to relate the Whitley
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Federal Court Action and the Abram Federal Court Action, solely for purposes of procedural
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convenience, and subject to Amtrak’s right to move to bifurcate, sever or separate each and every
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Plaintiff’s claims for individual adjudication or trial;
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WHEREAS, on August 30, 2012, the Parties in the Whitley Federal Court agreed, during
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the case management conference, to stipulate to relate the Whitley Federal Court Action and the
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Abram Federal Court Action, solely for purposes of procedural convenience, and subject to
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Amtrak’s right to move to bifurcate, sever or separate each and every Plaintiff’s claims for
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individual adjudication or trial;
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THEREFORE, Plaintiff Walter Abram and Defendant Amtrak hereby stipulate to relate
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the Whitley Federal Court Action and the Abram Federal Court Action, solely for purposes of
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procedural convenience, and subject to Amtrak’s right to move to bifurcate, sever or separate
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each and every Plaintiff’s claims for individual adjudication or trial;
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THEREFORE, Plaintiffs Derrell Whitley, Odis Tillis Jr., Stanley Jacks, Willis Frazier III,
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Melvin Jones, Tamika McGee, Alesia Styner, Andre Smith, Mark Green, Alfred Henry, and
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Albert Harris and Defendant Amtrak hereby stipulate to relate the Whitley Federal Court Action
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and the Abram Federal Court Action, solely for purposes of procedural convenience, and subject
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to Amtrak’s right to move to bifurcate, sever or separate each and every Plaintiff’s claims for
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individual adjudication or trial.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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Dated: September 21, 2012
LAW OFFICE OF PAUL B. JUSTI
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By /s/ Paul B. Justi
PAUL B. JUSTI
Attorneys for Plaintiff
WALTER ABRAM; DERRELL
WHITLEY; ODIS TILLIS, JR.;
STANLEY JACKS; WILLIS FRAZIER,
III; MELVIN JONES; TAMIKA McGEE;
ALESIA STYNER; ANDRE SMITH;
MARK GREEN; ALFRED HENRY; and
ALBERT HARRIS
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Dated: September 21, 2012
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
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By /s/ Philip J. Smith
L. JULIUS M. TURMAN
PHILIP J. SMITH
Attorneys for Defendant
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION aka AMTRAK
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FILER’S ATTESTATION
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I, Philip J. Smith, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used
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to file Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation aka Amtrak’s , as well as Plaintiff
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Walter Abram’s, Derrell Whitley’s, Odis Tillis Jr.’s, Stanley Jacks’, Willis Frazier III’s, Melvin
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Jones’, Tamika McGee’s, Alesia Styner’s, Andre Smith’s, Mark Green’s, Alfred Henry’s, and
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Albert Harris’ Stipulation To Relate Cases. In compliance with L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that
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Paul B. Justi concurs in this filing.
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/s/ Philip J. Smith
Philip J. Smith
Attorneys for Defendants
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION aka AMTRAK
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
September 24, 2012
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HON. JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge
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