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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHILIP WONG, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA),

et al.,

Defendants

 /

No. C-07-2446 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS OR,

ALTERNATIVELY, TO STRIKE RULE 23

CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS 

Before the Court is defendants’ “Motion to Dismiss or, Alternatively, to Strike Rule 23

Class Action Allegations,” pursuant to Rules 12(b)(6) and 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, filed July 19, 2007. Plaintiffs have filed opposition, to which defendants have

replied. The matter came on regularly for hearing on August 24, 2007. Bryan J. Schwartz

and Donald H. Nichols of Nichols Kaster & Anderson, LLP, appeared on behalf of plaintiffs. 

Paul R. Lynd and Michelle R. Barrett of Littler Mendelson appeared on behalf of

defendants.

Having considered the parties’ submissions filed in support of and in opposition to

the motion, the arguments of counsel, and for the reasons stated on the record at the

hearing, the Court hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motion, as follows:

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1. The Ninth Claim of Relief is DISMISSED without leave to amend to the extent

such cause of action is based on a claim that defendants failed to keep true and accurate

records of hours worked in violation of § 34:11-56a20 of the New Jersey Statutes; and

2. In all other respects, the motion is DENIED without prejudice to defendants’

raising the issues presented therein at a later stage of the proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 24, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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