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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY

2445 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor 

Post Office Box 1632 

Fresno, California 93717-1632 

Telephone: (559) 233-4800 

Howard A. Sagaser #072492 

William C. Hahesy #105743 

Sarah Wolfe #088370 

Michael S. Helsley #199103 

Attorneys for Defendant NIBCO, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARTHA RIVERA, MAO HER, ALICIA 

ALVAREZ, EVA ARRIOLA, PEUANG 

BOUNNHONG, CHHOM CHAN, BEE 

LEE, PAULA MARTINEZ, MARIA 

MEDINA, MAI MEEMOUA, 

MARGARITA MENDOZA, BAO NHIA 

MOUA, ISIDRA MURILLO, MARIA 

NAVARRO, VATH RATTANATAY, 

OFELIA RIVERA, SARA RIVERA, 

MARIA RODRIGUEZ, MARIA RUIZ, 

MARIA VALDIVIA, SY VANG, YOUA 

XIONG, and SEE YANG, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

NIBCO, INC., an Indiana corporation, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 1:99-cv-06443-AWI-SMS 

STIPULATION RE DISCOVERY 

AND ORDER THEREON 

 Defendant, NIBCO, INC. intends to issue Rule 45 subpoenas to the employers 

shown on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein. 

 1. On October 7, 2005, Defendant, NIBCO, INC., served upon Plaintiffs 

ALICIA ALVAREZ, BEE LEE, NHIA BAO MOUA, CHHOM CHAN, EVA ARRIOLA, 

MARGARITA MENDOZA, MARIA NAVARRO, MARIA RODRIGUEZ, MARTHA 

RIVERA, MARIA RUIZ, MARIA VALDIVIA, OFELIA RIVERA, PAULA MARTINEZ, 

MARIA MEDINA, SARA RIVERA, SY VANG, SEE YANG, and MAI YOUA XIONG, 

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Special Interrogatories, Set Four, Number 151. Attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and 

incorporated herein is a true and correct copy of Special Interrogatories, Set Four, Number 

151. 

2. On October 21, 2005, the Plaintiffs identified in paragraph one, 

provided written responses to Special Interrogatory Number 151, which are attached hereto as 

Exhibit “C” and incorporated herein. In order to verify that the information provided by 

Plaintiffs in Exhibit “C” is true and accurate, the Plaintiffs are agreeable to the issuance of 

Rule 45 subpoenas on the following terms: 

3. The description of documents sought from the third parties will state 

that the documents to be produced consists of documents relating to the following: 

 All documents concerning the reasons for separation of employment. 

 Any and all information not referenced in paragraph three shall not be 

responsive to the subpoenas described herein and shall not be produced under any 

circumstances, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. 

 4. The Rule 45 subpoenas will be served by Quest Discovery Services. 

Along with the Rule 45 subpoenas, Quest Discovery Service will also serve the letter attached 

in Exhibit “D” on the third parties. The third parties will be instructed in the letter to forward 

the records directly to Quest Discovery Services. Plaintiffs shall be informed immediately 

regarding any inquiries made by the third parties to Defendant’s counsel in accordance with 

Exhibit “D,” and shall be provided copies of any written response to such inquiries. 

 5. Quest Discovery Services shall collect the records provided to it by the 

third parties and deliver them to the Honorable Sandra M. Snyder, United States Magistrate 

Judge, U.S. District Court, 1130 “O” Street, Fresno, California. 

 6. The Honorable Sandra M. Snyder will review the documents received 

from Quest Discovery Services, and, in accordance with all prior protective orders entered in 

this case, including those entered on May 1, 2001; June 18, 2001; July 11, 2002; and June 2, 

2003; will confirm whether Plaintiffs responses to Special Interrogatory Number 151 as 

provided in Exhibit “C” are accurate. 

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7. If after her review of the subpoenaed documents, the Honorable Sandra 

M. Snyder determines that any response by a Plaintiff to Special Interrogatory Number 151 is 

inaccurate, then Plaintiffs shall be ordered to amend the response to correct the inaccuracy. 

The subpoenaed documents which show the inaccuracy shall be released to Plaintiffs’ counsel. 

Plaintiffs shall file the amended response with the Court for further review for accuracy. The 

Court will inform the parties as to the accuracy of the amended response[s]. 

8. Subject to the above, other than the documents released by the Court, in 

the event any other documents are received by the Defendant from Quest Discovery Services 

or the referenced third parties pursuant to the specific subpoenas described herein, those 

documents shall be forwarded, sealed and unopened, to the Honorable Sandra M. Snyder for 

her review pursuant to this stipulation. Defendant will not review, copy or otherwise examine 

such documents unless they have been reviewed and released by the Court in accordance to 

this stipulation. 

Dated: October 26, 2005 ____/s/ Willie Nguyen______________ 

 Willie Nguyen 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Dated: October 27, 2005 SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY 

By /s/ Michael S. Helsley (for)_______

 William C. Hahesy 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NIBCO, INC. 

ORDER

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 11/4/2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

 Honorable Sandra M. Snyder 

 U.S. Magistrate Judge 

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