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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

Case No. C 05-1287 SI Page 1

McCARTHY, JOHNSON & MILLER

Law Corporation

DIANE SIDD-CHAMPION, ESQ., #78140

595 Market Street, Suite 2200

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 882-2992

Fax: (415) 882-2999

E-mail: dsidd-champion@mjmlaw.us

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRANCIS KELLY, DENNIS KRUGER, ROBERT P.

ANDERSON, GEORGE O. BULLWINKEL,

STEPHEN C. CHRISTENSEN, FRED J. FEGAN,

GERALD L. GREY, THOMAS E. KAZARIAN,

FRANK M. KUNST, GARY J. LAVAYSSE,

PATRICK H. McLAUGHLIN, DANIEL M.

O’DONNELL, ROBERT G. OLLER, HENRY L.

RANEY, GEORGE J. RIPOLL, PATRICIA

CAULFIELD AND HONORA PUCCETTI,

Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly

Situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; SAN

FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT; EDWARD M.

HARRINGTON, in his Official Capacity as Controller

of the City and County of San Francisco; PHILIP A.

GINSBURG in his Official Capacity as Human

Resources Director of the City and County of San

Francisco; and DOES ONE though FIFTY, inclusive,

Defendants. ___________________________________________

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Case No. C 05-1287 SI

[PROPOSED]

ORDER GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL

OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

Date: February 29, 2008

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom: 10, 19 Floor th

Hon. Susan Illston

Pursuant to this Court’s Order of December 7, 2007, a hearing on preliminary approval of class

settlement was held on February 29, 2008. Having considered the pleadings, the memoranda of points

and authorities, the proposed Settlement Agreement and other documents and papers submitted by

counsel as well as the arguments of counsel, the Court grants preliminary approval of the class

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

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settlement.

The Court finds that the terms set forth in the proposed Settlement Agreement are fair,

reasonable and adequate, and in the best interests of the Plaintiffs, the Class Members and the

Collective Action Members (“Settlement Class”). Therefore, the Court grants preliminary approval

of the parties’ Settlement Agreement, including approval of the four Notices of Proposed Settlement

that are to be sent to members of the Settlement Class and approval of the Release of Claims.

As part of the settlement and pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, the Court hereby

certifies, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, the following class with respect to the vacation

pay claim: “All former uniformed employees of the San Francisco Fire Department who were eligible

for Training and Education Achievement Pay, Retention Pay and/or Terrorism Response Training Pay

and who separated from employment through June 30, 2007 and, following separation from

employment, received a lump sum payment on or after February 25, 2002 for any accrued vacation

pay that did not include Training and Education Achievement Pay, Retention Pay and/or Terrorism

Response Training Pay.”

The Final Settlement Hearing on the question of whether the proposed settlement should be

finally approved as fair, reasonable and adequate shall be held in this Court on ______________2008

at 9:00 a.m.

Plaintiffs shall file their motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs by ______________,

2008. A hearing shall be held in this Court on said motion on ______________, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:________________2008 By:__________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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