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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO HAVE CASES RELATED

NANCY L. ABELL (SB# 88785) nancyabell@paulhastings.com

ELENA R. BACA (SB# 160564) elenabaca@paulhastings.com

HEATHER A. MORGAN (SB# 177425) heathermorgan@paulhastings.com

JOSEPH W. DENG (SB# 179320) josephdeng@paulhastings.com

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

515 South Flower Street 

Twenty-Fifth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2228 

Telephone: (213) 683-6000 

Facsimile: (213) 627-0705 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CINTAS CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ROBERT RAMIREZ, ROBERT HARRIS, 

LUIS POCASANGRE CARDOZA, JOSE 

SALCEDO, A. SHAPPELLE 

THOMPSON, CORETTA SILVERS 

(formerly VICK), SANDRA EVANS, 

BLANCA NELLY AVALOS, JAMES 

MORGAN and ANTHONY JONES, on 

behalf of themselves and all others 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CINTAS CORPORATION, 

Defendant.

CASE NO. C04-0281-JSW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO HAVE CASES RELATED 

Place: Courtroom 2, 17th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

Complaint Filed: January 20, 2004 

Trial Date: None Set 

LARRY HOUSTON and CLIFTON 

COOPER, on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CINTAS CORPORATION, 

Defendant.

[PROPOSED] RELATED TO

CASE NO. C05-03145 CRB 

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW -1- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO HAVE CASES RELATED

STIPULATION

The parties in the two above-referenced cases, by and through their counsel of 

record, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. WHEREAS, Plaintiffs in the action entitled Robert Ramirez, et al. v. 

Cintas Corporation, U.S.D.C., Northern District of California, Case No. C04-0281-JSW (the 

“Ramirez Action”), filed their Fourth Amended Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial on 

August 3, 2005; 

2. WHEREAS, Plaintiffs in the action entitled Larry Houston, et al. v. Cintas 

Corporation, U.S.D.C., Northern District of California, Case No. C05-03145-CRB (the “Houston

Action”), filed their Class Action Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial on August 3, 2005; 

3. WHEREAS, the parties in the Houston Action are represented by the same 

counsel as the parties in the Ramirez Action;

4. WHEREAS, on August 23, 2005, Defendant filed a Motion for 

Administrative Relief to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related, Pursuant to Northern 

District Civil Local Rules 3-12 and 7-11 (the “Motion to Relate Cases”);

5. WHEREAS, the parties have now agreed that the two actions should be 

deemed “related” pursuant to Local Rule 3-12(a), and as set forth in the Motion to Relate Cases, 

because (a) the two actions concern substantially the same parties, property, transactions and 

events; and (b) it appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and 

expense, and a risk of conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different judges; and

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW -2- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO HAVE CASES RELATED

6. WHEREAS, the parties agree that once the Houston Action is deemed 

related to the Ramirez Action, the Houston Action should be transferred and reassigned to the 

Honorable Jeffrey S. White for all purposes;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties in both actions request that the Court order as 

follows: 

A. That the Houston Action be deemed related to the Ramirez Action. 

B. That the Houston Action be transferred and reassigned to the Honorable 

Jeffrey S. White for all purposes. 

SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: August 31, 2005 GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, BORGEN & 

DARDARIAN 

By: /s/ Roberta Steele 

ROBERTA STEELE 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs in both the

Houston Action and Ramirez Action 

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW -3- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO HAVE CASES RELATED

DATED: August 31, 2005 PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

By: /s/ Elena Baca 

ELENA R. BACA 

Attorneys for Defendant CINTAS

CORPORATION in both the

Houston Action and Ramirez Action 

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Case No. C04-0281-JSW -4- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO HAVE CASES RELATED

ORDER

The Court has considered the above Stipulation, and for good cause appearing 

therefor, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 

A. IT IS ORDERED that the action entitled Larry Houston, et al. v. Cintas 

Corporation, U.S.D.C., Northern District of California, Case No. C-05-03145-CRB (the 

“Houston Action”), is deemed related to the action entitled Robert Ramirez, et al. v. Cintas 

Corporation, U.S.D.C., Northern District of California, Case No. C04-0281-JSW (the “Ramirez

Action”), pursuant to Local Rule 3-12(a). 

B. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Houston Action is transferred and 

reassigned to the Honorable Jeffrey S. White for all purposes. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 3-12(f), the Clerk of the Court is directed to notify the 

parties once the Houston Action is formally transferred and reassigned to the Honorable Jeffrey S. 

White. All dates previously set in the Houston Action are vacated. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: , 2005 

 HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE 

 United States District Court Judge 

LA/1150208.2

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