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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION (1) TO CONSOLIDATE, (2) FOR LEAVE TO FILE 

AN AMMENDED COMPLAINT, and (3) TO APPOINT CO-LEAD COUNSEL CASE No. 05-0452MHP 

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H. TIM HOFFMAN (049141) 

ARTHUR W. LAZEAR (083603) 

MORGAN M. MACK (212659) 

HOFFMAN & LAZEAR 

180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1550 

Oakland, California 94612 

KEVIN J. McINERNEY (046941) 

McINERNEY & JONES 

18124 Wedge Parkway #503 

Reno, Nevada 89511 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Jerry Chu 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JERRY CHU, individually and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, 

LLC, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO. C 05-04526 MHP

[PROPOSED] 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION (1) TO CONSOLIDATE, 

(2) FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN 

AMENDED COMPLAINT, and (3) 

TO APPOINT CO-LEAD 

COUNSEL; 

Date: September 4, 2007 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

Courtroom: 15 

Before Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel 

Case 3:05-cv-04526-MHP Document 65 Filed 10/29/07 Page 1 of 2
 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION (1) TO CONSOLIDATE, (2) FOR LEAVE TO FILE 

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This matter came before the Court for hearing on September 4, 2007 before the 

Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel, with counsel of record appearing for all parties. 

After full consideration of the evidence and the authorities submitted by counsel, as 

well as counsel’s oral argument, and for good cause shown,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff Jerry Chu’s motion be granted, and that : 

(1) all litigation pending in the Chu v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, Case No. 

C-05-04526 MHP and Bulow v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, Case No. C06-07924 MHP cases shall henceforth be consolidated; 

(2) Plaintiff Chu is granted leave to file the proposed First Amended Complaint 

submitted as an exhibit to the Declaration of Tim Hoffman in support of the 

present motion. Defendant shall file its response to the First Amended 

Complaint within thirty days of its being served with the First Amended 

Complaint; and 

(3) The law firm of Hoffman & Lazear is appointed lead counsel for the putative 

plaintiff class. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _ , 2007 

 ______________________________HON. MARILYN HALL PATEL 

 U.S. District Court Judge 

October 26

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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