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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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DAVID P. MASTAGNI, ESQ. (SBN 57721) 

DAVID E. MASTAGNI, ESQ. (SBN 204224) 

WILL M. YAMADA, ESQ. (SBN 226669) 

MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT, AMICK, 

MILLER, JOHNSEN & UHRHAMMER 

A Professional Corporation

1912 AI@ Street 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 446-4692 

Facsimile: (916) 447-4614 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

ALISON SANDMAN, ESQ. (SBN 179193) 

Hanson Bridgett et al LLP980 9th St #1500Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 442-3333 

Facsimile: (916) 442-2348 

Attorneys for Defendants 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RYAN BERRY, JEFF ADAMS, KEN 

ADDISON, RON ASHFORD, ERIC 

BAKULICH, JOSHUA BARNHART, 

ANDREW BAUMBACH, ALLAN D. 

BEATON, MICHAEL BENNETT, MARK 

R. BERKLER, JOSEPH F. BERTONI, III, 

JOSEPH F. BERTONI, IV, LAURIE 

BETTENCOURT, DANIEL A. BLAIR, 

VAN BOGARDUS, SAGE BOORASSA, 

JOHN AKEVIN@ BORDEN, MARK 

BRACCO, ROBERT BRODOVSKY, 

DAVID BROSE, JEFFERY BROWN, 

SCOTT BRYAN, ROGER BRYANT, 

ROBERT E.BUMPUS, JOHN A. 

CALIGUIRE, FRED CAREY, DEBRA 

LYNNE CARLTON, DESIREE 

CARRINGTON, WALTER A. 

CHATHAM, GREGORY S. CHINN, 

JOHN P. CIRINNA, DAVID J. CLARK, 

EDWARD K. CLARK, TY CONNERS, 

SHIRLEY A. COX, DAVID J. 

CRAWFORD, MICHAEL DAVIS, 

ROBERT DELLINGER, MARK D. FAIN, 

LAKSHAN DE SILVA, FRANK 

DOMEIER, JASON DOOLITTLE, SCOTT 

DOW, RAYMOND P. EDISON, SCOTT J. 

ELLIS, DAVID ERIKSEN, GILBERT M. 

FARRULLA, KEVIN M. FITZGERALD, 

ANGELA FORD, JOHN R. FORD, 

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CASE NO. 2:05-CV-00239-MCE KJM 

STIPULATION RE APPROVAL OF 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND 

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND 

ORDER THEREON 

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ROBERT M. FRANZ, STEVEN M. 

FRICK, GREGORY GAUGHAN, GREG 

GILBERG, JOHN GIOVANNINI, CHRIS 

GLASPELL, BEN GLAU, ROBERT 

GRIGGS, ALFREDO GUITRON JR., 

WILL HAFELFINGER, MATTHEW RAY 

HARDCASTLE, TIM HARRISON, RICK 

HARROUN, RHONDI HAYES, JOSEPH 

HERRICK, JACK HICKEY, CARLOS M. 

HOLGUIN, DAYNA HOLLOWAY, 

GREGG A. HOPPING, ARLIE K. 

HUBINS, JAMES T. HUDSON, DAVID 

HUNT, NANCY T. HUNTLEY, DAVID 

L. JOHNSON, DENNIS KEMPER, TROY 

KENNEY, PHILLIP KEON, WILLIAM D. 

KLEPPE, JOHN LASAGNA, HEATHER 

LAWRENCE, TIM LEWANDOWSKI, 

WILLIAM C. LICHTY, JASON V. 

LOCKHART, PAUL DAVID LONG, 

DAVID LOPES, JOSEPH D. LOPEZ, 

HERMILA LOPEZ-TIGHE, ERIC J. 

LOPIN, MICHAEL LYKE, BRADLEY 

MCKENZIE, BENJAMEN F. MACHADO, 

JAMES MALLERY, THOMAS MAROIS, 

RICKY MARTINO, SHANE A. 

MATHIAS, GLENN McNAMA, 

RICHARD MICHAEL MECUM, DENNIS 

D. MEEH, DANIEL MEIER, DON 

MURCHISON, JOE M. NUNES, 

MITCHELL OLSON, THOMAS 

ORSOLINI, BRIAN C. OWENS, RANDY 

J. OWENS, RYAN L. OWENS, 

RANDOLPH J. PADILLA, RICHARD E. 

PADILLA, STEVEN L. PARK, JESS 

PHARISS, ROBERT PIRRE, DONALD 

POLLOCK, JOHN PORETTI, JEFFREY 

D. POTTER, CHRIS RAFFETTO,, 

DAVID POWERS, WILLIAM AJASON@

PRAHL, KATHRYN RAFFETTO, 

BATINE RAMIREZ, NELSON 

RESENDES, JOHN RIELLA, JENNIFER 

RIGGS, MARK ROSSO, JUDSON RUIZ, 

JOHN SAVAGE, CONNIE SCHMIDT, 

STEVEN SCHMIDT, RICHARD 

SCHNOOR, ANDREW SCOTT, 

MICHAEL A. SEIPERT, SR., BRIAN L. 

SILVA, TREK SINCLAIR, VICTORIA 

SKELLINGER, STEVE M. SLATTERY, 

DARRELL STEINHAUER, ROBERT S. 

SWANSON, DIANA STEWART, 

JEFFREY E. SWEARINGEN, ROBERT L. 

TARABETZ JR., ARTHUR THOMAS, 

HELEN THOMPSON, KEVIN 

THOMPSON, RICHARD TIGHE, 

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JOSHUA TINDALL, BRYAN J. 

URQUIDEZ, MATT WAGNER, KURT B. 

WALKER, CAROL WALSH, WILLIAM 

WALTON, MARK WEISMAN, DARYAN 

WEST, BRIAN WHIGAM, BRUCE 

WILSON, DEBORAH 

WILSON, CHRISTINA WOO, WAYNE 

WOO, acting for themselves and others 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COUNTY OF PLACER, 

Defendant. 

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STIPULATION

The parties to the above captioned action hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. Plaintiffs Ryan Berry et al. (collectively APlaintiffs@) are presently or were previously 

employed as Deputy Sheriffs by the Defendant County of Placer (ADefendant@). Plaintiffs and the 

Defendant shall be collectively referred to as AParties@ herein. 

2. Plaintiffs filed the above captioned action (AAction@) on behalf of themselves and others 

similarly situated arising out of certain eventsthat allegedly occurred during their employment as Deputy 

Sheriffs. 

3. Plaintiffs= First Amended Complaint to the action for violation of the Fair Labor 

Standards Act (AComplaint@), alleges violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. ' 201 et 

seq.) (AFLSA@) and California Wage and Hour law. The Complaint seeks recovery of allegedly unpaid 

overtime, liquidated damages, attorneys fees and costs. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject 

matter of this action and over the parties. 

4. The County filed an Answer to the First Amended Complaint denying its material 

allegations and asserting affirmative defenses thereto. 

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5. The Court has not certified the Action as a collective action nor has notice been sent to 

any potential class members providing them with the opportunity to either Aopt-in@ or Aopt-out@ of the 

Action. 

6. The Parties dispute the applicability of the FLSA to the facts as alleged in the Complaint. 

7. The Parties have engaged in extensive negotiations in an attempt to resolve their 

differences, and throughout these negotiations all Parties were, and continue to be, represented by 

counsel experienced in wage and employment matters. 

8. The Parties wish to avoid the potential uncertainty, expense and delay of litigation and 

have therefore, based upon their extensive negotiations, agreed to a settlement which all the Parties, 

upon consultation with counsel, believe providesfor a fair, reasonable and just resolution of the Parties=

dispute. The terms of the Parties= agreement are embodied in the Settlement Agreement and General 

Release of All Claims (ASettlement Agreement@) which all Parties have executed. A copy of the 

Settlement Agreement and Exhibits is attached hereto and incorporated herein; 

9. Plaintiffs= potentialrecovery at trial, if any, remains unknown, but the Parties believe that 

the terms of the Settlement Agreement are consistent with and within the range of any reasonable result 

that Plaintiffs might expect to obtain after a trial; 

10. Courts have determined that the provisions of the FLSA are mandatory and cannot 

generally be abridged by contract or otherwise waived. Lynn=s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States, 679 

F.2d 1350, 1352 (11th Cir. 1982). However, when employees bring a private action for compensation 

under the FLSA, and present the district court a proposed settlement, the district court may enter a 

judgment after scrutinizing the settlement for fairness. Id. At 1353; 

11. The Partiesto this action intend to present the Court with this Stipulation re Approvalof 

Settlement Agreement and Dismissal with Prejudice and Order Thereon (AStipulation and Order@) 

through which they intend to finally resolve all claims asserted in this Action based upon the Settlement 

Agreement; 

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12. By entering into this Stipulation and requesting Court approval, the Parties do not intend 

that the Court should make any findings or determination regarding the County=s alleged violation ofthe 

FLSA, or any other federal or state law, regulation, order, or rule. This Stipulation and Order, and any 

exhibits and any other documents or written materials prepared in conjunction with this Stipulation and 

Order, should not constitute evidence of, or any admission of, any violation of the FLSA, or any other 

federal or state law, regulation, order, or rule by any Party. 

13. The Parties jointly request that the Court find the settlement is fair, reasonable and just 

and therefore request that the Court approve of and enter the Stipulation and Order; 

IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED, by and between the Parties, through their respective 

counsel, that: 

1. The Settlement Agreement which is incorporated herein by reference, isfair, reasonable 

and just in all respects as to the Plaintiffs, and the Court should therefore approve the Settlement 

Agreement and enter this Stipulation and Order; 

2. The Court should expressly reserve jurisdiction with respect to this Action for the 

purposes of enforcing the Settlement Agreement; 

3. The award of and allocation of costs and attorneys fees should be as provided for in the 

Settlement Agreement; 

4. Upon the Court=s approval of the Settlement Agreement, this Action should be 

dismissed with prejudice. 

Dated: October 3, 2005 MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT, AMICK 

MILLER, JOHNSEN & UHRHAMMER 

 /s/ Will M Yamada 

WILL M. YAMADA 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Dated: October 3, 2005 HANSON, BRIDGETT, MARCUS, 

VLAHOS, RUDY

 /s/ Alison P. Sandman 

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ALISON P. SANDMAN 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ORDER

The Court has carefully reviewed the Settlement Agreement, the proposed Stipulation and 

Order, and relevant Exhibits. Based upon a review of the record, and good cause appearing, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows: 

1. The Settlement Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference, is approved as 

fair, reasonable and just in all respects as to the Plaintiffs, and the Parties shall perform the Settlement 

Agreement in accordance with its terms; 

2. The Court expressly reserves jurisdiction with respect to this Action for the purposes of 

enforcing the Settlement Agreement; 

3. The award of and allocation of costs and attorneys fees shall be as provided for in the 

Settlement Agreement; 

4. The Court has made no findings or determination regarding the County=s alleged 

violation of the FLSA, or any other federal or state law, regulation, order, or rule, and this Stipulation 

and Order and any exhibits and any of the other documents or written materials prepared in conjunction 

with this Stipulation and Order shall not constitute evidence of, or any admission of, any violation of the 

FLSA, or any other federal or state law, regulation, order, or rule; 

5. This Action is hereby dismissed with prejudice as to all claims and as to all parties. 

Dated: October 13, 2005 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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