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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYMOND VINOLE,

Plaintiff,

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WORLD SAVINGS, INC.,

Defendant.

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No. C 06-05296 JSW

ORDER VACATING HEARING

DATE AND STAYING CASE

Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration is currently set for hearing on Friday, January

12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The Court notes that on April 26, 2006, the California Supreme Court

granted review of Gentry v. Superior Court, 135 Cal. App. 4th 944, 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d 790 (2006). 

See 43 Cal. Rptr. 3d 748 (2006). In Gentry, the California Court of Appeal concluded that an

arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver was not substantively unconscionable in a

suit alleging, inter alia, that an employer misclassified employees as exempt employees. 

Gentry, 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d at 794. Therefore, this Court finds it appropriate to VACATE the

hearing on Defendant’s motion to compel and STAY this action pending the California’s

Supreme Court’s ruling in Gentry. The parties are ORDERED to advise this Court when the 

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California Supreme Court issues its ruling. The Court will then reset the hearing on

Defendant’s motion to compel, if necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 3, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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