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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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James M. Finberg (SBN 114850)

Eve H. Cervantez (SBN 164709)

Rebekah B. Evenson (SBN 207825)

ALTSHULER BERZON LLP

177 Post Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 421-7151

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064

E-Mail: jfinberg@altshulerberzon.com

E-Mail: ecervantez@altshulerberzon.com

E-Mail: revenson@altshulerberzon.com

Kelly M. Dermody (SBN 171716)

Jahan C. Sagafi (SBN 224887)

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & 

 BERNSTEIN, LLP

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

Telephone: (415) 956-1000

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008

E-Mail: kdermody@lchb.com

E-Mail: jsagafi@lchb.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and proposed Classes

Additional Counsel on the signature page

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

JUANITA WYNNE and DANTE BYRD,

on behalf of themselves and classes of those

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S

SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS, INC. and

MCCORMICK & SCHMICK 

RESTAURANT CORP.,

 Defendants.

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Case No. C-06-3153 CW

STIPULATION AND ORDER

SETTING PRELIMINARY

APPROVAL BRIEFING

SCHEDULE; SETTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL 

HEARING DATE AND VACATING

CLASS CERTIFICATION

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

STIP AND [PROP] ORD SETTING PRELIM APPROVAL BRIEFING SCHED; Case No. C-06-3153 CW

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 STIP AND [PROP] ORD SETTING PRELIM APPROVAL BRIEFING SCHED; Case No. C-06-3153 CW

WHEREAS the Parties have reached a tentative agreement in principle on appropriate

injunctive relief measures and monetary relief;

WHEREAS the Parties are in the process of finalizing consent decree language and

believe that they will be able submit a motion for preliminary settlement approval on or before

February 28, 2008;

WHEREAS the Parties had previously stipulated, and the Court had previously ordered,

that opening papers concerning class certification shall be due no later than February 21, 2008;

WHEREAS the Parties agree that it is in the best interests of judicial economy, and the

most efficient use of counsel’s time and resources, to vacate the class certification briefing

schedule so they can focus on resolving the case and preparing a proposed consent decree;

WHEREAS the parties have agreed upon a schedule for briefing concerning preliminary

settlement approval, subject to this Court’s approval;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES as follows:

1. The class certification briefing schedule shall be vacated.

2. Plaintiffs shall file a motion for preliminary settlement approval no later than

February 28, 2008.

3. The preliminary settlement approval hearing shall be held on Thursday April 3,

2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Dated: March 6, 2008 By: /s/ James M. Finberg 

James M. Finberg

James M. Finberg (SBN 114850)

Eve H. Cervantez (SB 164709)

Rebekah B. Evenson (SBN 207825)

ALTSHULER BERZON LLP

177 Post Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 421-7151

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064

E-Mail: jfinberg@altshulerberzon.com

E-Mail: ecervantez@altshulerberzon.com

Kelly M. Dermody (SBN 171716)

Jahan C. Sagafi (SBN 224887)

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & 

 BERNSTEIN, LLP

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

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STIP AND [PROP] ORD SETTING PRELIM APPROVAL BRIEFING SCHED; Case No. C-06-3153 CW

Telephone: (415) 956-1000

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008

E-Mail: kdermody@lchb.com

E-Mail: jsagafi@lchb.com

Robert Rubin (SBN 085084)

Diana C. Tate (SBN 232264

THE LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL

 RIGHTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY

 AREA

131 Steuart Street, Suite 400

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone (415) 543-9444

Facsimile: (415) 543-0296

E-Mail: rrubin@lccr.com

E-Mail: dtate@lccr.com

Thomas A. Warren

THOMAS A. WARREN LAW OFFICES

2032 Thomasville Rd #D

Tallahassee, FL 32308-0734

telephone: (850) 385-1551

Facsimile: (850) 385-6008

Email: tw@nettally.com

Bill Lann Lee (SBN 108452)

Todd F. Jackson (SBN 202598)

Vincent Cheng (SBN 230827)

Lindsay Nako (SBN 239090)

LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER & 

 JACKSON, P.C.

1300 Broadway, Suite 1800

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 839-6824

Facsimile: (510) 839-7839

Email: blee@lewisfeinberg.com

Email: tjackson@lewisfeinberg.com

Email: vcheng@lewisfeinberg.com

Email: lnako@lewisfeinberg.com

Eric Kingsley (SBN 185123)

KINGSLEY & KINSGSLEY

16133 Venture Blvd., Suite 1200

Encino, CA 91436

Telephone: (818) 990-8300

Facsimile: (818) 990-2903

Email: kingsleylaw@aol.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the proposed Class 

Members

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STIP AND [PROP] ORD SETTING PRELIM APPROVAL BRIEFING SCHED; Case No. C-06-3153 CW

Dated: March 6, 2008 By: /s/ Gilmore F. Diekmann, Jr.

 Gilmore F. Diekmann, Jr.

Gilmore F. Diekmann, Jr. (SBN 50400)

Eric A. Hill (SBN 173247)

Kamili Williams Dawson (SBN 193264)

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

560 Mission Street, Suite 3100

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 397-2823

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549

Email: gdiekmann@seyfarth.com

Email: ehill@seyfarth.com

Email: kdawson@seyfarth.com

Michael L. Gallion (SBN 189128)

Joshua A. Rodine (SBN 237774)

William C. Thomas (SBN 241789)

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

2029 Century Park East, #3300

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3063

Telephone: (310) 277-7200

Facsimile: (310) 201-5219

Email: mgallion@seyfarth.com

Email: jrodine@seyfarth.com

Email: wthomas@seyfarth.com

Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. (pro hac vice)

131 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 2400

Chicago, IL 60603-5577

Telephone: (312) 460-5000

Facsimile: (312) 460-7000

Email: gmaatman@seyfarth.com

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER

The foregoing stipulation is approved, and IT IS SO ORDERED 

3/6/08

Date: __________________ _________________________________

Hon. Claudia Wilken

United States District Judge

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STIP AND [PROP] ORD SETTING PRELIM APPROVAL BRIEFING SCHED; Case No. C-06-3153 CW

ECF CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to General Order No. 45.X.B., the filing attorney attests that he has obtained

concurrence regarding the filing of this document from each of the signatories to the document.

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