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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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PROPOSED ORDER: Stipulation for Conditional 

Certification and Notice

Case No. 2:11-cv-01341 GEB-DAD

Arthur A. Hartinger (SBN: 121521)

Nancy Park (SBN: 236750)

MEYERS, NAVE, RIBACK, SILVER & WILSON

555 Capitol Mall, #1200

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 556-1531

Facsimile: (916) 556-1516

Thomas D. Cumpston (SBN: 142618)

General Counsel

Brian Poulsen (SBN: 252078)

Deputy General Counsel

El Dorado Irrigation District

2890 Mosquito Road

Placerville, CA 95667

Telephone: (530) 642-4144

Facsimile: (530) 622-1195

Attorneys for Defendant 

El Dorado Irrigation District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

THOMAS SAHAJ and ANTHONY JULIAN, 

on behalf of themselves and others similarly 

situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:11-cv-01341 GEB-DAD

[PROPOSED] ORDER:

STIPULATION FOR CONDITIONAL

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. This action is conditionally certified as a collective action. 

2. The proposed Notice of Collective Action, attached as Exhibit A and Consent to 

Join form, attached as Exhibit B, will be mailed to all current and former employees who have 

EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES

GOV'T CODE § 6103

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been employed by the District in any of the following class specifications at any time from May 

18, 2008 to the present:

Plant Mechanic I/II

Senior Plant Mechanic

Construction and Maintenance Worker I/II

Senior Construction and Maintenance Worker

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (Grades OIT-V)

Water Treatment Plant Operator (Grades IT-TV)

Hydroelectric System Technician

Distribution Operator (Grades I-III)

Senior Distribution Operator

Electrical and Instrumentations Technician

Collection Systems Operator I/II

Utility Worker

Process Control Specialist

Instrumentation/Control Technician

Electronic Technician

Power Systems Technician

Laboratory Analyst

Laboratory Technician

3. Defendant will mail the Notice and Consent to Join forms, and plaintiffs will 

reimburse defendants for all copying and postage costs. 

4. The Notice will be mailed within 10 days of the issuance of this order.

5. The District shall file a Notice of Mailing confirming the date the notice was 

mailed. 

6. Those individuals to whom the notice is sent shall have 45 days from the date of 

mailing to complete and return a Consent to Join form. This 45-day period shall be referred to as 

the “opt-in” period and shall be calculated based on the date noted in the Notice of Mailing filed 

by the District and provided for in paragraph 4. The Notice must be post-marked or received by 

plaintiffs’ counsel by the 45th day to be considered timely. All Consent to Join forms must show 

proof of timely submission. Any Consent to Join forms submitted after the 45th day will be 

considered untimely, and the individual submitting the form shall not be permitted to be a plaintiff 

in this lawsuit.

7. Within 10 days of the close of the opt-in period, plaintiffs will provide a copy of all 

opt-in forms to defendant. 

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8. By stipulating to conditional certification in this action, Defendant does not waive 

any right to move for decertification.

9. Defendant does not waive the right to challenge any fact asserted in the recitals in 

the event discovery demonstrates that the recitals are inaccurate.

2/7/12

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