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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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HERUM CRABTREE BROWN

James Belford Brown (SBN: 83355) 

Jennifer K. Whipple (SBN: 196795) 

2291 West March Lane, Suite B100 

Stockton, California 95207 

Telephone: (209) 472-7700 

Facsimile: (209) 472-7986 

jimbrown@herumcrabtree.com 

jwhipple@herumcrabtree.com 

CHAVEZ & GERTLER, LLP 

Jonathan E. Gertler (SBN: 111531) 

42 Miller Avenue 

Mill Valley, California 94941 

Telephone: (415) 381-5599 

Facsimile: (415) 381-5572 

jon@chavezgertler.com 

LAW OFFICES OF KIM E. CARD 

Kim E. Card (SBN: 147779) 

1690 Sacramento Street 

Berkeley, California 94702 

Telephone: (510) 684-5863 

Facsimile: (510) 644-2659 

kimecard@earthlink.net 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs GERALD SMITH, 

SAMIR RADY, and FLORENTINO FIGUEROA, 

and the Proposed Plaintiff Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

GERALD SMITH, SAMIR RADY, and 

FLORENTINO FIGUEROA, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 

CORPORATION, a North Carolina 

Corporation; and Does 1 through 100, 

inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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No. C07-02104 SC 

CLASS ACTION 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE MODIFICATION OF CLASS 

CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

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Pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and Rule 7-12 the Parties to the above-entitled action, 

GERALD SMITH, SAMIR RADY, and FLORENTINO FIGUEROA, on behalf of themselves 

and all others similarly situated (“Plaintiffs”), and CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 

CORPORATION (“Defendant”), hereby Stipulate and agree as set forth in the paragraphs 

following. Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, the Declaration of Kim E. Card accompanies this 

Stipulation. 

1. The Court’s September 21, 2007 Case Management Order set the hearing for 

Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify the Class for March 21, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Accordingly, pursuant 

to Local Rules, the current deadline for Plaintiffs to file their Motion to Certify the Class is 

February 15, 2008. 

2. Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint was filed on August 24, 2007. On December 10, 

2007, the Court signed an order granting Defendant leave to file a counterclaim and third party 

complaint by December 21, 2007, which Defendant is filing on December 21, 2007. 

3. The Parties participated in an Early Neutral Evaluation (“ENE”), as required 

under the Court’s ADR Program, on December 18, 2007. The ENE was conducted by Mr. 

Lindbergh Porter, Jr., on assignment from the Court. 

4. The parties and Mr. Porter agree that the ENE was productive, and in addition 

both Defendant and Plaintiffs have expressed a good faith interest in exploring the possibility of 

settlement in this action. 

5. The parties are interested in pursuing mediation. To this end, the parties have 

chosen Mr. Porter to serve as Mediator, and Mr. Porter has accepted. The parties have scheduled 

a two-day mediation session with Mr. Porter for March 6 and 7, 2008. 

6. The parties have agreed, however, that this mediation will be contingent upon the 

class certification hearing date of March 21, 2008 being extended for at least 60 days. The 

parties feel strongly that they cannot exchange the necessary information and data and be 

prepared to conduct a productive and worthwhile mediation and, at the same time, handle all of 

the discovery, depositions, briefing and other work that is necessary to prepare for a March 21, 

2008 class certification hearing. 

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7. Formal discovery will not be stayed and will go forward concurrently with the 

parties’ informal exchanges for the purposes of settlement. In particular, the parties agree that 

depositions currently in the scheduling process will go forward, that additional depositions may 

be noticed, that written discovery may be served, that motions may be filed, and that the 

litigation will otherwise proceed as before, except for the continued date for the class 

certification hearing. 

8. The parties have agreed to submit updated Mediation Statements to Mr. Porter on 

or before February 27, 2008. 

9. The parties respectfully believe that this request is reasonable and in the interests 

of judicial economy. Accordingly, pursuant to the foregoing, the Parties hereby stipulate, agree, 

and jointly request that the Court approve at least a 60-day extension of the currently scheduled 

March 21, 2008 class certification hearing date in this matter. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

LAW OFFICES OF KIM E. CARD 

Dated: December 21, 2007 By: ____/S/__________________________ 

 Kim E. Card 

 HERUM CRABTREE BROWN 

 A California Professional Corporation 

CHAVEZ & GERTLER, LLP 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed 

Plaintiff Class 

Dated: December 21, 2007 SCOPELITIS, GARVIN, LIGHT& FEARY 

 By: _/s/ Robert L. Browning__________ 

Robert L. Browning 

Attorneys for Defendant CARDINAL 

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

ATTESTATION REGARDING THE SIGNATURE OF NON-FILING COUNSEL 

 I, Kim E. Card, co-counsel for the Plaintiffs in this action declare that, prior to the 

electronic filing of the foregoing Stipulation, I attained a faxed or scanned copy of the signature 

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of Defendant’s counsel thereon, verifying Defendant’s approval of this Stipulation, and 

concurrence in the filing of the document. 

Dated: December 21, 2007 _____________/S/________________________ 

 KIM E. CARD 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation, it is so ordered. The hearing date for Plaintiffs’ 

Motion to Certify the Class is hereby continued from March 21, 2008 to 

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 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ___________, 2007 __________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE SAMUEL CONTI 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

June 6, 2008

1/3/08

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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