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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW 

LEGAL_US_W # 52914231.5

JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED ORDER]

NANCY L. ABELL (SB# 88785) nancyabell@paulhastings.com 

MARK W. ATKINSON (SB# 60472) markatkinson@paulhastings.com

ELENA R. BACA (SB# 160564) elenabaca@paulhastings.com

HEATHER A. MORGAN (SB# 177425) heathermorgan@paulhastings.com 

JOSEPH W. DENG (SB# 179320) josephdeng@paulhastings.com 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

515 South Flower Street 

Twenty-Fifth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2228 

Telephone: (213) 683-6000 

Facsimile: (213) 627-0705 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CINTAS CORPORATION 

Plaintiffs’ Counsel Listed on Next Page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ROBERT RAMIREZ, ROBERT 

HARRIS, LUIS POCASANGRE 

CARDOZA, JOSE SALCEDO, A. 

SHAPPELLE THOMPSON, 

CORETTA SILVERS (formerly 

VICK), SANDRA EVANS, BLANCA 

NELLY AVALOS, JAMES MORGAN 

and ANTHONY JONES, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly 

situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CINTAS CORPORATION, 

Defendant.

CASE NO. C04-0281-JSW 

[RELATED TO CASE NO. C05-03145-JSW] 

JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 

OF PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ 

CLAIMS AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff/Intervenor.

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW 

LEGAL_US_W # 52914231.5

JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED ORDER]

MORRIS J. BALLER (SB# 048928) 

ROBERTA L. STEELE (SB# 188198)

NINA RABIN (SB# 229403) 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, 

 BORGEN & DARDARIAN 

300 Lakeside Dr., Suite 1000

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 763-9800

Facsimile: (510) 835-1417 

PAUL STRAUSS (SB# 153937) 

ROBERT S. LIBMAN (SB# 139283)

NANCY MALDONADO 

MINER, BARNHILL & GALLAND 

14 W. Erie Street 

Chicago, IL 60610

Telephone: (312) 751-1170

Facsimile: (312) 751-0438 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs ROBERT RAMIREZ, et al. 

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW 

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on August 3, 2005, Plaintiff Sandra Evans (“Evans”) filed her 

Fourth Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserting claims on behalf of herself and as a 

putative class representative for certain present and former employees of Defendant 

Cintas Corporation (“Cintas”); 

WHEREAS, in the FAC, Evans individually asserted claims under the Civil 

Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. §1981, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991 

(“Section 1981”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq.,

as amended (“Title VII”); the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California 

Government Code §§ 12940, et seq. (“FEHA”) and the California Unfair Business 

Practices Act, Business and Professions Code §17200 (“UCL”), specifically contending 

that Cintas paid and continues to pay Evans a lower hourly rate than white coworkers 

because of her race (black) (FAC ¶ 8); 

WHEREAS, in the FAC, Evans sought to assert claims as a class 

representative for African American non-exempt employees in Cintas’ Rental Division 

who allegedly were and are paid less than similarly situated non-African American 

employees in violation of Section 1981, Title VII, FEHA and the UCL (FAC ¶¶ 45-46, 

48(e));

WHEREAS, Evans intends to dismiss her claims and thus is not an adequate 

class representative for any form of relief sought on behalf of the putative class described 

in paragraph 48(e) of the FAC; 

WHEREAS, Evans has agreed to withdraw as a class representative and 

dismiss her individual and class claims with prejudice against Cintas in exchange for 

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Cintas’ waiver of its right to recover costs against Evans pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 54(d); 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that Plaintiffs’ counsel will not include 

any attorneys’ fees or costs incurred as part of maintaining Evans’ individual claims (or 

the class claims Evans has asserted if there is no adequate class representative to represent 

the putative class described in paragraph 48(e) of the FAC), should they later apply for an 

award of attorneys’ fees or costs in this litigation. However, if Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ 

counsel apply for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs, this stipulation will not preclude 

them from asserting that some portion of the time spent on the class claims asserted by 

Evans should be allocated to another claim on which plaintiffs prevailed; and nothing in 

this stipulation will preclude defendant from asserting any legal arguments in opposition 

to such an allocation; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that, notwithstanding the stipulated 

dismissal of Evans’ claims, if a class of Cintas employees is certified and Evans falls 

within the definition of any such class, Evans may participate and receive any benefit to 

which she would be entitled as a member of the class, if any. 

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

STIPULATION

THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL, HEREBY 

STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

1. Plaintiff Sandra Evans withdraws as the named, representative 

plaintiff and dismisses with prejudice her class claims for the putative class of African 

American non-exempt employees in Cintas’ Rental Division who contend they were paid 

less than similarly situated non-African American employees in violation of Section 1981, 

Title VII, FEHA and the UCL;

2. Plaintiff Sandra Evans dismisses with prejudice her individual claims 

for discriminatory pay in violation of Section 1981, Title VII, FEHA and the UCL; 

3. Plaintiffs’ counsel will not include any attorneys’ fees or costs 

incurred as part of maintaining Evans’ individual claims (or the class claims Evans has 

asserted if there is no adequate class representative to represent the putative class 

described in paragraph 48(e) of the FAC), should they later apply for an award of 

attorneys’ fees or costs in this litigation. However, if Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ counsel 

apply for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs, this stipulation will not preclude them 

from asserting that some portion of the time spent on the class claims asserted by Evans 

should be allocated to another claim on which plaintiffs prevailed; and nothing in this 

stipulation will preclude defendant from asserting any legal arguments in opposition to 

such an allocation; and

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

4. Cintas waives its right to recover costs against Plaintiff Sandra Evans 

after the dismissal of her individual and putative class claims as permitted by Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 43(d). 

DATED: December 7, 2005 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Paul Strauss 

 PAUL STRAUSS 

Paul Strauss 

Robert S. Libman

Nancy Maldonado 

MINER, BARNHILL & GALLAND 

14 W. Erie Street 

Chicago, IL 60610

Phone: (312) 751-1170

Fax: (312) 751-0438 

Morris J. Baller 

Roberta L. Steele

Nina Rabin 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, BORGEN &

DARDARIAN 

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 

Oakland, CA 94611

Phone: (510) 763-9800

Fax: (510) 835-1417 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Robert Ramirez, et al. 

DATED: December 7, 2005 

By: /s/ Nancy L. Abell 

 NANCY L. ABELL 

Nancy L. Abell 

Mark W. Atkinson

Elena R. Baca 

Heather A. Morgan

Joseph W. Deng 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2228 

Phone: (213) 683-6000 

Fax: (213) 627-0705 

Counsel for Defendant Cintas Corporation 

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW 

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

ORDER

BASED ON THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION AND GOOD CAUSE 

APPEARING THEREFORE, this Court finds that Plaintiff Sandra Evans is not an 

adequate class representative and may not represent the alleged class of African American 

non-exempt employees in Cintas’ Rental Division who contend they were paid less than 

similarly situated non-African American employees in violation of Section 1981, Title 

VII, FEHA and the UCL, as set forth in the Fourth Amended Complaint at paragraphs 45-

46 and 48(e); on this basis the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE Plaintiff Sandra 

Evans’ claims on behalf of this alleged class. 

This Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE Plaintiff Sandra Evans’ 

individual claims that Cintas has violated Section 1981, Title VII, FEHA and the UCL by 

paying Evans less because of her race (black) than white coworkers.

The Court also finds that Plaintiffs’ counsel is not entitled to recover any 

amount in attorneys’ fees and costs attributable to pursuing Evans’ individual claims 

herein (or the class claims Evans has asserted if there is no adequate class representative 

to represent the putative class described in paragraph 48(e) of the FAC). 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that Plaintiffs’ counsel will not include 

any attorneys’ fees or costs incurred as part of maintaining Evans’ individual claims (or 

the class claims Evans has asserted if there is no adequate class representative to represent 

the putative class described in paragraph 48(e) of the FAC), should they later apply for an 

award of attorneys’ fees or costs in this litigation.

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF SANDRA EVANS’ CLAIMS AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Finally, the Court finds that Cintas may not recover costs against Plaintiff 

Sandra Evans as it would be otherwise permitted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

43(d). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ____________, 2005 ______

 HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE 

United States District Judge 

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