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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 29:185 Labor/Mgt. Relations (Contracts)

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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Granite Rock Company,

Plaintiff,

 v.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters,

Freight, C,

Defendant. /

NO. C 04-02767 JW 

ORDER COMPELLING ARBITRATION

On May 3, 2007, the jury in this case found that (1) there was a vote taken on July 2, 2004 by

the employees of Plaintiff Granite Rock’s San Jose Concrete facility, who were members of

Defendant Local 287, to approve or not to approve the Tentative Agreement and (2) a majority of

Plaintiff’s employees voted to approve the Tentative Agreement. (See Docket Item No. 321.)

The Court previously held that trial in this case would be limited to the single issue of

ratification, and that the questions of whether Defendant violated the Tentative Agreement and if so,

whether Plaintiff is entitled to damages, were to be determined by arbitration. (See Order Granting

Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Denying Defendant’s Motion to Strike

Plaintiff’s Jury Demand, Docket Item No. 83.) 

Since the jury decided the ratification issue in Plaintiff’s favor, the Court now orders the

parties to arbitrate the remaining issues in this case, in accordance with the terms of the Tentative

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Agreement. The Court STAYS this action pending arbitration. The Court will conduct a status

conference on Monday, November 19, 2007 at 10 AM. The parties shall submit a status report to

the Court by November 9, 2007. 

Dated: May 17, 2007 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Adam James Peters apeters@littler.com

Alan Sam Levins alevins@littler.com

Duane B. Beeson dbeeson@beesontayer.com

Kimberly Lynn Owens kowens@littler.com

Lisa W. Pau lpau@beesontayer.com

Peder J. Thoreen pthoreen@altshulerberzon.com

Peter D. Nussbaum pnussbaum@altshulerberzon.com

Rebekah B. Evenson revenson@altshulerberzon.com

Dated: May 17, 2007 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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