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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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431284.3

STIP. JOINT NOT. & MOT. FOR ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION OF RACHEL POTTER 

CASE NO. 03-2817 SI 

Bill Lann Lee (SBN 108452) 

Kelly M. Dermody (SBN 171716) 

Eve H. Cervantez (SBN 164709) 

Elizabeth A. Alexander (pro hac vice) 

Jahan C. Sagafi (SBN 224887) 

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & 

BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

Norman A. Yatooma 

Ryan Bobel 

NORMAN YATOOMA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

219 Elm Street 

Birmingham, MI 48009-6306 

Telephone: (248) 642-3600 

Facsimile: (248) 642-3601 

[Additional counsel listed on signature page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EDUARDO GONZALEZ, ANTHONY 

OCAMPO, ENCARNACION 

GUTIERREZ, JOHAN MONTOYA, 

JUANCARLOS GÓMEZ-MONTEJANO, 

JENNIFER LU, AUSTIN CHU, IVY 

NGUYEN, ANGELINE WU, ERIC 

FIGHT, CARLA GRUBB, DAVID 

CULPEPPER, PATRICE DOUGLASS, 

and ROBAIR SHERROD, BRANDY 

HAWK and ANDRE STEELE, on behalf 

of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, 

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, 

A&F OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE 

& FITCH MANAGEMENT CO., 

Defendants.

Case Nos. 03-2817 SI, 04-4730, and 04 4731 

STIPULATED JOINT NOTICE OF 

MOTION AND MOTION FOR ORDER 

APPROVING WITHDRAWAL OF 

OBJECTION SUBMITTED BY RACHEL 

POTTER 

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431284.3 - 2 - 

STIP. JOINT NOT. & MOT. FOR ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION OF RACHEL POTTER 

CASE NO. 03-2817 SI 

ELIZABETH WEST and JENNIFER LU, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, 

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, 

A&F OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE 

& FITCH MANAGEMENT CO., 

 Defendants. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, 

 v. 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, 

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, A&F 

OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE & 

FITCH MANAGEMENT CO. 

 Defendants. 

 STIPULATED JOINT NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION 

FOR ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION SUBMITTED BY RACHEL POTTER

TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the above-captioned Plaintiffs and Objector 

hereby move the Court for an order approving the withdrawal of Class member Rachel Potter’s 

objection. Movants request that this motion be decided on the papers. This Motion is based on 

this Notice of Motion, Motion, and supporting Memorandum, all pleadings and records on file in 

this action, and any other arguments and evidence presented to the Court.

 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES 

Ms. Potter submitted an objection to the Claims Administrator, which was 

received on March 7, 2005. Class Counsel modified the settlement with respect to two of the 

objections, and the Court adopted another of the objections.

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STIP. JOINT NOT. & MOT. FOR ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION OF RACHEL POTTER 

CASE NO. 03-2817 SI 

Because the Court accepted these objections that Ms. Potter, through her counsel, 

provided for the benefit of the Class, and to expeditiously achieve the aims of the Consent 

Decree, including prompt payment of the monetary relief to the Class, Plaintiffs have agreed to 

resolve Ms. Potter’s objections on the following terms: 

(A) Class Counsel agrees to pay Ms. Potter’s counsel $69,000, payable from 

Class Counsel’s fees within one (1) business day after Final Approval of the Consent Decree, as 

defined in the Consent Decree. 

(B) This sum will fully satisfy Ms. Potter’s individual claim, including any 

monetary relief and fees. 

(C) Ms. Potter agrees to withdraw her objection and to not appeal the Court’s 

judgment approving the Consent Decree. 

For the foregoing reasons, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

23(e)(4)(B), Plaintiffs and Objector Rachel Potter respectfully request that the Court grant this 

Motion For Order Approving Withdrawal of Objection Submitted By Rachel Potter. 

Dated: June 7, 2005 

Respectfully submitted, 

Julie Su

Minah Park

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEGAL 

CENTER 

1145 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90017 

Telephone: (213) 977-7500 

Facsimile: (213) 977-7595 

Bill Lann Lee 

Kelly M. Dermody 

Eve H. Cervantez 

Jahan C. Sagafi 

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN 

& BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

Kimberly West-Faulcon 

NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND 

EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 

1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1480 

Los Angeles, CA 90017 

Telephone: (213) 975-0211

Facsimile: (213) 202-5773 

Thomas A. Saenz 

Shaheena Ahmad Simons 

MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE 

AND EDUCATIONAL FUND 

634 South Spring Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90014 

Telephone: (213) 629-2512 

Facsimile: (213) 629-0266 

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431284.3 - 4 - 

STIP. JOINT NOT. & MOT. FOR ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION OF RACHEL POTTER 

CASE NO. 03-2817 SI 

Sidney L. Gold 

Traci M. Greenberg 

SIDNEY L. GOLD & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

1835 Market Street, Suite 515 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 569-1999 

Bryan L. Clobes 

Melody Forrester 

Jeffrey D. Lerner 

MILLER FAUCHER AND CAFFERTY 

One Logan Square, Suite 1700 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 864-2800 

Cleo Fields 

RAINBOW/PUSH COALITION 

930 East 50th Street 

Chicago, IL 60615 

Telephone: (773) 373-3366 

Joseph C. Kohn 

Martin J. D’Urso 

Diana Liberto

Hilary Cohen 

KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C. 

One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 

Philadelphia, PA 19107 

Telephone: (215) 238-1700 

James F. Keller 

Zachary Gottesman 

GOTTESMAN & ASSOCIATES 

2121 URS Center 

36 East 7th Street 

Cincinnati, OH 45202 

(513) 651-2121 

Jack W. Lee, Esq. (SBN 071626) 

Lisa Duarte, Esq. (SBN 169750) 

John Ota, Esq. (SBN 195532) 

MINAMI, LEW & TAMAKI LLP 

360 Post Street, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Telephone: (415) 788-9000 

Facsimile: Fax (415) 398-3887 

 By: 

 Jahan C. Sagafi 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Jason Erlich 

THE ERLICH LAW FIRM 

177 Post Street, Suite 600 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Telephone: (415) 552-2531

Facsimile: (415) 552-2579 

Norman A. Yatooma 

Ryan Bobel 

NORMAN YATOOMA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

219 Elm Street 

Birmingham, MI 48009-6306 

Telephone: (248) 642-3600 

Facsimile: (248) 642-3601 

 By: 

 Norman A. Yatooma 

 Attorneys Objector Rachel Potter 

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431284.3

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION OF RACHEL POTTER 

CASE NO. 03-2817 SI 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND DIVISION 

EDUARDO GONZALEZ, ANTHONY 

OCAMPO, ENCARNACION 

GUTIERREZ, JOHAN MONTOYA, 

JUANCARLOS GÓMEZ-MONTEJANO, 

JENNIFER LU, AUSTIN CHU, IVY 

NGUYEN, ANGELINE WU, ERIC 

FIGHT, CARLA GRUBB, DAVID 

CULPEPPER, PATRICE DOUGLASS, 

and ROBAIR SHERROD, BRANDY 

HAWK and ANDRE STEELE, on behalf 

of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, 

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, 

A&F OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE 

& FITCH MANAGEMENT CO., 

Defendants.

Case No. 03-2817 SI 

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION 

SUBMITTED BY RACHEL POTTER 

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431284.3 - 2 - [PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION OF RACHEL POTTER 

CASE NO. 03-2817 SI 

ELIZABETH WEST and JENNIFER LU, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, 

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, 

A&F OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE 

& FITCH MANAGEMENT CO., 

 Defendants. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, 

 v. 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, 

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, A&F 

OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE & 

FITCH MANAGEMENT CO. 

 Defendants. 

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431284.3 - 3 - [PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION OF RACHEL POTTER 

CASE NO. 03-2817 SI 

This matter is before the court on Plaintiffs’ Motion For Order Approving 

Withdrawal of Objection Submitted By Rachel Potter. 

Having considered the arguments of the parties, the supporting documentation, the 

facts and circumstances of this case, and in light of the applicable law, the Court finds that 

approval of the withdrawal of Rachel Potter’s objection is warranted under the circumstances. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(4)(B), withdrawal of Rachel Potter’s objection is approved. 

Dated: ________________, 2005 

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE SUSAN ILLSTON 

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6/10/05

s/Susan Illston

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