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1 JESSICA RIGGIN (SBN 281712)
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2 VALERIE BRENDER (SBN 298224)
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RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP
4 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290
Oakland, CA 94612
5 Telephone: (415) 421-1800
Facsimile: (415) 421-1700
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MATTHEW C. HELLAND (SBN 250451)
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DANIEL BROME (SBN 278915)
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9 NICHOLS KASTER, LLP
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 810
10 San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 277-7235
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12 Attorneys for Plaintiff
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
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ALIDA MAZARIEGOS, PAULA CASE NO.: 20-CIV-04267
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GONZALEZ, and JAIME AMAYA
18 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves ORDER REGARDING CLASS
19 and all others similarly situated, CERTIFICATION HEARING
20 v. Judge: Hon. Nancy L. Fineman
Dept.: 04
21 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS,
INC.; RR FRANCHISING, INC., D/B/A
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OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
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SYSTEMS OF NORTHERN
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CALIFORNIA; BUDDHA CAPITAL
25 CORPORATION, D/B/A VANGUARD
CLEANING SYSTEMS OF
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CLEANING SYSTEMS OF THE
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING
1 OF THE CENTRAL COAST; AND
WINE COUNTRY VENTURES, INC.
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SYSTEMS OF THE NORTH BAY,
3 AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10,
INCLUSIVE,
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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
4 333 Bush Street
34th Floor
5 San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: 415.433.1940
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Attorneys for Defendant
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MICHAEL A. HOOD (SBN 71258)
10 JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 500
11 Irvine, CA 92618
12 Telephone: (949) 885-1360
Facsimile: (949) 885-1380
13 E-mail: michael.hood@jacksonlewis.com
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Adam L. Lounsbury (pro hac vice)
15 JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
16 701 E. Byrd Street, 17th Fl.
Richmond, VA 23219
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E-mail: adam.lounsbury@jacksonlewis.com
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Attorneys for Defendants RR Franchising, Inc.,
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING
1 Plaintiffs Alida Mazariegos, Paula Gonzalez, and Jaime Amaya (“Plaintiffs”) and
2 Defendants Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. (“VCS”); RR Franchising, Inc., d/b/a Vanguard
3 Cleaning Systems of Southern California and d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of Northern
4 California (“RR Franchising”); Buddha Capital Corporation, d/b/a/ Vanguard Cleaning Systems
5 of Sacramento, d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the Central Valley, and d/b/a/ Vanguard
6 Cleaning Systems of the Central Coast (“Buddha Capital”); and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. d/b/a
7 Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the North Bay (“Wine Country”) (“Defendants”) (collectively “the
8 Parties”) stipulate as follows:
9 WHEREAS Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification in this matter is fully briefed and
10 currently set for hearing on July 26, 2022;
11 WHEREAS Plaintiffs’ Counsel has a scheduling conflict that will prevent appearance on
12 July 26 and requested that Defendants stipulate to continue the hearing date, and Defendants
13 agreed to so stipulate;
14 NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate,
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16 1. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification shall be continued from July
17 26, 2022 to August 16, 2022.
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19 Dated: July 14, 2022 NICHOLS KASTER, LLP
20 By: /s/ Daniel S. Brome
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Matthew C. Helland
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Attorneys for Defendant Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc.
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING
1 [PROPOSED] ORDER OF THE COURT
2 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS
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4 1. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification shall be continued from July
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1 JESSICA RIGGIN (SBN 281712)
jriggin@rukinhyland.com
2 VALERIE BRENDER (SBN 298224)
vbrender@rukinhyland.com
3 RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP
1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290
4 Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: (415) 421-1800
5 Facsimile: (415) 421-1700
6 MATTHEW C. HELLAND (SBN 250451)
helland@nka.com
7 DANIEL BROME (SBN 278915)
dbrome@nka.com
8 NICHOLS KASTER, LLP
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 810
9 San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 277-7235
10 Facsimile: (415) 277-7238
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13 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
14 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
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ALIDA MAZARIEGOS, PAULA CASE NO.: 20-CIV-04267
16 GONZALEZ, and JAIME AMAYA
PROOF OF SERVICE
17 Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves
and all others similarly situated,
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INC.; RR FRANCHISING, INC., D/B/A
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VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS
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CALIFORNIA; BUDDHA CAPITAL
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CENTRAL VALLEY, AND D/B/A
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OF THE CENTRAL COAST; AND
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PROOF OF SERVICE
WINE COUNTRY VENTURES, INC.
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AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10,
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PROOF OF SERVICE
PROOF OF SERVICE
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I am employed in the State of Minnesota; I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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On July 14, 2022, I served the foregoing documents, described as STIPULATION AND
5 [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING on the
interested parties to said action by the following means:
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(By Facsimile Transmission) By transmitting via facsimile the document(s) listed
7 above to the fax number(s) set forth below.
(By Mail) By placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage
8 thereon fully prepaid, in the United States Mail at Oakland, California addressed as
set forth below.
9 (By Hand Delivery) By causing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope, to
be delivered by hand to the addresses shown below.
10 (By Overnight Delivery) By placing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed
envelope, with delivery charges prepaid, to be sent by Federal Express, addressed as
11 shown below.
(By Personal Service) By personally delivering a true copy thereof, enclosed in a
12 sealed envelope, to the addressees shown below.
(By E-Mail) By electronically transmitting the document(s) listed above, by
13 agreement between the parties, addressed as set forth below.
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Michael A. Hood (SBN 71258)
15 Adam V. Truong (SBN 318896)
Lyndsey Johnson (SBN 318896)
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JACKSON LEWIS, P.C.
17 50 California Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-4615
18 Telephone: 415.394.9400
Facsimile: 415.394.9401
19 Email: Micheal.hood@jacksonlewis.com
Email: Adam.truong@jacksonlewis.com
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Email: Adam.Lounsbury@jacksonlewis.com
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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
24 333 Bush Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Facsimile: 415.399.8490
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1 JESSICA RIGGIN (SBN 281712) jriggin@rukinhyland.com 2 VALERIE BRENDER (SBN 298224) vbrender@rukinhyland.com 3 RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP 4 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290 Oakland, CA 94612 5 Telephone: (415) 421-1800 Facsimile: (415) 421-1700 6 MATTHEW C. HELLAND (SBN 250451) 7 helland@nka.com DANIEL BROME (SBN 278915) 8 dbrome@nka.com 9 NICHOLS KASTER, LLP 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 810 10 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 277-7235 11 Facsimile: (415) 277-7238 12 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13 (Additional Counsel on next page) 14 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 15 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO 16 ALIDA MAZARIEGOS, PAULA CASE NO.: 20-CIV-04267 17 GONZALEZ, and JAIME AMAYA 18 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves ORDER REGARDING CLASS 19 and all others similarly situated, CERTIFICATION HEARING 20 v. Judge: Hon. Nancy L. Fineman Dept.: 04 21 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS, INC.; RR FRANCHISING, INC., D/B/A 22 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND 23 D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF NORTHERN 24 CALIFORNIA; BUDDHA CAPITAL 25 CORPORATION, D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF 26 SACRAMENTO, D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF THE 27 CENTRAL VALLEY, AND D/B/A 28 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING 1 OF THE CENTRAL COAST; AND WINE COUNTRY VENTURES, INC. 2 D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF THE NORTH BAY, 3 AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10, INCLUSIVE, 4 Defendants. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING 1 DAMON M. OTT, Bar No. 215392 dott@littler.com 2 PHILIP B. BALDWIN, Bar No. 307920 3 pbaldwin@littler.com LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 4 333 Bush Street 34th Floor 5 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: 415.433.1940 6 Fax No.: 415.399.8490 7 Attorneys for Defendant 8 Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. 9 MICHAEL A. HOOD (SBN 71258) 10 JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 500 11 Irvine, CA 92618 12 Telephone: (949) 885-1360 Facsimile: (949) 885-1380 13 E-mail: michael.hood@jacksonlewis.com 14 Adam L. Lounsbury (pro hac vice) 15 JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 16 701 E. Byrd Street, 17th Fl. Richmond, VA 23219 17 Telephone: (804) 212-2863 E-mail: adam.lounsbury@jacksonlewis.com 18 Attorneys for Defendants RR Franchising, Inc., 19 Buddha Capital Corporation and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING 1 Plaintiffs Alida Mazariegos, Paula Gonzalez, and Jaime Amaya (“Plaintiffs”) and 2 Defendants Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. (“VCS”); RR Franchising, Inc., d/b/a Vanguard 3 Cleaning Systems of Southern California and d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of Northern 4 California (“RR Franchising”); Buddha Capital Corporation, d/b/a/ Vanguard Cleaning Systems 5 of Sacramento, d/b/a Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the Central Valley, and d/b/a/ Vanguard 6 Cleaning Systems of the Central Coast (“Buddha Capital”); and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. d/b/a 7 Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the North Bay (“Wine Country”) (“Defendants”) (collectively “the 8 Parties”) stipulate as follows: 9 WHEREAS Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification in this matter is fully briefed and 10 currently set for hearing on July 26, 2022; 11 WHEREAS Plaintiffs’ Counsel has a scheduling conflict that will prevent appearance on 12 July 26 and requested that Defendants stipulate to continue the hearing date, and Defendants 13 agreed to so stipulate; 14 NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate, 15 subject to Court approval, as follows: 16 1. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification shall be continued from July 17 26, 2022 to August 16, 2022. 18 19 Dated: July 14, 2022 NICHOLS KASTER, LLP 20 By: /s/ Daniel S. Brome 21 Daniel S. Brome Matthew C. Helland 22 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 23 24 Dated: July 14, 2022 LITTLER MENDELSON P.C. 25 By:_/s/ Damon Ott____________ Damon Ott 26 Philip Baldwin 27 Robert Geiger Attorneys for Defendant Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. 28 1 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING 1 2 Dated: July 14, 2022 JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 3 4 By: /s/ Michael Hood Michael Hood 5 Adam Lounsbury Attorneys for RR Franchising, Inc., Buddha Capital 6 Corporation, and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING 1 [PROPOSED] ORDER OF THE COURT 2 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS 3 HEREBY ORDERED THAT 4 1. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification shall be continued from July 5 26, 2022 to August 16, 2022. 6 IT SO ORDERED. 7 8 Dated: 9 THE HONORABLE NANCY L. FINEMAN Judge of the Superior Court 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING 1 JESSICA RIGGIN (SBN 281712) jriggin@rukinhyland.com 2 VALERIE BRENDER (SBN 298224) vbrender@rukinhyland.com 3 RUKIN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290 4 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: (415) 421-1800 5 Facsimile: (415) 421-1700 6 MATTHEW C. HELLAND (SBN 250451) helland@nka.com 7 DANIEL BROME (SBN 278915) dbrome@nka.com 8 NICHOLS KASTER, LLP 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 810 9 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 277-7235 10 Facsimile: (415) 277-7238 11 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 12 13 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 14 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO 15 ALIDA MAZARIEGOS, PAULA CASE NO.: 20-CIV-04267 16 GONZALEZ, and JAIME AMAYA PROOF OF SERVICE 17 Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, 18 v. 19 20 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS, INC.; RR FRANCHISING, INC., D/B/A 21 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS 22 OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING 23 SYSTEMS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; BUDDHA CAPITAL 24 CORPORATION, D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF 25 SACRAMENTO, D/B/A VANGUARD 26 CLEANING SYSTEMS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY, AND D/B/A 27 VANGUARD CLEANING SYSTEMS OF THE CENTRAL COAST; AND 28 PROOF OF SERVICE WINE COUNTRY VENTURES, INC. 1 D/B/A VANGUARD CLEANING 2 SYSTEMS OF THE NORTH BAY, AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10, 3 INCLUSIVE, 4 Defendants. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PROOF OF SERVICE PROOF OF SERVICE 1 2 I am employed in the State of Minnesota; I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to 3 the within entitled action; my business address is 4700 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 4 On July 14, 2022, I served the foregoing documents, described as STIPULATION AND 5 [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION HEARING on the interested parties to said action by the following means: 6 (By Facsimile Transmission) By transmitting via facsimile the document(s) listed 7 above to the fax number(s) set forth below. (By Mail) By placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage 8 thereon fully prepaid, in the United States Mail at Oakland, California addressed as set forth below. 9 (By Hand Delivery) By causing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope, to be delivered by hand to the addresses shown below. 10 (By Overnight Delivery) By placing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope, with delivery charges prepaid, to be sent by Federal Express, addressed as 11 shown below. (By Personal Service) By personally delivering a true copy thereof, enclosed in a 12 sealed envelope, to the addressees shown below. (By E-Mail) By electronically transmitting the document(s) listed above, by 13 agreement between the parties, addressed as set forth below. 14 Michael A. Hood (SBN 71258) 15 Adam V. Truong (SBN 318896) Lyndsey Johnson (SBN 318896) 16 Adam Lounsbury JACKSON LEWIS, P.C. 17 50 California Street, 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-4615 18 Telephone: 415.394.9400 Facsimile: 415.394.9401 19 Email: Micheal.hood@jacksonlewis.com Email: Adam.truong@jacksonlewis.com 20 Email: Lynsey.johnson@jacksonlewis.com Email: Adam.Lounsbury@jacksonlewis.com 21 Attorneys for Defendants RR Franchising, Inc., 22 Buddha Capital Corporation and Wine Country Ventures, Inc. 23 Damon M. Ott, (SBN 215392) LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 24 333 Bush Street, 34th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 25 Telephone: 415.433.1940 Facsimile: 415.399.8490 26 Email: dott@littler.com Email: pbaldwin@littler.com 27 Attorneys for Defendants 28 PROOF OF SERVICE -2- Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (State) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California 10 that the above is true and correct. 11 Executed on July 14, 2022at Minneapolis, Minnesota. 12 13 Marie-Tessa Asong-Morfaw 14 Marie-Tessa Asong-Morfaw 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PROOF OF SERVICE -3-