Veliz et al v. Cintas Corporation et al

Filing 1632

STIPULATION AND ORDER re #1628 Stipulation filed by Plan Administrator for the Cintas Partners' Plan, Cintas Corporation. Signed by Judge ARMSTRONG on 10/14/10. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/14/2010)

Veliz et al v. Cintas Corporation et al

Doc. 1632

1 ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 2 STEVEN W. PEPICH (116086) JAMES A. CAPUTO (120485) 3 LAWRENCE A. ABEL (129596) 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 4 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: [phone] (fax) [e-mail] 6 [e-mail] [e-mail] 7 ­ and ­ NANCY M. JUDA 8 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 730 Washington, DC 20036 9 Telephone: [phone] (fax) 10 [e-mail] 11 Attorneys for Plaintiffs [Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 13 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 14 15 PAUL VELIZ, et al., On Behalf of Themselves ) ) and All Others Similarly Situated, 16 ) ) Plaintiffs, 17 ) ) vs. 18 ) ) CINTAS CORPORATION, an Ohio 19 corporation, et al., ) ) 20 ) Defendants. ) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case No. 03-01180 (SBA) CLASS ACTION STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS TO THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG

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WHEREAS, the Honorable Richard Seeborg is presiding over matters relating to

2 "litigating plaintiffs" in Veliz, et al. v. Cintas Corporation, et al., C-03-1180 (N.D. Cal.), with 3 the exception of the claims of certain plaintiffs concerning alleged violations of the Employee 4 Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. §§1001 et seq. (Dkt Nos. 726-727); 5 WHEREAS, the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong presently presides over those

6 plaintiffs who the Court has ruled have binding arbitration agreements with Cintas and whose 7 claims the Court has stayed pending arbitration ("arbitrating plaintiffs"), and claims involving 8 alleged violations of ERISA, in Veliz et al v. Cintas Corporation et al, Case No. C-03-1180 9 (N.D. Cal.); 10 WHEREAS, the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong presently presides over the 70

11 separate actions which were consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for 12 pretrial proceedings, in In Re Cintas Corp. Overtime Pay Arbitration Litigation, Case No. C-0613 1781 (N.D. Cal.) ("arbitration petitions"); 14 WHEREAS, the parties are preparing to present to the Court for approval the complete

15 settlement of all aspects of this action and related proceedings; and 16 WHEREAS, the parties believe it will be most efficient for the Court and the parties to

17 proceed before a single judge with the approval and confirmation of the settlement of all matters; 18 NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through their respective counsel of record, agree and

19 stipulate to an Order of the Court that: All matters in the above-captioned proceedings currently 20 before the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong shall be transferred to the Honorable Richard 21 Seeborg. 22 IT IS SO STIPULATED. ROBBINS, GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP STEVEN W. PEPICH JAMES A. CAPUTO LAWRENCE A. ABEL

23 DATED: October 4, 2010 24 25 26 27 28

/s/ James A. Caputo JAMES A. CAPUTO STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS -1-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 * DATED: October 4, 2010 SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY, L.L.P. MARK C. DOSKER DIANE L. GIBSON MICHAEL W. KELLY 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

/s/ Mark C. Dosker MARK C. DOSKER 275 Battery Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Cintas Corporation and Plan Administrator for the Cintas Partners' Plan * ORDER Having considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS SO ORDERED. ____________________________________ SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *

26 DATED: October 14,2010 27 28

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS

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