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Parties Involved:
Janelle Christman
Plaintiff
FPMI Solutions, Inc.
Defendant
Amy A. McGhie
Plaintiff

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Case No. c-05-0541 mmc 

JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

LARSON y KING 

T. Joseph Snodgrass (pro hac vice) jsnodgrass@larsonking.com 

2800 Wells Fargo Place 

30 East Seventh Street 

Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 

Telephone: 651-312-6510 

Facsimile: 651-312-6618 

Fulton M. Smith (SB #121017) fsmith@larsonking.com 

101 California Street, Suite 1850 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 273-2930 

Facsimile: (415) 273-2940 

Attorneys for Claimants JANELLE CHRISTMAN 

AND AMY A McGHIE, REPRESENTATIVE 

PLAINTIFFS, AND CERTAIN 

OPT IN FLSA PLAINTIFFS 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

Barbara L. Johnson, Esq. (pro hac vice pending) barbarajohnson@paulhasings.com 

Sana Swe (SB #173024 ) sanaswe@paulhastings.com 

55 Second Street 

Twenty-Fourth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 856-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 856-7100 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

FPMI SOLUTIONS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

JANELLE CHRISTMAN ET AL, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

FPMI SOLUTIONS, INC., 

Defendant.

CASE NO. C-05-0541 MMC 

JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION AND STIPULATION 

FOR CONTINUANCE OF MARCH 3, 2005 

STATUS CONFERENCE ; ORDER THEREON

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Case No. c-05-0541 mmc 

-2- JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

 Pursuant to the Court’s Order of January 9, 2006, the undersigned parties provide this 

Joint Status Report and Stipulation for Continuance of March 3, 2005 Status Conference.

Defendant FPMI Solutions, Inc. (FPMI) and the Plaintiffs are close to the resolution of this case. 

1. On May 18, 2005, the parties filed a joint Stipulation and Proposed Order 

to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration. On May 18, 2005, Judge Chesney approved the 

Proposed Order, and the Parties proceeded to arbitration.

2. The arbitration progressed through the notice and discovery stages.

Eighty-seven (87) employees opted into the arbitration. Additionally, another party that is not a 

party to this litigation, Star Mountain, Inc. (“Star Mountain”) was voluntarily added to the 

arbitration.

3. On October 17, 2005, the parties commenced an arbitration hearing to 

determine, among other issues, FPMI’s liability for Plaintiffs’ claims under the Fair Labor 

Standards Act. The Arbitration proceeded before a retired Judge, the Honorable Curtis E. von 

Kann (Ret.), through JAMS ADR in Washington, D.C. During the arbitration hearing, all parties 

made detailed presentations regarding their respective positions before the Arbitrator. Each party 

called and examined a number of witnesses. Other witnesses had their testimony presented by 

deposition.

4. Judge von Kann issued an Interim Award on November 18, 2005, finding 

that Plaintiffs were improperly classified and that FPMI and Star Mountain were liable for owed 

unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. The Order further 

specified that overtime wages would be paid according to the fluctuating workweek method. 

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Case No. c-05-0541 mmc 

-3- JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

5. The parties were prepared to engage in a second phase of the Arbitration to 

determine the individual amounts of damages owed to the Plaintiffs, if contested, for 

uncompensated overtime, including travel time, as well as to determine successor liability issues. 

This second phase was scheduled to begin on February 6, 2006. 

6. Before the February 6, 2006 hearing date, the basic terms of a settlement 

were reached between FPMI and the Plaintiffs for all 87 employees. It is anticipated that all 87 

employees will independently execute respective settlement agreements, which will release both 

Defendants from liability. It is also anticipated that the settlement will be presented to the 

arbitrator and that he will approve the same. 

7. FPMI and the Plaintiffs will also request that this Court confirm the 

settlement terms detailed in the arbitration consent award after the arbitrator does the same. 

8. The parties anticipate filing an agreed motion to confirm the arbitration 

award along with a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice within thirty (30) days from the date of 

this stipulation. Thirty days is requested because after the settlement documents are finalized, 87 

employees located throughout the United States and serving in Iraq must receive and execute the 

same, and then the arbitrator must approve the same. 

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-4- JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

9. For the foregoing reasons, the parties stipulate and request that the Court continue 

the status conference set for March 3, 2006, and only if necessary, reset the status conference for 

a date after April 1, 2006.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

February 24, 2006 

LARSON • KING LLP 

By: /s/ T. Joseph Snodgrass 

T. Joseph Snodgrass (pro hac vice)

jsnodgrass@larsonking.com 

2800 Wells Fargo Place 

30 East Seventh Street 

Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 

Telephone: 651-312-6510 

Facsimile: 651-312-6618 

Fulton M. Smith (SB #121017) 

fsmith@larsonking.com 

101 California Street, Suite 1850 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 273-2930 

Facsimile: (415) 273-2940 

 Attorneys for Claimants JANELLE 

 CHRISTMAN AND AMY A McGHIE, 

 REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS, AND 

 CERTAIN OPT IN FLSA PLAINTIFFS 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & 

WALKER LLP

 By: /s/ Sana Swe 

 Barbara L. Johnson (pro hac vice pending)

 barbarajohnson@paulhasings.com 

 Sana Swe (SB # 173024 ) 

 sanaswe@paulhastings.com 

 55 Second Street 

 Twenty-Fourth Floor 

 San Francisco, California 94105 

 Telephone: (415) 856-7000 

 Facsimile: (415) 856-7100 

 Attorneys for Defendant, 

 FPMI SOLUTIONS, INC. 

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Case No. c-05-0541 mmc 

-5- JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

BY THE COURT: 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated this ___ day of February, 2006. 

 __________________________ 

 Maxine M. Chesney 

 United States District Court 

For good cause shown, the March 3, 2006 status conference is hereby

CONTINUED to April 14, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. The parties shall file a

joint status conference statement no later than April 7, 2006.

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