CAROLYN K. DELANEY, Magistrate Judge.
The Parties to the above-entitled action, through their respective counsel of record, submit this Stipulation and Proposed Order requesting approval of the attached Belaire notice giving putative class members the option of objecting to disclosure of their contact information.
The Parties agree that, if approved, the notice will be mailed out to each putative class member at their last known address. Putative class members shall have 30 days to object to disclosure of their contact information. In order for an objection to be valid, the enclosed objection form must be completed with the putative class member's name, signature and date, and the form must be postmarked by the deadline. If an objection is ambiguous as to the putative class member's intent, the Court-approved administrator shall provide a copy of the objection to counsel who shall meet and confer to resolve the ambiguity.
The Parties jointly request that the Court approve of CAC Services Group, LLC to perform the mailing, collect objection forms, and provide Plaintiff's counsel with name and contact information of putative class members who did not object, subject to the Stipulated Protective Order. (Dkt. No. 37 at 10:22-11:7.) In addition, the administrator shall, upon request of counsel, prepare a report under oath of the mailing process and collection of objections.
Within 5 days of the Court's approval of the attached Belaire Notice and the opt out procedure described herein, Defendants shall supply the administrator with a complete list of all putative class members. Within 5 business days of receipt, the Administrator shall mail the notice to putative class members.
The Parties request approval of the Belaire Notice attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and the Spanish version attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
The Parties will split the cost of the Belaire Notice process evenly.
For good cause appearing, the Court hereby ORDERS the following:
1. The English and Spanish Belaire Notice attached as Exhibits 1 and 2 are hereby approved for dissemination to putative class members.
2. The Court appoints CAC Services Group, LLC as Notice Administrator.
3. Within 5 days of this Order, Defendants shall provide the list of putative class members to the Notice Administrator, subject to the Stipulated Protective Order. (Dkt. No. 37.) The list shall include all putative class members as defined in the complaint for the period commencing four years prior to the filing of the original complaint to the present.
4. Within 5 business days of receipt of the list of putative class members, the Notice Administrator shall mail the Belaire Notice in English and Spanish.
5. The Administrator shall collect Objections and report to Counsel on the number of objections received.
6. Objections must be made by mail.
7. In order for an objection to be "Valid," the Objection Form included with the Belaire Notice must be completed with the putative class member's name, signature and date, and the form must be postmarked by the deadline.
8. Putative class members shall have 30 days from the date of mailing to submit an objection.
9. The Notice Administrator shall prepare a report under oath confirming compliance with the mailing procedure and detailing the number of objections received, and the Notice Administrator shall indicate whether the objection is "Valid," according to paragraph 7 above.
10. In the event an objection is ambiguous, the objection shall be delivered to counsel for both sides and counsel must meet and confer and attempt to resolve any ambiguity.
11. Within 5 business days of the deadline for putative class members to object to the disclosure of their contact information, for those putative class members who did not submit valid, timely objections, the Notice Administrator shall designate as confidential and provide such putative class members' contact information to Plaintiff's counsel, subject to the Stipulated Protective Order. (Dkt. No. 37 at 10:22-11:7.)
IT IS SO ORDERED.
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed by Miguel Rojas-Cifuentes, a former employee of the ACX companies above.
Mr. Rojas filed the lawsuit to recover wages and penalties on behalf of other California employees whom he believes are similarly situated for alleged violations of:
The lawsuit is entitled Rojas-Cifuentes v. ACX Pacific Northwest Inc. et al., and is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:14-cv-00697-JAM-CKD.
ACX denies all the allegations in their entirety and maintains that it has complied with all applicable laws.
As part of Rojas' attorneys' investigation, they have asked ACX to provide your last-known address and telephone number(s) to contact you about your experience at ACX and your potential claims. However, before any of your contact information is provided, this notice is being mailed to you so that you can decide whether you want to have your contact information provided to Rojas and his attorneys.
In deciding whether to object, you should know that Rojas and his attorneys have agreed to use your contact information only for purposes of this lawsuit, and agreed not to disclose your contact information to anyone outside of it.
This notice is not a communication from the Court and is not an expression of any opinion by the Court as to the merits of the claims or defenses by either side in this lawsuit. Please do not contact the court or the clerk of the court.
I DO NOT wish to have my personal contact information including my name, address and telephone number disclosed to Rojas' attorneys in this case.
FOR THIS CARD TO BE EFFECTIVE, YOU MUST COMPLETE AND MAIL IT NO LATER THAN
Una demanda colectiva
El Sr. Rojas presento la demanda a favor de empleados en California que están en situación similar para recuperar salarios y sanciones por presuntas violaciónes de:
La demanda se titula Rojas-Cifuentes v. ACX Pacific Northwest Inc. et al., y está pendiente en la Corte Federal de Los Estados Unidos para el Distrito del Este de California, Numero de caso 2:14-cv-00697-JAM-CKD.
ACX niega todas las acusaciones en su totalidad y sostiene que ha cumplido con todas las leyes aplicables.
Como parte de la investigación, los abogados de Rojas le han pedido a ACX que proporcione su información incluyendo su dirección y su número(s) de teléfono para que ellos se puedan comunicarse con usted acerca de su experiencia en ACX y posibles reclamos que usted pueda tener.
Sin embargo, antes de que se les proporcioné su información de contacto, esta notificación ha sido enviada por correo para que usted pueda decidir si desea que su información de contacto divulgada a los abogados de Rojas.
Al decidir si se opone, usted debe saber que Rojas y sus abogados han acordado a utilizar su información de contacto sólo para propósito de la demanda presentada y acuerdan a no revelar su información de contacto a cualquier persona fuera de ella.
Si no firma y devuelve la tarjeta adjunta, matasellada antes de [FECHA], su nombre, dirección y número de teléfono será proporcionada a los abogados de Rojas.
Este aviso no es un comunicado por parte de la Corte y no es una expresión de ninguna opinión por parte del Tribunal en cuanto a los méritos de los reclamos o defensas por ambos lados en esta demanda. Favor de no comunicarse con el tribunal o algún funcionario de la corte.
PARA QUE ESTA POSTAL TENGA EFECTO, DEBE COMPLETAR Y ENVIARLA POR CORREO A MÁS TARDAR DE [FECHA]. SI NO LA REGRESA ANTES DE [FECHA], SU NOMBRE, DIRECCIÓN, NUMERO DE TELÉFONO, Y DIRECCIÓN DE CORREO ELECTRÓNICO SERÁN COMPARTIDOS CON LOS ABOGADOS DE ROJAS, QUE ESTÁN DEMANDANDO A ACX.