Case Case 1:08-cv-00605-LJO-GSA 1:07-cv-01347-LJO-GSA Document 3561 Filed 01/27/2009 01/27/09 Page Page 1 of 14 of 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Todd M. Schneider (SBN 158253) Carolyn H. Cottrell (SBN 166977) W.H. Hank Willson, IV (SBN 233321) SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL BRAYTON KONECKY LLP 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, California 94104 Tel: (415) 421-7100 Fax: (415) 421-7105 TTY: (415) 421-1665 Shanon J. Carson (admitted pro hac vice) Russell Henkin (admitted pro hac vice) BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. 1622 Locust Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Tel: (215) 875-4656 Fax: (215) 875-4604 Philip A. Downey (admitted pro hac vice) P.O. Box 736 Unionville, Pennsylvania 19375 Tel: (610) 324-2848 Fax: (610) 347-1073 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the proposed class SANTOS SALCIDO and GUADALUPE ALVAREZ; and CHRISTINA BARBOSA, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, vs. Plaintiffs, CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP., CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP. d/b/a BEEF PACKERS, INC., and BEEF PACKERS, INC., Defendants. Case Nos. 1:07-CV-01347-LJO-GSA and 1:08-CV-00605-LJO-GSA 1 Joseph E. Tilson (admitted pro hac vice) Jeremy J. Glenn (admitted pro hac vice) Jacob M. Rubinstein (admitted pro hac vice) MECKLER BULGER TILSON MARICK & PEARSON LLP 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Tel: (312) 474-7900 Fax: (312) 474-7898 Ronald H. Barsamian (SBN 81531) BARSAMIAN & MOODY 1141 W. Shaw Ave, Ste. 104 Fresno, California 93711 Tel: (559) 248-2360 Fax: (559) 248-2370 Attorneys for Defendants UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CASE NOS. 1:07-CV-01347-LJO-GSA AND 1:08-CV-00605-LJO-GSA CLASS ACTION JOINT NOTICE OF MOTION AND JOINT MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT The Hon. Lawrence J. O Neill JOINT MOTION OF THE PARTIES FOR ORDER PROVISIONALLY APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Case Case 1:08-cv-00605-LJO-GSA 1:07-cv-01347-LJO-GSA Document 3561 Filed 01/27/2009 01/27/09 Page Page 2 of 24 of 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case Nos. 1:07-CV-01347-LJO-GSA and 1:08-CV-00605-LJO-GSA 2 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Plaintiffs Santos Salcido, Guadalupe Alvarez and Christina Barbosa (the Plaintiffs ), on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, and Defendants Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. d/b/a Beef Packers, Inc., and Beef Packers, Inc. (collectively, the Defendant or Cargill ) hereby jointly move this Court for an Order: 1. Granting preliminary approval of the class action Settlement Agreement dated January 27, 2009, that is attached as Exhibit A to this Motion; 2. Appointing Rust Consulting, Inc. as Claims Administrator and preliminarily approving the costs of claims administration; 3. For purposes of settling this lawsuit, provisionally certifying the following settlement class pending final approval of the settlement: All current and former hourly production and support employees of Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. d/b/a Beef Packers, Inc., and Beef Packers, Inc. s meat-packing facility in Fresno, California between September 14, 2003 and the date of preliminary approval (the California State Claims Class ); 4. For purposes of settling this lawsuit, provisionally certifying an FLSA collective action on behalf of the following group of individuals: All current and former hourly production and support employees of Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. d/b/a Beef Packers, Inc., and Beef Packers, Inc. s meat-packing facility in JOINT MOTION OF THE PARTIES FOR ORDER PROVISIONALLY APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Case Case 1:08-cv-00605-LJO-GSA 1:07-cv-01347-LJO-GSA Document 3561 Filed 01/27/2009 01/27/09 Page Page 3 of 34 of 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Fresno, California between September 14, 2004 and the date of preliminary approval (the FLSA Collective Class ); 5. Appointing Plaintiffs Santos Salcido, Guadalupe Alvarez and Christina Barbosa, as the Class Representatives on behalf of the California State Claims Class and the FLSA Collective Class; 6. Approving Schneider Wallace Cottrell Brayton Konecky LLP, Berger & Montague, P.C. and Philip A. Downey, Esq. as Class Counsel for the California State Claims Class and FLSA Collective Class; 7. Approving the forms of Class Notice and Claim Form, in the form attached as Exhibits A and B, respectively, to the Settlement Agreement; and 8. Approving the proposed schedule and procedure for completing the final approval process as set forth in the Implementation Schedule included in the Memorandum of Points and Authorities that accompanies this Motion. This Motion is based on the attached Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the Declaration of Todd M. Schneider in Support of the Motion, and all other records, pleadings and papers on file in this action and such other evidence or argument as may be presented to the Court at the hearing on the Motion. Case Nos. 1:07-CV-01347-LJO-GSA and 1:08-CV-00605-LJO-GSA 3 JOINT MOTION OF THE PARTIES FOR ORDER PROVISIONALLY APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Case Case 1:08-cv-00605-LJO-GSA 1:07-cv-01347-LJO-GSA Document 3561 Filed 01/27/2009 01/27/09 Page Page 4 of 4of 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DATED: Jan. 27, 2009 DATED: _Jan. 27, 2009 Case Nos. 1:07-CV-01347-LJO-GSA and 1:08-CV-00605-LJO-GSA 4 Respectfully submitted, TODD M. SCHNEIDER CAROLYN H. COTTRELL W.H. HANK WILLSON, IV SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL BRAYTON KONECKY LLP SHANON J. CARSON BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. PHILIP A. DOWNEY, ESQ. By: /s/ Hank Willson Hank Willson Attorneys for Plaintiffs SANTOS SALCIDO and GUADALUPE ALVAREZ AND CHRISTINA BARBOSA AND THE PUTATIVE CLASS JOSEPH E. TILSON JEREMY J. GLENN MECKLER BULGER TILSON MARICK & PEARSON LLP RONALD H. BARSAMIAN BARSAMIAN & MOODY By: /s/ Joseph E. Tilson Joseph E. Tilson Attorneys for Defendants CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP., CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP. d/b/a BEEF PACKERS, INC., and BEEF PACKERS, INC. JOINT MOTION OF THE PARTIES FOR ORDER PROVISIONALLY APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
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