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Parties Involved:
City of Folsom
Defendant
Brian Thomas
Plaintiff

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[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR CONDITIONAL THOMAS, et al. v. CITY OF FOLSOM

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE Case No. 2:16-cv-02038-WBS-KJN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case 2:16-cv-02038-WBS-KJN

ORDER GRANTING

CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION AND 

FACILITATED NOTICE PURSUANT 29 

U.S.C. § 216(b)

BRIAN THOMAS, et al. on behalf of himself 

and all similarly situated individuals,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF FOLSOM,

Defendant.

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Having considered the parties’ Stipulation for Conditional Certification of FLSA 

Collective Action and Facilitated Notice, and the proposed Notice attached thereto, and finding 

that good cause exists to issue an order pursuant to said stipulation,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. This action satisfies the requirements for conditional certification as a "Collective 

Action" under the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The questions of law and fact common 

to the members of the class predominate over questions relevant only to individual members of 

the collective class and class adjudication is superior to any other method of adjudication for the 

fair and efficient adjudication of this matter.

2. For purposes of conditional certification, the FLSA Collective Action Class shall 

consist of all current and former employees of the Defendant who worked overtime and received 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR CONDITIONAL THOMAS, et al. v. CITY OF FOLSOM

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE Case No. 2:16-cv-02038-WBS-KJN

cash payments in lieu of health benefits payments at any time since August 25, 2013.

3. This action is conditionally certified as a collective action under 29 U.S.C. § 

216(b). Plaintiff, Brian Thomas, shall be appointed collective action representative. Plaintiff’s 

counsel, Mastagni Holstedt, APC, shall serve as counsel for the collective class. 

4. Notification of this action in the manner set forth in subsections (a) through (c) 

below is appropriate:

a. Notification shall be made by sending a “Notice of Action” in the form of 

the notice attached as Attachment B to the parties stipulation to all who worked overtime and 

received cash in lieu of health benefits payments at any time since August 25, 2013;

b. Defendant may administer the notification process, and will send notices 

by City email or certified mail with return receipt, to all putative class members within forty-five

(45) days from the date of this order. Defendant shall copy Plaintiff’s counsel on any notice 

emails and provide Plaintiff’s counsel with copies of any return receipts.

c. Defendant shall provide Plaintiff’s counsel a list of all putative class 

members’ names, last known mailing addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. 

5. The parties shall use informal discovery and early settlement negotiations in an 

attempt to resolve this dispute promptly.

6. The parties are ordered to submit a joint status report to this Court detailing their 

efforts taken to resolve this dispute and the current status of the case within one hundred twenty 

(120) days from the date of this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: February 14, 2017

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