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Rojas-Cifuentes v. ACX Pacific Northwest Inc., 2:14-cv-00697-JAM-CKD. (2016)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20160919819 Visitors: 22
Filed: Sep. 16, 2016
Latest Update: Sep. 16, 2016
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING BELAIRE NOTICE TO PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS 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 t
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING BELAIRE NOTICE TO PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS

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.

ORDER

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.

EXHIBIT 1

TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF AL DAHRA ACX, ACX PACIFIC NORTHWEST and PACIFIC LEASING (Collectively "ACX")

THIS NOTICE RELATES TO YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed by Miguel Rojas-Cifuentes, a former employee of the ACX companies above. This is not a lawsuit against you, and you are not being sued. This notice is approved by the Court and is designed to give you an opportunity to object to the disclosure of your phone number and address, which Rojas is seeking in connection with his class action lawsuit.

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:

• minimum wage laws, • overtime laws, and • rest and meal break laws.

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.

OPTION ONE: If you wish for your address and telephone number to be disclosed to Rojas and his attorneys, you do not need to do anything.

OPTION TWO: If you do not want your address and telephone number disclosed to Rojas and his attorneys, you must sign the enclosed pre-paid and self-addressed postcard and return it to the notice administrator at the address on the postcard. If you do not sign and return the enclosed postcard, postmarked by [DATE], your name, address and telephone number will be provided to Rojas and his attorneys.

You will not be rewarded or penalized in any way by ACX based on your decision to allow or not allow your contact information to be given to Rojas' attorneys.

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.

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OBJECTION TO DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE CONTACT INFORMATION

I DO NOT wish to have my personal contact information including my name, address and telephone number disclosed to Rojas' attorneys in this case.

Dated:______________________ _________________________________ Print Name _________________________________ Signature

FOR THIS CARD TO BE EFFECTIVE, YOU MUST COMPLETE AND MAIL IT NO LATER THAN [DATE]. IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THIS CARD BY [DATE], YOUR NAME, HOME ADDRESS, HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE ATTORNEYS FOR ROJAS WHO ARE SUING ACX.

DO NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM IF YOU DO NOT OBJECT TO THE DISCLOSURE OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION

EXHIBIT 2

A TODOS LOS EMPLEADOS Y EX-EMPLEADOS NO EXENTOS DE AL DAHRA ACX, ACX PACIFIC NORTHWEST Y PACIFIC LEASING (Colectivamente "ACX")

ESTE AVISO SE RELACIONA CON SUS DERECHOS DE PRIVACIDAD

Una demanda colectiva propuesta ha sido presentada por Miguel Rojas-Cifuentes, un ex empleado de las empresas de ACX. Esto no es una demanda en contra de usted, y usted no está siendo demandado. Este aviso ha sido aprobado por la Corte y está diseñado para darle a usted la oportunidad de oponerse a la divulgación de su número de teléfono y dirección, en relación con la demanda de acción de clase.

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:

• leyes de salario mínimo, • leyes de sobretiempo (overtime) y • leyes de descanso y de almuerzo.

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.

OPCION UNA: Si usted desea que su dirección y número de teléfono sea divulgada a los abogados de Rojas no es necesario hacer algo.

OPTION DOS: Si no desea que su dirección y número de teléfono sea compartida con los abogados de Rojas, debe firmar el postal pre-pagado y enviarlo al administrador a la dirección incluida en la tarjeta postal.

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.

No será recompensado o castigado de ninguna manera por ACX por su decisión de permitir o no permitir que su información de contacto sea divulgada 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.

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OBJECIÓN A LA DIVULGACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN PRIVADA DE CONTACTO

No deseo que mi información de contacto personal, incluyendo mi nombre, dirección y número de teléfono sea proporcionado a los abogados de Rojas en este caso.

Fecha:________________________ ____________________________ Nombre ____________________________ Firma

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.

NO COMPLETE ESTE FORMULARIO SI USTED NO SE OPONE A LA DIVULGACIÓN DE SU INFORMACIÓN DE CONTACTO

Source:  Leagle

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