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Parties Involved:
Stephanie Vega
Plaintiff
Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems, LLC
Defendant
Weatherford U.S.
Defendant
Weatherford U.S., Limited Partnership
Defendant

Document Text:

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

333 Bush Street

34th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

415.433.1940

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Case No. 1:14-CV-01790 JLT

JOINT STIPULATION

MICHELLE B. HEVERLY, Bar No. 178660

mheverly@littler.com

KARIN M. COGBILL, Bar No. 244606

kcogbill@littler.com

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

333 Bush Street, 34th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: 415.433.1940

Fax No.: 415.399.8490

KYLE W. NAGEOTTE, Bar No. 285599

knageotte@littler.com

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

501 W. Broadway, Suite 900

San Diego, CA 92101.3577

Telephone: 619.232.0441

Fax No.: 619.232.4302

Attorneys for Defendants

WEATHERFORD U.S. and WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL 

LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC

(Additional Counsel listed on next page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEPHANIE A. VEGA and MICHAEL D. 

McNATT, as an individuals, and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

WEATHERFORD U.S., LIMITED 

PARTNERSHIP, a Louisiana limited 

partnership; WEATHERFORD 

ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company; and 

DOES 3 through 10,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:14-CV-01790 JLT

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING NOTICE TO FLSA AND 

CALIFORNIA CLASS MEMBERS 

FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT

(Doc. 78)

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

650 California Street

20th Floor

San Francisco, CA 

94108.2693

415.433.1940

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JOINT STIPULATION

HERNALDO JOSE BALTODANO, Bar No. 222286

hjb@bbemploymentlaw.com

ERICA FLORES BALTODANO, Bar No. 222331

efb@bbemploymentlaw.com

BALTODANO & BALTODANO LLP 

733 Marsh Street, Suite 110 

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 

Telephone: 805-322-3412 

Fax No.: 805-322-3413 

PAUL K. HAINES, Bar No. 248226

phaines@haineslawgroup.com

FLETCHER W. SCHMIDT, Bar No. 286462 

fschmidt@haineslawgroup.com

HAINES LAW GROUP, APC 

2274 E Maple Avenue, Suite A 

El Segundo, CA 90245 

Telephone: (424) 292-2350 

Fax No.: (424) 292-2355 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

STEPHANIE A. VEGA and MICHAEL D. McNATT

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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1. Case No. 1:14-CV-01790 JLT

JOINT STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs STEPHANIE VEGA and 

MICHAEL McNATT (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants WEATHERFORD U.S. AND 

WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC (collectively “Defendants”) (collectively, 

“the Parties”), by and through their attorneys of record: 

WHEREAS, on July 22, 2016, this Court preliminary approved settlement in the above 

captioned matter, and thereafter, on August 2, 2016, approved the notice and exclusion forms to be 

sent to putative class members (CA) and FLSA collective action members (Docket Nos. 71 and 77);

WHEREAS, in preparation for mailing, the parties noticed an error on one of the notice 

forms. Specifically, the notice directed to those employees and former employees who are members 

of both classes (the California settlement class and the FLSA settlement class), incorrectly refers to 

an exclusion form rather than providing instructions on how the FLSA collective action member 

should exclude him or herself from further participation in the lawsuit. The parties have met and 

conferred and agree that this language could cause confusion among these FLSA collective action 

settlement class members who have already consented to join the FLSA action;

WHEREAS, the parties have further met and conferred and agree that the language of the 

notice to this group of settlement class members should be modified as identified in Exhibit A 

attached hereto and filed herewith (note that both redlined and clean copies have been filed with the 

court as Exhibit A).

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and respectfully request the Court issue an Order 

approving the revised notice form with the changes identified in Exhibit A. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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CASE NO. 1:14-CV-01790-JLT

DATED: August 4, 2016

/s/ Kyle W. Nageotte

MICHELLE B. HEVERLY

KARIN M. COGBILL

ROBERT W. PRITCHARD

KYLE W. NAGEOTTE

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Attorneys for Defendants

WEATHERFORD U.S. and WEATHERFORD 

ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC

DATED: August 3, 2016

/s/ Hernaldo Baltodano (as authorized on 6/3/16)

HERNALDO JOSE BALTODANO

ERICA FLORES BALTODANO

BALTODANO & BALTODANO LLP

/s/ Paul K. Haines (as authorized on 6/3/16)

PAUL K. HAINES

FLETCHER W. SCHMIDT

HAINES LAW GROUP, APC 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

STEPHANIE A. VEGA and MICHAEL D. 

McNATT

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having reviewed the Parties’ Joint Stipulation, it is hereby ORDERED:

The revisions to the Notice to employees and former employees who are part of both 

the California Settlement Class and the FLSA Settlement Class are APPROVED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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