Hopkins et al v. Stryker Sales Corporation

Filing 50

Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh granting 48 Stipulation.(lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/26/2012)

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LITTLER MENDELSON
A Professional Corporation
Theodora R. Lee, Bar No. 129892
[e-mail]
Kai-Ching Cha, Bar No. 218738
[e-mail]
650 California Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
Telephone:
415.433.1940
Facsimile:
415.399.8490
Attorneys for Defendant
STRYKER SALES CORPORATION
MARLIN & SALTZMAN, LLP
Louis M. Marlin, Esq., Bar No. 54053
[e-mail]
Kristen Marquis Fritz, Esq. Bar No. 268326
[e-mail]
3200 El Camino Real, Ste. 100
Irvine, California 92609
[phone] Fax: [phone]
UNITED EMPLOYEES LAW GROUP, PC
Walter Haines, Esq., Bar No. 71075
[e-mail]
110 Pine Avenue, Suite 725
Long Beach, California 90802
[phone] Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs JOHN HOPKINS and
BRODY PUCKETT on behalf of themselves and all
others similarly situated

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN HOPKINS, BRODY PUCKETT, on
behalf of themselves, individually, and all
the other similarly situated, Plaintiffs,
v.
STRYKER SALES CORPORATION, a
Michigan Corporation; and DOES 1 to 100,
inclusive,

Case No. 5:11-CV-02786 LHK
JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING
HEARING ON MOTION FOR
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
SETTLEMENT; [PROPOSED] ORDER

Defendants.

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LITTLER MENDELSON
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113.2303
408.998.4150

(NO. CASE NO. 5:11-CV-02786 LHK)

JNT. STIP. RE: HEARING ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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THIS STIPULATION is hereby entered into by and between Plaintiffs John Hopkins

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and Brody Puckett, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated (“Plaintiffs”) and

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Defendant STRYKER SALES CORPORATION (“Defendant”), collectively referred to as the

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“Parties,” by and through their respective counsel of record.

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WHEREAS, on September 7, 2012, Plaintiffs John Hopkins and Brody Puckett filed
a Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement;
WHEREAS, this Court set the hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval
of Class Action Settlement for October 31, 2012;
WHEREAS, lead trial counsel for Defendant, Theodora R. Lee, will be out of the
state and unavailable on October 31, 2012;
WHEREAS, counsel for the Parties are available to attend the hearing on Plaintiffs’
Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement on the following dates:

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October 24, 2012

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November 5, 2012

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November 6, 2012

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November 7, 2012

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November 8, 2012

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November 9, 2012

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November 14, 2012

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November 15, 2012

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November 16, 2012

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November 19, 2012

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November 20, 2012

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November 21, 2012

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November 26, 2012

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November 27, 2012

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November 28, 2012

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WHEREAS, the Parties request that the Court set the hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion

LITTLER MENDELSON
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113.2303
408.998.4150

(NO. CASE NO. 5:11-CV-02786 LHK)

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JNT. STIP. RE: HEARING ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement for the earliest date on which the Court is

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available.

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WHEREAS, this stipulation is made in good faith and is not made for the purpose of
unnecessarily delaying these proceedings or for any other improper purpose.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES:

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That the hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action

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Settlement be set for a date listed above when counsel for both Parties are available to attend.

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Marlin & Saltzman, LLP
United Employees Law Group, PC

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Dated: September 19, 2012

/s/ Kristen Marquis Fritz
Kristen Marquis Fritz
Attorneys for Plaintiffs JOHN HOPKINS and
BRODY PUCKETT

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Littler Mendelson, P.C.

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Dated: September 19, 2012

/s/ Theodora R. Lee
Theodora R. Lee
Attorneys for Defendant STRYKER SALES
CORPORATION

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LITTLER MENDELSON
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113.2303
408.998.4150

(NO. CASE NO. 5:11-CV-02786 LHK)

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JNT. STIP. RE: HEARING ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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The Court adopts the Stipulation of the Parties and hereby continues the hearing on

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Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement from October 31, 2012 to November 20, 2012 at
___________, 2012

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1:30 p.m.
_______ a.m./p.m.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 26, 2012
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HON. LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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Firmwide:114512419.1 028459.1049

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LITTLER MENDELSON
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113.2303
408.998.4150

(NO. CASE NO. 5:11-CV-02786 LHK)

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JNT. STIP. RE: HEARING ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT; [PROPOSED] ORDER