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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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Case No. 1:14 CV-01137-LJO-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER ALLOWING PLAINTIFF TO FILE FAC

R. DUANE WESTRUP (State Bar No. 58610)

PHILLIP R. POLINER (State Bar No. 156145)

ppoliner@westtrupassociates.com

CAT N. BULAON (State Bar No. 206612)

cbulaon@westrupassociates.com

WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1614

Long Beach, California 90802-4524

Telephone: 562.432.2551

Facsimile: 562.435.4856

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE RODRIGUEZ, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

KRAFT FOOD GROUP, INC., a Virginia 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 100, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14 CV-01137-LJO-GSA

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND ORDER ALLOWING

PLAINTIFF TO FILE FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT FOR PENALTIES UNDER THE 

PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACT, 

LABOR CODE §2699 ET SEQ.

[Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 15(a)(2)]

Complaint filed: June 5, 2014

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Plaintiff Jose Rodriguez (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (“Defendant”) 

(referred to collectively as “the parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, enter 

into the following stipulation with reference to the following facts:

RECITALS

1. In connection with the claims asserted in his original complaint, Plaintiff seeks to 

file a First Amended Complaint to recover civil penalties and underpaid wages in a representative 

action on behalf of himself and other aggrieved hourly paid production employees, pursuant to 

California Labor Code §§ 210, 226.3, 558, 1174.5, 2699 et seq. (“PAGA”). Plaintiff has complied 

with the procedural requirements specified in Labor Code § 2699.3 as to each of the alleged 

violations.

2. On July 16, 2014, the California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency sent 

Plaintiff a letter indicating that it did not intend to investigate the alleged violations asserted by 

Plaintiff, thus entitling Plaintiff to pursue causes of action pursuant to Labor Code § 2699, et seq.

3. On July 18, 2014, Defendant filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint generally 

denying the allegations, and asserting that Plaintiff and the proposed class are not entitled to any 

relief. On that same day, Defendant filed a Notice of Removal of Civil Action to Federal Court 

which effectively removed the matter from the Superior Court of California for the County of 

Fresno to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Defendant’s 

removal was based on the Class Action Fairness Act.

4. During the early meeting of counsel, the Parties agreed to the filing of Plaintiff’s

First Amended Complaint without the necessity of a formal notice of motion and motion to amend.

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STIPULATION

1. Based on the foregoing, the Parties stipulate that Plaintiff may file a First Amended 

Complaint, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

2. Defendant’s responsive pleading shall be due thirty (30) days after the First 

Amended Complaint is filed.

DATED: September 15, 2014 WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ Cat N. Bulaon

PHILLIP R. POLINER

CAT N. BULAON

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

DATED: September 15, 2014 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ Christopher M. Ahearn

CHRISTOPHER M. AHEARN

Attorneys for Defendants

KRAFT FOOD GROUP, INC.

I attest that all other signatories listed, and on whose behalf the filing is submitted, concur 

in the filing’s content and have authorized the filing.

DATED: September 15, 2014 WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ Cat N. Bulaon

PHILLIP R. POLINER

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

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ORDER

Based on the parties stipulation set forth above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) Plaintiff is granted leave to file his First Amended Complaint, a copy of which is 

attached as Exhibit A to the parties’ stipulation (Doc 10, # 1);

(2) Defendant’s responsive pleading shall be due thirty (30) days after the date of filing of 

the First Amended Complaint;

(3) The First Amended Complaint shall be deemed filed as of the date of issuance of this 

order; and

(4) The Clerk of Court is directed to file the First Amended Complaint as a separate entry 

on the case docket for purposes of clarification of the record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 19, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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