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Parties Involved:
FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Defendant
RPS, Inc.
Defendant
Roadway Package System, Inc.
Defendant
SOWOCO
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES TO WITHDRAW PORTIONS OF THE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND TO FILE SECOND 

AMENDED COMPLAINT (Case No.: 2:07-CV-00662-GEB-GGH)

SCHIFF

HARDIN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO

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SCHIFF HARDIN LLP 

WILLIAM J. CARROLL (CSB #118106) 

JEAN HURRICANE (CSB #175628) 

One Market, Spear Street Tower, 32nd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 901-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 901-8701 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., 

formerly known as ROADWAY PACKAGE 

SYSTEM, INC. and RPS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA — SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SOWOCO, a California General 

Partnership, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ROADWAY PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., a 

business organization form unknown, 

RPS, INC., a business organization form 

unknown, FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE 

SYSTEM, INC., a business entity form 

unknown, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:07-cv-00662-GEB-GGH 

(PROPOSED) ORDER AND 

STIPULATION TO WITHDRAW 

PORTIONS OF THE AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND TO FILE SECOND 

AMENDED COMPLAINT 

The undersigned parties, by their respective counsel, have discussed the 

allegations contained in the amended complaint. As a result, the parties stipulate as 

follows: 

1. Plaintiff SOWOCO will withdraw portions of the amended complaint 

involving racial animus without prejudice to allege such claims at a future date. 

2. Defendant FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. ("FedEx Ground"), 

formerly known as Roadway Package System, Inc. and RPS, Inc., reserves the right to 

deny or move to strike any allegations of racial animus when alleged. 

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STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES TO WITHDRAW PORTIONS OF THE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND TO FILE SECOND 

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3. This stipulation does not affect, and the parties specifically reserve, the 

parties’ right to discovery or to limit or preclude discovery, including the right to explore 

racial animus as a motive for the damages asserted. 

4. Because SOWOCO agrees to withdraw portions of the amended complaint 

involving racial animus, FedEx Ground will agree not to move to strike the punitive 

damages allegations in the complaint on the grounds that the claim fails to sufficiently 

allege malicious or oppressive intent. FedEx Ground reserves the right to deny such 

allegations involving punitive damages in its answer and to otherwise challenge and 

defend against such allegations in all other aspects of the lawsuit. 

5. FedEx Ground will not file a motion to dismiss on the grounds that the 

operative contract was not attached to the amended complaint. FedEx Ground reserves 

the right to challenge and/or deny any allegations involving contract terms. 

6. SOWOCO shall be permitted to file a second amended complaint and will 

file said second amended complaint within seven days of email notice of entry of a court 

order approving this stipulation. 

7. FedEx Ground will file an answer to the second amended complaint within 

seven days of email notice that the second amended complaint was filed. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED: 

DATED: September 5, 2007 SCHIFF HARDIN LLP 

By /s/ 

 Jean H. Hurricane 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, 

INC., erroneously sued herein as 

ROADWAY PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC. and 

RPS, INC. 

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DATED: September 5, 2007 TRIEBSCH, FRAMPTON, DORIUS and 

 LIMA 

By /s/ 

 Michael G. Dini 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SOWOCO 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATE: September 10, 2007 

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