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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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 Plaintiffs intend to refile promptly an altered version of their Motion for Class Certification 1

to take account of Plaintiff Ricker’s dismissal from this action.

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W. JAMES YOUNG, Esq.

c/o National Right to Work Legal

Defense Foundation, Inc.

8001 Braddock Road, Suite 600

Springfield, Virginia 22160

(703) 321-8510

STEVEN R. BURLINGHAM, Esq.

California Bar No. 88544

Gary, Till & Burlingham

5330 Madison Avenue, Suite F

Sacramento, California 95841

(916) 332-8122

Facsimile — (916) 332-8153

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS AND

THE CLASS THEY SEEK TO REPRESENT

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DIANNE KNOX; et al., ON BEHALF OF

THEMSELVES AND THE CLASS THEY SEEK

TO REPRESENT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

STEVE WESTLY, Controller, State of

California; et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:05-cv-2198 MCE KJM

STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

OF PLAINTIFF R. PAUL RICKER AND FOR

WITHDRAWAL OF PENDING MOTIONS

(Rule 41(a)(1), FED.R.CIV.P.)

COME NOW the parties, by their undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1),

FED.R.CIV.P., hereby stipulate to the voluntary dismissal of Plaintiff R. PAUL RICKER from this

action.

In light of this stipulation, the parties also hereby stipulate, agree to, and request the withdrawal

of the pending Motion for Class Certification (Clerk’s Docket No. 17), filed by Plaintiffs, and the 1

Motion to Dismiss and for Partial Summary Judgment (Clerk’s Docket No. 38) filed by Defendant

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Service Employees International Union, Local 1000.

DATED:6 March 2006

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Steven R. Burlingham 

STEVEN R. BURLINGHAM,

Gary, Till & Burlingham

/s/ W. James Young

W. JAMES YOUNG, Esq.

c/o National Right to Work Legal

Defense Foundation, Inc.

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS AND THE

CLASS THEY SEEK TO REPRESENT

/s/ Douglas J. Woods

BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General

DOUGLAS J. WOODS, Deputy Attorney General

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT WESTLY

/s/ Jeffrey B. Demain

JEFFREY B. DEMAIN, Esq.

Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin & Demain

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT SEIU LOCAL 1000

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 8, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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