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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION, SETTLEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE DISMISSAL 

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CHRIS BAKER, State Bar No. 181557 

cbaker@bakerlp.com

BAKER & SCHWARTZ, P.C. 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3520 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 433-1064 

Fax: (415) 520-0446 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DAVID BARNES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DAVID BARNES 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ENERGY RECOVERY, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation; THOMAS ROONEY, an individual; 

and JOEL GAY, an individual 

Defendants. 

Case No. 16-cv-00477-EMC

STIPULATION, SETTLEMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR 

DISMISSAL 

 

 The parties, by and between, their respective counsel, stipulate as follows: 

 1. This Stipulation and Proposed Order is made pursuant to F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) 

and California Labor Code § 2699(l)(2). 

 2. Pursuant to a confidential settlement agreement, Plaintiff David Barnes agrees to 

dismiss with prejudice Causes of Action One through Ten and Cause of Action Twelve of his 

First Amended Complaint. 

 3. Pursuant to the same confidential settlement agreement, Defendant Energy 

Recovery, Inc. agrees to dismiss with prejudice its Counterclaim. 

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 4. With respect to Plaintiff’s Eleventh Cause of Action under the Private Attorneys 

General Act (PAGA), the parties separately and independently agree to the following settlement 

of the PAGA claim. 

 5. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Plaintiff agrees to dismiss with prejudice 

his individual claims under PAGA. Plaintiff further agrees only for purposes of this Stipulation 

that, if the Court grants the dismissal with prejudice of his Causes of Action One through Ten and 

Cause of Action Twelve, he will no longer be an alleged aggrieved employee under Labor Code § 

2699(g). 

 6. The parties further agree to the dismissal without prejudice of the remainder of 

Plaintiff’s Eleventh Cause of Action under PAGA as it relates to the State of California and any 

alleged aggrieved employee other than Plaintiff. Accordingly, the dismissal of this case shall 

have no res judicata or collateral estoppel effect on the State of California or any alleged 

aggrieved employee other than Plaintiff. 

 7. This Stipulation and [Proposed] Order will be served on the Labor Workforce and 

Development Agency at the same time it is submitted to the Court in accordance with Labor Code 

§ 2699(1)(2). 

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 8. Each party shall bear his or its own attorneys’ fees and costs with respect to this 

case. 

 

Dated: October 14, 2016 BAKER & SCHWARTZ P.C. 

By:----------------S------------------------ 

Chris Baker 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

DAVID BARNES 

Dated: October 14, 2016 LEWIS RICE LLC 

By:----------------S------------------------ 

David W. Gearhart 

Attorney for Defendants 

ENERGY RECOVERY, INC. AND JOEL 

GAY 

Dated: October 14, 2016 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

By:----------------S------------------------ 

Sara Brody 

Attorney for Defendant 

THOMAS ROONEY 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 The Court, upon review of the parties’ Stipulation, hereby orders as follows: 

 1. Plaintiff David Barnes’ Causes of Action One through Ten and Cause of Action 

Twelve are hereby dismissed with prejudice. 

 2. Defendant Energy Recovery, Inc.’s Counterclaim is hereby dismissed with 

prejudice. 

 3. Plaintiff David Barnes’ Eleventh Cause of Action under the Private Attorneys 

General Act is hereby dismissed with prejudice with respect to Plaintiff. 

 4. Plaintiff’s Eleventh Cause of Action under the Private Attorneys General Act is 

hereby dismissed without prejudice as to the State of California and any aggrieved employee 

other than Plaintiff. This Order and the dismissal of this Action shall have no res judicata or 

collateral estoppel effect on the State of California or any aggrieved employee other than 

Plaintiff. 

 5. Each party shall bear his or its own attorneys’ fees and costs. 

 6. This Order hereby disposes of this Action. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Dated: _____________ _______________________________ 

 United States District Judge 

10/17/16

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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