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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MINERVA ABUBAKAR, et al

Plaintiffs,

v. NO. CIV. S-06-2268 LKK/EFB

COUNTY OF SOLANO,

O R D E R

Defendant.

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This is a Fair Labor Standards Act case alleging the

underpayment of overtime caused by the unlawful exclusion of

certain incentives in the calculation of plaintiffs’ pay. Pending

before the court is plaintiffs’ motion to facilitate notice

pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). Plaintiffs seek to notify

potential opt-in plaintiffs in accordance with Hoffman-LaRoche,

Inc. v. Sperling, 493 U.S. 165 (1989). Defendant does not oppose

the motion, except with the respect to the issue of whether it must

post the notice in its facilities.

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There are only approximately seventy some odd potential

members of the class who have not filed consent forms with the

court. While posting the notice would probably not place a

significant burden on defendant, plaintiffs have not demonstrated

why notice via mail is not sufficient to notify the remaining

potential class members. See Romero v. Producers Dairy Foods,

Inc., 235 F.R.D. 474, 492 (E.D. Cal. 2006) (“First class mail is

ordinarily sufficient to notify class members who have been

identified.”).

Accordingly, the court orders as follows:

1. The language of the proposed notice is approved as fair

and accurate.

2. Plaintiffs’ counsel is authorized to mail the proposed

notice to all persons who were Unit 13 Correctional Officers at any

time between October 16, 2003 and the present.

3. To be timely filed, Consent to Be Included as a Plaintiff

forms must be filed with the court by July 27, 2007 and may only

be extended upon a showing of good cause.

4. Within 21 days of this order, the County of Solano shall

produce to plaintiffs a list containing the names and addresses of

all persons who were Unit 13 Correctional Officers at any time

between October 16, 2003 and the present, so that notice may be

accomplished.

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5. The hearing currently set for May 21, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.

is hereby VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 15, 2007.

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