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Nature of Suit Code: 751
Nature of Suit: Labor - Family and Medical Leave Act
Cause of Action: 05:704 Labor Litigation

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STIPULATION TO REMAND ACTION 

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DAVID J. LEE (STATE BAR NO. 296294)

david@davidjleelaw.com 

DAVID LEE LAW, APLC 

515 South Flower Street, Suite 1900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: +1 213 236 3536 

Facsimile: +1 866 658 4722 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PRISCILLA CHAVEZ 

JESSICA R. PERRY (STATE BAR NO. 209321) 

jperry@orrick.com 

ALLISON RIECHERT GIESE (STATE BAR NO. 267533) 

agiese@orrick.com 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

1000 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, CA 94025-1015 

Telephone: +1 650 614 7400 

Facsimile: +1 650 614 7401 

Attorneys for Defendant 

NVIDIA CORPORATION and SHAMA KHANZADA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PRISCILLA CHAVEZ, an individual,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NVIDIA CORPORATION, a Delaware 

Corporation; SHAMA KHANZADA, an 

individual; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 5:19-cv-03886-NC

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

REMAND ACTION TO THE 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, 

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 

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STIPULATION 

 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-12 of the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of California, Plaintiff Priscilla Chavez and Defendants NVIDIA Corporation and Shama 

Khanzada, through their counsel of record (collectively the “Parties”), hereby respectfully submit 

the following Stipulation: 

 WHEREAS, on April 16, 2019, Plaintiff filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the 

State of California, County of Santa Clara, Case No. 19CV346557 (the “Complaint”), which 

alleges a federal claim for violation of the Family Medical Leave Act. 

WHEREAS, on July 5, 2019, Defendants properly removed the action to the Northern 

District of California, San Jose Division, under federal question jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1331. 

WHEREAS, on July 12, 2019, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s third 

claim for hostile work environment, fourth claim for disability discrimination, seventh claim for 

negligent supervision and retention, eighth claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress 

and ninth claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff opposed Defendants’ 

motion on July 26, 2019 and Defendants filed a reply on August 2, 2019. The hearing is set for 

August 28, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff meet and conferred with Defendants and stated that she intends to 

amend her Complaint to dismiss her sole federal claim for violation of the Family Medical Leave 

Act and seek a remand to the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara; 

WHEREAS, on August 7, 2019, in light of Plaintiff agreement to dismiss her second, 

seventh and ninth claims and to amend her Complaint to either address the remaining issues 

identified in Defendants’ motion to dismiss or dismiss her third, fourth and eighth claims, 

Defendants agreed to stipulate to remanding this action to the Superior Court of California, 

County of Santa Clara. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff agrees to amend her Complaint in conformance with this Stipulation 

promptly following remand and that nothing in this Stipulation shall waive Defendants’ right to 

demurrer to and/or move to strike portions of the amended complaint; 

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WHEREAS, if the Court remands the case to the Superior Court of California, County of 

Santa Clara, Defendants shall withdraw their Motion to Dismiss, which is currently set for 

hearing on August 28, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. 

IT IS HEREBY STIULATED AND AGREED, subject to Court approval: 

1. This action shall be remanded to the Superior Court of California, County of Santa 

Clara. 

2. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, currently set for hearing on August 28, 2019, is 

withdrawn. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 8, 2019 DAVID J. LEE 

DAVID LEE LAW, APLC 

By: /s/ David J. Lee 

DAVID J. LEE 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

 PRISCILLA CHAVEZ 

Dated: August 8, 2019 JESSICA R. PERRY 

ALLISON RIECHERT GIESE 

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 

By: /s/ Allison Riechert Giese 

ALLISON RIECHERT GIESE 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NVIDIA CORPORATION and SHAMA 

KHANZADA

Attestation Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) 

 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I, Allison Riechert Giese, hereby attest that I have 

obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from the other signatories to this document. 

 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August 8, 2019, in Menlo Park, California. 

By: /s/ Allison Riechert Giese 

ALLISON RIECHERT GIESE 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NVIDIA CORPORATION and SHAMA 

KHANZADA 

 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Dated: August 12, 2019 ___________________________________ 

 NATHANAEL COUSINS 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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