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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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Stipulation Re: Settlement Of Plaintiff Nicholas Hart’s First Cause Of Action; Order

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MAYALL HURLEY

A Professional Corporation

2453 Grand Canal Boulevard, Second Floor

Stockton, California 95207-8253

Telephone (209) 477-3833

J. ANTHONY ABBOTT, ESQ.

CA State Bar No. 083975

JOHANNE C. MEDINA, ESQ.

CA State Bar No. 258973

Attorneys for Defendants, 

TUOLUMNE FIRE DISTRICT, JOSEPH TURNER,

DARLENE HUTCHINS, KENNETH HOCKETT, 

And BRIAN MACHADO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT

BENJAMIN C. OYARZO AND NICHOLAS 

HART,

Plaintiff,

vs.

TUOLUMNE FIRE DISTRICT (A.K.A. 

“TUOLUMNE FIRE PROTECTION 

DISTRICT”), JOSEPH TURNER, in his 

individual and official capacities, 

KENNETH HOCKETT, in his individual 

and official capacities, DARLENE 

HUTCHINS, in her individual and official 

capacities, , BRIAN MACHADO, in his 

individual and official capacities, TONEY 

POWERS, in his official and official 

capacities, and DOES 1 through 20, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No: 1:11-cv-01271-LJO-SAB

STIPULATION RE: SETTLEMENT OF 

PLAINTIFF NICHOLAS HART’S FIRST 

CAUSE OF ACTION; ORDER

Plaintiff NICHOLAS HART, and defendant TUOLUMNE FIRE DISTRICT, by and 

between their respective attorneys of record, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiff NICHOLAS HART’S First Cause of Action of the Amended Complaint

For Damages And Injunctive Relief, Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 201 et. seq., of 

shall be dismissed with prejudice.

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2. Defendant TUOLUMNE FIRE DISTRICT shall pay to plaintiff NICHOLAS 

HART and his attorneys of record, in full settlement of his said First Cause of Action, the total 

sum of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($16,800.00), no later than May 13, 2013,

payable as follows:

A. Six Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($6,800.00) to NICHOLAS HART, for the 

pay period January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013, from which standard 

withholding based on $6,800 total gross wages earned in calendar year 2013 shall 

be taken, and as to which standard employer contributions shall be made.

B. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to Seibert & Bautista, as and for attorney’s 

fees and costs of suit associated with NICHOLAS HART’s First Cause of Action.

3. Except as provided herein, plaintiff NICHOLAS HART and defendant 

TUOLUMNE FIRE DISTRICT shall each pay his/its own attorney’s fees and costs associated 

with NICHOLAS HART’s First Cause of Action.

4. The court may retain jurisdiction for purposes of enforcing this stipulation and order.

DATED: May 1, 2013 SEIBERT & BAUTISTA

By__/s/ Shannon Seibert____________________

SHANNON SEIBERT, Attorney for Plaintiffs

DATED: May 1, 2013 MAYALL HURLEY, P.C.

By____/s/ J. Anthony Abbott______________

J. ANTHONY ABBOTT, Attorney for Defendants

ORDER

The stipulation of the parties having been considered, and good cause appearing therefor,

IT IS ORDERED:

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1. That plaintiff NICHOLAS HART’S First Cause of Action of the Amended 

Complaint For Damages And Injunctive Relief, Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 201 

et. seq., be and is hereby dismissed with prejudice.

2. Defendant TUOLUMNE FIRE DISTRICT shall pay to plaintiff NICHOLAS 

HART and his attorneys of record, in full settlement of his said First Cause of Action, the total 

sum of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($16,800.00), no later than May 13, 2013, 

payable as follows:

A. Six Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($6,800.00) to NICHOLAS HART, for the 

pay period January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013, from which standard 

withholding based on $6,800 total gross wages earned in calendar year 2013 shall 

be taken, and as to which standard employer contributions shall be made.

B. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to Seibert & Bautista, as and for attorney’s 

fees and costs of suit associated with NICHOLAS HART’s First Cause of Action.

3. Except as provided herein, plaintiff NICHOLAS HART and defendant 

TUOLUMNE FIRE DISTRICT shall each pay his/its own attorney’s fees and costs associated 

with NICHOLAS HART’s First Cause of Action.

4. The court retains jurisdiction for purposes of enforcing this stipulation and order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 3, 2013 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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