Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-5_05-cv-04221/USCOURTS-cand-5_05-cv-04221-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO REMAND

FOR PURPOSES OF SETTLEMENT [CASE NO. CV 05-04221 JW] Page 1

DANIEL FEINBERG – CA State Bar No. 135983

LEWIS, FEINBERG, RENAKER & JACKSON, P.C.

1330 Broadway, Suite 1800

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (510) 839-6824

Facsimile: (510) 839-7839

dfeinberg@lewisfeinberg.com

AARON KAUFMANN, CA Bar No. 148580

HINTON, ALFERT & SUMNER

1646 N. California Blvd., Suite #600

Walnut Creek, California 94596

Telephone: (925) 932-6006

Facsimile: (925) 932-3412

kaufmann@hinton-law.com

THEODORE FRANKLIN, CA Bar No. 168305

EMILY P. RICH, CA Bar No. 168735

WEINBERG, ROGER & ROSENFELD

A Professional Corporation

1001 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 200

Alameda, California 94501-1091

Telephone: (510) 337-1001

Facsimile: (510) 337-1023

Tfranklin@unioncounsel.com

Erich@unioncounsel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

BRIAN AIROLDI

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BRIAN AIROLDI,

Plaintiff,

vs.

GOTTSCHALKS, INC.,

Defendant.

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Case No. CV 05-04221 JW

JOINT STIPULATION AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO REMAND

FOR PURPOSES OF SETTLEMENT

WHEREAS: Plaintiff Brian Airoldi ("Plaintiff"), on the one hand, and Defendant

Gottschalks Inc. ("Gottschalks"), on the other hand, (collectively "the Parties"), have reached an

agreement to fully and finally resolve the action currently pending in the United States District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

Case 5:05-cv-04221-JW Document 6 Filed 04/18/06 Page 1 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO REMAND

FOR PURPOSES OF SETTLEMENT [CASE NO. CV 05-04221 JW] Page 2

Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. CV 05-04221 (JW) ("Action").

WHEREAS: Gottschalks contends that this Court possesses subject matter jurisdiction

over Plaintiff'’s claims because Plaintiff’s claims are preempted by the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Plaintiff contends that his claims are not preempted by

ERISA.

WHEREAS: The Parties seek to ensure that there is no question whether the Court

administering the settlement has jurisdiction over the claim.

THEREFORE: The Parties hereby STIPULATE and AGREE to remand the Action to

the Santa Cruz Superior Court for the purpose of the approval and administration of the

settlement. If the settlement does not become final or the action is not dismissed with prejudice

for any reason, the Parties agree that Plaintiff shall dismiss the Action without prejudice. The

Parties further agree that in the event the lawsuit is dismissed without prejudice and Plaintiff files

a new lawsuit within thirty days containing claims identical to those contained in the Action, the

statute of limitations for the new lawsuit shall be tolled for the time period from September 8,

2005, to the filing of the new lawsuit. The fact that the Parties were willing to stipulate to

remand as part of the Settlement shall have no bearing on, and shall not be admissible in

connection with, the issue of whether any future action should be remanded or shall be heard in a

United States District Court. Gottschalks expressly reserves the right to remove any future action

to United States District Court and oppose remand of any future action.

I, Daniel Feinberg, attest, pursuant to General Order No. 45, Rule X, that Charles Barker

concurred in the filing of this document.

IT IS SO STIPULATED:

DATED: April 14, 2006 LEWIS, FEINBERG, RENAKER & JACKSON, P.C. 

By /s/ Daniel Feinberg

DANIEL FEINBERG

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Case 5:05-cv-04221-JW Document 6 Filed 04/18/06 Page 2 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO REMAND

FOR PURPOSES OF SETTLEMENT [CASE NO. CV 05-04221 JW] Page 3

DATED: April 14, 2006 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/ Charles F. Barker______

CHARLES F. BARKER

Attorneys for Defendant Gottschalks, Inc.

This matter is hereby ORDERED remanded to the Superior Court of the State of

California for the County of Santa Cruz. All case deadlines in the Order Setting Initial Case

Management Conference dated October 18, 2005, are hereby taken off calendar.

Dated:__________________ ______________________________

UNITED STATE DISTRICT JUDGE

04/18/06

Case 5:05-cv-04221-JW Document 6 Filed 04/18/06 Page 3 of 3