Zaborowski et al v. MHN Government Services, Inc. et al

Filing 102

ORDER by Judge Susan Illston granting 100 Stipulation RE ADDITION OF HIETT CLASSMEMBERS TO NOTICE (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2013)

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Allen R. Vaught (admitted pro hac vice)
BARON AND BUDD, P.C.
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue
Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75219
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Kelly M. Dermody (Cal. Bar No. 171716)
Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Class Members

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Timothy J. Long (SBN 137591)
Lauri A. Damrell (SBN 241010)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000
Sacramento, California 95814-4497
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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THOMAS ZABOROWSKI, VANESSA
BALDINI, KIM DALE, and NANCY
PADDOCK, on behalf of themselves and
all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 12-CV-05109-SI
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE ADDITION OF HIETT CLASS
MEMBERS TO NOTICE
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v.
MHN GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
and MANAGED HEALTH NETWORK,
INC.
Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
ADDITION OF HIETT CLASS MEMBERS TO NOTICE
CASE NO. 12-CV-05109-SI

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The parties hereby stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS, on June 14, 2013, the Court issued its Order re: FLSA Collective Action

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Notice Documents, directing MHN Government Services, Inc. and Managed Health Network,

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Inc. (collectively, “MHN”) to produce contact information for all FLSA collective action class

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members (the “Class List”) by June 21, 2013, and directing Plaintiffs to disseminate the Court-

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approved notice (the “FLSA Notice”) to all FLSA Class Members by July 12, 2013 (Docket No.

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99);

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WHEREAS, on June 10, 2013, the United States District Court for the Western District of
Washington issued an Order transferring Hiett v. MHN Government Services, Inc., Health Net

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Inc. and MHN Services d/b/a MHN Services Corporation, a Washington corporation,1 No. 12-cv-

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05428-BHS (W.D. Wash.) (an FLSA action filed on May 15, 2012, on behalf of a proposed

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nationwide class of MFLCs that overlaps with the Class in this action) to this District;

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WHEREAS, the clerk of the Hiett court has informed Hiett’s counsel that the court
expects to effectuate the transfer the week of June 24, 2013;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree that Hiett should be deemed related to this action per N.D.
Cal. Local Rule 3-12(a);

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WHEREAS, on July 12, 2012 the defendants in Hiett filed a motion to compel arbitration

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based on the same arbitration agreement at issue in this lawsuit, to which Hiett has responded and

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the Hiett defendants have replied, but the Hiett court stayed resolution of that motion;

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WHEREAS, on April 3, 2013, this Court denied MHN’s motion to compel arbitration

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(Docket No. 68), and that decision is now on appeal in the Ninth Circuit, with MHN’s opening

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appellate brief due on July 17, 2013;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree the Hiett case should be stayed pending appellate resolution

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of the arbitration motion in this case;

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Tim Long and Lauri Damrell of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP represent the defendants in Hiett and the
defendants in this action.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
ADDITION OF HIETT CLASS MEMBERS TO NOTICE
CASE NO. 12-CV-05109-SI

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WHEREAS, because Hiett was filed approximately five months before this case, the

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maximum liability period under the FLSA under Hiett reaches back approximately five months

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further than that under this case;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree to conditional certification of the Hiett putative FLSA
collective action upon transfer to this Court;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree that the FLSA notice materials (including the notice itself

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and the Consent to Join form and additional information sheet) should be disseminated not only to

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the FLSA Class Members in this case but also to the additional individuals who worked as

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MFLCs in any location covered by the FLSA under 29 U.S.C. § 213(f) during May 15, 2009 to

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October 2, 2009 (i.e., the gap period from three years before the filing of Hiett to three years

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before the filing of this case) (the “Gap Class Members”); and

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WHEREAS, the parties agree that the references to Plaintiffs and their counsel in this case

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in the notice materials should be amended to include references to the Hiett plaintiffs and their

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counsel.

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The parties respectfully request the Court enter an order confirming the following:

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(1)

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This action and Hiett shall be deemed related once Hiett is pending in this District,

and Hiett should be transferred to this Court.

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(2)

The Court shall conditionally certify the Hiett FLSA collective action.

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(3)

Following the conditional certification, the Hiett case is hereby stayed until

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MHN’s arbitration motion in this case is resolved, including all appeals. The Hiett stay is on the

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same terms as the stay issued by this Court in this case in its Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to

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Stay Case Pending Appeal (Docket No. 84).

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(4)

MHN shall produce to Plaintiffs the same contact information for the Gap Class

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Members as they are producing for the Class Members in this case, in the same format, within

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three days of the entry of this order.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
ADDITION OF HIETT CLASS MEMBERS TO NOTICE
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(5)

Plaintiffs are directed to amend the references to Plaintiffs and their counsel in the

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notice materials to include references to the Hiett case and Hiett’s counsel, and all references to

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“October 2, 2009” be changed to “May 15, 2009” to reflect the addition of the gap period to the

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notice.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: June 28, 2013

By:

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/s/ Allen R. Vaught
Allen R. Vaught

Allen Vaught (admitted pro hac vice)
BARON & BUDD, P.C.
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75219
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Kelly M. Dermody (Cal. Bar No. 171716)
Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and proposed Class members

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Dated: June 28, 2013

By:

/s/ Timothy J. Long
Timothy J. Long

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Timothy J. Long (SBN 137591)
Lauri A. Damrell (SBN 241010)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000
Sacramento, California 95814-4497
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June___, 2013

The Honorable Susan Illston
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
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