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Parties Involved:
Robert Half International Inc.
Defendant
April Washington
Plaintiff

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4:15-cv-00841-KAW

STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL; [PROPOSED] ORDER

NICHOLS KASTER, LLP 

Matthew C. Helland, CA Bar No. 250451 

helland@nka.com 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 720 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Phone: (415) 277-7235 

Fax: (415) 277-7238 

Attorneys for Plaintiff April Washington 

[Attorneys for Defendant listed on Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

APRIL WASHINGTON, individually and as 

a representative of the classes, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, 

Defendant. 

 Case No.: 4:15-cv-00841-KAW 

STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL; [PROPOSED] ORDER

 

 

 

Plaintiff April Washington (“Plaintiff”), and Robert Half International, Inc. (“Defendant”), 

through their attorneys of record, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

A. Whereas Plaintiff filed a Class Action Complaint in the Superior Court of San 

Mateo County, California, on January 23, 2015, Case No. CIV532207 (the “Complaint”), which 

was removed by Defendant to this Court on February 24, 2015; 

B. Whereas, in the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant violated the Fair Credit 

Reporting Act by failing to adequately disclose to Plaintiff that it was going to procure a consumer 

report on her, which claim Plaintiff purported to assert both individually and on behalf of classes 

of plaintiffs; 

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C. Whereas, Defendant denies that its actions were wrongful in any respect with 

regard to Plaintiff and any putative class; 

D. Whereas, in the course of applying for employment with Defendant, Plaintiff 

agreed to arbitrate any dispute with Defendant, and to do so only on an individual basis, and 

Defendant has provided Plaintiff with case law in which Defendant’s arbitration agreement has 

been enforced by state and federal courts in California; 

E. Whereas, the Court has never certified any class in this case under Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 23; 

F. Whereas, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), a plaintiff 

may dismiss an action by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared; 

G. Whereas, the parties have reached a settlement of Plaintiff’s individual claims 

against Defendant in which the Plaintiff’s individual claims will be dismissed with prejudice and 

the claims of members of any putative class will be dismissed without prejudice; 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE THAT: 

All of the individual claims and allegations brought by Plaintiff against Defendant are 

hereby dismissed with prejudice. All claims and allegations of any putative class members are 

hereby dismissed without prejudice. 

DATED: April 21, 2015 

NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP 

 By: /s/ Matthew C. Helland 

 Matthew C. Helland 

Attorney for Plaintiff April Washington 

DATED: April 21, 2015 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP __________________________________ 

By: __s/ Adam P. KohSweeney_______ Adam P. KohSweeney 

Two Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-984-8912 

Facsimile: 415-984-8701 

akohsweeney@omm.com 

Attorney for Defendant Robert Half International Inc. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to Rule 23(e) and Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

and pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, Plaintiff April Washington’s individual claims are 

hereby dismissed with prejudice and the claims of the putative class members are hereby 

dismissed without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: , 2015 

 Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore 

UNTIED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFONRIA 

 

 

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