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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 05:704 Labor Litigation

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Stipulation and Order to Stay Action Pending Arbitration

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WILLIAM F. WRIGHT – SBN 1090470

JULIE A. DOUMIT – SBN 272574

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM F. WRIGHT

1731 J Street, Suite 250

Sacramento, California 95811

Telephone: (916) 442-8614

Facsimile: (916) 442-5679

Attorneys for Plaintiffs John Chandler,

J.P. Sullivan, and Jacob Stout

RONALD J. HOLLAND – SBN 148687

JOHN D. ELLIS - SBN 269221

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4109

Telephone: (415) 434-9100

Facsimile: (415) 434-3947

PAUL S. COWIE - SBN 250131

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

379 Lytton Ave.

Palo Alto, California 94301

Telephone: (650) 815-2600

Facsimile: (650) 815-2601

Attorneys for Defendant USF Reddaway Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN CHANDLER, J.P. SULLIVAN, and 

JACOB STOUT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

USF REDDAWAY INC. and DOES 1 through 

20, Inclusive

Defendants.

Case No. 2:15-cv-02350-TLN-KJN

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY 

ACTION PENDING ARBITRATION

[State Court Complaint Filed: October 7, 2015]

This stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiffs, John Chandler, J.P. Sullivan, and

Jacob Stout, on the one hand, and Defendant USF Reddaway, Inc., on the other hand, by and 

through their undersigned counsel of record. The parties stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS, the complaint in this action was filed on or about October 7, 2015, and was 

served on Defendant on or about October 14, 2015. Defendant filed its answer in Yolo County 

Superior Court on or about November 9, 2015, and subsequently removed the action to the United 

States District Court, Eastern District of California, on or about November 12, 2015;

WHEREAS, valid agreements to arbitrate exists between Plaintiffs and Defendant;

WHEREAS, the parties agree to arbitrate this matter through JAMS consistent with those 

agreements;

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that they will bear their own costs and attorney’s 

fees, except that Defendant will pay for all JAMS costs and fees unique to arbitration that 

Plaintiffs would not be required to incur in court, after Plaintiffs pay the initial JAMS filing fee;

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that California substantive law will apply to the

claims brought by Plaintiffs and any defenses raised thereto, provided that the parties’ choice of 

California law shall not be construed to prohibit Defendants from raising any applicable federal 

defenses;

WHEREAS, the parties further hereby stipulate that the United States District Court, 

Eastern District of California, shall retain jurisdiction of this matter, that the court proceedings 

shall be stayed pending a completed arbitration pursuant to the binding arbitration agreement 

between Plaintiffs and Defendant, and that any party may file a petition with this Court to enforce 

the arbitrator's decision.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED TO by and between the 

parties and/or their respective counsel(s) that:

1. The parties will arbitrate the claims pending in this action through JAMS consistent 

with their written agreements;

2. The parties will bear their own costs and attorney’s fees, except that Defendant will 

pay for all JAMS costs and fees unique to arbitration that Plaintiffs would not be 

required to incur in court, after Plaintiffs pay the initial filing fee;

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3. California substantive law will apply to the claims and defenses at issue in this 

action, provided that the parties’ choice of California law shall not be construed to 

prohibit Defendants from raising any applicable federal defenses;

4. The matter shall be stayed pending arbitration between Plaintiffs and Defendant; 

and

5. The United States District Court, Eastern District of California, shall retain 

jurisdiction of this matter.

Respectfully submitted this 8th day of March 2016.

DATED: March 8, 2016 /s/ Julie A. Doumit (as authorized on 3/7/16)

JULIE A. DOUMIT

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM F. WRIGHT

DATED: March 8, 2016 /s/ John D. Ellis

JOHN D. ELLIS

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER, & HAMPTON

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: March 9, 2016 

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