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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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LISA M. BERTAIN, CASB No. 124646

lisa.bertain@kyl.com 

JULIE L. TAYLOR, CASB No. 154341 

julie.taylor@kyl.com 

NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK, CASB No. 248007 

nathan.jaskowiak@kyl.com 

KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN 

A Professional Corporation 

450 Pacific Avenue 

San Francisco, California 94133 

Telephone: (415) 398-6000 

Facsimile: (415) 981-0136 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC, 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. f/k/a SMITH BARNEY 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS HOLDINGS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ERIC B. BATES, on behalf of himself, all 

others similarly situated, the general 

public, and as an “aggrieved employee” 

under the California Labor Code Private 

Attorneys General Act, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY 

LLC, a limited liability company, 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. a 

corporation formerly doing business as 

SMITH BARNEY, CITIGROUP GLOBAL 

MARKETS HOLDINGS, INC., a 

corporation, and DOES 1 through 50, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. CIV S-09-03049 FCD-GGH

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

HEARING DATE ON PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR DETERMINATION THAT 

ARBITRATION CLAIM IS PART OF 

CLASS ACTION; ORDER 

Action Filed: August 21, 2009 

New Date: August 20, 2010 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 2 

Old Date: August 6, 2010 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 2 

Plaintiff ERIC B. BATES and Defendants MORGAN STANLEY SMITH 

BARNEY LLC, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. f/k/a SMITH BARNEY, and 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS HOLDINGS, INC. (collectively referred to herein as 

“CGMI”), stipulate and agree, and jointly apply to this Court for an order continuing the 

hearing date for Plaintiff’s Motion for Determination that Arbitration Claim is Part of 

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Class Action, which is currently scheduled for August 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 

2. The parties wish to continue the hearing date to August 20, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 2 as a result of Defendants’ counsel’s unavailability for the August 6, 2010 

hearing date. 

DATED: June 17, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF SCOT D. BERNSTEIN 

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM P. 

TORNGREN 

 /s/ William P. Torngren 

WILLIAM P. TORNGREN 

Attorneys for Plaintiff ERIC B. BATES 

DATED: June 17, 2010 /s/ Nathan R. Jaskowiak 

LISA M. BERTAIN 

JULIE L. TAYLOR 

NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK 

KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC, 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. f/k/a 

SMITH BARNEY. CITIGROUP GLOBAL 

MARKETS HOLDINGS, INC. 

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the Court enters the above Stipulation as its Order. 

DATED: June 21, 2010 

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FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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