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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES

CASE NO. 4:14-CV-05615-JST; CASE NO. 3:15-CV-00064-JST

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[Additional counsel appear on signature page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MATTHEW PHILLIBEN, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated; and BYRON 

MCKNIGHT, individually and on behalf of all 

others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs, 

v.

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation, and RASIER, LLC, a Delaware 

Limited Liability Company, 

Defendants. 

__________________________________________

JULIAN MENA, TODD SCHREIBER, NATE 

COOLIDGE, and ERNESTO MEJIA, individually 

and on behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs, 

v.

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation, 

Defendants.

 Case No. 4:14-cv-05615-JST 

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

 JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

 ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR 

 ALL PURPOSES AND PERMITTING 

 FILING OF CONSOLIDATED 

 COMPLAINT 

 Hon. Jon S. Tigar, Presiding

ROBERT AHDOOT, SBN 172098

rahdoot@ahdootwolfson.com

TINA WOLFSON, SBN 174806 

twolfson@ahdootwolfson.com 

AHDOOT & WOLFSON, P.C.

1016 Palm Ave. 

West Hollywood, California 90069

Tel: 310-474-9111; Fax: 310-474-8585

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

Julian Mena, Todd Schreiber, Nate Coolidge, and Ernesto Mejia

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This Stipulation is entered into by and among plaintiffs Matthew Philliben, Julian Mena, Todd 

Schreiber, Nate Coolidge, Ernesto Mejia, and Byron McKnight (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), and 

defendants Uber Technologies, Inc. and Rasier, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) by and through their 

respective counsel; 

 WHEREAS, the Philliben complaint was filed on December 23, 2014; 

 WHEREAS, the Mena complaint was filed on January 6, 2015; 

 WHEREAS, counsel for Defendants has duly accepted service of the Summonses and 

Complaints; 

 WHEREAS, on March 20, 2015, Defendants filed a Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending 

Arbitration in Philliben; 

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

Arbitration in Mena; 

 WHEREAS, on December 14, 2015, the Court in Philliben vacated the hearing on Defendants’ 

Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration and ordered that discovery remain stayed; 

 WHEREAS, on December 14, 2015, the Court in Mena vacated the hearing on Defendants’ 

Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration and ordered that discovery remain stayed; 

 WHEREAS, counsel of 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 in January 2016; 

 WHEREAS, counsel for the parties have conferred, and the parties are in agreement that the 

Mena action should be consolidated with the Philliben action for all purposes because the cases 

involve similar complaints and common questions of law or fact, and because consolidation would 

advance the interests of judicial economy; and 

 WHEREAS, the parties seek to agree upon a schedule for the filing of a consolidated 

complaint. 

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 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned counsel for 

Plaintiffs and Defendants, that: 

1. The following actions are related cases within the meaning of Local Civil Rule 3-12(a): 

a. Matthew Philliben, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:14-cv05615-JST; and 

b. Julian Mena, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-00064-JST.

2. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the above-captioned actions are 

hereby consolidated for all purposes into one action. 

3. These actions shall be referred to herein as the “Consolidated Actions.” The Master 

Docket and Master File for the Consolidated Actions shall be Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-05615-JST. 

4. Every pleading in this Consolidated Action shall bear the following caption: 

MATTHEW PHILLIBEN, JULIAN MENA, 

TODD SCHREIBER, NATE COOLIDGE, 

ERNESTO MEJIA, and BYRON McKnight, 

individually and on behalf of all others similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v.

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation, and RASIER, LLC, a Delaware 

Limited Liability Company,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:14-cv-05615-JST

Honorable Jon S. Tigar, Presiding

All orders, pleadings, motions and other documents shall, when filed and docketed in the Master file, 

be deemed filed and docketed in each individual case to the extent applicable. 

 5. All subsequently-filed class or individual actions against the Defendants alleging the 

same or similar claims as alleged in the complaints in these actions shall be consolidated under the 

case Matthew Philliben, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:14-cv-05615-JST.

 6. The Plaintiffs shall file a Consolidated Complaint within three (3) business days from 

the issueance of this Order. 

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 7. The deadline for Defendants’ responsive pleading to the Consolidated Complaint is 

stayed pending the Court’s determination of the upcoming motion for preliminary approval of the 

class settlement. 

 This Stipulation is without prejudice to any other rights that any party may have. 

DATED: December 31, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

AHDOOT & WOLFSON, PC 

By: /s/ Robert Ahdoot 

 Robert Ahdoot 

rahdoot@ahdootwolfson.com 

Tina Wolfson 

twolfson@ahdootwolfson.com 

1016 Palm Avenue 

West Hollywood, California 90069 

Tel: 310-474-9111 

Fax: 310-474-8585 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

Julian Mena, Todd Schreiber, Nate Coolidge, and 

Ernesto Mejia 

ARIAS, SANGUINETTI, STAHLE & 

TORRIJOS, LLP

By: /s/ Mike Arias 

Mike Arias 

mike@asstlawyers.com 

Alfredo Torrijos 

alfredo@asstlawyers.com 

6701 Center Drive West, Suite 1400 

Los Angeles, California 90045-7504 

Tel: 310-844-9696; Fax: 310-861-0168 

LIDDLE & DUBIN, P.C. 

Tel: 313-392-0015; Fax: 313-392-0025 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

Matthew Philliben and Byron McKnight 

By: /s/ Steven D. Liddle_______

Steven D. Liddle (admitted pro hac vice) 

sliddle@mldclassaction.com 

Nicholas A. Coulson (admitted pro hac vice) 

ncoulson@mldclassaction.com 

975 E. Jefferson Avenue 

Detroit, Michigan 48207 

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DATED: December 30, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

IRELL & MANELLA LLP 

By: /s/ Andra Barmash Greene 

 Andra Barmash Greene 

agreene@irell.com 

A. Matthew Ashley 

 mashley@irell.com 

 840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 400 

Newport Beach, California 92660 

Tel: 949-760-0991; Fax: 949-760-5200 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

Uber Technologies, Inc. and Rasier, LLC 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________ _________________________________ 

 Honorable Jon S. Tigar 

 United States District Judge 

January 4, 2016

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

 Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X-B, I, Robert Ahdoot, hereby certify that on December 

30, 2015, Andra B. Greene authorized me to submit this Joint Stipulation And [Proposed] Order 

Consolidating Cases For All Purposes And Permitting Filing Of Consolidated Complaint. 

Dated: December 31, 2015 _/s/ Robert Ahdoot___________ 

 Robert Ahdoot 

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