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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1002 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT WAL-MART STORES, INC.’S MOTION TO CONSIDER 

WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 3-12 

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

THEODORE J. BOUTROUS JR. (SBN 132099) 

THEANE EVANGELIS KAPUR (SBN 243570) 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

333 South Grand Avenue 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 229-7000 

Facsimile: (213) 229-7520 

TBoutrous@gibsondunn.com, 

TKapur@gibsondunn.com

MARK A. PERRY (SBN 212532) 

RACHEL S. BRASS (SBN 219301) 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

555 Mission Street, 

Suite 3000 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 393-8200 

Facsimile: (415) 986-5309 

MPerry@gibsondunn.com, 

RBrass@gibsondunn.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

WAL-MART STORES, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BETTY DUKES, PATRICIA SURGESON, 

CLEO PAGE, DEBORAH GUNTER, KAREN 

WILLIAMSON, CHRISTINE KWAPNOSKI, 

AND EDITH ARANA on behalf of themselves, 

and on behalf of all other similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

WAL-MART STORES, INC., 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. CV 01-02252 VRW (EMC) 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

DEFENDANT WAL-MART STORES, 

INC.’S MOTION TO CONSIDER 

WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE 

RELATED PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL 

RULE 3-12 

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After considering Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s motion and any opposition thereto, the 

Court finds: 

1. The cases Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. CV 01-2252 VRW (EMC), and 

Alexander-Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. CV 10-3005 SBA, are related as defined by Civil 

Local Rule 3-12(a). 

2. The Clerk shall re-assign Alexander-Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. CV 10-

3005 SBA to me, and shall notify the parties and any affected Judge accordingly, pursuant to Civil 

Local Rule 3-12(f)(3). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

By: 

Hon. Vaughn R. Walker 

100901289_1.DOC

July 22, 2010 

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRANTED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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