Ray et al v. Bluehippo Funding, LLC et al

Filing 297

ORDER Continuing Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement and Estrada's Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on July 9, 2009. (jswlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/9/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 v. BLUEHIPPO FUNDING, LLC, Defendant. / IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ROYLENE RAY and KELLY CANNON, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated, Plaintiffs, ORDER CONTINUING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AND ESTRADA'S MOTION TO INTERVENE

No. C 06-01807 JSW

United States District Court

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For the Northern District of California

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Now before the Court is Plaintiffs Roylene Ray and Kelly Cannon's motion for preliminary certification of a settlement class, preliminary approval of class settlement and related relief. Also before the Court is a motion to intervene to stay action and an objection to the motion for preliminary approval of settlement filed by movant Julio Estrada. These matters are currently set for hearing on July 17, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. The Court has also received Estrada's notice regarding the continuation of a hearing in the national class action case to August 14, 2009. Lastly, the Court has now received a motion by counsel for defendant BlueHippo Funding, LLC and BlueHippo Capital LLC requesting to withdraw from representation. The motion to withdraw is set for hearing on September 4, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. In order to address the motions in a most efficient fashion possible and considering the possibility that the national class action may render this matter moot, the Court HEREBY VACATES the hearing date of July 17, 2009 and CONTINUES the hearing on the motion for preliminary certification of a settlement class and the motion to intervene to stay the action and the objection to the motion for preliminary approval to occur on September 4, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., at the same hearing as the pending motion to withdraw as counsel. Any opposition to the motion to withdraw as counsel shall be filed by no later than August 21, 2009. The Court notes

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that Defendants are corporations and may therefore not appear without counsel. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2009

JEFFREY S. WHITE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

United States District Court

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For the Northern District of California

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