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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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STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Case No. 3:15-CV-00815-WHA 

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CARI A. COHORN (State Bar No. 249056) 

COHORN LAW 

101 California Street, Suite 2710 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 993-9005 

Fax: (415) 365-9650 

Email: cohorn@cohornlaw.com 

KATHARINE CHAO (State Bar No. 247571) 

CHAO LEGAL 

1300 Clay Street, Suite 600 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (415) 738-5352 

Fax: (415) 233-4859 

Email: kathy@chaolegal.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MOUANG SAECHAO, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

LANDRY’S, INC., a Delaware corporation, and 

McCORMICK & SCHMICK RESTAURANT 

CORP, a Delaware corporation, 

 Defendants. 

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STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Complaint filed: February 23, 2015 

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STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER -1- 

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By Order dated August 19, 2016 (Dkt. No. 149), the Court granted final approval of the 

Parties’ class action settlement and settlement under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General 

Act of 2004, Cal. Labor Code § 2698 et seq. See Dkt. No. 141, Ex. A (the “Settlement” or the 

“Settlement Agreement”). The Parties hereby stipulate that judgment be entered as follows: 

1. This Judgment incorporates the terms of the Settlement, as modified by the Court’s 

Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. Nos. 98 

and 121) and Order Granting Final Approval (Dkt. No. 149), by reference, and all terms defined in 

the Settlement shall have the same meaning when used in this Judgment as they do in the 

Settlement. 

2. The Court certified the following classes (see Dkt. No. 98, entered 3/15/16, as 

amended 4/7/15, Dkt. No. 121): 

• Meal Period Class: All hourly, non-exempt employees and former employees at 

Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto in Berkeley, California, who signed a meal-break 

waiver, who worked a shift of more than five hours but no more than six hours, 

who were not provided with an off-duty meal break of at least thirty minutes, and 

who were not paid premium pay for said un-provided meal break in accordance 

with Sections 226.7 and 512 of the California Labor Code and Paragraph 11 of 

IWC Wage Order No. 5-2001 from February 23, 2011, up to February 23, 2015. 

• Rest Period Class: All hourly, non-exempt employees and former employees at 

Spenger’s, who worked a shift of at least three and one half hours in length who 

were not provided with at least one ten-minute, off-duty rest break for every four 

hours worked or major fraction thereof, and who were not paid premium pay for 

said un-provided rest break in accordance with Section 226.7 of the California 

Labor Code and Paragraph 12 of IWC Wage Order No. 5-2001 from February 23, 

2011, up to February 23, 2015. 

• Split Shift Class: All hourly, non-exempt employees and former employees at 

Spenger’s who worked multiple shifts in a single day separated by more than sixty 

minutes but not more than ninety minutes who were not paid premium pay for said 

split shifts in accordance with Paragraph 4(C) of IWC Wage Order No. 5-2001 

from February 23, 2011, up to February 23, 2015. 

• Waiting Time Class: All hourly, non-exempt former employees at Spenger’s who 

resigned or were terminated between February 23, 2012, and February 23, 2015, 

and who are members of the meal-break, rest-break, and/or split shift classes. 

• Wage Statement Class: All hourly, non-exempt employees and former employees 

at Spenger’s who received live checks from Spenger’s that did not include the 

name and address of McCormick & Schmick Restaurant Corporation on a 

detachable form from February 23, 2014, up to February 23, 2015. 

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3. Upon the Effective Date of the Settlement, all Settlement Class Members identified 

in Exhibit A to the Declaration of Jarrod Salinas in Support of Judgment, filed herewith and 

attached to this Stipulation as Exhibit 1 (the “Salinas Declaration”)(i.e., all individuals 

encompassed by the above class definitions, except those expressly excluded as stated in 

paragraphs 4 and 5 below), shall have fully and finally released and discharged all Claims1

pursuant to Paragraph C.20 of the Settlement Agreement. 

4. As set forth in the Salinas Declaration, the following individuals timely and validly 

requested to be excluded from the Settlement Class and are therefore not included in or bound by 

this Judgment: Stephanie Brown and Kevin Fortenberry. See Exhibit A, Salinas Declaration at 

¶2. These individuals are not entitled to any recovery from the Settlement Fund; nor have they 

released any claims or potential claims against Defendant in connection with the Settlement. 

5. As set forth in the Salinas Declaration, Class Notice could not be delivered to the 

following individuals: Felton Chance, Bounleua Phrasavath, Sherri Rowton, Matthew McGee, 

and Lonzell Walton. See Exhibit A, Salinas Declaration at ¶3. Accordingly, these individuals are 

not included in or bound by this Judgment. They are not entitled to any recovery from the 

Settlement Fund; nor have they released any claims or potential claims against Defendant in 

connection with the Settlement. 

6. The Claims are dismissed with prejudice and the Court enters Judgment pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58. 

7. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Settlement and Final Approval 

Order, each party shall bear its own fees and costs. 

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1 “Claims” as defined by the Settlement (¶ B.1) means “(a) all claims the Court certified in its 

March 15, 2016 order, as amended on April 7, 2016, and (b) all claims by Class Members for 

PAGA penalties arising out of the allegations in the first amended complaint filed March 26, 2015.” 

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8. Without affecting the finality of this Judgment, the Parties agree that the Court 

retains continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over the implementation of the Settlement and 

distribution of funds to Class Members and over all Parties until all acts required by the Settlement 

Agreement have been performed. The Court additionally retains exclusive jurisdiction over the 

parties to enforce the terms of the Settlement. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 31, 2016 COHORN LAW 

By:_________/s/_Cari A. Cohorn________ 

Cari A. Cohorn 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class 

Dated: August 31, 2016 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 

By:_________/s/ Tracy Thompson_______ 

Tracy Thompson 

Attorneys for Defendant 

McCormick & Schmick Restaurant Corp. 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to Stipulation of the parties, JUDGMENT IS HEREBY ENTERED ON THE 

TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________________________________ The Honorable William Alsup 

 United States District Court Judge 

September 7, 2016.

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EXHIBIT A

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Class Members bound by Judgment

LastName FirstName

Abughosh Carmen

Alesna Jacob

Alston Jazmin

Alvarez Olivera Silvia

Amaro Viridiana

Arayaselessie Selome

Atsaphanthong Ponochanh B

Aubrey Luquan

Augustus Sean

Bailey Ralph

Barragan Andres

Basnet Suraksha

Bejarano Octavio

Blair Donita

Blanchard Dayana

Bolibol Ferdinand

Bonilla Yimi

Boutte Frederick

Briggs Tinia

Brooks Kakos Aquanetta

Carlson Michelle

Casimiro Rodulfo

Castillo Edward

Cezario Christie

Chrisman Christina

Cisneros Garcia Apolinar

Clark Emily

Connor Ryan

Coogan Chris

Cortez Amanda C

Crowder Timothy

Curie Donovan

Cush Zachary

Damo Garen

Dangelo Lorraine

De Palma Brian

Del Cid Janell

Delcid Carlos

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Dennis Aaron

Dicker Saskia

Diestra Ruben

Douglas Phil

Dowell Donnell

Dowling Patrick

Dunbar Ashley

Dunbar Courtney

Duran Carlos

Ellison Gino

Escalera Pasillas Cesar

Estrada Fernando

Ferguson Mealley Jonathan

Filoteo Leopoldo

Finnegan Hannah

Fitzsimons Christopher

Flores Carlos

Foote Sandra

Fox Calderon Pilar

Fraas Karin

Gancheff Jennifer

Garavito Alma

Garbarino Ashley

Garcia Gilberto

Garcia Hector I

Garcia Rafael

Gately Barbara

Getty Andrea

Getty Linda

Goldstein Hana

Gomes Elizabeth Fosty

Gomez Cardona Melquis and Mauricio

Haack Phillip

Hassan Hanier

Hayes Neil

Henriquez Gonzalo

Henriquez Yoni

Hildreth Jeff H

Holmes Theodore J

Hopkins John

Horton Brianna

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Howard Amanda

Huynh Jimmy

Jamison Margaret

Jimenez Arnulfo

Jimenez Catalina

Johnson Adam

Johnson Christine

Jones Dreamius

Jurachich Jessica Tess

Kairn Carey

Kangas Koni

Ke Lorraine

Kessler Laura

Keys Breanna

Kilcrease Kayla

Kirk Allison

Labe James

Land Stevey

Lara Daniel

Laugel Geoffrey

Lehman Joni

Lehr Christopher

Leonard Clayton

Limary Leilani

Lindstrom Aaron

Lipski Jonathon

Luangrath Eric

Macaraeg Rogelio

Mackey Daniel

Manandhar Yudheer

Manfre Stephanie

Manouphath Anne

Marshall Diana

Martin Skye

Mateos George

Maxim M Lisa

Mcburnie Shannon

Mccabe John

Mcclendon Leandrius

Mcdowell Keith

Mcintyre Joseph

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Mendoza Roger

Meza Alonso

Meza Daniel

Miller Maxfield

Miller Wendy

Mitchell Maudelle

Mitchell Tashell

Mobley Ronald

Montano Damian

Montano Trinidad

Montgomery Louis

Motter Katie

Muzaffar Rumeena

Mymala Khamseng

Orejudos Donald

Ortega Vanessa

Osorio Leonell

Pamute Allan

Pappa Katherine

Pare Jr Modesto

Parham Levon

Parker Joel

Pasillas Daniel

Pellow Stacy

Perez Bibiano Tomas

Persons Jr Rickey

Peterson Mitchell

Phaphonxay Lily

Phat Chansamone

Phrasavath Kevin

Pineda Manuel

Prososki Ashley

Rader Trevor

Ray James

Recinos Rigoberto

Rhys Derek

Richards Gable

Rivera Nicolas

Robinson Arestes

Rockett Danielle

Rodriguez Juan

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Rodriguez Lopez Alfonso

Roeder Steve

Rosas Arturo

Ruma Dominic

Sabino Trifito Bardales

Saechao David

Saechao Mouang

Salazar Fernando

Salazar Ruben

Salinas Norma

Sanchez Nixon

Scavo Veronica

Shapiro Braxton

Shearer Lucas

Sibrian Henry

Simms Phillip

Singh Ranjeeta

Soto Eddy

Spoden Sarah

Srisayat Lisa

Stahl Jeffrey

Standley Cadence

Stenquist Emily

Stetco Anamaria

Talavera Mario

Tocol Ruel

Toettcher Alex

Tramble Wesley

Upshur Keyanna

Valdez Angel

Valencia Patricia

Valenzuela Carolina

Van Hook Marcus

Vergara Nayeri

Washington Larry

Watson Sean

Webster Jason

Wells Ericka

Williams Monique

Williams Sombryn

Wilson Bianca

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Wise Paul

Woods Kendra

Worley Mary

Ybanez Ricardo

Young Clemon

Zarate Serrano German

Zdybel Brad

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