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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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STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL Aherns et al. v. City of Roseville

 Case No. 2:05-CV-00389-GEB-GGH

DAVID P. MASTAGNI, ESQ. (SBN 57721)

DAVID E. MASTAGNI, ESQ. (SBN 204244)

WILL M. YAMADA, ESQ. (SBN 226669)

STRAUN W. BOSTON, ESQ. (SBN 242380)

MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT, AMICK, 

MILLER, JOHNSEN & UHRHAMMER 

A Professional Corporation

1912 “I” Street

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 446-4692

Facsimile: (916) 447-4614

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC AHRENS, MICHAEL ALLISON, 

BRYAN BAKKIE, CHAD BAUMANN, 

TROY BERGSTROM, ANDREW 

BONNER, JASON BOSWORTH, DOUG

BROWN, BRET BRZYSCZ, JOE CIPOV, 

KARL DYER, MICHAEL EASTER, ERIC

EASTMAN, TINA EASTMAN 

DAVID FAINGOLD, BRANDON 

FERNANDEZ, DAVID FLOOD,

BRYAN FRITSCH, JAMES FUJITANI, 

PATRICK GANGUET, MARC 

GLYNN, RON GOODPASTER, BRUCE

HAGLER, BRYAN HAYS, JOHN 

HELLIWELL, LEE HENDRICK, 

MATTHEW JANNEY, MICHAEL

JONES, CHAD KATO, AARON LEAHY, 

MISSY MACDONALD, KEITH

MARZOLF, MARK MILLER, STEFAN

MOORE, KELBY NEWTON, PAUL

NICHOLAS, CHRISTOPHER NOWICKI, 

DAVID ORTIZ, MICHAEL

PENDERGRAFT, JAMES PLYMPTON,

KATE QUARTAROLO, MARIA

RICHARDSON, CLIFFORD RYLAND, 

MIKE RYLAND, ALEXANDRA 

SAKATA, JEREMY SCREETON, 

MERVYN SCREETON III, MICHAEL 

SHERLOCK, ASHLEY SMENTEK, 

AARON SPLAWN, CALVIN WALSTAD, 

WILLIAM YOUNG, PATRICK ZERI, 

acting for themselves and others similarly

 

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CASE NO. 2:05-CV-00389-GEB-GGH

STIPULATION RE APPROVAL OF 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND 

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

THEREON

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STIPULATION

The parties to the above captioned action hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiffs Eric Ahrens, et al. (collectively “Plaintiffs”) are presently or were

previously employed by the City of Roseville (“Defendant”). Plaintiffs and the Defendant shall

be collectively referred to as “Parties” herein.

2. Plaintiffs filed the above captioned action (“Action”) on behalf of themselves and others

similarly situated arising out of certain events that allegedly occurred during their employment by

the City of Roseville.

3. Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint to the action for violation of the Fair Labor Standards

Act (“Complaint”), alleges violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.)

(“FLSA”). The Complaint seeks recovery of allegedly unpaid overtime, liquidated damages,

attorneys fees and costs. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action and over

the parties.

4. The Defendant filed an Answer to the First Amended Complaint denying its material

allegations and asserting affirmative defenses thereto.

5. The Court set October 25, 2005, as the final date by which potential collective actions

members had to opt-in to this action.

6. The Parties dispute the applicability of the FLSA to the facts as alleged in the Complaint.

7. The Parties have engaged in extensive negotiations in an attempt to resolve their

differences, and throughout these negotiations all Parties were, and continue to be, represented by

counsel experienced in wage and employment matters.

8. The Parties wish to avoid the potential uncertainty, expense and delay of litigation and

have therefore, based upon their extensive negotiations, agreed to a settlement which all the Parties,

upon consultation with counsel, believe provides for a fair, reasonable and just resolution of the

Parties’ dispute. The terms of the Parties’ agreement are embodied in the Settlement Agreement

and General Release of All Claims (“Settlement Agreement”) which all Parties have executed. A

copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached hereto and incorporated herein;

9. Plaintiffs’ potential recovery at trial, if any, remains unknown, but the Parties believe that

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the terms of the Settlement Agreement are consistent with and within the range of any reasonable

result that Plaintiffs might expect to obtain after a trial;

10. Courts have determined that the provisions of the FLSA are mandatory and cannot

generally be abridged by contract or otherwise waived. Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States,

679 F.2d 1350, 1352 (11th Cir. 1982). However, when employees bring a private action for

compensation under the FLSA, and present the district court a proposed settlement, the district court

may enter a judgment after scrutinizing the settlement for fairness. Id. at 1353;

11. The Parties to this action intend to present the Court with this Stipulation re Approval of

Settlement Agreement and Dismissal with Prejudice and Order Thereon (“Stipulation and Order”)

through which they intend to finally resolve all claims asserted in this Action based upon the

Settlement Agreement;

12. By entering into this Stipulation and requesting Court approval, the Parties do not intend

that the Court should make any findings or determination regarding the Defendant’s alleged

violation of the FLSA, or any other federal or state law, regulation, order, or rule. This Stipulation

and Order, and any exhibits and any other documents or written materials prepared in conjunction

with this Stipulation and Order, should not constitute evidence of, or any admission of, any

violation of the FLSA, or any other federal or state law, regulation, order, or rule by any Party.

13. The Parties jointly request the Court find the settlement is fair, reasonable and just and

therefore request the Court approve of and enter the Stipulation and Order; IT IS THEREFORE

STIPULATED, by and between the Parties, through their respective counsel, that:

1. The Settlement Agreement which is incorporated herein by reference, is

fair, reasonable and just in all respects as to the Plaintiffs, and the Court should therefore

approve the Settlement Agreement and enter this Stipulation and Order;

2. The Court should expressly reserve jurisdiction with respect to this Action 

for the purposes of enforcing the Settlement Agreement;

3. The award of and allocation of costs and attorneys fees should be as 

provided for in the Settlement Agreement;

4. Upon the Court’s approval of the Settlement Agreement, this Action should be dismissed

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with prejudice.

Dated: August 8, 2006 MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT, AMICK,

MILLER, JOHNSEN & UHRHAMMER

By: 

DAVID E. MASTAGNI

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: August 8, 2006 MCDONOUGH, HOLLAND & ALLEN

By: /s/ Julie Raney 

JULIE RANEY

Attorney for Defendant

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

The Court has carefully reviewed the Settlement Agreement, the proposed Stipulation and 

Order, and relevant Exhibits. Based upon a review of the record, and good cause appearing, IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:

The Settlement Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference, is approved as

fair, reasonable and just in all respects as to the Plaintiffs, and the Parties shall perform the

Settlement Agreement in accordance with its terms;

1. The Court expressly reserves jurisdiction with respect to this Action for the

purposes of enforcing the Settlement Agreement;

2. The award of and allocation of costs and attorneys fees shall be as provided

for in the Settlement Agreement;

3. The Court has made no findings or determination regarding the Defendant=s

alleged violation of the FLSA, or any other federal or state law, regulation,

order, or rule, and this Stipulation and Order and any exhibits and any of the

other documents or written materials prepared in conjunction with this

Stipulation and Order shall not constitute evidence of, or any admission of,

any violation of the FLSA, or any other federal or state law, regulation, order,

or rule;

4. This Action is hereby dismissed with prejudice.

Dated: August 10, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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