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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER UPDATING THE COURT ON THE PARTIES’ 

SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE AND REQUESTING THAT ARBITRATION HEARING BE VACATED 

(CASE NO. 3: 15-CV-00064-JST) 

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Tina Wolfson (CSB# 174806) 

twolfson@ahdootwolfson.com 

Robert Ahdoot (CSB# 172098) 

rahdoot@ahdootwolfson.com 

Meredith S. Lierz (CSB# 296650) 

mlierz@ahdootwolfson.com 

AHDOOT & WOLFSON, PC 

1016 Palm Avenue 

West Hollywood, California 90069 

Tel: (310) 474-9111 

Fax: (310) 474-8585 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Julian Mena, et al. 

Andra Barmash Greene (CSB# 123931) 

agreene@irell.com 

A. Matthew Ashley (CSB# 198235) 

mashley@irell.com 

IRELL & MANELLA LLP 

840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 400 

Newport Beach, California 92660 

Tel: (949) 760-0991 

Fax: (949) 760-5200 

Attorneys for Defendant, Uber Technologies, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JULIAN MENA, TODD SCHREIBER, NATE 

COOLIDGE and ERNESTO MEJIA individually 

and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-cv-00064-JST 

HON. JON S. TIGAR 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER UPDATING THE COURT ON THE 

PARTIES’ SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE 

AND REQUESTING THAT ARBITRATION 

HEARING BE VACATED 

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TO THE HONORABLE COURT AND THE CLERK OF THE COURT: 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiffs Julian Mena, Todd Schreiber, Nate Coolidge and 

Ernesto Mejia (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant”) (collectively with 

Plaintiffs, the “Parties”) provide this update to inform the Court that they have reached a settlement in 

principle in this case. The Parties are working on a Stipulation of Settlement with the goal of filing it 

along with a motion for preliminary approval before the end of 2015. As a result, the Parties 

respectfully request this Court to vacate Defendant’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration 

(Dkt. #31), currently scheduled to be heard on December 17, 2015. 

By and through their respective counsel of record, the Parties hereby stipulate and request that 

the Court enter an Order as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs commenced this action on January 6, 2015 [Dkt. 1]; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their first amended class action complaint on April 13, 2015 [Dkt. 

28]; 

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2015, Defendant filed a Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration 

[Dkt. #31]; Plaintiffs filed their Opposition to this Motion on May 13, 2015 [Dkts. 37 & 38]; Defendant 

filed a Reply on May 26, 2015 [Dkt. 39]; and Plaintiff filed a Supplemental Brief on June 9, 2015 and a 

Statement of Recent Decision on June 10, 2015 [Dkt. 45 & 46]; 

WHEREAS, this Court granted the Parties’ Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Updating the 

Court on Settlement Discussions and Requesting Extension of Temporary Stay on November 16, 2015 

[Dkt. 59]; 

WHEREAS, the hearing on Uber’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration is currently 

scheduled for December 17, 2015; 

WHEREAS, a Combined Case Management Conference is currently scheduled for January 25, 

2016 [Dkt. #60]; 

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WHEREAS, the Parties have reached a settlement in principle in this matter and are drafting a 

Stipulation of Settlement, with the goal of filing said Stipulation along with a motion for preliminary 

approval by the end of 2015; 

WHEREAS, no scheduling order has been entered and no trial date has been set for this case and 

the parties believe that the granting of the herein requested continuances will not have any effect on the 

schedule for the case; 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Parties, by and through their 

undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate, agree and request that the Court enter an Order as follows: 

 1. That, pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Stay 

Proceedings Pending Arbitration [Dkt. #31] presently set for December 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. be 

vacated; 

 2. That the Combined Case Management Conference presently set for January 25, 

2016 at 1:30 p.m. [Dkt. #60], and the corresponding deadlines under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 

and the Court’s orders, remain unchanged.; and 

 3. That discovery remains stayed. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: December 14, 2015 AHDOOT & WOLFSON, PC 

By: /s/ Robert Ahdoot 

Tina Wolfson 

Robert Ahdoot 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Julian Mena, Todd Schreiber, Nate 

Coolidge and Ernesto Mejia

Dated: December 14, 2015 IRELL & MANELLA LLP 

By: /s/ Andra Greene 

 Andra Barmash Greene 

 A. Matthew Ashley 

 Counsel for Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc. 

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CERTIFICATION PER GENERAL ORDER NO. 45, § X-B 

 Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X-B, I, Nathaniel Lipanovich, hereby certify that on 

December 14, 2015, Andra B. Green and Robert Ahdoot authorized me to submit this Joint Stipulation 

And [Proposed] Order Updating the Court on the Parties’ Settlement In Principle and Requesting That 

Arbitration Hearing Be Vacated: December 14, 2015 

 /s/ Nathaniel Lipanovich 

 Nathaniel Lipanovich 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to the Parties’ December 14, 2015 Stipulation, the Court: 

 (1) Vacates the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration 

[Dkt. #25]; 

 (2) Orders that the Combined Case Management Conference presently set for January 25, 

2016 at 1:30 p.m. [Dkt. #60], and the corresponding deadlines under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 

and the Court’s orders, remain unchanged; and 

 (3) Orders that discovery shall remain stayed. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: __________________ _____________________________________ 

 Honorable Jon S. Tigar 

 United States District Court Judge 

December 14, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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