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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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[PROPOSED] ORDER STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 1 

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STEVEN H. GURNEE, ESQ. SB# 66056 

DAVID M. DANIELS, ESQ. SB# 170315 

NICHOLAS P. FORESTIERE, SB# 125118 

JOHN A. MASON, ESQ. SB# 166996 

GURNEE & DANIELS LLP 

2240 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 150 

Roseville, CA 95661-3805 

Telephone (916) 797-3100 

Facsimile (916) 797-3131 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC., PAUL 

HOUSTON, SERVICE CORPORATION 

INTERNATIONAL, SCI FUNERAL AND 

CEMETERY PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, 

INC., SCI EASTERN MARKET SUPPORT 

CENTER, L.P., SCI WESTERN MARKET 

SUPPORT CENTER, L.P. and SCI HOUSTON 

MARKET SUPPORT CENTER, L.P. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WILLIAM HELM, et al., on behalf of 

themselves and all other employees and former 

employees similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC. et al. 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 3:08-cv-01184 SI 

[PROPOSED] ORDER STIPULATION OF

DISMISSAL 

 

Pursuant to the Stipulation of counsel and good cause appearing, the Court orders as 

follows: 

1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss their claims against 

Service Corporation International, SCI Funeral and Cemetery Purchasing Cooperative, Inc., SCI 

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Eastern Market Support Center, L.P., SCI Western Market Support Center, L.P., SCI Houston 

Market Support Center, L.P. and Paul A. Houston (collectively “non-Alderwoods Defendants”) 

without prejudice. 

2. If Alderwoods is found liable for damages in this action and all avenues of appeal 

have been exhausted and Alderwoods is required but unable to pay such damages, Plaintiffs may 

amend the Complaint in this action, even after jury verdict and appeals therefrom, to allege that 

SCI, SCI Funeral and Cemetery Purchasing Cooperative, Inc., SCI Eastern Market Support Center, 

L.P., SCI Western Market Support Center, L.P., SCI Houston Market Support Center, L.P. and 

Paul A. Houston are successors in interest to Alderwoods and liable to pay the damages, attorney’s 

fees, and costs awarded against Alderwoods. The parties would be afforded a reasonable time to 

conduct discovery on this issue. 

3. Defendants do not waive any defenses or arguments that may be available to them, 

except that Defendants will not raise any defenses of timeliness or jurisdiction based on time that 

passes from entry of this Stipulation through the deadline for amending the Complaint as set forth 

below; and Plaintiffs do not waive any arguments that any claims against Defendants relate back to 

the initial filing of the Complaint. 

4. Any amendment to the Complaint under this Stipulation and Order shall be filed 

within 30 days after the date that Alderwoods fails to pay any judgment that stands against it after 

all avenues of appeal have been exhausted. 

5. Plaintiffs withdraw their motion to compel pertaining to personal jurisdiction 

discovery (Docket No. 128), as the motion is rendered moot by Plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal of 

their claims against the non-Alderwoods Defendants in this action. Plaintiffs’ withdrawal of their 

motion to compel in the instant action, however, has no impact upon their motion to compel also 

filed in the related action Bryant, et al. v. SCI, et al., Case No. 08-1190-SI (Docket No. 117), 

which is unaffected by the instant Stipulation and Order and remains pending before this Court. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED: 

 

 The Honorable Susan Illston 

AGREED TO: 

/s/ Annette Gifford 

Dolin, Thomas & Solomon LLP 

693 East Avenue 

Rochester, New York 14607 

Telephone: (585) 272-0540 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

/s/ Nicholas P. Forestiere 

Gurnee & Daniels LLP 

2240 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 150 

Roseville, California 95661 

Telephone: (916) 797-3100 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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