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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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LITTLER MENDELSON

In re:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MDLNo. MDL-1770

WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE

OVERTIME PAY LITIGATION

This document relates to ALL CASES

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER RE: COMMUNICATIONS WITH

PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

MARILYN HALL PATEL, United States District Judge:

AND NOW, on this day of , 2006, the parties having

stipulated, it is ORDERED, as follows:

LIMITATION ON CONTACT WITH PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS

1. No contact with any putative class member by any party or the agent of any party

shall be permitted except as provided in this order.

STIP.& [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: COMM.

W/PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS

CASE NO. MDL No. MDL-1770

06-1770

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LITTLER MENDELSON

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORA-)

650 California Street

20th Floor

415 433 1940

2. The Court's prior orders regarding contact with putative class members are hereby

vacated and replaced with this order.

WEBSITES

3. The parties may each establish a website in which they describe their positions in the

lawsuit ("Website"). Any Website will hyperlink to the opposing side's website and will encourage

viewers to follow the link if they desire more information. The parties are free to discuss the case

with any putative class members who contact them through their respective Websites. Before

posting any content to their respective Websites, the parties shall first provide the proposed content

to the opposing side for comment. The opposing side shall have five business days to make any

objections to the content. If no objections are made, the content may be posted. If an objection is

timely made, the parties shall meet to informally resolve the dispute within five business days. If the

dispute cannot be resolved informally, the parties may apply to the Court for resolution through a

conference call. No content is to be posted until the dispute is resolved.

AFFIRMATIVE CONTACT WITH PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS

4. Admonitions. Other than the websites permitted herein, the parties may attempt to

initiate affirmative contact with putative class members only subject to the following conditions.

A. Any party seeking to contact a putative class member for an interview must

inform the putative class member orally at the outset of the contact: (1) that the putative class

member is free to talk or not to talk with Plaintiffs' or Wells Fargo's lawyers, (2) that he or

she will not receive any benefit nor will suffer any detriment as a result of talking to either

side's lawyers, or for refusing to do so; and (3) of the contact information for the opposing

party. This same disclaimer shall be given in writing or via email within one business day

and before the interviewee signs any declaration.

B. Any contact with putative class members by the defendant is subject to these

additional restrictions that must also be provided to the putative class member orally at the

outset of the communication: (1) no employer representative of Wells Fargo including

in-house counsel may be present for any contact, and if the contact is by telephone counsel

shall take reasonable steps to ensure that no employer representative of Wells Fargo is

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participating in or monitoring the interview; (2) no in-person interviews of putative class

members are permitted on Wells Fargo's premises, except that a putative class member may

be interviewed by telephone while the putative class member is on Wells Fargo's premises.

This additional disclaimer shall be given in writing or via email within one business day and

before the interviewee signs any declaration.

C. Reasonable steps to insure that no employer representative of Wells Fargo is

present during the interview, include (a) making sure the employee has privacy while

speaking, (b) asking the employee whether any supervisor or other employee is present, and

(c) any other steps that may be appropriate in the circumstances.

D. Contact information for opposing parties is as follows:

For Plaintiffs:

Callahan, McCune & Willis, APLC

Attn: Charles Russell

111 Fashion Lane

Tustin, California 92780-3397

Telephone: (714) 730-5700

Facsimile: (714) 730-1642

Email: charles_russell@cmwlaw.net

Website: to be determined

Stueve Siegel Hanson Woody LLP

Attn: George A. Hanson

330 West 47th Street

Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Telephone: (816) 714-7115

Facsimile: (816) 714-7101

Email: hanson@sshwlaw.com

Website: to be determined

Hoffman & Lazear

Attn: Tim Hoffman

180 Grand Ave. Suite 1550

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (510) 763-5700

Facsimile: (510) 835-1311

Email: hth@hoffmanandlazear.com

Website: to be determined

STIP. & [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: COMM.

W/PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS

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For Defendants

Littler Mendelson, A Professional Corporation

Attn: Lindbergh Porter

650 California Street, 20th floor

San Francisco, California 94108-2693

Telephone: (415) 433-1940

Facsimile: (415) 399-8490

Email: lporter@littler.com

Website: to be determined

5. Neutral Administrator. The Court appoints Rust Consulting, Inc. as the neutral

administrator ("Administrator") to perform the duties as described herein. The parties are to share

the costs of the Administrator equally. The Administrator shall perform the duties outlined below

impartially, and shall not disclose information to either party except as described below or as ordered

by the Court.

6. Defendant's Contact Limited to 500 Putative Class Members. Defendant shall

provide the Administrator with a list of the 500 putative class members whom it may attempt to

initiate affirmative contact. Defendant shall not initiate any contact with any putative class member

until it has provided the Administrator with this list, and shall not attempt to contact any putative

class member who is on this list.

7. Plaintiffs' Contact Limited to 500 Putative Class Members. Within ten days of this

order being entered, Defendant shall provide the Administrator with a computer-readable and

editable list of all the putative class members, including their names, last known home address, last

known telephone number, job title(s) at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, work location(s) at Wells

Fargo Home Mortgage, type of office location (e.g., office building, retail storefront, Wells Fargo

Bank branch, etc.) dates of employment for each loan originator position (e.g., reverse-mortgage,

prime, non-prime, etc.). held at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, and whether the putative class

member is a current or former employee of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

Plaintiffs may provide the Administrator with a set of search criteria for selecting

putative class members to whom they may attempt to initiate contact. Based on these search criteria

the Administrator shall select 500 putative class members and provide Plaintiffs' counsel with a

LITTLER MENDELSON

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORAT

650 California Street

20lh Floor

;an Francisco, CA 94108 2693

415 433 1940

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computer-readable and editable list containing all the information described above for each of the

500 putative class members. Plaintiffs shall not initiate any contact with any putative class member

until they have received this list, and shall not attempt to contact any putative class member who is

not on this list.

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by Lindbergh Porter, for Wells Fargo

It is so ordered.

Marilyn Hall Patel

United States District Judge

.Bated: November 2006

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