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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESUS MORFIN, LAURENTINO 

VARGAS, ASENCION LICEA, and 

FELIPE CRUZ, on behalf of themselves 

and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

VELDHUIS NORTH DAIRY, a business 

organization, form unknown, and DOES 1 

through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:14-CV-01957 LJO BAM

STIPULATION TO REMAND CASE TO 

MERCED COUNTY SUPERIOR 

COURT; ORDER THEREON

Della Barnett, State Bar #88649

R. Erandi Zamora State Bar #281929

CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION

2210 K Street, Suite 201

Sacramento, CA 95816

Telephone: (916) 446-7904

Facsimile: (916) 446-3057

dbarnett@crlaf.org

ezamora@crlaf.org

Enrique Martínez, State Bar #206884

John E. Hill, State Bar #45338

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN E. HILL

333 Hegenberger Road, Ste. 500

Oakland, CA 94621

Telephone: (510) 588-1000

Facsimile: (510) 633-2504

emartinez15@comcast.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

and the Plaintiff Class

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Plaintiffs Jesus Morfin, Laurentino Vargas, Asencion Liceo, and Felipe Cruz, individually 

and on behalf of a proposed class of similarly-situated individuals (“Plaintiffs”), and defendant 

Veldhuis North Dairy (“Defendant”) (collectively, “the Parties”), by and through their respective 

counsel, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

STIPULATION

1. On January 15, 2014, the Plaintiffs commenced an action against the Defendant in 

the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Merced, entitled Morfin, et al. v. Veldhuis 

North Dairy, et al., Case No. CMV 017 297. Plaintiffs filed and served a First Amended 

Complaint on February 19, 2014. In November 2014, the Named Plaintiffs notified defense 

counsel of their intention to file a Second Amended Complaint, which would have, inter alia, 

added claims as to certain class members based on the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 

sections 201, et seq. On or about December 8, 2014, Defendant filed a Notice of Removal of the 

Action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1441(b) based on Plaintiffs’ intention to file the proposed 

Second Amended Complaint, which would have provided a basis for this Court’s federal question 

jurisdiction. The Action was assigned Case No. 1:14-CV-01957 BAM.

2. On December 14, 2014, the Parties reached a mediated settlement of this matter 

whereby the Second Amended Complaint will not be filed. As a result, there is no arguable basis 

for this Court’s jurisdiction. 

3. Therefore, the Parties stipulate that this action should immediately be remanded to 

the Merced County Superior Court.

4. Each Party shall bear his or its own attorneys’ fees and costs with respect to the 

removal and subsequent remand of the Action pursuant to this Stipulation and Order.

5. This Stipulation moots all pending matters before this Court and all pending 

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deadlines and hearings in this case should be taken off the Court’s calendar.

6. The Parties further agree that this Stipulation will not preclude Defendants from 

seeking to remove this action to federal court at a later time if the Merced Superior Court denies 

preliminary or final approval of the proposed settlement and the Parties cannot reach an 

alternative agreement within thirty days of the order denying approval. In the event settlement 

approval is denied, Plaintiffs agree not to assert that Defendants’ failure to remove within 

statutory period is a basis for remand.

Dated: March 3, 2015 BERLINER COHEN

By: /s/ Susan E. Bishop

Susan Bishop

Attorneys for Defendants

Date: March 3, 2015 CALIF. RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION

 LAW OFFICES OF JOHN E. HILL

 

By: /s/ Enrique Martinez

Enrique Martínez

Attorneys for Individual Plaintiffs

and the Plaintiff Class

ORDER

The Parties to the above-referenced action having filed a Stipulation to Remand Removed 

Action, the Court having reviewed that Stipulation and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED THAT

1. The Parties’ Stipulation is approved;

2. This Action is hereby remanded to the Merced County Superior Court;

3. Each Party shall bear his or its own attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with 

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respect to the removal and remand of this Action;

4. All pending deadlines and hearings in this Action are hereby vacated

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 9, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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