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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:206 Collect Unpaid Wages

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H. SINCLAIR KERR, JR. (61713) 

MICHAEL VON LOEWENFELDT (178665) 

ADRIAN J. SAWYER (203712) 

HOLLY HOGAN (238714) 

KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP 

100 Spear Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105–1528 

Telephone: (415) 371-8500 

Fax: (415) 371-0500 

Attorneys for Defendants 

AXA ADVISORS, LLC, and 

AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

PAUL MEOLA, individually, and on behalf of 

all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

AXA FINANCIAL, INC.; AXA ADVISORS, 

LLC; AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE 

CO.; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C 06 4291 JSW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

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STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, on July 12, 2006, Plaintiff filed this putative class action alleging violations 

of federal and state wage and hour laws; 

WHEREAS, on November 21, 2006, this Court entered a stipulated order dismissing the 

second cause of action and former defendant AXA Financial, Inc., and in the same order set the 

initial case management conference for February 16, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on January 5, 2007, defendants AXA Advisors, LLC (“AXA Advisors”), 

and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. (collectively “Defendants”) answered the complaint; 

WHEREAS, on November 17, 2006, two plaintiffs filed a putative class action in the 

California Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles, which alleges violations of federal and 

state wage and hour laws by AXA Advisors and is entitled Lennon, et al. v. AXA Advisors, LLC; 

WHEREAS, the Lennon complaint, which is attached as Exhibit A to this stipulation and 

[proposed] order, makes substantially identical allegations against AXA Advisors as are made in 

this action; 

WHEREAS, on December 20, 2006, the Lennon plaintiffs served the putative class action 

complaint on AXA Advisors; 

WHEREAS, on January 17, 2007, AXA Advisors timely removed the Lennon action to 

the United States District Court for the Central District of California, where it has been docketed 

as Case No. CV07 0419 DDP (AJWX); 

WHEREAS, the Lennon plaintiffs and AXA Advisors are negotiating the transfer of the 

Lennon action to this District, where it could be related to and consolidated or coordinated with 

this action; 

WHEREAS, absent an agreement from the Lennon plaintiffs, AXA Advisors intends to 

move for a transfer of Lennon to this District, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), which motion 

may not be filed until February 15, 2007, pursuant to the Local Rules of the Central District; 

WHEREAS, the parties to this action agree that the Lennon case is related to this case 

within the meaning of Civil Local Rule 3-12(a), so that upon Lennon’s transfer it would be 

assigned to this Court; 

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendants in this action have agreed to discuss consolidation 

or coordination of Lennon with this action upon a transfer of Lennon to this district; and 

WHEREAS, the possibility that Lennon will be consolidated or coordinated with this 

action bears on questions of discovery and scheduling that would be addressed at the case 

management conference: 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their counsel of record, that: 

1. The case management conference scheduled in this action be continued to April 

13, 2007, to allow time for the question of the Lennon matter’s transfer to this district to be 

resolved, either by stipulation or by motion, and for the parties to discuss consolidation of the 

instant action with Lennon. 

2. On or before March 16, 2007, the parties to this action shall submit a report to the 

Court informing the Court of the status of the following issues: (a) transfer of Lennon to this 

District; (b) relation of Lennon to this action; and (c) consolidation of Lennon with this action. 

DATED: February 2, 2007 

KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP

 By ______/s/________________________________ 

ADRIAN J. SAWYER

Attorneys for Defendants 

AXA ADVISORS, LLC, and 

AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO. 

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DATED: February 2, 2007 LIM, RUGER & KIM, LLP

 By _______/s/_______________________________ 

Nicolas Orihuela 

Local Counsel for Plaintiff 

PAUL MEOLA 

 SCHIFFRIN, BARROWAY, TOPAZ & 

KESSLER, LLP

 Lead Counsel for Plaintiff 

PAUL MEOLA 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Based on the above stipulation of the parties, and for good cause shown, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The case management conference currently set for February 16, 2007, is 

continued to April 13, 2007. 

2. On or before March 16, 2007, the parties to this action shall submit to this Court a 

report on the following issues: (a) transfer of Lennon to this District; (b) relation of Lennon to 

this action; and (c) consolidation of Lennon with this action. 

DATED: February __, 2007 

_________________________________________ 

Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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