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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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WANGER JONES HELSLEY PC

265 E. River Park Circle, Suite 310

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: (559) 233-4800

Facsimile: (559) 233-9330

Michael S. Helsley #199103

Jena M. Graykowski #276420

Attorneys for: Defendants, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. and Multi-Chem Group, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENISE SAILES,

Plaintiff,

v.

MULTI-CHEM GROUP, LLC; 

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, 

INC.; RAY ENGLE; DOES 1 through 

100,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-CV-01363

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO STAY ALL 

PROCEEDINGS PENDING 

MEDIATION AND BINDING 

ARBITRATION 

(Doc. 19)

Judge: Magistrate, Jennifer L. Thurston

RECITALS

Defendants Multi-Chem Group, LLC and Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 

(collectively, “Defendants”) filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration pursuant to the Halliburton 

Company Dispute Resolution Process (“Halliburton DRP”). 

In lieu of opposing Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration, Plaintiff Denise 

Sailes (“Plaintiff”) agrees to submit all of her claims in Case No. 1:14-cv-01363 (“Litigation”) 

to mediation pursuant to the Halliburton DRP. If mediation does not resolve the Litigation, 

Plaintiff further agrees to submit all of her claims in this Litigation to binding arbitration 

pursuant to the Halliburton DRP. 

The Parties agree that proceedings in this Court shall be stayed pending the 

completion of the mediation and if necessary, binding arbitration. The Parties further agree 

that this Court shall retain jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration award, if any, and to enter 

judgment, if any, for the purposes of enforcement.

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STIPULATION

Defendants, by and through their counsel of record, Michael S. Helsley, of the 

law firm Wanger Jones Helsley PC, and Plaintiff, by and through her counsel Randall Rumph, 

hereby stipulate as follows:

1. The Parties will attend mediation pursuant to the Halliburton Company 

Dispute Resolution Program;

2. All of Plaintiff’s claims in this Litigation will be submitted to mediation;

3. If mediation does not resolve this Litigation, the Parties will attend 

binding arbitration pursuant to the Halliburton Company Dispute Resolution Program;

4. If mediation does not resolve this Litigation, all of Plaintiff’s claims in 

this Litigation shall be submitted to binding arbitration pursuant to the Halliburton Company 

Dispute Resolution Process;

5. All proceedings in this Court shall be stayed to allow the completion of 

mediation and if necessary, binding arbitration; and 

6. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration award, if

any, and enter judgment, if any, for the purposes of enforcement. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: January 6, 2015 WANGER JONES HELSLEY PC

By /s/ Michael S. Helsley

Michael S. Helsley

Jena M. Graykowski, Attorneys for 

Defendants, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 

and Multi-Chem Group, LLC

DATED: January 6, 2015 RANDALL RUMPH

By /s/ Randall Rumph

Randall Rumph

Attorney for Plaintiff Denise Sailes

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ORDER

1. The stipulation of the parties to remand this matter to arbitration is GRANTED;

2. The matter is STAYED1to allow the completion of the arbitration; and

3. Every 120 days and no later than 30 days after the issuance of the arbitrator’s 

decision, counsel SHALL file a joint status report; and 

4. The Court retains jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration award and enter 

judgment for the purpose of enforcement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 8, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1 The FAA provides, “If any suit or proceeding be brought in any of the courts of the United States upon any issue 

referable to arbitration under an agreement in writing for such arbitration, the court in which such suit is pending, 

upon being satisfied that the issue involved in such suit or proceeding is referable to arbitration under such an 

agreement, shall on application of one of the parties stay the trial of the action until such arbitration has been had 

in accordance with the terms of the agreement . . .” 9 U.S.C § 3.

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