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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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H. SINCLAIR KERR, JR. (61713) 

MICHAEL VON LOEWENFELDT (178665) 

ADRIAN J. SAWYER (203712) 

HOLLY HOGAN (238714) 

KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP 

100 Spear Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105–1528 

Telephone: (415) 371-8500 

Fax: (415) 371-0500 

Attorneys for Defendants 

[Additional Counsel Listed 

On Subsequent Pages] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

PAUL MEOLA, individually, and on behalf of 

all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

AXA FINANCIAL, INC.; AXA ADVISORS, 

LLC; AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE 

CO.; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C 06 4291 JSW 

 

 JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

 THE FILING OF PLAINTIFFS’ 

 CONSOLIDATION PAPERS 

 

 

Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

CARLTON M. LENNON, individually, and on 

behalf of all other members of the general 

public similarly situated, JAMES L. 

THOMPSON, individually, and on behalf of 

all other members of the general public 

similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

AXA ADVISORS, LLC; AXA NETWORK, 

LLC; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

 

Case No. C 07 1858 JSW 

(Related to C 06 4291 JSW) 

[Additional Captions On Following Page] 

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ANTHONY BOLEA, individually, and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

AXA ADVISORS, LLC and AXA 

EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C 07 2777 JSW 

(Related to C 06 4291 JSW) 

 

 

HARKANT DHRUV, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, AXA ADVISORS, LLC; and 

AXA FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, 

 Defendants. 

 

Case No. C 07 4368 JSW 

(Related to C 06 4291 JSW) 

BRYAN KING SHELDON (116219) 

LIM, RUGER & KIM LLP 

1055 West Seventh Street, Suite 2800 

Los Angeles, CA 90017 

Telephone: (213) 955-9500 

Facsimile: (213) 955-9511 

JOSEPH D. MELTZER (admitted pro hac vice) 

GERALD D. WELLS, III (admitted pro hac vice)

ROBERT J. GRAY (admitted pro hac vice)

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ & 

KESSLER, LLP 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087 

Telephone: (610) 667-7706 

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Meola 

MARK YABLONOVICH (186670) 

MARC PRIMO (216796) 

JOSEPH CHO (198844) 

SHAWN WESTRICK (235513) 

INITIATIVE LEGAL GROUP LLP 

1800 Century Park East, Suite 200 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: (310) 556-5637 

Facsimile: (310) 861-9051 

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Lennon & Thompson 

ALAN R. PLUTZIK

L. TIMOTHY FISHER

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ & 

KESSLER, LLP 

2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 120 

Walnut Creek, CA 90067 

Telephone: (925) 945-0770 

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792 

 

JOSEPH H. MELTZER

GERALD D. WELLS, III 

ROBERT J. GRAY

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ & 

KESSLER, LLP 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 667-7706 

Facsimile: (610) 667-7506 

R. BRUCE CARLSON

GARY F. LYNCH 

CARLSON LYNCH LTD 

P.O. Box 367 

231 Melville Lane 

Sewickley, PA 15143 

Telephone: 412-749-1677 

Facsimile: 412-749-1686 

 

A. HOYT ROWELL, III 

DANIEL O. MYERS 

RICHARDSON PATRICK 

WESTBROOK & BRICKMAN LLC 

1037 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Bldg A 

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Bolea 

NIALL P. MCCARTHY (#160175) 

NANCY L. FINEMAN (#124870) 

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY

San Francisco Airport Office Center 

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Telephone: (650) 697-6000 

Facsimile: (650) 697-0577 

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JOHN M. KELSON (#75462) 

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. KELSON

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 700 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 465-1326 

Facsimile: (510) 465-0871 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Dhruv

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The parties in the above-captioned actions, by and through their counsel of record, hereby 

stipulate as follows: 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs in the above-captioned matters (“Plaintiffs”) indicated to the Court 

at the Case Management Conference held on August 31, 2007 that they intended to file 

consolidation papers, consolidating the actions for all purposes, and concomitantly a 

consolidated complaint; 

 WHEREAS, the Court directed Plaintiffs to file such pleadings by September 21, 2007; 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have contacted Defendants to determine if Defendants will 

stipulate to such filings; 

WHEREAS, Defendants need sufficient time to review Plaintiffs’ proposed consolidated 

complaint before making any such determination; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that the time for Plaintiffs to file their 

consolidation papers and related pleadings is hereby moved from September 21, 2007 to October 

5, 2007. 

DATED: September 20, 2007 

 KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP 

 By: _____________s/__________________ 

 Michael von Loewenfeldt 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 

DATED: September 20, 2007 

 LIM, RUGER & KIM, LLP 

 

 By: ___________ s/____________________ 

 Bryan King Sheldon 

 

 Local Counsel for Plaintiff 

 PAUL MEOLA 

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 SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ & 

 KESSLER, LLP 

 

 Lead Counsel for Plaintiff 

 PAUL MEOLA 

DATED: September 20, 2007 INITIATIVE LEGAL GROUP LLP 

By: __________ s/________________________ 

Joseph Cho 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs 

 CARLTON LENNON and JAMES THOMPSON

 

DATED: September 20, 2007 CARLSON LYNCH 

By: ___________ s/_______________________ 

Gary F. Lynch 

 Counsel for Plaintiff 

 ANTHONY BOLEA 

DATED: September 20, 2007 COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY 

By: ___________ s/_______________________ 

Nancy Fineman 

 Counsel for Plaintiff 

 HARKANT DHRUV 

 

SO ORDERED 

 __________________________________ 

 Jeffrey S. White, U.S.D.J. 

this 20th day of September. Any motion, however, shall be noticed within the 

time frame contemplated by the local rules on one of this Court's available 

dates.

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I, Michael von Loewenfeldt, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being 

used to file this Joint Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related. In 

compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest Messrs. Bryan King Sheldon, Gary F. 

Lynch, Nancy Fineman and Joseph Cho, counsel for Plaintiffs above captioned cases, 

respectively, have concurred in this filing. 

DATED: September 20, 2007 

 KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP 

 By: _______________s/________________ 

 Michael von Loewenfeldt 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 

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