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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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Case No. 2:14-cv-02553-TLN-EFB

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION

DENNIS M. BROWN, Bar No. 126575

dmbrown@littler.com

NEDA N. DAL CIELO, Bar No. 161982

ndalcielo@littler.com

ANNE SWEENEY JORDAN, Bar No. 273589

ajordan@littler.com

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor

San Jose, CA 95113.2303

Telephone: 408.998.4150

Fax No.: 408.288.5686

Attorneys for Defendant

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

CARY KLETTER, Bar No. 210230

ckletter@kletterlaw.com

SALLY TRUNG NGUYEN, Bar No. 267275

snguyen@kletterlaw.com

KLETTER LAW FIRM LLP

1900 S. Norfolk Street, Suite 350

San Mateo, CA 94403

Telephone: 415.434.3400

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JEANNETTE RODRIGUEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEANNETTE RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.; and DOES 

1-20, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-02553-TLN-EFB

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION 

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2. Case No. 2:14-cv-02553-TLN-EFB

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff Jeannette Rodriguez and 

Defendant Sears, Roebuck and Co. (collectively, the “Parties”), through their attorneys of record:

WHEREAS, the Complaint in this matter was filed on September 30, 2014, in the 

Superior Court of the County of San Joaquin, Case No. 39-2014-00316668-CU-OE-STK, alleging 

claims of (1) California Labor Code Retaliation; (2) Failure to Pay Minimum Overtime Wages; (3) 

Failure to Provide Meal and Rest Breaks; (4) Waiting Time Penalties; (5) Failure to Provide 

Accurate Wage Statements; (6) Disability Discrimination in Violation of the California Fair 

Employment and Housing Act (FEHA); (7) Failure to Accommodate; (8) Failure to Engage in the 

Interactive Process; (9) FEHA Retaliation; (10) the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)

Interference; (11) CFRA Retaliation; (12) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy; and 

(13) Defamation; (14) Unfair Business Practice in violation of Business And Professions Code 

§17200; (15) Penalties pursuant to the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA); (16) Failure to 

Produce Records; and (17) Negligent Training (the “Claims”); 

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2014, Defendant Sears, Roebuck and Co. removed this 

matter to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:14-cv-02553;

WHEREAS, the Parties now agree to submit the Claims, as set forth in Case No. 

2:14-cv-02553, to final and binding individual arbitration through Judicial Arbitration and Mediation 

Services (JAMS); and

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the JAMS arbitrator shall have the authority to 

adjudicate Plaintiff’s individual claim for penalties under PAGA

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED:

1. The Claims set forth in Case No. 2:14-cv-02553 shall be submitted to final 

and binding arbitration in accordance with the terms of the Arbitration Policy/Agreement and 

“JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures effective July 15, 2009”;

2. All matters in Case No. 2:14-cv-02553 shall be stayed in this Court pending 

arbitration; 

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3. This Court will retain jurisdiction for the sole purpose of entering the final 

judgment on the arbitration proceedings, as necessary; and

4. The Parties agreed that Plaintiff’s Complaint pending in the USDC EDCA 

shall constitute Plaintiff’s written demand for arbitration to JAMS pursuant to “JAMS Employment 

Arbitration Rules & Procedures effective July 15, 2009,” shall be deemed to have been submitted to 

Defendant as of November 26, 2014, and Defendant will timely respond thereto.

Dated: December 4, 2014

/s/ Dennis M. Brown

DENNIS M. BROWN

NEDA N. DAL CIELO

ANNE SWEENEY JORDAN

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Attorneys for Defendant

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

Dated: December 4, 2014

/s/ Cary Kletter

CARY KLETTER

SALLY TRUNG NGUYEN

KLETTER LAW FIRM LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JEANNETTE RODRIGUEZ

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2014

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