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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fair Labor Standards Act

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STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

CASE NO. 18-cv-01506-YGR

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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER 

FREEMAN & HERZ LLP 

BETSY C. MANIFOLD (182450) 

MARISA C. LIVESAY (223247) 

750 B Street, Suite 1820 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 239-4599 

Facsimile: (619) 234-4599 

 

THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. KELSON 

JOHN M. KELSON (75462) 

483 Ninth Street, Suite 200 

Oakland, CA 94607 

Telephone: (510) 465-1326 

Facsimile: (510) 465-0871 

 

JERRY K. CIMMET (33731) 

Attorney at Law 

1380 East Avenue 

Building 124, #322 

Chico, CA 95926 

Telephone: (650) 619-1301 

Facsimile: (650) 456-2100 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

TILLMAN PUGH, et al., individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 18-cv-01506-YGR 

STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

[Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii)] 

JUDGE: Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 

CTRM: 1, 4th Floor 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

9/4/2019

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), Plaintiffs Tillman Pugh, 

Margaret Sulkowski and David Henderson (collectively referred to herein as “Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and MetLife Resources, Inc. (collectively, 

“Defendants”) (Plaintiffs and Defendants are referred to collectively herein as “Parties”), by and 

through their counsel, stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, on January 30, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the 

State of California, in and for the County of Alameda (the “Complaint”), which alleged causes of 

action for: (1) Failure to Reimburse Expenses and/or Prohibited Cash Bond; (2) Prohibited Wage 

Chargebacks; (3) Unlawful Failure to Provide Itemized Wage Statements; (4) Unlawful Failure 

to Pay Wages on Termination; (5) Unlawful Underpayment of Wages; (6) Unlawful Untimely 

Payment of Wages; (7) Private Attorneys General Act; and (8) Unfair Business Practices; 

WHEREAS, on March 8, 2018, Defendants filed their Answer, concurrently with a 

Notice of Removal to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in 

the above-captioned matter, in which they denied the material allegations of the Complaint and 

asserted numerous affirmative defenses thereto; 

WHEREAS, following mediation, the Parties have agreed to a settlement of their dispute 

(hereafter, the “Settlement”); 

WHEREAS, this Notice of Dismissal is being filed with the Court before service of either 

a motion for summary judgment or a motion to certify a class; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Parties’ Settlement, this lawsuit is to be dismissed in its 

entirety with prejudice as to the named Plaintiffs, both in their individual capacities and as 

potential representatives of any class1

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 This action has not been certified as a class, and no motion for certification has been 

filed. Notice of this settlement and dismissal will be sent to all known putative class members, 

who also will be given an opportunity to settle expense reimbursement and wage deduction 

claims they may believe they have against Defendants. While individual putative class members 

may voluntarily settle and release any claims they may have, no putative class member will be 

bound by operation of or by this dismissal as to their individual claims. 

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between 

the Parties through their undersigned counsel, that: 

Plaintiffs’ claims in the above-entitled action shall be, and hereby are, DISMISSED in 

their entirety with prejudice as to each and every one of their individual claims and as 

representatives of any class, and this action is dismissed with prejudice. Each party shall bear 

his, her or its own attorneys’ fees and costs, except as otherwise provided in the Parties’ 

Settlement. 

DATED: August 30, 2019 WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER 

 FREEMAN & HERZ LLP 

 /s/ Betsy C. Manifold 

 BETSY C. MANIFOLD 

BETSY C. MANIFOLD (182450) 

MARISA C. LIVESAY (223247) 

750 B Street, Suite 1820 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 239-4599 

Facsimile: (619) 234-4599 

WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER 

FREEMAN & HERZ LLP 

JEFFREY G. SMITH (133113) 

MARK C. RIFKIN 

270 Madison Ave. 

New York, NY 10016 

Telephone: (212) 545-4762 

Facsimile: (212) 545-4653 

THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. KELSON 

JOHN M. KELSON (75462) 

483 Ninth Street, Suite 200 

Oakland, CA 94607 

Telephone: (510) 465-1326 

Facsimile: (510) 465-0871 

JERRY K. CIMMET (33731) 

Attorney at Law 

1380 East Avenue 

Building 124, #322 

Chico, CA 95926 

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Telephone: (650) 619-1301 

Facsimile: (650) 456-2100 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Tillman Pugh, Margaret

Sulkowski and David Henderson 

DATED: August 30, 2019 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

 /s/ Carrie A. Gonell 

 CARRIE A. GONELL 

CARRIE A. GONELL (257163) 

600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1800 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7653 

Telephone: (949) 399-7160 

Facsimile: (949) 399-7001 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DECLARATION REGARDING CONCURRENCE 

 I, Betsy C. Manifold, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used 

to file this STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. In 

compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Carrie A. Gonell has concurred in 

this filing. 

DATED: August 30, 2019 WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER 

 FREEMAN & HERZ LLP 

 /s/ Betsy C. Manifold 

BESTY C. MANIFOLD 

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