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1 TIMOTHY J. LONG (STATE BAR NO. 137591)
tjlong(gorrick.com
2 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
400 Capitol Mall
3 Suite 3000
Sacramento, CA 95814-4497
4 Telephone: +1 916 447 9200
Facsimile: +1 916 329 4900
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STEPHANIE GAIL LEE (STATE BAR NO. 285379)
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ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLFFE LLP
7 777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3200
Los Angeles, Califomia 90017
8 Telephone: (213)629-2020
Facsimile: (213)612-2499
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Attomeys for Defendant
10 HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNL\, INC.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
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ANDREA SPEARS, an individual, on behalf Case No. 34-2017-00210560
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similarly situated. ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO
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Plaintiff,
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HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a
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50, inclusive, FAC Filed: June 29,2017
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Defendants.
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22 TOMAS R. ARANA, on behalf of himself, all CaseNo. 34-2017-00216685
others similarly situated.
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Plaintiffs. JUDGE ALAN G. PERKINS, DEPT 35
24 Complaint Filed: August 1,2017
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HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNL\, INC., a
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1 Nomian B. Blumenthal (STATE BAR NO. 68687)
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2 BLUMENTHAL, NORDREHAUG & BHOWMIK
2255 Calle Clara
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La Jolla, CA 92037
4 Phone: (858)551-1223
Fax: (858)551-1232
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Attomeys for Plaintiff ANDREA SPEARS
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7 Shaun Setareh (STATE BAR NO. 204514)
shaun(^setarehlaw.com
8 SETAREH LAW GROUP
9454 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 907
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Phone: (310)888-7771
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1 WHEREAS, on April 5, 2017, Andrea Spears ("Spears") filed agamst Health Net of
2 Califomia, Inc. ("Health Net") a Coniplaint for: (1) Unfair Competition, Bus. & Prof. Code §§
3 17200, et seq.; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Wages, Cal. Labor Code §§ 510, et seq.; (3) Failure to
4 Provide Accurate Itemized Wage Statements, Cal. Labor Code § 226; and (4) Failure to Pay Wages
5 When Due, Cal. Labor Code §§ 201-203 (the "Spears Complaint") in the Superior Court of the
6 State of California, County of Sacramento (this "Court"), Case No. 34-2017-00210560;
7 WHEREAS, on June 15,2017, Spears amended the Spears Complaint to add a claim imder
8 Califomia's Private Attomeys General Act, Cal. Labor Code §§ 2698 et seq. (the "Spears FAC");
9 WHEREAS, on August 1, 2017, Tomas R. Arana ("Arana")filedagainst Health Net a
10 Complaint for: (1) Unfair Competition, Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, etseq.; (2) Failure to Provide
11 Accurate Written Wage Statements, Cal. Labor Code § 226; (3) Failure to Timely Pay All Final
12 Wages, Cal. Labor Code §§ 201-203; (4) Failure to Pay Hourly Wages, Cal. Labor Code §§ 223,
13 510, 1194, 1194.2, 1197, 1197.1 and 1198; (5) Failure to Provide Meal Periods, Cal. Labor Code
14 §§ 204, 223, 226.7, 512, and 1198; and (6) Failure to Provide Rest Periods, Cal. Labor Code §§
15 204,223, 226.7 (the "Arana Complaint") in this Court, Case No. 34-2017-00216685; and
16 WHEREAS, Spears, Arana and Health Net (collectively, the "Parties") agree that the
17 allegations made in the Spears FAC and the Arana Complaint (the "Pending Actions") involve
18 overlapping questions of law and fact and should be consolidated pursuant to Civil Procedure Code
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, by and among their respective cotmsel of record,
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5 Dated: 12. ^,2017 TIMOTHY J.LONG
STEPHANIE GAIL LEE
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Attomeys for Plaintiff ANDREA SPEARS
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2 I am more than eighteen years old and not a party to this action. My business
3 address is Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3200, Los
4 Angeles, CA 90017-5855. On September 18,2017,1 served the following document:
5 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONSOLIDATION
6 on the interested parties in this action by placing true and correct copies thereof in sealed
7 envelope(s) addressed as follows:
8 Shaun Setareh, Esq.
Norman B. Blumenthal, Esq.
9 BLUMENTHAL, NORDREHAUG & BHOWMIK SETAREH LAW GROUP
2255 Calle Clara 9454 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 907
10 La Jolla, CA 92037 Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: (858)551-1223 Tel: (310)888-7771
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12 I am employed in the countyfi-omwhich the mailing occurred. On the date
13 indicated above, I placed the sealed envelope(s) for collection and mailing at this firm's office
14 business address indicated above. I am readily familiar with this firm's practice for the collection
15 and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. Under that
16 practice, the firm's correspondence would be deposited with the United States Postal Service on
17 this same date with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business.
18 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
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1 TIMOTHY J. LONG (STATE BAR NO. 137591) tjlong(gorrick.com 2 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 400 Capitol Mall 3 Suite 3000 Sacramento, CA 95814-4497 4 Telephone: +1 916 447 9200 Facsimile: +1 916 329 4900 5 STEPHANIE GAIL LEE (STATE BAR NO. 285379) 6 stephame.lee(^orrick.com ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLFFE LLP 7 777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3200 Los Angeles, Califomia 90017 8 Telephone: (213)629-2020 Facsimile: (213)612-2499 9 Attomeys for Defendant 10 HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNL\, INC. 11 *** COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS ON NEXT PAGE 12 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 13 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO 14 ANDREA SPEARS, an individual, on behalf Case No. 34-2017-00210560 15 of herself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated. ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO 16 JUDGE ALAN G. PERKINS, DEPT 35 Plaintiff, 17 STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED] v. ORDER REGARDING 18 CONSOLIDATION HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a 19 Califomia Corporation; and Does 1 through Complamt Filed: April 5,2017 50, inclusive, FAC Filed: June 29,2017 20 Defendants. 21 22 TOMAS R. ARANA, on behalf of himself, all CaseNo. 34-2017-00216685 others similarly situated. 23 ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO Plaintiffs. JUDGE ALAN G. PERKINS, DEPT 35 24 Complaint Filed: August 1,2017 v. 25 HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNL\, INC., a 26 Califomia corporation; and DOES 1-50, 27 inclusive. 28 Defendants. OHSUSA;767303413,3 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONSOLIDATION 1 Nomian B. Blumenthal (STATE BAR NO. 68687) noTm@bamlawca.com 2 BLUMENTHAL, NORDREHAUG & BHOWMIK 2255 Calle Clara 3 La Jolla, CA 92037 4 Phone: (858)551-1223 Fax: (858)551-1232 5 Attomeys for Plaintiff ANDREA SPEARS 6 7 Shaun Setareh (STATE BAR NO. 204514) shaun(^setarehlaw.com 8 SETAREH LAW GROUP 9454 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 907 9 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Phone: (310)888-7771 10 Fax: (310)888-0109 11 Attomeys for Plaintiff TOMAS R. ARANA 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OHSUSA:7«7303413.3 "2" STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONSOLIDATION 1 WHEREAS, on April 5, 2017, Andrea Spears ("Spears") filed agamst Health Net of 2 Califomia, Inc. ("Health Net") a Coniplaint for: (1) Unfair Competition, Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 3 17200, et seq.; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Wages, Cal. Labor Code §§ 510, et seq.; (3) Failure to 4 Provide Accurate Itemized Wage Statements, Cal. Labor Code § 226; and (4) Failure to Pay Wages 5 When Due, Cal. Labor Code §§ 201-203 (the "Spears Complaint") in the Superior Court of the 6 State of California, County of Sacramento (this "Court"), Case No. 34-2017-00210560; 7 WHEREAS, on June 15,2017, Spears amended the Spears Complaint to add a claim imder 8 Califomia's Private Attomeys General Act, Cal. Labor Code §§ 2698 et seq. (the "Spears FAC"); 9 WHEREAS, on August 1, 2017, Tomas R. Arana ("Arana")filedagainst Health Net a 10 Complaint for: (1) Unfair Competition, Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, etseq.; (2) Failure to Provide 11 Accurate Written Wage Statements, Cal. Labor Code § 226; (3) Failure to Timely Pay All Final 12 Wages, Cal. Labor Code §§ 201-203; (4) Failure to Pay Hourly Wages, Cal. Labor Code §§ 223, 13 510, 1194, 1194.2, 1197, 1197.1 and 1198; (5) Failure to Provide Meal Periods, Cal. Labor Code 14 §§ 204, 223, 226.7, 512, and 1198; and (6) Failure to Provide Rest Periods, Cal. Labor Code §§ 15 204,223, 226.7 (the "Arana Complaint") in this Court, Case No. 34-2017-00216685; and 16 WHEREAS, Spears, Arana and Health Net (collectively, the "Parties") agree that the 17 allegations made in the Spears FAC and the Arana Complaint (the "Pending Actions") involve 18 overlapping questions of law and fact and should be consolidated pursuant to Civil Procedure Code 19 section 1048 in order to avoid repetitive trials, to prevent unnecessary costs and delays, to avoid 20 the substantialriskof inconsistent adjudications and to serve judicial economy. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 /// 28 /// OHSUSA:767303413.3 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONSOLIDATION 1 NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, by and among their respective cotmsel of record, 2 hereby stipulate and agree, subject to the Court's approval, that the Pending Actions be 3 consolidated. 4 5 Dated: 12. ^,2017 TIMOTHY J.LONG STEPHANIE GAIL LEE 6 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 7 8 Stephanie Gail Lee 9 Attomeys for Defendant HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 10 11 Dated: 12 September ^2017 NORMAN B. BLUMENTHAL Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik LLP 12 13 14 Noiman B. Blumenthal Attomeys for Plaintiff ANDREA SPEARS 15 16 Dated: ^2017 SHAUN SETAREH Setareh Law Group 17 18 19 Shaun Setareh Attomeys for Plaintiff TOMAS R. ARANA 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OHSUSA:767303413.3 4- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED) ORDER REOARDINO CONSOLIDATION 1 NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, by and among their respective counsel of record, 2 hereby stipulate and agree, subject to the Court's approval, that the Pending Actions be 3 consolidated. 4 5 Dated: Jept i2> . 2017 TIMOTHY J.LONG STEPHANIE GAIL LEE 6 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP A 7 8 Stephanie Gail Lee 9 Attomeys for Defendant HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNL\, INC. 10 11 Dated: ^2017 NORMAN B. BLUMENTHAL Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik LLP 12 13 14 Norman B. Blumenthal Attomeys for Plaintiff ANDREA SPEARS 15 16 Dated: 3e\^V if _,2017 SHAUN SETAREH Setareh Law Group 17 18 19 Shaun Setareh Attomeys for Plaintiff TOMAS R. ARANA 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OHSUSA:767303413.3 -4 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONSOLIDATION 1 ORDER 2 Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT tiie action entitied Andrea 3 Spears, an individual, on behalf ofherselfand on behalf ofall persons similarly situated v. Health 4 Net of California, Inc., Case No. 34-2017-00210560 is hereby consolidated withtiieaction entitied 5 Tomas R. Arana, on behalfofhimself, all others similarly situated v. Health Net of California, Inc., 6 Case No. 34-2017-00216685. 7 8 Dated: , 2017 Judge of the Superior Court 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OHSUSA;767303413.3 5- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONSOLIDATION 1 PROOF OF SERVICE BV MAIL 2 I am more than eighteen years old and not a party to this action. My business 3 address is Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3200, Los 4 Angeles, CA 90017-5855. On September 18,2017,1 served the following document: 5 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONSOLIDATION 6 on the interested parties in this action by placing true and correct copies thereof in sealed 7 envelope(s) addressed as follows: 8 Shaun Setareh, Esq. Norman B. Blumenthal, Esq. 9 BLUMENTHAL, NORDREHAUG & BHOWMIK SETAREH LAW GROUP 2255 Calle Clara 9454 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 907 10 La Jolla, CA 92037 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Phone: (858)551-1223 Tel: (310)888-7771 11 Fax: (858) 551-1232 12 I am employed in the countyfi-omwhich the mailing occurred. On the date 13 indicated above, I placed the sealed envelope(s) for collection and mailing at this firm's office 14 business address indicated above. I am readily familiar with this firm's practice for the collection 15 and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. Under that 16 practice, the firm's correspondence would be deposited with the United States Postal Service on 17 this same date with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business. 18 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 19 above is true and correct. 20 Executed on September 18,2017, at Los Angeles, Califomia. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OHSUSA:767387898.I PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL