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Case 4:07-cv-02828-CW

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DOSTART CLAPP GORDON & COVENEY James F. Clapp (SBN 145814) 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 970 San Diego, California 92122 Telephone: (858) 623-4200 Facsimile: (858) 623-4299 McINERNEY & JONES Charles A. Jones (SBN 224915) 18124 Wedge Parkway #503 Reno, Nevada 89511 Telephone: (775) 849-3811 Facsimile: (775) 849-3866 Attorneys for Plaintiffs LINDA YOUNG & MIKE SAFAIE SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Diana Tabacopoulos (SBN: 128238) [email protected] 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, California 90067-3063 Telephone: (310) 277-7200 Facsimile: (310) 201-5219 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Francis J. Ortman, III (SBN 213202) [email protected] 560 Mission Street, Suite 3100 San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: (415) 397-2823 Facsimile: (415) 397-8549 Attorneys for Defendant CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LINDA YOUNG and MIKE SAFAIE, ) individually and on behalf of all others similarly ) situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ) Case No. C 07-2828 CW STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES PENDING PRIVATE MEDIATION

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alternative dispute resolution. Counsel for both parties are experienced in the litigation of wage and hour putative class actions such as this matter. During the meet and confer process, the parties agreed to informally exchange discoverable information, enter into a tolling agreement with respect to the FLSA claim, and to participate in an early mediation of this matter before further litigation. Given this agreement, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their respective attorneys, that they will informally exchange discoverable information and participate in an early mediation of this matter with a mutually agreed upon mediator, IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the parties ask the Court to continue the September 18, 2007 case management conference and the disclosure deadlines related thereto for a period of sixty (60) days to enable to parties to engage in mediation before incurring additional litigation costs, IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that commencing with this Court's approval of this Stipulation, the statute of limitations under the Fair Labor Standards Act will be tolled for a period of sixty (60) days or until the parties agree that their mediation efforts have been unsuccessful, whichever occurs first, for branch client service specialists as described in Young's putative collective action complaint. Defendant maintains all defenses relating to Young's standing to represent any employee other than herself, including employees who held the Branch Client Service Specialist I position. IT IS SO STIPULATED. DATED: September 7, 2007 MCINERNEY & JONES

By: /s/ Kevin McInerney Kevin McInerney Attorneys for Plaintiffs LINDA YOUNG & MIKE SAFAIE

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DATED: September 7, 2007

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: /s/ Diana Tabacopoulos Diana Tabacopoulos Francis J. Ortman, III Attorneys for Defendant CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. I hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signature indicated by a "conformed" signature (/S/) within this efiled document. /s/ Diana Tabacopoulos

Given the parties' intention to enter into early mediation in an effort to resolve this matter before pursuing further litigation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

That the September 18, 2007 Case Management Conference date and the deadlines related thereto are hereby continued, and a new date is set for November 20, 2007, at 2:00 p.m..

9/10/07 DATED: ______________________

____________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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