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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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[Proposed] Order Granting Class Certification 1 

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Mark R. Thierman, CBN 72913 NBN 8285 

THIERMAN LAW FIRM 

7287 Lakeside Drive 

Reno NV 89511 

Tel: (775) 284-1500 

Fax: (775) 703-5027 

Email:laborlawyer@pacbell.net

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SCOTT WOOD, CHARLES W. JUDSON, 

WILLIAM BATES, SYBILLE GROTE, 

MARTIN REEVES, ERNEST STEWART, 

STEVE FORSYTHE, ROBERT BADILLA, 

BRIAN THOMPSON, KARVIN TILANDER, 

CHARLES (“CHUCK”) JENNINGS, 

LORENZO RAMIEREZ and MINDY 

GABRIEL on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 

and FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY 

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Case No.: S-03-2592 DFL PAN 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

CLASS CERTIFICATION 

SCOTT WOOD, CHARLES W. JUDSON, 

WILLIAM BATES, SYBILLE GROTE, 

MARTIN REEVES, ERNEST STEWART, 

STEVE FORSYTHE, ROBERT BADILLA, 

BRIAN THOMPSON, KARVIN TILANDER 

and CHUCK JENNINGS, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

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VALENTINE SURFACING, TRAVELERS 

CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF 

AMERICA and UNITED PACIFIC 

INSURANCE COMPANY, 

 Defendants 

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Related Case No.: CIV S-03-02514 DFL PAN

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The Motion of Scott Wood, et. al. for class certification came on regularly for hearing 

before this Court before the Honorable David F. Levi, Presiding, and Mark R. Thierman 

appeared as attorney for Plaintiff and Scott Oborne appeared as attorney for Defendants. 

After full consideration of the evidence and on the separate statements of each party, and the 

authorities submitted by counsel, as well as counsel’s oral argument, the Court finds that there is 

sufficient commonality, typicality, and numerosity to support class certification and makes the 

following findings: 

1. This action is maintainable as a class action under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 

23(b)(3) . 

2. The class is certified to be all truck drivers employed by Harco Trucking Company who 

were entitled to, but were not paid, the prevailing wage rate for work done on defendant Granite 

Construction’s public works projects in California within four (4) years from the filing of the 

complaint herein and Nevada within six (6) year of the filing of the Complaint herein. 

3. The Court may later establish subclasses such as all class members working on California 

and/or Nevada jobs who drove certain types of equipment, or who performed certain tasks, as 

well as those class members who worked on California jobs for which a notice of completion 

was not filed within 180 days of the filing of this lawsuit. 

4. The individual plaintiffs may act as representatives of the class. 

5. Mark R. Thierman and the Thierman Law Firm are appointed as counsel for the class. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated this 2nd day of _November, 2005 

/s/ David F. Levi 

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Honorable David F. Levi 

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