Miquisha Straughter v. Macy's West Stores, Inc.

Filing 57

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE 56 . Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 6/11/2018. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2018)

GRAHAMHOLLIS APC
3555 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 200
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92103

1 Graham S.P. Hollis (SBN 120577)
[e-mail]
2 Vilmarie Cordero (SBN 268860)
3 [e-mail]
GRAHAMHOLLIS APC
4 3555 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200
5 San Diego, California 92103
Telephone: [phone]
6 Facsimile: [phone]
7 Attorneys for Plaintiff
8 MIQUISHA STRAUGHTER
[ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED ON NEXT PAGE]
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10 NATHAN W. AUSTIN (SBN 219672)
[e-mail]
11 JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600
12 Sacramento, California 95814
13 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant
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MACY’S WEST STORES, INC.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO COURTHOUSE

20 MIQUISHA STRAUGHTER, individually
21 and on behalf of all other similarly situated
current and former non-exempt employees
22 of Defendants in California,
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Plaintiff,
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CASE NO.: 17-CV-01143 NC
JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF
THIS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE,
AND ORDER

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MACY’S WEST STORES, INC., and
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Ctrm:
Judge:

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Hon. Nathanael Cousins

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GRAHAMHOLLIS APC
3555 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 200
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92103

1 David R. Markham (SBN 071814)
[e-mail]
2 Maggie Realin (SBN 263639)
3 [e-mail]
THE MARKHAM LAW FIRM
4 750 B Street, Suite 1950
5 San Diego, California 92101
Telephone: [phone]
6 Facsimile: [phone]
7 Walter Haines (SBN 71075)
8 [e-mail]
UNITED EMPLOYEES LAW GROUP, PC
9 5500 Bolsa Avenue, Suite 201
10 Huntington Beach, California 92649
Telephone: [phone]
11 Facsimile: [phone]
12 Attorneys for Plaintiff
13 MIQUISHA STRAUGHTER
14 David E. Martin (Appearing Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
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MACY’S, INC. LAW DEPARTMENT
16 11477 Olde Cabin Road, Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
17 Telephone: [phone]
18 Facsimile: [phone]
19 Attorneys for Defendant
MACY’S WEST STORES, INC.
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Case No. 5:17-cv-01143 NC

JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties to the

2 above-titled action submit this JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF THIS ACTION
3 WITHOUT PREJUDICE, as agreed in the Joint Statement Re: Case Status dated June 1, 2018
4 (Dkt. No. 54).
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WHEREAS, on March 6, 2017, Plaintiff filed her Complaint for Declaratory Relief and

6 Petition to Compel Class Arbitration as a class action pursuant to Rule 23(a) and 23(b)(1)-(2) of
7 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on behalf of all similarly-situated current and former non8 exempt employees of Defendant who worked within the State of California at any point from
9 March 6, 2013 to the present, and who entered into arbitration agreements that contain class

GRAHAMHOLLIS APC
3555 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 200
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92103

10 action waivers that preclude them from filing joint, class, or collective claims addressing their
11 wages, hours, or other working conditions against Defendant in any forum, arbitral or judicial
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WHEREAS, on May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided in Epic Systems

13 Corp. v. Lewis, 584 U.S. ___, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3086 (May 21, 2018) that arbitration
14 agreements providing for individual arbitration proceedings are enforceable.
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THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate that

16 this action be dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE, with each party to bear their own attorneys’
17 fees and costs incurred in this action, notwithstanding the provision of Federal Rule of Civil
18 Procedure 54(d).
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20 Respectfully submitted,
21 Dated: June 11, 2018

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By: /s/ Vilmarie Cordero
Graham S.P. Hollis
Vilmarie Cordero
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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THE MARKHAM LAW FIRM

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/s/ Maggie Realin
David R. Markham
Maggie Realin
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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MACY’S, INC. LAW DEPARTMENT

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GRAHAMHOLLIS APC
3555 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 200
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92103

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By: /s/ David E. Martin
David E. Martin
Attorneys for Defendant

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I, Vilmarie Cordero, attest that the other signatory
listed, and on whose behalf this filing is submitted, concurs in the filing content and has
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Having read and considered the foregoing stipulation, the Court hereby orders that Plaintiff’s

4 Complaint be dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Each party will bear their own attorneys’ fees and
5 costs incurred in this action, notwithstanding the provision of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d).

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