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Parties Involved:
MOSES A. ESQUIVEL
Cross-defendant
Sprint Solutions, Inc.
Cross-claimant
Sprint Spectrum L.P.
Cross-claimant
Sprint/United Management Company
Cross-claimant

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R. DUANE WESTRUP (Cal. Bar No. 58610)

jveloff@westrupassociates.com

CAT N. BULAON (Cal. Bar No. 206612)

cbulaon@westrupassociates.com

WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1614

Long Beach, California 90802-4524

Telephone: (562) 432-2551

Facsimile: (562) 435-4856

Attorneys for Plaintiff, MOSES A. ESQUIVEL

[Additional counsel for Plaintiff listed on next page]

HAROLD M. BRODY (Cal. Bar No. 84927)

hbrody@proskauer.com

ENZO DER BOGHOSSIAN (Cal. Bar No. 211351)

ederboghossian@proskauer.com

ANTHONY J. DIBENEDETTO (Cal. Bar No. 282360)

adibenedetto@proskauer.com

KEITH A. GOODWIN (Cal. Bar No. 294475)

kgoodwin@proskauer.com

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

2049 Century Park East, 32nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3206

Telephone: (310) 557-2900

Facsimile: (310) 557-2193

Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainants,

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY,

SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. and SPRINT SOLUTIONS, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MOSES A. ESQUIVEL, individually and on 

behalf of all other similarly situated, 

Plaintiff,

v.

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT 

COMPANY and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:15-CV-03022-LB

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

GRANTING REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL OF 

PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Hon. Laurel Beeler

Courtroom C, 15th Floor

Compl. Filed: April 23, 2015

First Am. Compl. Filed: May 27, 2015

Cross-Compl. Filed: June 26, 2015

Trial Date: N/A

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MICHAEL L. CARVER (Cal. Bar No. 173633)

LABOR LAW OFFICE,

1395 Ridgewood Drive, Suite 300

Chico, CA 95973

Telephone: (530) 891-8503

Fax: (530) 891-8512

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), Plaintiff

MOSES A. ESQUIVEL (“Plaintiff”), on the one hand, and Defendant and Cross-Complainant 

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY, Cross-Complainant SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.,

and Cross-Complainant SPRINT SOLUTIONS, INC. (referred to together as “Sprint”), on other hand

(collectively, the “Parties”), respectfully submit this Stipulation and Proposed Order Granting Request 

for Dismissal of Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, Without Prejudice. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Sprint/United Management Company on April 

23, 2015 in the California Superior Court for the County of Marin;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint against Sprint/United Management 

Company on May 27, 2015 in the California Superior Court for the County of Marin;

WHEREAS, Sprint removed this action to this Court on June 29, 2015;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint asserts an individual cause of action for 

retaliation as well as class and representative claims for alleged violations of California’s wage and 

hour laws by Sprint/United Management Company;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s class action and representative action are at the early stage of litigation 

and the Parties have not commenced discovery or taken any depositions;

WHEREAS, after filing his First Amended Complaint, Plaintiff discovered the existence of 

two other wage and hour class actions filed against Sprint/United Management Company: (1) Olivia 

Guilbaud, et al. v. Sprint Nextel Corporation and Sprint/United Management Co., Inc. (“Guilbaud”)

(pending in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:13-cv-04357-

VC, filed on September 19, 2013), and (2) Viet Bui v. Sprint Corporation, a Sprint Communications 

Company, L.P., Sprint/United Management Co. (“Bui”) (pending in the United States District Court, 

Eastern District of California,, Case No. 2:14-cv-02461-TLN-AC, filed on July 10, 2014);

WHEREAS, the wage and hour claims alleged by Plaintiff in this action, including Plaintiff’s 

representative claim for penalties under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 

(“PAGA”), are encompassed by Bui and/or Guilbaud;

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WHEREAS, the class that Plaintiff seeks to represent in this action is encompassed by the 

putative classes in Bui and/or Guilbaud;

WHEREAS, the Bui case is currently awaiting preliminary approval of a class action 

settlement;

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (including 

Plaintiff’s individual, class, and representative wage and hour claims therein) without prejudice in

light of the Bui settlement;

WHEREAS, no harm will result to the class from a dismissal of Plaintiff’s class and 

representative claims without prejudice because Plaintiff’s case has not been certified as a class;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff also desires to dismiss his individual cause of action against 

Sprint/United Management Company for retaliation under California Labor Code Section 1102.5 

without prejudice;

WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge the existence of a pending Cross-Complaint and that 

neither the undersigned counsel nor any of the attorneys who have appeared on Plaintiff’s behalf in 

connection with Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint represents Plaintiff in connection with the 

Cross-Complaint; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has been advised that he is not currently represented by counsel in 

connection with the Cross-Complaint filed against him by Sprint, and has been encouraged to retain 

counsel in connection with said Cross-Complaint;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties that:

Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (including, without limitation, any and all individual, class 

action, and representative claims alleged therein) will be dismissed in its entirety without prejudice.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: September 11, 2015 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

Harold M. Brody

Enzo Der Boghossian

Anthony J. DiBenedetto

Keith A. Goodwin

By: /s/ Keith A. Goodwin

Keith A. Goodwin

Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainants,

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY,

SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. and SPRINT SOLUTIONS, INC.

Dated: September 11, 2015 WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

R. Duane Westrup

By: /s/ R. Duane Westrup

R. Duane Westrup

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

MOSES A. ESQUIVEL

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that all other signatories listed, and on whose 

behalf the filing is submitted, concur in this document’s content and have authorized the filing of this 

document with the use of their electronic signature.

Dated: September 11, 2015 WESTRUP & ASSOCIATES

R. Duane Westrup

By: /s/ R. Duane Westrup

R. Duane Westrup

Attorneys for Plaintiff, MOSES A. ESQUIVEL

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation between Plaintiff MOSES A. ESQUIVEL (“Plaintiff”), on the one 

hand, and Defendant and Cross-Complainant SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 

Cross-Complainant SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., and Cross-Complainant SPRINT SOLUTIONS, INC. 

(referred to together as “Sprint”), on other hand (collectively, the “Parties”), and good cause appearing

therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (including, without 

limitation, any and all individual claims, class action claims, and representative claims under the 

California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) alleged therein) is HEREBY 

DISMISSED in its entirety without prejudice to Plaintiff or to any putative class member.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

Honorable Laurel Beeler

United States Magistrate Judge

9/14/2015

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