Veliz et al v. Cintas Corporation et al

Filing 1272

ORDER re #1271 Stipulation, filed by Plan Administrator for the Cintas Partners' Plan, Cintas Corporation. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 1/16/09. (rssec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/16/2009)

1 COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 2 THEODORE J. PINTAR (131372) STEVEN W. PEPICH (116086) 3 JAMES A. CAPUTO (120485) LAWRENCE A. ABEL (129596) 4 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 5 Telephone: [phone] (fax) 6 [e-mail] [e-mail] 7 [e-mail] [e-mail] 8 ­ and ­ NANCY M. JUDA 9 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 730 Washington, DC 20036 10 Telephone: [phone] (fax) 11 [e-mail]

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12 Attorneys for Plaintiffs [Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 14 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 15 SAN JOSE DIVISION 16 PAUL VELIZ, et al., On Behalf of Themselves ) No. C-03-1180-RS(MEJ) ) and All Others Similarly Situated, 17 ) E-Filing ) Plaintiffs, 18 ) CLASS ACTION ) vs. 19 ) STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH ) PREJUDICE OF PLAINTIFFS DANIEL CINTAS CORPORATION, an Ohio 20 corporation, et al, ) ALVIS, LEONARD STACHNIK, DEBORAH ) WHEELER-ROBINSON, AND RONALD 21 ) WILLIAMS' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS Defendants. ) CORPORATION AND ORDER THEREON 22 AND ORDER 23 24 25 26 27 28

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WHEREAS, on March 19, 2003, plaintiffs filed Veliz v. Cintas Corporation, Case No. C-03-

2 1180-SBA, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ("Veliz 3 Action") against defendants (collectively "Cintas"), alleging that Cintas had failed to pay all 4 overtime wages due under the FLSA and certain state laws and deprived them of certain benefits 5 protected by ERISA; 6 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Daniel Alvis ("Alvis"), Leonard Stachnik ("Stachnik"), Deborah

7 Wheeler-Robinson ("Wheeler-Robinson"), and Ronald Williams ("Williams") opted in to the Veliz 8 Action but have now determined to dismiss with prejudice their respective causes of action and/or 9 claims against Cintas as set out in the Veliz action; 10 11 NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate: 1. Plaintiffs Alvis, Stachnik, Wheeler-Robinson and Williams hereby withdraw and

12 dismiss with prejudice, all causes of action and claims made in Veliz v. Cintas Corporation, N.D. 13 Cal., Case No. C-03-1180-RS. 14 2. Neither this stipulation nor the order of dismissal thereon shall constitute or imply

15 any admission, concession or adjudication by any party regarding any claim raised in or by the Veliz 16 Action. 17 3. This stipulation may be executed in counterparts and the executed counterparts may

18 be exchanged electronically or by facsimile, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute 19 but one and the same stipulation. 20 4. Each party shall bear its own costs, attorneys' fees and litigation expenses related

21 solely to the prosecution and defense of the withdrawing plaintiffs' claims in the Veliz Action. 22 23 5. This stipulation constitutes the entire agreement of the parties.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

24 DATED: January 16, 2009 25 26 27 28

/s/ James A. Caputo STIP FOR DISMISSAL W/PREJUDICE OF PLFS ALVIS, STACHNIK, WHEELERROBINSON, AND WILLIAMS - E-Filing

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COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP NANCY M. JUDA 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 730 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: [phone] (fax) ALTSHULER BERZON LLP MICHAEL RUBIN EILEEN GOLDSMITH 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 Telephone: [phone] (fax) TRABER & VOORHEES THERESA M. TRABER 128 No. Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 204 Pasadena, CA 91103 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Plaintiffs SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY, L.L.P. MARK C. DOSKER DIANE L. GIBSON MICHAEL W. KELLY JOSEPH A. MECKES

/s/ Mark C. Dosker One Maritime Plaza, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111-3482 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Defendant CINTAS CORPORATION

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Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 41(a)(1), this Court has reviewed the parties' stipulation and good cause appearing therefor, hereby approves the withdrawal of Plaintiffs Daniel Alvis, Leonard Stachnik, Deborah Wheeler-Robinson and Ronald Williams and the dismissal with prejudice of their respective causes of action and claims. IT IS SO ORDERED. _______________________________________ THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

9 DATED: January 16, 2009 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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