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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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Myron M. Cherry (SBN 50278) Stephen A. Swedlow (pro hac vice) 

mcherry@cherry-law.com stephenswedlow@quinnemanuel.com

Jacie C. Zolna (pro hac vice, Amit B. Patel 

Illinois ARDC #6278781) amitbpatel@quinnemanuel.com

jzolna@cherry-law.com QUINN, EMANUEL, URQUHART 

MYRON M. CHERRY & ASSOCIATES LLC & SULLIVAN, LLP 

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2300 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2450 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 Chicago, Illinois 60661 

Telephone: (312) 372-2100 Telephone: (312) 705-7400 

Facsimile: (312) 853-0279 Facsimile: (312) 705-7401 

Hall Adams (pro hac vice, Arthur Miles Roberts (SBN 275272) 

Illinois ARDC #6194886) arthurroberts@quinnemanuel.com

hall@adamslegal.net QUINN, EMANUEL, URQUHART

LAW OFFICES OF HALL ADAMS, LLC & SULLIVAN, LLP 

33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 2350 50 California Street, 22nd Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (312) 445 4900 Telephone: (415) 875-6600 

Facsimile: (312) 445 4901 Facsimile: (415) 875-6700 

 Attorneys for Defendant Uber

Michael Ram (SBN 104805) Technologies, Inc.

mram@rocklawcal.com

RAM, OLSON, CEREGHINO & KOPCZYNSKI LLP

555 Montgomery Street, Suite 820 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 433-4949 

Facsimile: (415) 433-7311 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CAREN EHRET, individually and on 

behalf of a class of similarly situated 

individuals, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a 

Delaware Corporation, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 3:14-cv-113-EMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON 

CONTENT OF CLASS NOTICE AND TIMELINE 

FOR SENDING NOTICE TO THE CLASS

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Pursuant to the Court’s December 2, 2015 Order, the undersigned counsel of record for 

Plaintiff Caren Ehret (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant”) 

(collectively, the “Parties”) stipulate and agree as follows: 

WHEREAS, on December 2, 2015, the Court granted in part and denied in part 

Plaintiff’s motion for class certification and ordered the parties to meet and confer “regarding the 

contents and logistics of class notice and other relevant procedural details” and to “stipulate to 

form of class notice and a proposed timeline”; 

WHEREAS, the parties have conferred and have agreed upon the form of a class notice, 

a copy of which is attached hereto, and a timeline for sending said notice to the class; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, that the class notice attached hereto is 

approved by the Court. The claims administrator shall send the class notice to all class members 

via email within 60 days after the Court approves and enters this stipulation and order. 

In accordance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document hereby attests that the 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatories hereto. 

Dated: January 7, 2016 

MYRON M. CHERRY & ASSOCIATES LLC 

JACIE C. ZOLNA (admitted pro hac vice) 

 By: ______/s/ Jacie C. Zolna__________

 Jacie C. Zolna 

Attorney for Plaintiff Caren Ehret 

Dated: January 7, 2016 

QUINN, EMANUEL, URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 

ARTHUR M. ROBERTS (SBN 275272) 

 By: ______/s/ Arthur M. Roberts________

 Arthur M. Roberts 

 Attorney for Defendant 

Uber Technologies, Inc. 

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PURSUANT TO THIS STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated:___________________ 

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HON. EDWARD M. CHEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CAREN EHRET, individually and on 

behalf of a class of similarly situated 

individuals, 

 Plaintiff, 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a 

Delaware Corporation, 

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Case No. 3:14-cv-113-EMC 

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NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION

 

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. THIS NOTICE RELATES 

TO THE PENDENCY OF A CLASS ACTION AND IT CONTAINS 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS. 

TO: All class members (as defined below)

A. What is this Notice about?

 This Notice is being sent to notify you of a class action lawsuit pending in Federal Court 

in San Francisco, California (the “Lawsuit”). Plaintiff Caren Ehret brought this lawsuit against 

Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) regarding the manner in which Uber represented a 20% charge 

for rides requested through Uber’s “uberTAXI” request option. Plaintiff alleges that from April 

2012 to March 2013, Uber represented to users of Uber’s application that a “gratuity” would be 

automatically added at a set percentage of the metered fare. Plaintiff alleges that this 

representation was misleading because Plaintiff claims Uber retained a portion of what was 

represented as a “gratuity.” Uber claims these allegations are inaccurate and contends that it did 

not retain any identifiable portion of money that was labeled as a “gratuity.” 

On December 2, 2015, the Court certified this case as a class action under both the 

California Unfair Competition Law and the California Legal Remedies Act. You have received 

this Notice because you may be a class member. The purpose of this Notice is to inform you of 

the lawsuit and how it may affect you. In addition, this Notice will advise you of what to do if 

you want to remain a part of the lawsuit, what to do if you want to exclude yourself from the 

lawsuit, and how joining or not joining the lawsuit may affect your legal rights. 

This Notice is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, an expression of any 

opinion by the Court on the merits of the claims or defenses asserted in this case. Neither the 

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Court nor a jury has yet determined whether Plaintiff’s claims, or Uber’s defenses, are true. This 

Notice is merely sent to notify class members of the pendency of the case and the rights of all 

class members. 

B. What is a class action lawsuit?

A class action lawsuit is a legal action in which one or more people represent a large 

group, or class of people. The purpose of a class action lawsuit is to resolve at one time similar 

legal claims of the members of the group. 

C. What is the class in this case?

On December 2, 2015, the Court certified this case as a class action. The Court certified 

and defined the class as follows: 

 

“All individuals who received Uber’s e-mail with the representation that the 20% charge 

would be gratuity only, who then arranged and paid for taxi rides through Uber’s service 

from April 20, 2012 to March 25, 2013.” 

This lawsuit only relates to one of Uber’s ride request options: uberTAXI. This lawsuit does not 

relate to UberBlack, uberX, or any other of Uber’s ride request options. 

D. What are your options?

 If you believe you meet the class definition above, you have two options: (1) You can 

remain a member of the class; (2) You can request exclusion (“opt out”) of the class. 

1. Remain in the class.

a. If you are a member of the class and do not specifically request exclusion 

from the class in accordance with the procedure outlined below, you will 

automatically remain a member of the class. Thus, you do not need to take 

any action at this time to remain a member of the class.

b. If you remain a member of the class, you will be represented by Plaintiff and 

court-appointed Class Counsel, unless you enter an appearance through 

counsel of your own choice and at your own expense. You are not required to 

obtain your own counsel. If you choose to do so, your counsel must file an 

appearance on your behalf and mail copies of such appearance to the attorneys 

listed in paragraph E below. 

c. If you remain a member of the class, you will be bound by any judgment in 

this case, whether favorable or unfavorable. As a member of the class you 

may share in the recovery, if any, and you will not have to prosecute your own 

claim. If judgment is entered in favor of Uber, the class will be denied any 

recovery. 

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d. By remaining in the class, you will not subject yourself to any obligation to 

pay the costs of the case. 

2. Exclude yourself from the case, i.e., opt out of the class.

a. Any class member has the right to be excluded from the class by request. If 

you wish to exclude yourself from this case you must request, in writing by 

letter or email, to be excluded. All requests should include your name, 

address, email address, the case name (“Ehret v. Uber”) and a statement that 

you wish to be excluded from the class. This Request for Exclusion must be 

emailed or postmarked within 45 days of the date of this Notice (by [INSERT 

DATE]) and sent to the following address: 

[Insert third-party administrator] 

b. If your timely Request for Exclusion is received by [Insert third-party 

administrator], you will be excluded from the case, i.e., from the class. If 

excluded, you will not be bound by the results of the litigation and you will 

not be eligible to receive any portion of damages, if any, that may be awarded 

to the class. 

E. Who are the lawyers for the Plaintiff?

 The Court appointed Myron M. Cherry and Jacie C. Zolna of Myron M. Cherry & 

Associates, LLC, Hall Adams of the Law Offices of Hall Adams LLC and Michael Ram of Ram, 

Olson, Cereghino & Kopczynski LLP as Class Counsel. Class Counsel may work with other 

attorneys in prosecuting this case. Class Counsel (and any other attorneys working with them) 

are working on a contingency basis, which means they will be paid attorneys’ fees for their work 

only if the Plaintiff recovers, by settlement or otherwise, in this lawsuit. If the Plaintiff recovers, 

Class Counsel will be paid attorneys’ fees in a manner approved by the Court. If Plaintiff does 

not win or settle the case, Class Counsel will not be paid any attorneys’ fees. 

Class Counsel: 

Myron M. Cherry 

mcherry@cherry-law.com 

Jacie C. Zolna 

jzolna@cherry-law.com 

Myron M. Cherry & Associates, LLC 

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

(312) 372-2100 (telephone) 

(312) 853-0279 (facsimile) 

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Hall Adams 

hall@adamslegal.net 

Law Offices of Hall Adams 

33 North Dearborn Street Suite 2350 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

312-445-4900 (telephone) 

312-445-4901 (facsimile) 

Michael Ram 

mram@rocklawcal.com 

Ram, Olson, Cereghino & Kopczynski LLP 

555 Montgomery St., #820 

San Francisco, California 94111 

(415) 433-4949 (telephone) 

(415) 433-7311 (facsimile) 

F. Where can you get more information about this lawsuit?

If you have any questions about the case, please submit your questions in writing to 

[Insert third-party administrator] or call them at [Insert telephone number]. For more 

details on the case, you may also examine the court file at the office of the Clerk of the Court at 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE 

COURT CLERK’S OFFICE.

Dated: _________________ 

 

 BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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