Lawrence v. Discover Financial Services, LLC et al.

Filing 20

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION 19 for an Extension of Time for Defendant Discover Financial Services, LLC, to Respond to the Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 2/19/2014. (Hall, S)

1 Alan S. Petlak, (SBN 179362)
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2 Ethan Chernin, (SBN 273906)
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3 BALLARD SPAHR LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 800
4 Los Angeles, CA 90067-2909
Telephone: [phone]
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Services, LLC
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 SHERIE LYNNE LAWRENCE,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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TRANS UNION, LLC; EQUIFAX
15 INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC;
EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS,
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Case No. 13-cv-02076-LJO-JLT
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR
DEFENDANT DISCOVER FINANCIAL
SERVICES, LLC., TO RESPOND TO
THE COMPLAINT
(DOC. 19)

Defendants.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), Plaintiff Sherie Lynne Lawrence (“Plaintiff”) and

2 Defendant Discover Financial Services, LLC (“Discover”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), on January 15, 2014, the Parties

5 stipulated that Discover was to be given an extension of time of twenty-eight (28) days to respond
6 to Plaintiff’s Complaint to and including February 14, 2014;
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WHEREAS, the Parties have reached agreement to settle this matter subject to

8 entering into a formal, written settlement agreement;
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WHEREAS, the Parties anticipate that the settlement will be consummated and this

10 action will be dismissed as to Discover within the next thirty days.
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Accordingly, the Parties STIPULATE and AGREE, subject to the approval of this

12 Court, to preserve the Parties resources, that Discover be granted an additional thirty (30) days
13 extension to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint to and including March 17, 2014 (the thirtieth day is
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15 DATED: February 13, 2014

G. Thomas Martin, III
Price Law Group, APC

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/s/ G. Thomas Martin, III_________________
G. Thomas Martin, III
Attorneys for Plaintiff Sherie Lynn Lawrence

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DATED: February 13, 2014

Alan S. Petlak
Ethan Chernin
BALLARD SPAHR LLP

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/s/ Alan S. Petlak
Alan S. Petlak

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Attorneys for Defendant Discover Financial
Services, LLC

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ORDER

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On February 5, 2014, the parties notified the Court that the matter had settled as between

27 Plaintiff and Trans Union, LLC only. (Doc. 17) On February 6, 2014, the Court ordered that the
28 matter be dismissed as to Trans Union no later than March 7, 2014 or Plaintiff was ordered to
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1 show good cause why this had not occurred. (Doc. 18) Now before the Court is the stipulation
2 between Plaintiff and Discover Financial Services, LLC, detailing that the matter has settled in
3 concept as between these parties. Therefore, the Court ORDERS:
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No later than March 28, 2014, Plaintiff and Discover Financial Services, LLC

5 SHALL file appropriate papers to dismiss this action against Discover Financial Services, LLC, or
6 to show good cause why Discover Financial Services, LLC has not been dismissed;
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The stipulation of the parties is GRANTED and Discover Financial Services, LLC

8 SHALL respond to the complaint no later than March 31, 2014 in the event settlement is not
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10 Failure to comply with this order will be grounds for the imposition of sanctions on counsel
11 or the parties who contributed to violation of this order. See Local Rules 160 and 272.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 19, 2014

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on this 13th day of February, 2014, I electronically filed a true
and correct copy of the foregoing STIPULATION FOR ADDITIONAL THIRTY DAY
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON
through the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will send a notice of electronic filing to the
following:

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9 George Thomas Martin, III
Debra A. Miller, PHV
10 Monica K. Katz-Lapides
Thomas P. Quinn, Jr.
11 Rana Nader

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