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Parties Involved:
Artin Adamian
Plaintiff
Rose Feaver
Plaintiff
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Defendant
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Defendant
Myungshun Shim
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION NOTICE

Gene J. Stonebarger, State Bar No. 209461

Richard D. Lambert, State Bar No. 251148

STONEBARGER LAW

A Professional Corporation

75 Iron Point Circle, Suite 145

Folsom, CA 95630

Telephone (916) 235-7140

Facsimile (916) 235-7141 

Thomas A. Kearney, State Bar No. 90045

Prescott W. Littlefield, State Bar No. 259049

KEARNEY LITTLEFIELD, LLP

3436 N. Verdugo Rd., Ste. 230

Glendale, CA 91208

Telephone (213) 473-1900

Facsimile (213) 473-1919

Attorneys for Plaintiffs ROSE FEAVER,

ARTIN ADAMIAN, AND MYUNGSUN SHIM

and the Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROSE FEAVER, an individual, 

MYUNGSHUN SHIM, an individual,

ARTIN ADAMIAN, an individual,

individually, and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, 

INC., 

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, and 

Does 1 through 50, Inclusive

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: 3:15-CV-00890-EMC

Assigned To: Hon. Edward M. Chen

CLASS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION

STIPULATION REGARDING NOTICE 

OF CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Pursuant to this Court’s Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Conditional Certification, 

dated Jan. 27, 2016 [Docket No. 39], Plaintiffs, Rose Feaver, Artin Adamian, and Myungsun 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION NOTICE

Shim (collectively “Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser 

Foundation Hospitals, Inc. (collectively “Defendant”), by and through their respective counsel of 

record, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. The Parties select Rust Consulting, Inc. to serve as the Claims Administrator with 

regard to this notice plan.

2. Plaintiffs shall bear the costs of the notice.

3. Within thirty (30) days of the date that the Court issues an Order approving this 

Stipulation and Proposed Order, Kaiser shall provide the names and last known mailing 

addresses of members of the conditionally certified collective ("Class List") to the Claims 

Administrator. The Claims Administrator shall maintain the Class List in the strictest of 

confidence and shall not disclose such information to any person or entity, including but not 

limited to Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs' counsel, and shall not use the Class List for any purpose other 

than effectuating notice pursuant to this Stipulation, except as directed by the Court.

4. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Class List, the Claims Administrator 

shall send the proposed Notice, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, and Consent to 

Join Form, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B, to all individuals on the Class List at 

the address provided therein. Together with the Notice and Consent to Join Form, the Claims 

Administrator will provide a pre-stamped, pre-addressed envelope addressed to itself for the 

return of Consent to Join Forms. The Claims Administrator shall include no additional materials 

in this mailing. The Claims Administrator may also establish an email address and fax number 

at which it may receive completed Consent to Join Forms.

5. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a postcard reminder that will be mailed by the 

Claims Administrator 30 days after the initial mailing.

6. Members of the conditionally certified collective will have 45 days from the date 

of the mailing of the Notice to return Consent to Join Forms (or, if they elect to participate in the 

action but not to be represented by Plaintiffs' counsel, to file their own Consent to Join Forms 

with the Court). All opt-in notifications must be postmarked or actually received by the Claims 

Administrator by the date 45 days after mailing (the "Bar Date"). 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION NOTICE

7. The Claims Administrator shall provide all signed, valid Consent to Join Forms to 

Plaintiffs' counsel for filing within three business days after receipt. 

8. The only notification of conditional certification, the lawsuit, and the right to opt 

in shall be the Notice and reminder postcard approved by the Court herein. The Notice and 

Consent to Join Form shall be mailed to each member of the conditionally certified collective 

one (1) time subject to a basic skip trace for any returned undeliverable notices. 

Dated: March 1, 2016 KEARNEY LITTLEFIELD, LLP

STONEBARGER LAW, APC

By: __Prescott W. Littlefield________ 

Prescott W. Littlefield

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: March 1, 2016 SEYFARTH SHAW, LLP

By: __Christian J. Rowley________ 

Christian J. Rowley

Attorneys for Defendant

I, Prescott W. Littlefield, hereby attest that pursuant to LR 5-1(i) I have on file concurrence 

for any signatures indicated by a “conformed” signature (/s/) within this e-filed document. 

/s/ Prescott W. Littlefield

Prescott W. Littlefield

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:__________________ _________________________________

Hon. Edward M. Chen

United States District Court Judge

Northern District of California

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March 2, 2016

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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Exhibit A 

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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A 

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT LAWSUIT 

From: Claims Administrator, Feaver, et al. v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan et al. 

To: All Outpatient Pharmacy Managers ("OPMs") who have worked for Kaiser at anytime 

from October 4, 2013 through the present. 

Date: [Date of mailing] 

Re: A collective action lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation 

Hospitals ("Kaiser") under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 

The purpose of this Notice is to inform you of the existence of a collective action lawsuit 

and to provide you an opportunity to participate in this lawsuit. The United States District Court 

for the Northern District of California in the lawsuit Feaver et al. v. Kaiser Health Plan et al, 

Docket No. 3: 15-CV-00890, has ruled that the named Plaintiffs, Artin Adamian, Myungsun 

Shim, and Rose Feaver (collectively "Plaintiffs") may provide notice to OPMs who worked for 

Kaiser at any time from October 4, 2013 to the present and allow them to join the lawsuit. 

The Court has made no ruling on the substantive merits of the case at this stage of the 

lawsuit. There will be later phases of the lawsuit when the Court will decide whether to allow the 

case to proceed to trial as a collective or class action and whether the Plaintiffs are entitled to any 

allegedly unpaid overtime compensation. 

1. WHATTHELAWSUITISABOUT 

Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit against Kaiser on February 26, 2015. Plaintiffs are current and 

former OPMs employed by Kaiser who claim they were not paid overtime wages for all hours 

they worked. They assert their claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and 

California law. Plaintiffs filed the lawsuit individually and on behalf of all other allegedly 

similarly situated persons. They claim that as of October 4, 2013, Kaiser had notice that OPMs, 

as a group, were sending emails while not clocked in, but that Kaiser failed to pay OPMs for this 

time worked. The lawsuit seeks back overtime pay plus liquidated damages equal to the amount 

of the back pay owed. The lawsuit also asks that Kaiser be required to pay Plaintiffs' costs and 

attorney's fees. Plaintiffs are represented by the law firms Kearney Littlefield LLP and 

Stonebarger Law. 

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Kaiser strenuously denies Plaintiffs' allegations, maintains that its policies and practices 

were and are lawful and that it paid OPMs for all time worked, and denies that it owes Plaintiffs 

any additional wages or other damages, including any overtime wages. Kaiser also maintains 

that the case cannot be maintained as a class or collective action through trial. Kaiser is 

represented by the law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP. 

2. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE LAWSUIT 

You can join this lawsuit if you worked as an OPM for Kaiser at any time since October 

4, 2013. You can join the case even if Kaiser has paid you some overtime during this time 

period. You can join the case if you are still employed by Kaiser. Kaiser will not retaliate 

against any employee for participating in the lawsuit. It is entirely your choice whether to 

participate in the lawsuit, if you are eligible to do so. 

3. HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS LAWSUIT 

If you wish to join this case, you may do so by completing the attached "Consent to Joint 

Form" and returning it to the Claims Administrator. The Claims Administrator's contact 

information can be found on the Consent to Join Form and at the end of this Notice. You may 

mail the form back to the Claims Administrator in the included, pre-addressed and stamped 

envelope, scan and email it to the email address provided, or fax it to the phone number 

provided. The form must be postmarked by [date 45 days from mailing]. You must return the 

Consent to Join Form by that date to participate in this lawsuit. It is entirely your own decision 

whether or not to join this lawsuit. Your receipt of this notice does not mean that you have a 

valid claim or that you are entitled to any monetary recovery. Any such determination must still 

be made by the Court. 

4. EFFECT OF JOINING THIS CASE 

If you choose to join in this case by returning a Consent to Join Form, you will become a 

party plaintiff and you will be bound by any judgment on the Plaintiffs' FLSA claims, whether it 

is favorable or unfavorable. Your Consent to Join Form will be filed with the Court. 

By signing and returning the Consent to Join Form attached to this Notice, you are 

agreeing to designate Plaintiffs' counsel as your attorneys to represent you concerning the 

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method and manner of conducting this litigation and all other matters pertaining to this lawsuit. 

The attorneys for the Plaintiffs are being paid on a contingency fee basis. If you return a 

Consent to Join Form, you will be contacted by counsel for Plaintiffs regarding entering into a 

formal attorney client agreement for counsel's services. 

You also have the right to join this lawsuit and be represented by counsel of your own 

choosing who will represent only you and will be compensated on the terms as agreed between 

you and your attorney. You may also proceed pro se, which means on your own and without an 

attorney. If you want to join the action but do not want to be represented by Plaintiffs' counsel, 

you must submit an "opt-in" consent form to the Claims Administrator (whose contact 

information is provided in Section 8, below) stating that you do not wish to be represented by 

Plaintiffs' counsel by [date 45 days from mailing]. 

5. TO STAY OUT OF THE LAWSUIT 

If you do not wish to be part of the lawsuit, you do not need to do anything. If you do not 

join the lawsuit, you will not be part of the case in any way and you will not be bound by or 

affected by the result on the Plaintiffs' FLSA claims (whether favorable or unfavorable). Your 

decision not to join this case will not affect your right to bring a separate FLSA case on your 

own at a future time. 

6. NO RETALIATION PERMITTED 

Federal law prohibits Kaiser from discharging you, or in any other manner retaliating 

against you, because you "opt-in" to this case or have in any other way exercise your rights 

under the FLSA. 

7. YOUR LEGAL REPRESENTATION IF YOU JOIN 

If you choose to join this lawsuit and agree to be represented by Plaintiffs' attorneys, 

your counsel in this action will be: 

Thomas A. Kearney, State Bar No. 90045 

Prescott W. Littlefield, State Bar No. 259049 

KEARNEY LITTLEFIELD, LLP 

3436 N. Verdugo Rd., Ste. 230 

Glendale, CA 91208 

Telephone (213) 473-1900 

Facsimile (213) 473-1919 

Gene J. Stonebarger, State Bar No. 209461 

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Richard D. Lambert, State Bar No. 251148 

STONEBARGER LAW, APC 

A Professional Corporation 

75 Iron Point Circle, Suite 145 

Folsom, CA 95630 

Telephone (916) 235-7140 

Facsimile (916) 23 5-7141 

8. FURTHER INFORMATION 

Further information about this Notice, the deadline for filing a Consent to Join Form, or 

answers to questions concerning this lawsuit may be obtained by contacting the Claims 

Administrator or Plaintiffs' counsel. Plaintiffs' counsel's contact information is above. The 

contact information for the Claims Administrator is: 

[FILL IN CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR CONTACT INFO] 

The Complaint and Kaiser's Answer filed in this lawsuit are available for inspection 

online at [WORKING ON A URL]. In addition, you may obtain a copy of any documents filed 

in this Action by contacting Plaintiffs' counsel. 

THIS NOTICE AND ITS CONTENTS HA VE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL 

DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 

HONORABLE EDWARD M. CHEN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE. THE 

COURT HAS TAKEN NO POSITION IN THIS CASE REGARDING THE MERITS OF 

PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS OR OF KAISER'S DEFENSES. 

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, THE COURT'S CLERK, OR THE JUDGE. 

THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ADDRESS YOUR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS. 

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