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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTHA RIVERA, et al., on )

behalf of themselves and all )

those similarly situated, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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vs. ) 

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NIBCO, INC., an Indiana )

corporation, and R.M. WADE )

& CO., an Oregon )

corporation, )

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Defendants. )

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1:99-cv-06443-AWI-SMS

DISCOVERY ORDER PURSUANT TO

STIPULATION RE: SPECIAL

INTERROGATORY, SET FOUR,

NO. 151 (Doc. 367)

Pursuant to a Stipulation Re Discovery and Order Thereon,

filed November 4, 2005, this Court received envelopes of sealed

documents directly from Quest Discovery Services for in camera

review. Plaintiffs were served with, and did respond to, Special

Interrogatory No. 151:

For the specific employers below that YOU listed in

REVISED EXHIBIT A, please explain in detail the reason

for YOUR separation of employment, including whether the

separation was termination for cause, termination not for

cause, a voluntary resignation, a resignation in lieu of

termination, or a lay-off, in addition to each employer’s

stated reason for YOUR separation of employment, if any:

The Stipulation addresses the Court’s role in this document

review:

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If after her review of the subpoenaed documents, the

Honorable Sandra M. Snyder determines that any response

by a Plaintiff to Special Interrogatory Number 151 is

inaccurate, then Plaintiffs shall be ordered to amend the

response to correct the inaccuracy. The subpoenaed

documents which show the inaccuracy shall be released to

Plaintiffs’ counsel. Plaintiffs shall file the amended

response with the Court for further review for accuracy. 

The Court will inform the parties as to the accuracy of

the amended response[s].

Specifically, the Court has reviewed employment documents

regarding certain plaintiffs for information responsive to an

inquiry regarding reasons for separation of employment as follows:

A. Records relating to plaintiff, Alicia Alvarez:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Pacific Choice Brands Voluntarily Resigned Quit

Zacky Farms, LLC Voluntarily Resigned Work Not Suitable

Pleasant Mattress,

Inc.

Voluntarily Resigned

Termination for Cause

99 ~ Voluntarily Quit

02 ~ poor productivity

R.M. Wade & Co. Termination for Cause laid-off due to lack of

work or budget cut-back

to permanent termination

B. Records relating to plaintiff, Bee Lee:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

R.M. Wade & Co. Lay-off laid-off due to lack of work or budget

cut-back to permanent termination

Rain Creek Baking Co. Lay-off records do not indicate reason

C. Records relating to plaintiff, Bao Nhia Moua:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

CVR Services Voluntarily Resigned no records exist/found

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D. Records relating to plaintiff, Chhom Chan:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Buckner Termination for Cause no records provided

CVR Services Termination not for cause no records exist/found

R.M. Wade & Co. Termination not for cause termed with sale of

company

Aquarius Brands,

Inc.

Termination not for cause Lay-off

E. Records relating to plaintiff, Maria Ruiz:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Wawona Frozen Foods Lay-off records do not indicate

reason

R.M. Wade & Co. Lay-off laid-off due to lack of work

or budget cut-back to

permanent termination

Select Personnel

Services

Voluntarily Resigned assignment was over;

changed departments

Hickory Farms, Inc. Lay-off no records found; all

employees seasonal Nov.-Dec.

F. Records relating to plaintiff, Maria Valdivia:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Producers Dried Fruits Voluntarily Resigned no records provided

R.M. Wade & Co. Termination not for

Cause

termed with division sale

Aquarius Brands, Inc. Voluntarily Resigned Lay-off

G. Records relating to plaintiff, Ofelia Rivera:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Pacific Choice Brands Voluntarily Resigned Quit

R.M. Wade & Co. Termination not for

cause

termed with division

sale

API (Aquarius Brands, Inc.) Lay-off voluntarily quit

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H. Records relating to plaintiff, Paula Martinez:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Pacific Choice Brands Voluntarily Resigned “doesn’t like being timed”

Reliant Building

Products

Termination not for

Cause

no records provided

Wawona Frozen Foods Lay-off seasonal

Sierra Palace for

Elderly

Voluntarily Resigned voluntarily quit

I. Records relating to plaintiff, Maria Medina:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

R.M. Wade & Co. Lay-off lack of work

J. Records relating to plaintiff, Sara Rivera:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

R.M. Wade & Co. Termination not for

Cause

termed with division sale

Volt Management Group Voluntarily Resigned records do not indicate

reason (Attachment 3)

K. Records relating to plaintiff, Sy Vang:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Morgan & Co., Inc. Voluntarily Resigned Lay-off due to lack of

work

R.M. Wade & Co. Lay-off lack of work

Aquarius Brands, Inc. Lay-off no records exist/found

Holiday Inn Voluntarily Resigned no records exist/found

L. Records relating to plaintiff, See Yang:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Zacky Farms, LLC Voluntarily Resigned “2-Day No Call”

(records purged)

Aramark Uniform

Services

Voluntarily Resigned Voluntarily Quit

Central Valley Child

Services

Termination not for Cause no records exist;

never employed with

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M. Records relating to plaintiff, Mai Youa Xiong:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

R.M. Wade & Co. Termination not

for Cause

termed with division sale

API (Aquarius Brands,

Inc.)

Lay-off Lay-off

Though no Response to Special Interrogatory No. 151 was

provided for Eva Arriola, Martha Navarro, Martha Rivera, Margarita

Mendoza, and Maria Rodriguez, the Court nevertheless reviewed the

records provided as follows:

N. Records relating to plaintiff, Margarita Mendoza:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Select Personnel Services “assignment over”

R.M. Wade & Co. lack of work

O. Records relating to plaintiff, Martha Rivera:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Pacific Choice Brands Voluntarily Resigned

R.M. Wade & Co. termed with sale of division

Aquarius Brands, Inc. (API) currently employed with

P. Records relating to plaintiff, Eva Arriola:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

J’s Construction Cleaning no-show or no-call

CVR Services no records exist/found

Complete Labor Services seasonal employment

R.M. Wade & Co. termed with sale of division

API ~ Agricultural

Products, Inc.

Voluntarily Quit

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Q. Records relating to plaintiff, Maria Navarro:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

Wawona Packing Co. no records exist/found

Pacific Choice Brands “no show, no explanation”

R.M. Wade & Co. laid off due to lack of work

R. Records relating to plaintiff, Maria Rodriguez:

EMPLOYER REASON COURT FINDINGS

R.M. Wade & Co. termed with sale of division

This Court intends to shred the copies of employment documents

provided by Quest Discovery Services by April 7, 2006, unless

otherwise immediately notified by counsel to the contrary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 30, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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