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Parties Involved:
Kevin Burris
Plaintiff
City of Petaluma
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

BURRIS v. CITY OF PETALUMA

Case No. 4:18-cv-02102-HSG

8799755.1 PE019-011 

DAVID E. MASTAGNI (SBN 204244)

ISAAC S. STEVENS (SBN 251245)

IAN B. SANGSTER (SBN 287963)

MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT

A Professional Corporation

1912 I Street

Sacramento, California 95811-3151

Telephone: (916) 446-4692

Facsimile: (916) 447-4614

davidm@mastagni.com

istevens@mastagni.com

atate@mastagni.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

MORIN I. JACOB (SBN 204598)

RICHARD C. BOLANOS (SBN 111343)

LISA S. CHARBONNEAU (SBN 245906)

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

135 Main Street, 7th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 512-3000

Facsimile: (415) 856-0306

mjacob@lcwlegal.com

rbolanos@lcwlegal.com

lcharbonneau@lcwlegal.com

Attorneys for Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN BURRIS, on behalf of himself and 

all similarly situated individuals,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF PETALUMA,

Defendant.

Case No. 4:18-cv-02102-HSG

 Complaint Filed: April 6, 2018

COLLECTIVE ACTION - 29 U.S.C. 216(b)

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE: SETTING DEADLINE TO 

SUBMIT SETTLEMENT TO COURT FOR 

APPROVAL, VACATING DATE FOR 

CITY TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

AND CMC

TO THE COURT AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF 

RECORD: 

WHEREAS, this putative collective action was filed on April 6, 2018, asserting the City of 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 2 BURRIS v. CITY OF PETALUMA

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Petaluma, the named Defendant in this action, violated the overtime payment provisions of the Fair 

Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”);

WHEREAS, the City was served the Summons and Complaint on April 16, 2018;

WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation and order, the City’s response to the Complaint is 

presently due on or by February 21, 2019 (see Dkt. No. 33);

WHEREAS, the Parties have been engaged in substantive settlement discussions in an effort 

to resolve this action, including the City providing Plaintiffs with payroll records and other 

information pertinent to their claims, and attending an informal settlement conference on July 17, 

2018; 

WHEREAS, this Court issued an order referring this case to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline 

Scott Corley for settlement proceedings on October 22, 2018 (see Dkt. No. 29);

WHEREAS, the Parties attended a full-day of settlement negotiations on January 31, 2019

with the assistance of Judge Corley (see Dkt. No. 36);

WHEREAS, tentative settlement was reached at the January 31, 2019 settlement 

conference, but the Parties need additional time to finalize settlement terms, draft the settlement 

agreement, obtain approval from all Parties, and prepare briefing for this court in order to secure 

its approval of the settlement;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the City’s date to respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint and 

the Case Management Conference scheduled for March 20, 2019 should be vacated; and

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that this Court should order the Parties to submit their

settlement agreement for the Court’s approval no later than May 1, 2019. 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the Parties:

1) The deadline for the City of Petaluma to file a response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint is 

vacated;

2) The initial Case Management Conference currently set for March 20, 2019 is vacated; 

3) The Parties must submit their settlement agreement to this Court for approval no later 

than May 1, 2019.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 3 BURRIS v. CITY OF PETALUMA

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Respectfully Submitted:

Dated: February 15, 2019 MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT, APC

By: /s/ David E. Mastagni

DAVID E. MASTAGNI

ISAAC S. STEVENS

IAN B. SANGSTER

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: February 15, 2019 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

By: /s/ Morin I. Jacob

MORIN I. JACOB

RICHARD C. BOLANOS

LISA S. CHARBONNEAU

Attorneys for Defendant

DECLARATION OF DAVID E. MASTAGNI

I, DAVID E. MASTAGNI, declare as follows:

1. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice in the State of California and am 

specifically admitted to practice before the Northern District of California.

2. I am an attorney of record for Plaintiff in this action and make this declaration within 

my personal knowledge. If called upon to testify, I could and would testify competently with 

respect thereto.

3. Since June 2018, the Parties in this case have engaged in meaningful and concrete 

settlement discussions.

4. In furtherance of these settlement discussions, Defendant provided Plaintiffs with 

payroll records and other requested information pertinent to Plaintiffs’ claims in the hopes of 

settling this matter without further litigation.

5. On July 17, 2018, the Parties met at Petaluma City Hall to discuss settlement of this 

case. The discussions were productive and the Parties continued to engage in meaningful and 

concrete settlement negotiations.

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6. The Parties participated in a full-day settlement conference supervised by 

Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on January 31, 2019. Prior to the settlement conference, 

the Parties submitted two rounds of briefing to Judge Corley.

7. Toward the end of the settlement conference, the Parties reached a tentative 

agreement on material terms of settlement of this matter. For this reason, the Parties seek to vacate 

the existing dates on calendar and ask the Court to set a deadline to submit the anticipated settlement 

agreement to the Court for approval.

8. Prior to this, the Parties stipulated to extend the Defendant’s time to respond to 

Plaintiffs’ Complaint from May 7, 2018 to July 6, 2018, again stipulated to extend the Defendant’s 

time to respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint from July 6, 2018 to August 10, 2018, again stipulated to 

extend Defendant’s time to respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint from August 10, 2018 to October 26, 

2018, again stipulated to extend Defendant’s time to respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint from October 

26, 2018 to December 21, 2018, and again stipulated to extend Defendant’s time to respond to 

Plaintiffs’ Complaint from December 21, 2018 to February 21, 2018.

9. Our request if granted, will impact the currently scheduled Case Management 

Conference, and related deadlines, set by the Court. However, due to the tentative settlement 

reached, the Parties do not believe a further Case Management Conference is necessary. 

10. I do not believe any party will be prejudiced by vacating the existing Court dates 

and setting a new deadline for submission of the Parties’ anticipated settlement to the Court. 

Dated: February 15, 2019 /s/ David E. Mastagni

DAVID E. MASTAGNI

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 5 BURRIS v. CITY OF PETALUMA

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ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED THAT:

1) The deadline for the City of Petaluma to file a response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint is 

vacated;

2) The initial Case Management Conference currently set for March 20, 2019 is vacated; 

3) The Parties must submit their settlement agreement to this Court for approval no later 

than May 1, 2019.

Dated: __________________ __________________________________

HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

2/19/2019

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