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Parties Involved:
Chi Management Group, LP
Defendant
Crossmark, Inc.
Defendant
Karen Solberg
Plaintiff
Clay Tripp
Plaintiff

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 Case No. 3:13-cv-03480-WHO

STIPULATION AND ORDER

Lara C. de Leon, CA Bar No. 270252

Lara.deleon@ogletreedeakins.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 1500

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Telephone: 714.800.7900

Facsimile: 714.754.1298

CAROLYN B. HALL, CA Bar No. 212311

carolyn.hall@ogletreedeakins.com

TIMOTHY L. REED, CA Bar No. 258034

timothy.reed@ogletreedeakins.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

Steuart Tower, Suite 1300

One Market Plaza

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415.442.4810

Facsimile: 415.442.4870

Attorneys for Defendants

CROSSMARK, INC. and CHI MANAGEMENT GROUP, LP

ERIC A. GROVER, CA Bar No. 136080

eagrover@kellergrover.com

ROBERT W. SPENCER, CA Bar No. 238491

rspencer@kellergrover.com

KELLER GROVER LLP

1965 Marker Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

Telephone: 415.543.1305

Facsimile: 415.543.7861

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

CLAY TRIPP AND KAREN SOLBERG

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CLAY TRIPP and KAREN SOLBERG, on 

behalf of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, and all aggrieved employees

Plaintiff,

vs.

CROSSMARK, INC., CHI MANAGEMENT 

GROUP, LP, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive

Defendant.

Case No. 3:13-cv-03480-WHO

Consolidated with Case No. 14-cv-4461-WHO

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO AMEND 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND 

RESET FINAL APPROVAL HEARING 

DATE

Action Filed: June 4, 2013

Action Removed: July 26, 2013

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Plaintiffs Clay Tripp, Karen Solberg and Gayle Smith (“Plaintiffs”), by and through their 

undersigned counsel, and Defendants CROSSMARK, INC. and CHI MANAGEMENT GROUP, 

LP (“Defendants” or “CROSSMARK”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate 

and agree as follows:

1. During the process of finalizing the class data and estimated settlement payments as 

part of the class notice process several issues arose, including that a number of

CROSSMARK employees who met the literal definition of a “Settlement Class 1 

(Hourly Class) Member” did not work even one “Eligible Shift” (i.e., a shift of six or 

more hours), thus subjecting them to the release but no settlement payment. In addition, 

the parties noted that approximately a number of other Settlement 1 Class Members had 

estimated pre-tax settlement payments of less than $50 based on their number of 

Eligible Shifts.

2. The parties have met and conferred and agreed to clarify the definition of Settlement 

Class 1 to exclude all hourly employees who otherwise meet the current definition of 

Settlement Class 1 but did not work a single shift of six or more hours during the 

Settlement 1 Class Period, June 4, 2009 through October 31, 2014. Such individuals 

will not be part of Settlement Class 1 and will have no rights extinguished as a result of 

the settlement. To the extent such individuals also fall within the definition of 

Settlement Class 2, only the limited Settlement Class 2 release will apply.

3. In addition, the parties have agreed that, regardless of the number of Eligible Shifts 

worked by members of Settlement Class 1, the minimum pre-tax settlement payment 

will be $50. In order to provide for that minimum payment without reducing the 

payment to any Settlement Class 1 member with an estimated pre-tax settlement 

payment over $50, Class Counsel has agreed to reduce their maximum attorneys’ fees 

request from 30% ($420,000) to 25% ($350,000) and reallocate the $70,000 difference 

to the Settlement 1 Class Members.

4. The parties have revised the approved Settlement Class Notice consistent with the 

above agreements. A red-lined version of the revised Settlement Class Notice is 

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attached hereto as Exhibit A.

5. The Settlement Class Notice approved as part of the Court’s January 26, 2015 order 

granting preliminary approval (Docket # 47) was scheduled to be mailed on March 12, 

2015. The parties delayed the mailing to work through the issues identified above. If 

approved by the Court, the revised Settlement Class Notice and Claim Forms can be 

mailed out by March 27, 2015. The mailing delay requires a change to the current May 

27, 2015 final approval hearing date. The parties request that the final approval motion 

be reset for June 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

THEREFORE, the parties request that the Court enter an Order:

1. Approving the above stipulations and revised Settlement Class Notice and resetting the 

final approval hearing for June 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

DATED: March 23, 2015

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ Lara C. de Leon

Lara C. de Leon

Carolyn B. Hall

Timothy L. Reed

Attorneys for Defendants

CROSSMARK, INC. and CHI MANAGEMENT 

GROUP, LP

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DATED: March 23, 2015

KELLER GROVER LLP

By: /s/ Eric A. Grover

Eric A. Grover

Robert W. Spencer

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CLAY TRIPP and KAREN SOLBERG

DATED: March 23, 2015

KAWAHITO, SHRAGA & WESTRICK

By: /s/ Shawn C. Westrick

Shawn C. Westrick

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

GAYLE SMITH

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ORDER

Good cause appearing therefore, the Court herby approves the revised “Settlement Class 1 

(Hourly Class) Member” definition, approves the minimum pre-tax settlement payment of $50 to 

Settlement 1 Class Members and approves the revised Settlement Class Notice. The revised 

Settlement Class Notice and appropriate Claim Forms shall be mailed by no later than March 27, 

2015 (the “Notice Date”). The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for June 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. 

in Courtroom 2 of this Court. Class Counsel shall file a motion for approval of reasonable

attorneys’ fees, costs and litigation expenses and a motion for approval of the service 

award/general release payments for Settlement Class Representatives Tripp, Solberg and Smith no 

later than 15 days after the Notice Date. If the motion for final approval of the settlement will be 

unopposed, the motion and all supporting papers may be filed 14 calendar days before the Final 

Approval Hearing. The Final Approval Hearing may be adjourned or continued without further 

notice to the Class.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _March 24, 2015

Hon. William H. Orrick

United States District Court Judge

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