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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 (pro hac vice) 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 APRIL 7, 2005 

STATUS CONFERENCE 

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Case No. c-05-0541 mmc 

-2- JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

 Pursuant to the Court’s Order of February 24, 2006, the undersigned parties provide this 

Joint Status Report and Stipulation for Continuance of the April 7, 2006 Status Conference.

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. On October 17, 2005, the parties, including Star Mountain, Inc., who was 

voluntarily added as a defendant, commenced an arbitration hearing to determine, among other 

issues, FPMI’s liability for Plaintiffs’ claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

3. 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. 

4. 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 

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

between FPMI and the Plaintiffs for all 87 employees. 

5. Since the filing of the February 24, 2006 stipulation, the parties have been 

working diligently to finalize a consent award, and coordinate with the 87 employees who are in 

the process of independently executing respective settlement agreements, which will release both 

Defendants from liability. Both the consent award and settlement agreements will be presented to 

the arbitrator by April 7, 2006 for his approval. 

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-3- JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

6. Afterwards, FPMI and the Plaintiffs anticipate filing an agreed motion to 

confirm the arbitration award along with a stipulation of dismissal to the Court by April 21, 2006. 

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

continue the status conference set for April 7, 2006, and only if necessary, reset the status 

conference for a date after April 21, 2006.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

April 5, 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/ Barbara L. Johnson 

 Barbara L. Johnson (pro hac vice)

 barbarajohnson@paulhasings.com 

 Sana Swe (SB # 173024 ) 

 sanaswe@paulhastings.com 

 55 Second Street 

 Twenty-Fourth Floor 

 San Francisco, California 94105 

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CASE RESOLUTION 

 Telephone: (415) 856-7000 

 Facsimile: (415) 856-7100 

 Attorneys for Defendant, 

 FPMI SOLUTIONS, INC. 

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-5- JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING 

CASE RESOLUTION 

BY THE COURT: 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated this ___ day of April, 2006. 

 __________________________ 

 Maxine M. Chesney 

 United States District Court 

For good cause shown, the April 14, 2006 case management conference is

hereby continued to April 28, 2006 at 10:30 a..m.

6th

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