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PHILLIPS, ERLEWINE, GIVEN 

& CARLIN, LLP

39 Mesa Street, Suite 201 

San Francisco, CA 94129 

(415) 398-0900

R. Scott Erlewine, State Bar No. 095106 

rse@phillaw.com 

Nicholas A. Carlin, State Bar No. 112532 

nac@phillaw.com 

Brian S. Conlon, State Bar No. 303456 

bsc@phillaw.com 

PHILLIPS, ERLEWINE, GIVEN & CARLIN LLP 

39 Mesa Street, Suite 201 

The Presidio 

San Francisco, CA 94129 

Telephone: 415-398-0900 

Fax: 415-398-0911 

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

 

LENZA H. MCELRATH III, individually 

and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 

Defendant. 

Case No. 3:16-cv-07241-JSC 

CLASS ACTION 

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF OTHER 

ACTION OR PROCEEDING PURSUANT 

TO LOCAL RULE 3-13 

 

 

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PHILLIPS, ERLEWINE, GIVEN 

& CARLIN, LLP

39 Mesa Street, Suite 201 

San Francisco, CA 94129 

(415) 398-0900

 Pursuant to Local Rule 3-13, Plaintiff Lenza H. McElrath III hereby notifies the Court and 

Defendant of the pendency of other actions or proceedings: 

 1. On May 2, 2016, plaintiff Lenza H. McElrath III filed an action against Defendant Uber 

Technologies, Inc. in California Superior Court (City and County of San Francisco), styled Lenza 

H. McElrath III v. Uber Technologies, Inc., Case No. CGC-16-551748. The state action presently 

alleges a single cause of action under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act 

(California Labor Code §2698, et. seq. – “PAGA”), seeking to recover penalties for Defendant’s 

violation of California Labor Code § 970 for alleged misrepresentations involving stock options 

made to induce plaintiff and other recruits to relocate to accept employment with Defendant. 

 On December 19, 2016, Plaintiff McElrath filed this federal action against Defendant 

Uber Technologies, Inc., alleging that Defendant systematically breached its standardized 

employment agreements by 1) promising employees, such as plaintiff, one type of stock option, 

but after joining the company granting them a far less valuable type of stock option; and 2) 

imposing severe limits on the promised time frames that employees can exercise their options. 

The federal complaint alleges claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied good faith 

covenant, false promise, misrepresentation, violation of California Labor Code § 970 and 

violation of California Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200). The state court 

PAGA claim overlaps the claim for violation of Labor Code §970 alleged in this action, but seeks 

penalties rather than damages; both claims are limited to employees who actually relocated to 

accept employment. The myriad other claims alleged in this federal action are substantially 

broader, and include all putative class members who were victimized by Defendant’s conduct 

whether or not they relocated. Plaintiff does not believe that the proceedings should be 

coordinated. 

2. On or about July 27, 2016, Mr. McElrath filed a complaint with the National Labor 

Relations Board against Uber Technologies, Inc., Case No. 20-CA-181146, charging that Uber 

has engaged in unfair labor practices by enforcing a dispute resolution agreement which 

employees are required to sign and which interferes with, restrains and coerces employees in the 

exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, in violation of 

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PHILLIPS, ERLEWINE, GIVEN 

& CARLIN, LLP

39 Mesa Street, Suite 201 

San Francisco, CA 94129 

(415) 398-0900

Section 8(a)(1) of the Act. The charge alleges that Uber has enforced the dispute resolution 

agreement in the state court PAGA action. Plaintiff does not believe that the proceedings should 

be coordinated. 

 

Dated: January 13, 2017 PHILLIPS, ERLEWINE, GIVEN & CARLIN LLP 

 By:_/s/ R. Scott Erlewine 

R. Scott Erlewine 

Nicholas A. Carlin 

Brian S. Conlon 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

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39 Mesa Street, Suite 201 

San Francisco, CA 94129 

(415) 398-0900

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