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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 05:704 Labor Litigation

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Case No. 3:15-cv-03667-EMC 

STIPULATION ORDERING PLAINTIFF TONY MEHRDAD SAGHEBIAN’S CLAIMS INTO ARBITRATION 

CHRISTOPHER J. HAMNER, ESQ. (SBN 197117) 

chamner@hamnerlaw.com 

AMY T. WOOTTON, ESQ. (SBN 188856) 

awootton@hamnerlaw.com 

EVELINA SERAFINI, ESQ. – Of Counsel (SBN 187137) 

eserafini@hamnerlaw.com 

HAMNER LAW OFFICES, APC 

555 W. 5th Street, 31st Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90013 

Telephone: (213) 533-4160 

Facsimile: (213) 533-4167 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

RICARDO DEL RIO and TONY MEHRDAD SAGHEBIAN

(Additional Counsel Listed On Following Page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RICARDO DEL RIO, an individual 

California resident and TONY MEHRDAD 

SAGHEBIAN, an individual California 

resident, on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a 

Delaware Corporation, RASIER-CA, LLC, 

a Delaware Limited Liability Company, 

and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-cv-03667-EMC 

STIPULATION ORDERING PLAINTIFF 

TONY MEHRDAD SAGHEBIAN’S CLAIMS 

INTO ARBITRATION AND DISMISSING 

HIS INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE 

Complaint Filed: August 11, 2015 

FAC Filed: September 21, 2015 

Trial Date: None set 

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Case No. 3:15-cv-03667-EMC 

STIPULATION ORDERING PLAINTIFF TONY MEHRDAD SAGHEBIAN’S CLAIMS INTO ARBITRATION 

ROBERT G. HULTENG, Bar No. 071293 

rhulteng@littler.com 

ANDREW M. SPURCHISE, Bar No. 245998 

aspurchise@littler.com 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

650 California Street, 20th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94108.2693 

Telephone: 415.433.1940 

Facsimile: 415.399.8490 

SOPHIA BEHNIA, Bar No. 289318 

sbehnia@littler.com 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

501 W. Broadway, Suite 900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619.232.0441 

Facsimile: 619.232.4302 

Attorneys for Defendants 

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and 

RASIER-CA, LLC 

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1. Case No. 3:15-cv-03667-EMC 

STIPULATION ORDERING PLAINTIFF TONY MEHRDAD SAGHEBIAN’S CLAIMS INTO ARBITRATION 

STIPULATION 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), Plaintiff Tony Mehrdad Saghebian 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Uber Technologies, Inc. and Rasier-CA LLC (together, “Defendants”) 

(collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as 

follows: 

WHEREAS, on September 21, 2015, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint in the abovecaptioned matter adding Tony Mehrdad Saghebian as a Plaintiff in the Del Rio v. Uber 

Technologies, Inc., et al matter; 

WHEREAS, on January 22, 2016, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss based, in part, on this 

Court's prior ruling in O’Connor v Uber Technologies, Inc. et al., Case No. 13-cv-03826-EMC that 

individuals, like Saghebian, who (1) did not “sign[ ] up to drive directly with Uber or an Uber 

subsidiary under their individual name,” or (2) are not/were not “paid by Uber or an Uber subsidiary 

directly and in their individual name” present individualized issues that are not suitable class 

treatment; O’Connor et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2015 WL 8292006 at *3 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 9, 

2015); 

WHEREAS, in light of that prior ruling, and so as to avoid the Court having to determine the 

same issue at a later point in this litigation, Plaintiff Tony Mehrdad Saghebian agrees to pursue his 

claims in arbitration on an individual basis and not on a putative class or collective basis; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that, notwithstanding any provision in any arbitration provision 

to which Saghebian agreed, Uber will pay for the arbitrator’s fees and the arbitration-specific fees 

pertaining to the resolution of the Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants, provided those claims are 

asserted on an individual basis, and not as a class or collective action; and 

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree, through their undersigned 

counsel, that (1) Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants shall be dismissed from the instant lawsuit; (2) 

Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants shall be resolved in arbitration on an individual basis only, and 

not on a class or collective action basis; (3) Uber shall pay for the arbitrator’s costs and arbitrationspecific fees pertaining to the aforementioned arbitration; (4) each party shall bear his or its 

respective attorneys’ fees incurred in relation to the instant action and the aforementioned 

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2. Case No. 3:15-cv-03667-EMC 

STIPULATION ORDERING PLAINTIFF TONY MEHRDAD SAGHEBIAN’S CLAIMS INTO ARBITRATION 

arbitration, except as otherwise provided in any award of attorneys’ fees made by a judge or 

arbitrator in this action or the aforementioned arbitration; and (5) this stipulation and dismissal shall 

not influence the rights or obligations of Plaintiff Ricardo Del Rio. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 23, 2016 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

 /s/ Sophia Behnia 

 SOPHIA BEHNIA 

 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and 

 RASIER-CA LLC 

Dated: February 23, 2016 

HAMNER LAW OFFICES, APC

/s/ Amy T. Wootton 

CHRISTOPHER J. HAMNER 

AMY T. WOOTTON 

EVELINA SERAFINI 

HAMNER LAW OFFICES, APC 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

RICARDO DEL RIO AND TONY 

MEHRDAD SAGHEBIAN 

*Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer hereby attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from all signatories. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED . 

Date: ________________________________ ______________________________________ 

 HONORABLE EDWARD M. CHEN 

 U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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