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Case 3:07-cv-02777-JSW

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NIALL P. McCARTHY (#160175) [email protected] NANCY L. FINEMAN (#124870) [email protected] COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY San Francisco Airport Office Center 840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 Burlingame, CA 94010 Telephone: (650) 697-6000 Facsimile: (650) 697-0577 JOHN M. KELSON (#75462) [email protected] JOHN M. KELSON LAW OFFICE 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 700 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: (510) 465-1326 Facsimile: (510) 465-0871 Attorneys for Plaintiff Harkant Dhruv and the Class UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA No. C07-04368-WHA HARKANT DHRUV, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, vs. AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO.; et al., Defendants. CLASS ACTION ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED PURSUANT TO L.R. 3-12.

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Administrative M ot. to Consider W hether Cases Should be Related: Case Nos. 06-04291-JSW ; 07-01858-JSW ; 07-02777-JSW ; 07-04368-W HA.

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PAUL MEOLA, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, vs. AXA FINANCIAL, INC.; AXA ADVISORS, LLC; AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO.; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. CARLTON M. LENNON, individually, and on behalf of all other members of the general public similarly situated, JAMES L. THOMPSON, individually, and on behalf of all other members of the general public similarly situated, Plaintiffs vs. AXA ADVISORS, LLC; AXA NETWORK, LLC; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, Defendants. ANTHONY BOLEA, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, vs. AXA ADVISORS, LLC and AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendants.

No. C06-04291 JSW

No. 07-01858 JSW

No. C07-02777 JSW

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Administrative M ot. to Consider W hether Cases Should be Related: Case Nos. 06-04291-JSW ; 07-01858-JSW ; 07-02777-JSW ; 07-04368-W HA.

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Plaintiff Harkant Dhruv hereby moves for the Court's consideration whether Dhruv v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, et al. (C07-04368), filed on August 23, 2007, is related to the following earlier filed cases: (1) Meola v. AXA Financial, Inc., et al. (C06-04291-JSW), filed July 13, 2006; (2) Lennon v. AXA Advisors, LLC, et al. (C07-01858-JSW), filed April 3, 2007; and (3) Bolea v. AXA Advisors, LLC, et al. (C07-02777-JSW), filed May 29, 2007. Pursuant to Local Rule 3-12(a), these actions are related. They involve substantially the same parties and events. The plaintiffs in all four cases allege the same causes of action arising out of these events against the same defendants. Like the plaintiffs in the above referenced cases, Plaintiff herein alleges that, as a Financial Services Professional for AXA, he is entitled to overtime pay pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., and under California wage and hour statutes. Based on these commonalities, it is likely there would be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases were conducted before different judges in this district. Therefore, assignment of all four of these cases to a single judge would conserve judicial resources and promote an efficient determination of the actions. In an August 31, 2007 hearing before Judge Jeffery White in Meola, counsel for all parties to the above referenced actions stated no objection to relating these four cases. Dated: September 5, 2007 COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY JOHN M. KELSON LAW OFFICE By: /s/ NANCY L. FINEMAN

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Administrative M ot. to Consider W hether Cases Should be Related: Case Nos. 06-04291-JSW ; 07-01858-JSW ; 07-02777-JSW ; 07-04368-W HA.

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