Veliz et al v. Cintas Corporation et al

Filing 989

ORDER re #988 Stipulation filed by Plan Administrator for the Cintas Partners' Plan, Cintas Corporation. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 9/4/08. (rssec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/4/2008)

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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: 619/231-1058 619/231-7423 (fax) 6 TedP@csgrr.com SteveP@csgrr.com 7 JimC@csgrr.com LarryA@csgrr.com 8 ­ and ­ ALBERT H. MEYERHOFF (54134) 9 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 10 Telephone: 310/859-3100 310/278-2148 (fax) 11 AlM@csgrr.com ­ and ­ 12 NANCY M. JUDA 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 730 13 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202/822-6762 14 202/828-8528 (fax) NancyJ@csgrr.com 15 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 16 [Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 17 18 19 20 *E-FILED 9/4/08* UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION No. C-03-1180-RS(MEJ) [E-filing] CLASS ACTION STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF CERTAIN PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS CORPORATION AND ORDER THEREON PAUL VELIZ, et al., On Behalf of Themselves ) 21 and All Others Similarly Situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, 22 ) ) vs. 23 ) ) 24 CINTAS CORPORATION, an Ohio ) corporation, et al, ) 25 ) Defendants. ) 26 ) 27 28 1 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, Veliz Action plaintiffs Joe D. Ashcraft ("Ashcraft"), Jason Barnes ("Barnes"), 7 and Dennis F. Knudsen ("Knudsen"), have now determined to dismiss with prejudice their respective 8 causes of action and/or claims against Cintas as set out in the Veliz Action; 9 10 NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate: 1. Plaintiffs Ashcraft, Barnes, and Knudsen hereby withdraw and dismiss with 11 prejudice, all causes of action and claims made in Veliz v. Cintas Corporation, N.D. Cal., Case No. 12 C-03-1180-RS. 13 2. Neither this stipulation nor the order of dismissal thereon shall constitute or imply 14 any admission, concession or adjudication by any party regarding any claim raised in or by the Veliz 15 Action. 16 3. This stipulation may be executed in counterparts and the executed counterparts may 17 be exchanged electronically or by facsimile, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute 18 but one and the same stipulation. 19 4. Each party shall bear its own costs, attorneys' fees and litigation expenses related 20 solely to the prosecution and defense of the withdrawing plaintiffs' claims in the Veliz Action. 21 /// 22 /// 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 STIP FOR DISMISSAL W/PREJUDICE OF CERTAIN PLFS' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS CORPORATION AND ORDER THEREON - [E-filing] -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 26 27 28 STIP FOR DISMISSAL W/PREJUDICE OF CERTAIN PLFS' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS CORPORATION AND ORDER THEREON - [E-filing] /s/ JAMES A. CAPUTO 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: 619/231-1058 619/231-7423 (fax) COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP ALBERT H. MEYERHOFF 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Telephone: 310/859-3100 310/278-2148 (fax) COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP NANCY M. JUDA 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 730 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202/822-6762 202/828-8528 (fax) ALTSHULER BERZON LLP MICHAEL RUBIN EILEEN GOLDSMITH 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 Telephone: 415/421-7151 415/362-8064 (fax) 5. This stipulation constitutes the entire agreement of the parties. IT IS SO STIPULATED. DATED: September 4, 2008 COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP THEODORE J. PINTAR STEVEN W. PEPICH JAMES A. CAPUTO LAWRENCE A. ABEL -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 * JOSEPH MECKES /s/ DATED: September 4, 2008 SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY, L.L.P. MARK C. DOSKER JOSEPH MECKES TRABER & VOORHEES THERESA M. TRABER 128 No. Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 204 Pasadena, CA 91103 Telephone: 626/585-9611 626/577-7079 (fax) Attorneys for Plaintiffs One Maritime Plaza, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111-3482 Telephone: 415/954-0200 415/391-2493 (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Cintas Corporation * ORDER Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 41(a)(1), this Court has reviewed the parties' * 20 stipulation and good cause appearing therefor, hereby approves the withdrawal of plaintiffs Joe D. 21 Ashcraft, Jason Barnes, and Dennis F. Knudsen and the dismissal with prejudice of their respective 22 causes of action and claims. 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIP FOR DISMISSAL W/PREJUDICE OF CERTAIN PLFS' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS CORPORATION AND ORDER THEREON - [E-filing] IT IS SO ORDERED. September 4, 2008 DATED: _________________________ ________________________________________ THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE -1- 1 2 PROOF OF SERVICE I, Mary Ann Mensdoza, am employed in the County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is 3 One Maritime Plaza, Third Floor, San Francisco, California 94111-3492. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 On September 4, 2008, I served the foregoing document described as: STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF CERTAIN PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS CORPORATION AND ORDER THEREON VIA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONIC FILING SERVICE ON THE PARTIES AS SET FORTH BELOW. Theresa M. Traber Traber & Voorhees 128 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Suite 204 Pasadena, CA 91103 Facsimile: (626) 577-7079 Theodore J. Pintar Steven W. Pepich James A. Caputo Coughlin Stoia et al. 655 W. Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Facsimile: (619) 231-7423 Michael Rubin Scott A. Kronland Altshuler Berzon LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 Facsimile: (415) 362-8064 Albert H. Meyerhoff Coughlin Stoia et al. 9601 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Facsimile: (310) 278-2148 Nancy M. Juda Coughlin Stoia et al. 1100 Connecticut Ave., NW Ste. 730 Washington, DC 20036 Facsimile: (202) 828-8528 19 Executed on September 4, 2008, at San Francisco, California. I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at whose direction the service was made. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIP FOR DISMISSAL W/PREJUDICE OF CERTAIN PLFS' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS CORPORATION AND ORDER THEREON - [E-filing] /s/ Mary Ann Mendoza -2-

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