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Parties Involved:
Scott Christian
Plaintiff
Furmanite America, Incorporated
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND ORDER

LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL TRACY

Michael L. Tracy, Esq., SBN 237779

mtracy@michaeltracylaw.com

2030 Main Street, Suite 1300

Irvine, CA 92614

Telephone: (949) 260-9171

Facsimile: (866) 365-3051

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SCOTT CHRISTIAN

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

James D. McNairy (SBN 230903)

jmcnairy@seyfarth.com

Michael G. Cross (SBN 268999)

mcross@seyfarth.com

Enedina S. Cardenas (SBN 276856)

ecardenas@seyfarth.com

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 448-0159

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Francis J. Ortman, III (SBN 213202)

fortman@seyfarth.com

560 Mission Street, Suite 3100

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 397-2823

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549

Attorneys for Defendant

FURMANITE AMERICA, INCORPORATED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT CHRISTIAN, An Individual, on behalf of 

himself and all others similarly situated;

Plaintiff,

v.

FURMANITE AMERICA, INCORPORATED, A 

VIRGINIA CORPORATION;

Defendant.

Case No. 2:15-cv-00946-TLN-AC

STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

ORDER

Date Filed: 4/30/15

Trial Date: None

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STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND ORDER

Plaintiff, SCOTT CHRISTIAN, and Defendant FURMANITE AMERICA, INCORPORATED stipulate 

to the following:

1. Plaintiff commenced this lawsuit on April 30, 2015.

2. This Court ordered that any amendment to pleadings requires leave of Court, good cause, 

having been shown. (Pretrial Scheduling Order, Document #10, Filed 7/19/15).

3. Good causes exists to file this amendment because Plaintiff is removing claims that are 

not valid. Plaintiff’s counsel has investigated the claims and is removing claims which cannot be 

pursued in good faith. The removal of the claims from the formal pleading will clarify the allegations 

and allow the parties to focus their discovery on relevant issues. 

4. Plaintiff has not previously filed an amended pleading. 

5. Attached to this Stipulation is a copy of the proposed First Amended Complaint. 

6. Plaintiff wishes to amend his complaint to clarify and narrow the allegations contained in 

the Complaint. Specifically, Plaintiff has dismissed his original First Cause of Action for failure to pay 

overtime compensation under California Industrial Welfare Commission Orders and California Labor 

Code, Third Cause of Action for failure to itemize wage statements under Labor Code § 226, and his 

Fifth Cause of Action for overtime pay and liquidated damages under 29 U.S.C. § 207 and § 216. The 

remaining three causes of action in the attached first amended complaint are:

First Cause of Action Failure to Provide Adequate Meal and Rest 

Periods under California Industrial Welfare 

Commission Orders and California Labor Code 

Section 512 

Second Cause of Action Waiting Time Penalties Under Labor Code 

Section 203 

Third Cause of Action Violations of California Business and 

Professions Code Section 17200

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STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND ORDER

7. Defendant wishes to avoid the time and expense of requiring Plaintiff to file a motion for 

leave to file an amended complaint and stipulates that it will not oppose Plaintiff’s request for leave to 

file a First Amended Complaint. However, Defendant reserves all rights and defenses to file the 

appropriate response to the First Amended Complaint.

8. The parties agree that any discovery related to the claims being dismissed will be stayed 

pending the Court approving the amendment. The parties will meet and confer on the appropriate 

discovery to be withdrawn if this Court approves the amendment. 

9. The parties have agreed that Defendant will have 21 days from the filing of the First 

Amended Complaint to file a responsive pleading.

DATED: September 3, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL TRACY

By: /s/ Michael Tracy 

Michael Tracy

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SCOTT CHRISTIAN

DATED: September 3, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: /s/ James D. McNairy

Francis J. Ortman, III

James D. McNairy

Michael G. Cross

Enedina S. Cardenas

Attorneys for Defendant

FURMANITE AMERICA, INCORPORATED

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STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND ORDER

ORDER

It is ordered that the attached proposed first amended complaint is deemed filed as of the date of this 

order, and that defendant's response is due twenty-one (21) days hereafter. 

Dated: September 3, 2015

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