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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

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Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)

Julia Rabinovich (Cal. Bar No. 290730)

OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP

One Embarcadero Center, 38th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 638-8800

Facsimile: (415) 638-8810

E-mail: jsagafi@outtengolden.com

Melinda Riechert, SBN: 65504

Jennifer Svanfeldt, SBN: 233248

Roberta Vespremi, SBN 225067

MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

One Market, Spear Street Tower

San Francisco, CA 94105-1596 

Telephone: (415) 422-1000

Facsimile: (415) 422-1001

E-mail: mriechert@morganlewis.com

jsvanfeldt@morganlewis.com

rvespremi@morganlewis.com

Attorneys for Defendants MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, MORGAN STANLEY 

SMITH BARNEY LLC, and MORGAN 

STANLEY

Justin M. Swartz (admitted pro hac vice) 

OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP

3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Telephone: (212) 245-1000

Facsimile: (646) 509-2060

E-mail: jms@outtengolden.com

Gregg I. Shavitz (admitted pro hac vice)

Susan H. Stern (admitted pro hac vice)

Paolo C. Meireles (admitted pro hac vice)

SHAVITZ LAW GROUP, P.A.

1515 S. Federal Hwy., Suite 404

Boca Raton, Florida 33432

Telephone: (561) 447-8888

Facsimile: (561) 447-8831

E-mail: gshavitz@shavitzlaw.com

Jeffrey A. Klafter (pro hac vice forthcoming)

Seth R. Lesser (pro hac vice forthcoming)

Fran L. Rudich (admitted pro hac vice)

KLAFTER OLSEN & LESSER, LLP 

Two International Drive, Suite 350

Rye Brook, NY 10573

Telephone: (914) 934-9200

Facsimile: (914) 934-9220

E-mail: seth@klafterolsen.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JASON ZAJONC, 

DENNIS FOWLER, and Proposed Class Members

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON ZAJONC and DENNIS FOWLER, individually 

and on behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC, f/k/a Morgan 

Stanley & Co. Incorporated, MORGAN STANLEY 

SMITH BARNEY LLC, and MORGAN STANLEY, 

Defendants.

Case No. 4:14-cv-05563-EMC

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

AND REQUEST TO VACATE 

ALL DATES ON CALENDAR

ORDER

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Plaintiffs Jason Zajonc and Dennis Fowler and Defendants MORGAN STANLEY & CO. 

LLC, f/k/a Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC, 

and MORGAN STANLEY provide notice to the Court that the parties have reached an agreement 

in principle to resolve this case as part of a global settlement of the following cases: DeVries v. 

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, No. 12-81223 (S.D. Fla.); Hix v. Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, No. 

15-1157 (D. Md.), and Johnson v. Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, No. 15-4856 (S.D.N.Y.). The 

parties’ settlement will be memorialized in a settlement stipulation to be presented to the DeVries

court for approval.

The settlement calls for this case to be transferred to the United States District Court for 

the Southern District of Florida to be joined with the DeVries action before Judge Kenneth Marra 

for purposes of seeking approval of the settlement and implementing the settlement. DeVries is 

the earliest-filed case including those putative class members participating in the settlement, is a 

post-Fair Labor Standards Act conditional certification notice case, and encompasses most of the 

individuals whose claims are being settled in the global settlement. 

The parties will finalize the formal settlement documents and submit to this Court a joint 

motion to transfer to the Southern District of Florida by April 11, 2016. Given the settlement, the 

parties respectfully request that all deadlines and appearances be taken off calendar. 

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Dated: March 9, 2016 By: /s/ Jahan Sagafi

Jahan C. Sagafi

Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)

Julia Rabinovich (Cal. Bar No. 290730)

OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP

One Embarcadero Center, 38th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 638-8800

Facsimile: (415) 638-8810

E-mail: jsagafi@outtengolden.com

E-mail: jrabinovich@outtengolden.com

Justin M. Swartz (admitted pro hac vice)

OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP

3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Telephone: (212) 245-1000

Facsimile: (646) 509-2060

E-mail: jms@outtengolden.com

Gregg I. Shavitz (admitted pro hac vice)

Susan H. Stern (admitted pro hac vice)

Paolo C. Meireles (admitted pro hac vice)

SHAVITZ LAW GROUP, P.A.

1515 S. Federal Hwy., Suite 404

Boca Raton, Florida 33432

Telephone: (561) 447-8888

Facsimile: (561) 447-8831

E-mail: gshavitz@shavitzlaw.com

E-mail: sstern@shavitzlaw.com

E-mail: pmeireles@shavitzlaw.com

Jeffrey A. Klafter (pro hac vice forthcoming)

Seth R. Lesser (pro hac vice forthcoming)

Fran L. Rudich (admitted pro hac vice)

KLAFTER OLSEN & LESSER, LLP 

Two International Drive, Suite 350

Rye Brook, NY 10573

Telephone: (914) 934-9200 

Facsimile: (914) 934-9220

E-mail: jak@klafterolsen.com

E-mail: seth@klafterolsen.com 

E-mail: fran@klafterolsen.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Dated: March 9, 2016 By: /s/Melinda Riechert

Melinda Riechert

Melinda Riechert 

Jennifer Svanfeldt

Roberta Vespremi

MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

One Market, Spear Street Tower

San Francisco, CA 94105-1596 

Telephone: (415) 422-1486

Facsimile: (415) 422-1001

E-mail: mriechert@morganlewis.com

jsvanfeldt@morganlewis.com

rvespremi@morganlewis.com

Attorneys for Defendants

ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests that concurrence

in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatory above. 

DATED: March 9, 2016 OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP

By: __/s/ Jahan Sagafi

IT IS SO ORDERED that the further CMC is reset from 3/23/16 to 

 5/5/16 at 10:30 a.m. An updated joint CMC statement shall be filed 

by 4/28/16. 

___________________________ 

EDWARD M. CHEN 

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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