Veliz et al v. Cintas Corporation et al

Filing 991

ORDER re #990 Stipulation filed by Cintas Corporation. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 9/5/08. (rssec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/5/2008)

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 ELISABETH A. BOWMAN (147393) MARY LYNNE CALKINS (212171) 5 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 6 Telephone: [phone] (fax) 7 [e-mail] [e-mail] 8 [e-mail] ­ and ­ 9 ALBERT H. MEYERHOFF (54134) 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 10 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Telephone: [phone] (fax) [e-mail] 12 ­ and ­ NANCY M. JUDA 13 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 730 Washington, DC 20036 14 Telephone: [phone] (fax) 15 [e-mail]

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16 Attorneys for Plaintiffs [Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 18 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 19 SAN JOSE DIVISION 20 PAUL VELIZ, et al., On Behalf of Themselves ) No. C-03-1180-RS(MEJ) and All Others Similarly Situated, ) 21 ) CLASS ACTION Plaintiffs, ) 22 ) STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH vs. ) PREJUDICE OF PLAINTIFF RAMON 23 ) JOHNSON'S AND BRUCE JILES' CLAIMS CINTAS CORPORATION, an Ohio ) AGAINST CINTAS CORPORATION AND 24 corporation, et al, ) ORDER THEREON ) 25 Defendants. ) ) 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 Ramon Johnson and Bruce Jiles opted into the Veliz Action but have

7 now determined to dismiss with prejudice their respective causes of action and/or claims against 8 Cintas as set out in the Veliz action; 9 10 NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate: 1. Plaintiffs Ramon Johnson ("Johnson") and Plaintiff Bruce Jiles ("Jiles") hereby

11 withdraw and dismiss with prejudice, all causes of action and claims made in Veliz v. Cintas 12 Corporation, N.D. Cal., Case No. 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 Johnson's and Jiles' claims in the Veliz 21 Action. 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28
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This stipulation constitutes the entire agreement of the parties.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP THEODORE J. PINTAR STEVEN W. PEPICH JAMES A. CAPUTO LAWRENCE A. ABEL ELISABETH A. BOWMAN MARY LYNNE CALKINS /s/ JAMES A. CAPUTO 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: [phone] (fax) COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP ALBERT H. MEYERHOFF 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Telephone: [phone] (fax) 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
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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF PLAINTIFF JOHNSON'S AND JILES' CLAIMS AGAINST CINTAS - C-03-1180 RS (MEJ)

SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY, L.L.P. MARK C. DOSKER JOSEPH MECKES

s/ JOSEPH MECKES JOSEPH MECKES One Maritime Plaza, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111-3482 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Cintas Corporation * * ORDER Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 41(a)(1), this Court has reviewed the parties' stipulation and good cause appearing therefore, hereby approves the withdrawal of the Plaintiffs Ramon Johnson and Bruce Jiles and the dismissal with prejudice of their respective causes of action and claims. IT IS SO ORDERED. September 5, 2008 DATED: _________________________ *

____________________________________ THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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