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

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STIP. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO 

THE C.D. CA. PER CIV. L.R. 3-13(d)

CASE NO. 5:07-cv-03650-JF 

Richard Jones (SB # 117679) 

LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD A. JONES 

1820 E. 17th Street 

Santa Ana, CA 92705 

Telephone: (714) 480-0200 

Facsimile : (714) 480-0423 

Michael A. Gould (SB # 151851) 

Aarin A. Zeif (SB # 247088) 

GOULD & ASSOCIATES 

A Professional Law Corporation 

17822 E. 17th Street, #106 

Tustin, CA 92780 

Phone (714) 669 2850 Fax (714) 544 0800 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Nicholas Tchikovani 

Framroze M. Virjee (S.B. #120401) 

David L. Herron (SB #158881) 

Adam P. KohSweeney (SB #229983)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

400 South Hope Street 

Los Angeles, California 90071-2899 

Telephone: (213) 430-6000 

Facsimile: (213) 430-6407 

E-Mail: akohsweeney@omm.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Citicorp Investment Services 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NICHOLAS TCHIKOVANI, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CITICORP INVESTMENT 

SERVICES, and DOES 1 through 

100, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 5:07-cv-03560-JF 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR 

ORDER TRANSFERRING MATTER 

TO THE CENTRAL DISTRICT 

PURSUANT TO CIV. L.R. 3-13(d) 

Case Removed: July 10, 2007 

Trial Date: None Set 

**E-filed 10/22/07**

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-1- STIP. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO 

THE C.D. CA. PER CIV. L.R. 3-13(d)

CASE NO. 5:07-cv-03650-JF 

WHEREAS, on August 14, 2007, Defendant Citicorp Investment Services, 

which was merged with and into Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on May 31, 2007 

(“CIS”), filed a Notice of Pendency of Other Action or Proceeding pursuant to Civil 

Local Rule 3-13 of this Court, alerting this Court to the existence of Throne v. 

Citicorp Investment Services, Inc., et al., Case No. CV 07-113-ABC (RZx) (C.D. 

Ca.) (the “Throne Action”), a matter which involves the same defendant, the same 

putative class, and almost exclusively the same issues of law as the above-captioned 

Tchikovani action, and which was filed several months prior to the above-captioned 

Tchikovani action; 

WHEREAS, plaintiff Nicholas Tchikovani (“Tchikovani”) did not file a 

statement supporting or opposing said Notice of Pendency as allowed by Civil 

Local Rule 3-13(c); 

WHEREAS, on October 9, 2007, the undersigned parties filed a Joint Case 

Management Statement Pursuant to Rule 26(f) and Civil Local Rule 16-9, which 

again referenced the Throne Action and indicated that CIS anticipated filing a 

motion to Stay, Dismiss, or Transfer the above-captioned Tchikovani action; 

WHEREAS, in advance of the upcoming Initial Case Management 

Conference, the undersigned parties have continued to meet-and-confer regarding 

the Throne Action and its impact on the above-captioned Tchikovani action; 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that this matter should be transferred to 

the United States District Court for the Central District of California, where the 

undersigned parties jointly will file a Notice of Related Case pursuant to Local Rule 

83-1.3 of that court and request that the case be assigned to the Honorable Audrey 

B. Collins and consolidated with the Throne Action; and 

WHEREAS, this process would eliminate the need for an Initial Case 

Management Conference before this Court; 

NOW THEREFORE, subject to this Court’s approval of this Stipulation 

and execution of the attached [Proposed] Order, the parties, by and through their 

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-2- STIP. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO 

THE C.D. CA. PER CIV. L.R. 3-13(d)

CASE NO. 5:07-cv-03650-JF 

respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. The above-captioned Tchikovani action is sufficiently related to the 

prior-filed Throne Action to warrant a finding that the two proceedings should be 

coordinated to avoid conflicts, conserve resources, and promote an efficient 

determination of the actions; 

2. The parties jointly request that this Court enter an order transferring 

this action to the Western Division of the United States District Court for the 

Central District of California, and continuing the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(d) stay on discovery until such time as the United States District Court for the 

Central District of California orders otherwise; and 

3. The parties further request that the Initial Case Management 

Conference currently schedule for October 19, 2007, be continued and taken off 

calendar. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED. 

Dated: October 17, 2007 Michael A. Gould 

Aarin A. Zeif 

Gould & Associates 

By:__________/S/____________________

 Michael Gould 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

NICHOLAS TCHIKOVANI 

Dated: October 17, 2007 Framroze M. Virjee 

David L. Herron 

Adam P. KohSweeney 

O’Melveny & Myers LLP 

By:__________/S/____________________

Adam P. KohSweeney 

Attorney for Defendant 

CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICES 

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CASE NO. 5:07-cv-03650-JF 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

 The Court hereby finds and orders as follows: 

 1. This Court finds, for the reasons discussed in the Notice of Pendency 

of Other Action or Proceeding pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-13, filed August 14, 

2007, that the above-captioned action entitled Nicholas Tchikovani v. Citicorp 

Investment Services, Case No. 5:07-cv-03560-JF (N.D. Ca.), is sufficiently related 

to the prior-filed Throne v. Citicorp Investment Services, Inc., et al., Case No. CV 

07-113-ABC (RZx) (C.D. Ca.), to warrant a finding that the two proceedings 

should be coordinated to avoid conflicts, conserve resources, and promote an 

efficient determination of the actions; 

 2. Accordingly, this Court orders that the above-captioned Tchikovani

action hereby is transferred to the Western Division of the United States District 

Court for the Central District of California; 

 3. This Court further orders that the Initial Case Management Conference 

currently scheduled for October 19, 2007, in the above-captioned Tchikovani action 

is continued and taken off calendar; and 

 4. This Court further orders that the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(d) stay on discovery in the above-captioned Tchikovani action is extended until 

such time as the United States District Court for the Central District of California 

orders otherwise. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October ____, 2007 

HON. JEREMY FOGEL 

U.S. District Court Judge 

1140156 

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