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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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1230 ROSECRANS

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

STIPULATION

CASE NO.: 2:20-cv-00314-JAM-DB

UNITED STATES DISTRICT OF COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KATHRYN SARA MOREAU, individually, 

and on behalf of others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

HEARTLAND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, 

LLC, an Ohio limited liability company; HCR 

MANORCARE MEDICAL SERVICES OF 

FLORIDA, LLC; a Florida limited liability 

company; MANORCARE HEALTH 

SERVICES- CITRUS HEIGHTS, a California 

business form unknown; HCR MANORCARE, 

INC., an Ohio not-for-profit corporation; and 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 2:20-cv-00314-JAM-DB

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION 

FOR (1) PARTIAL DISMISSAL OF 

CLAIMS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF 

CIVIL PROCEDURE 41(a)(2), AND (2) 

REMAND TO SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez

Filed: December 22, 2019

Removed: February 2, 2020

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ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND REMAND

Pursuant to the stipulation of the Parties under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 

1. The Plaintiff Kathryn Sara Moreau’s (“Plaintiff”) individual and class claims shall be

dismissed from this action without prejudice, against Defendants Heartland Employment

Services, LLC, (“HES”), HCR Manorcare Medical Services of Florida, LLC, (“HCR”),

Manorcare Health Services-Citrus Heights, (“Manorcare”), HCR Manorcare, Inc., (“HCR

Manorcare”) (collectively, “Defendants”), including the following causes of action:

1. Failure to Provide Required Meal Periods

2. Failure to Provide Required Rest Periods

3. Failure to Pay Overtime Wages

4. Failure to Pay Minimum Wages

5. Failure to Maintain Required Records

6. Failure to Furnish Accurate Itemized Wage Statements

7. Failure to Indemnify Employees for Necessary Expenditures Incurred in

Discharge of Duties

8. Unfair and Unlawful Business Practices.

2. The ninth cause of action, a representative action seeking penalties under the California

Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”), against Defendants shall not be

dismissed. The Parties agree to bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees with respect to the

dismissed claims.

3. This case, consisting only of the Ninth Cause of Action (PAGA), is remanded to the

Sacramento County Superior Court, where Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint removing

the dismissed causes of action and (2) all items currently contained in the Prayer for Relief,

except as set forth herein. The amended PAGA complaint’s Prayer for Relief shall include (a)

section 6 relating to civil penalties under §§ 2698-2699.5, (b) section 8 relating to attorneys’

fees and costs pursuant to California Labor Code section 2699, and (c) section 12 relating to

further relief that the Court may deem just and proper.

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4. Defendants’ first responsive pleading shall be due in Sacramento Superior Court within 

30 days of Plaintiff’s filing of her amended complaint. 

Dated: 2/19/2020 /s/ John A. Mendez____________

Hon. John A. Mendez

United States District Court Judge

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