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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 15:2(a) Fair Labor Standards Act

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O724120.02/SF Case No. 2:05-CV-1306-GEB-KHM 

STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE LEGAL ISSUE 

LAWRENCE BREWSTER 

Regional Solicitor 

DAVID KAHN 

Counsel for ESA Programs 

JAN M. COPLICK, Senior Trial Attorney 

Designated Counsel for Service 

California State Bar Number 124503 

E-Mail: Coplick.Jan@dol.gov 

ANDREW SCHULTZ, Trial Attorney 

Office of the Solicitor 

United States Department of Labor 

90 – 7TH Street, Suite 3-700 

San Francisco, California 94103 

Telephone: (415) 625-7751 

Facsimile: (415) 625-7772 

BALDWIN J. LEE (BAR NO. 187413) 

AMY WINTERSHEIMER FINLEY (BAR NO. 163074) 

JENNIE L. LEE (BAR NO. 191350) 

ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE 

 MALLORY & NATSIS LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4074 

Phone: (415) 837-1515 

Fax: (415) 837-1516 

Attorneys for Defendants 

JASMINE HALL CARE HOMES, INC., 

HALL CARE HOMES, INC., 

GEORGE K. HALL, AND ESTELLA HALL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ELAINE CHAO, SECRETARY OF LABOR, 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

LABOR, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

JASMINE HALL CARE HOMES, INC., a 

corporation, HALL CARE HOMES, INC., a 

corporation, GEORGE K. HALL, an individual, 

and ESTELA HALL, an individual, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:05-CV-1306-GEB-KHM 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING DETERMINATION OF 

LEGAL ISSUE RELATING TO 29 C.F.R. 

SECTION 785.23 

Judge: Hon. Garland E. Burrell, Jr. 

Trial Date: November 27, 2007 

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STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE LEGAL ISSUE 

LAW OFFICES 

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 

 Whereas the parties met in settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Gregory Hollows 

on October 9, 2007; 

 Whereas progress was made in settlement discussions but ultimate resolution in settlement 

requires a ruling on a specific legal issue; 

 Whereas the parties agreed to the following terms set forth by Magistrate Judge Hollows: 

 (a) That the parties submit for determination of the Court the legal issue: Whether 29 

C.F.R. section 785.23 is inapplicable to residential care facilities if there is more than one 

employee per bedroom. 

(b) That the trial date and all other pending dates be vacated; 

(c) That a further settlement conference be calendared after determination of the 

motions.

ACCORDINGLY, the parties request that the Court issue such an order. 

Dated: October 12, 2007 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

By: _/s/ Jan. M. Coplick__ ___

 JAN M. COPLICK 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 ELAINE CHAO, SECRETARY OF 

 LABOR, UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Dated: October 12, 2007 ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE 

 MALLORY & NATSIS LLP 

 By: /s/ Baldwin J. Lee___________

 BALDWIN J. LEE 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 JASMINE HALL CARE HOMES, INC., 

 HALL CARE HOMES, INC., GEORGE 

 K. HALL and ESTELA HALL 

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STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE LEGAL ISSUE 

LAW OFFICES 

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

(1) The parties shall file cross-motions for partial summary judgment regarding the 

following issue: Whether 29 C.F.R. section 785.23 is inapplicable to residential care facilities if 

there is more than one employee per bedroom. 

The briefing schedule shall be as follows: 

Plaintiff shall file her brief by.....................................November 5, 2007. 

Defendants shall file their opposition/cross-motion by........November 19, 2007. 

Plaintiff shall file her reply, if any, by ...........................December 3, 2007. 

Defendants shall file their cross-reply, if any, by...............December 10, 2007. 

This matter shall be heard on......................................December 17, 2007. 

(2) The November 27, 2007 trial date and all other pending dates and hearings are 

vacated and taken off calendar. 

(3) A further settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Gregory Hollows shall be 

set after the Court rules upon the cross-motions for partial summary judgment. 

Dated: October 24, 2007 

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