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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:206 Collect Unpaid Wages

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APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL ON 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PAUL MEOLA, individually, and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

AXA FINANCIAL, INC.; AXA ADVISORS, 

LLC; AXA EQUITABLE LIFE 

INSURANCE CO.; and DOES 1 through 10, 

inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. C06-4291 (JSW) 

[Assigned to Hon. Jeffrey S. White, Dept. 2] 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE ADR 

MATTERS

Class Action Complaint Filed: July 13, 2006 

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APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL FROM PREVIOUS PAGE: 

Bryan King Sheldon (Bar No. 116219) 

Nicolas Orihuela (Bar No. 221898) 

LIM, RUGER & KIM, LLP 

1055 West Seventh Street, Suite 2800 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Telephone: (213) 955-9500 

Facsimile: (213) 955-9511 

E-mail: bryan.sheldon@lrklawyers.com

[Local Counsel] 

Joseph H. Meltzer 

Gerald D. Wells, III 

Robert J. Gray 

SCHIFFRIN, BARROWAY, TOPAZ & KESSLER, LLP 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087 

Telephone: (610) 667-7706 

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056 

E-mail: gwells@sbtklaw.com

[Lead Counsel] 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Paul Meola, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated

H. Sinclair Kerr, Jr. 

Michael Von Loewenfeldt 

Adrian J. Sawyer 

KERR & WAGSTAFF LLP 

100 Spear Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco CA 94105-1528 

Telephone: (415) 371-8500 

FAX: (415) 371-0500 

Attorneys for Defendants AXA FINANCIAL, INC.; AXA ADVISORS, LLC, and AXA 

EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

WHEREAS, on July 13, 2006 Plaintiff filed a Class/Collective Action Complaint against 

Defendants AXA Financial, Inc., AXA Advisors LLC, and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. 

alleging, among other things, that Plaintiff and others similarly situated were mis-categorized as 

exempt from overtime pay and other compensation and benefits and were therefore not fully paid 

as required by law; and 

WHEREAS Defendants have filed an Answer denying the material allegations of 

Plaintiff’s complaint and asserting affirmative defenses; and 

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WHEREAS the parties to this action have now learned that a similar class action 

complaint, entitled Lennon and Thompson vs. AXA Advisors, etc et al., which raises allegations 

against Defendants similar to the allegations in this case, has been filed in the Superior Court of 

Los Angeles County and removed to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; 

and 

WHEREAS the parties to this action believe that judicial efficiency and economy will be 

best served by delaying the ADR process in this action until the course of the Lennon and 

Thompson case, including possible transfer to this District and possible relation to this case are 

determined; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the PARTIES through their respective attorneys of record, hereby 

STIPULATE that the ADR proceedings in this case shall be stayed for 90 days and jointly request 

that the Court approve said stay. 

Dated: January 26, 2007 Joseph H. Meltzer 

Gerald D. Wells, III 

Robert J. Gray 

SCHIFFRIN, BARROWAY, TOPAZ & 

KESSLER, LLP 

 -andBryan King Sheldon 

Nicolas Orihuela 

LIM, RUGER & KIM, LLP 

By: _/S/____________________________ 

Bryan King Sheldon, Attorneys for Plaintiff 

H. Sinclair Kerr, Jr. 

Michael Von Loewenfeldt 

Adrian J. Sawyer 

KERR & WAGSTAFF LLP 

By: __/S/______________________ 

Michael Von Loewenfeldt 

Attorneys for Defendants AXA FINANCIAL, INC.; 

AXA ADVISORS, LLC, and AXA EQUITABLE 

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

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ORDER 

The above Stipulation is accepted and IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: __________________ ________________________________ 

 Jeffrey S. White, U.S. District Judge 

January 29, 2007

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