Item 3. Legal Proceedings
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We discuss certain legal proceedings pending against us in Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under “Litigation and Other Contingencies” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” in Note 12 entitled Litigation and Other Contingencies of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.” We refer you to those discussions for important information concerning those legal proceedings, including the basis for such actions and, where known, the relief sought. We provide the following additional information concerning those legal proceedings which sets forth the name of the lawsuit, the court in which the lawsuit is pending and the date on which the petition commencing the lawsuit was filed.
Wage and Hour Litigation: Paul Veliz, et al. v. Cintas Corporation, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division, March 19, 2003. On August 23, 2005, an amended complaint was filed alleging additional state law wage and hour claims under the following state laws: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. On February 14, 2006, the court permitted plaintiffs to file a second amended complaint alleging state law claims in the 15 states listed above only with respect to the putative class members that may litigate their claims in court.
Race and Gender Litigation and Related Charges: Robert Ramirez, et al. v. Cintas Corporation (Ramirez), United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, January 20, 2004, alleging class action claims of race, national origin and gender discrimination in hiring, promotion and pay; Blanca Nelly Avalos, et. al. v. Cintas Corporation (Avalos), United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, August 30, 2005, alleging class action claims of race, national origin and gender discrimination in hiring, promotion and pay; On April 27, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) intervened in Ramirez; Mirna E. Serrano, et al. v. Cintas Corporation (Serrano), United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, May 10, 2004, alleging class action claims of gender discrimination in hiring into service sales representative positions; On November 15, 2005, the EEOC intervened in Serrano; On May 11, 2006, the Ramirez and Avalos African-American, Hispanic and female failure to hire into service sales representative positions claims and the EEOC’s intervention were consolidated for pretrial purposes with the Serrano case and transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, the remaining claims in Ramirez were dismissed or compelled to arbitration; Colleen Grindle, et al. v. Cintas Corporation (Grindle), Court of Common Pleas, Wood County, Ohio, February 20, 2007, alleging class action claims on behalf of female employees at Cintas’ Perrysburg, Ohio rental location who allegedly were denied hire, promotion or transfer into service sales representative positions; The Grindle case is stayed pending the class certification proceedings in Serrano; Larry Houston, et al. v. Cintas Corporation (Houston), United States District Court for the Northern District of California, August 3, 2005; On November 22, 2005, the named plaintiffs in Houston were ordered to arbitration; EEOC charge filed by Clifton Cooper on March 23, 2005, with the EEOC Systemic Litigation Unit; Mr. Cooper’s claims are now part of the Houston arbitration matter.
Breach of Fiduciary Duties: Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust v. Richard T. Farmer, et. al., A0806822, Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 17, 2008.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.
Part II
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