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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING

LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

John M. Padilla (Cal. Bar No. 279815)

jpadilla@pandrlaw.com

PADILLA & RODRIGUEZ, L.L.P.

601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4050

Los Angeles, California 90017

Telephone: (213) 244-1401

Facsimile: (213) 244-1402

Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)

jsagafi@outtengolden.com

Outten & Golden LLP

One Embarcadero Center, 38th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 638-8800

Facsimile: (415) 638-8810

Galvin B. Kennedy (admitted pro hac vice)

gkennedy@kennedyhodges.com

Gabriel Assaad (admitted pro hac vice)

gassaad@kennedyhodges.com

KENNEDY HODGES, L.L.P.

711 W. Alabama Street

Houston, Texas 77007

Telephone: (713) 523-0001

Facsimile: (713) 523-1116

Christopher McNerney (admitted pro hac

vice)

cmcnerney@outtengolden.com

Outten & Golden LLP

3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Telephone: (212) 245-1000

Facsimile: (646) 509-2060

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class

MARGARET A. KEANE (Cal. Bar No.

255378)

margaret.keane@dlapiper.com

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

555 Mission Street, Suite 2400

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 836-2500

Facsimile: (415) 836-2501

KATHARINE J. LIAO (Cal. Bar No.

255157)

katharine.liao@dlapiper.com

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

2000 Avenue of the Stars,

Suite 400 North Tower

Los Angeles, California 90067

Telephone: (310) 595-3000

Facsimile: (310) 595-3300

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

LYLE E. GALEENER, Individually and

On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

SOURCE REFRIGERATION & HVAC,

INC.,

Defendant.

Case Number: 3:13-cv-04960-VC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

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WHEREAS, in an effort to effectuate the parties’ settlement of all claims in this and

related litigation, Plaintiffs wish to amend their class and collective action complaint to add (1)

nationwide Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) collective action claims (where before the FLSA

claims were limited to three states); (2) Lyle Galeener as a proposed Class Representative

asserting claims under Arizona state law on behalf of himself and a proposed Class of Arizona

employees; (3) Mathew Vargas as a proposed Class Representative asserting claims under

Colorado state law on behalf of himself and a proposed Class of Colorado employees; (4) Erik

Brown as a proposed Class Representative asserting claims under Florida state law on behalf of

himself and a proposed Class of Florida employees; (5) Erik Brown as a proposed Class

Representative asserting claims under Georgia state law on behalf of himself and a proposed

Class of Georgia employees; (6) Jesse Howell as a proposed Class Representative asserting

claims under Idaho state law on behalf of himself and a proposed Class of Idaho employees; (7)

Lyle Galeener as a proposed Class Representative asserting claims under Nevada state law on

behalf of himself and a proposed Class of Nevada employees; (8) Keith Brown as a proposed

Class Representative asserting claims under New Mexico state law on behalf of himself and a

proposed Class of New Mexico employees; (9) Erik Brown as a proposed Class Representative

asserting claims under Oregon state law on behalf of himself and a proposed Class of Oregon

employees; (10) Sean Hamer as a proposed Class Representative asserting claims under the

principles of quantum meruit, on behalf of himself and a proposed Class of employees from

Texas, Alabama, Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina,

Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming; (11) Joseph Metko as a proposed Class Representative asserting

claims under Washington state law on behalf of himself and a proposed Class of Washington

employees;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the parties’ settlement agreement, plaintiffs in the related cases

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of Vargas v. Source Refrigeration & HVAC, Inc., Case No. 2013-CV-32936-00712145-CU-OECXC (Colorado state court) (“Vargas”) and Hamer v. Source Refrigeration & HVAC, Inc., Case

No. 1:14-CV-570-55 (W.D. Tex.) (“Hamer”) will dismiss their claims within seven days of this

Court granting them leave to serve as class representatives in this action;

WHEREAS, pursuant to that settlement agreement, Defendant Source Refrigeration &

HVAC, Inc. (“Source”) agrees that the Colorado claims now asserted in this action shall be

deemed to have been asserted on the day Vargas was first filed, and the Colorado class members’

claims deemed tolled as of that date; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to that settlement agreement, Defendant Source agrees that Mr.

Hamer and the opt-ins in Hamer shall be deemed to have opted into this action on the day each of

them filed or opted into Hamer, respectively, and their FLSA claims deemed tolled as of those

filing and opt-in dates, respectively.

THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the Court order that:

1. Plaintiffs may file the First Amended Complaint, attached hereto as Exhibit A;

2. The Colorado claims asserted by Plaintiffs will be deemed to have been filed

on the date that Vargas was first filed in Colorado state court; and

3. Mr. Hamer and the opt-ins in Hamer will be deemed to have opted into this

action on the day each of them filed or opted into Hamer.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: February 18, 2015

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

By: /s/ Margaret A. Keane

MARGARET A. KEANE (SBN 255378)

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

555 Mission Street, Suite 2400

San Francisco, CA 94105-2933

Tel.: (415) 836.2500

Fax: (415) 836-2501

margaret.keane@dlapiper.com

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Attorneys for Defendant

Dated: February 18, 2015

KENNEDY HODGES, L.L.P.

By: /s/ Galvin B. Kennedy__

GALVIN B. KENNEDY

KENNEDY HODGES, L.L.P.

711 W. Alabama Street

Houston, Texas 77007

Telephone: (713) 523-0001

Facsimile: (713) 523-1116

gkennedy@kennedyhodges.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Proposed Class

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) Plaintiffs may file the First Amended Complaint;

(2) The Colorado claims asserted by Plaintiffs will be deemed to have been filed

on the date that Vargas was first filed in Colorado state court; and

(3) Mr. Hamer and the opt-ins in Hamer will be deemed to have opted into this

action on the day each of them filed or opted into Hamer.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________, 2015 _____________________________________

THE HONORABLE VINCE CHHABRIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

February 19

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