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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICK MLADINICH, individually and On

Behalf of All Other Similarly Situated

Employees,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 SAFEGUARD PROPERTIES, LLC.;

DOES 1 THROUGH 100, inclusive,

Defendants. /

No. C 16-03414 WHA

ORDER REGARDING REQUEST

FOR EXTENSION

According to a notice filed by the Court in all class actions, including this class action

(Dkt. No. 5), parties may not discuss settlement until after a class is certified. While it is

reasonable to discount class members’ claims by the risk of litigation on the merits, it is not

reasonable to further discount claims by the risk that class certification will be denied.

The Court is concerned to learn that counsel have taken it upon themselves to reach a

purported settlement in principle (Dkt. No. 9). If the proposed settlement is a settlement on an

individual basis, then the Court is less concerned.

Before acting on the stipulated request for an extension, the Court requests that counsel 

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state whether the proposed settlement is a class settlement or an individual settlement by

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 AT NOON.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 8, 2016. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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