Jaffe, et al v. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc.

Filing 252

STIPULATION AND ORDER re: Vincent Griffin. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 11/04/08. (rbe, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2008)

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Kelly M. Dermody (SBN 171716) Heather H. Wong (SBN 238546) LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Additional Attorneys for the Plaintiff Listed on Signature Page James N. Penrod (SBN 43030) L. Julius M. Turman (SBN 226126) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP One Market, Spear Tower San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Additional Attorneys for Defendant Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated Listed on Signature Page UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND DIVISION

MARGARET BENAY CURTIS-BAUER, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, f/k/a MORGAN STANLEY DW INC., Defendant.

Case No. C 06-3903 TEH CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING VINCENT GRIFFIN

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STIP. AND [PROP.] ORDER REGARDING VINCENT GRIFFIN CASE NO. C 06-3903 TEH

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WHEREAS, the parties filed a list of 23 class members who timely opted out of the class settlement as Exhibit A to the [Proposed] Final Judgment on June 13, 2008 (Docket No. 199); WHEREAS, at the Fairness Hearing on June 16, 2008, Objectors brought to the Court's attention that class member Vincent Griffin had submitted a timely opt-out request dated April 28, 2008 and was not listed on the list of opt-outs submitted by the parties; WHEREAS, the parties noted that if Mr. Griffin's opt-out request was submitted timely, they would have no objections to honoring it; WHEREAS, the Claims Administrator notified Class Counsel on June 19, 2008 that Mr. Griffin had also submitted a timely Claim Form, postmarked May 23, 2008; WHEREAS, Class Counsel contacted Linda Friedman, counsel for Mr. Griffin, on June 19, 2008 to request that she indicate her client's intent by the end of the day so that they could inform the Court; WHEREAS, after numerous attempts to get a definitive response from Ms. Friedman regarding her client's intent, Class Counsel informed Ms. Friedman that it would assume that Mr. Griffin's Claim Form was operative since it was the more recently-submitted document and because no rescission of his opt-out statement was submitted; WHEREAS, the Court's Order of October 22, 2008 Granting Reconsideration of the Court's July 7, 2008 Order, Confirming Final Class Certification and Granting Final Approval to Class Action Settlement, listed Mr. Griffin as a timely opt-out (see Docket No. 250, Appendix A); WHEREAS, Ms. Friedman confirmed on October 23, 2008 that Mr. Griffin would like to participate in the settlement; THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their attorneys, hereby stipulate and request that the Court order Vincent Griffin's Claim Form to be operative, remove Mr. Griffin from the opt-out list attached as Appendix A to the Court's October 22, 2008 Order (Docket No. 250), and allow Mr. Griffin to participate in the class settlement.

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Dated: November 3, 2008

By: __/s/ Heather H. Wong_________ Heather H. Wong Kelly M. Dermody (SBN 171716) Heather H. Wong (SBN 238546) LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] James M. Finberg (SBN 114850) Eve H. Cervantez (SBN 164709) ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Adam T. Klein (pro hac vice) Piper Hoffman (pro hac vice) Justin Swartz (pro hac vice) OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP 3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Dated: November 3, 2008

By: _/s/ L. Julius M. Turman______ L. Julius M. Turman James N. Penrod (SBN 43030) Rebecca D. Eisen (SBN 96129) L. Julius M. Turman (SBN 226126) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP One Market, Spear Tower San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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Mark S. Dichter (pro hac vice) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Kenneth L. Turnbull (pro hac vice) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 101 Park Avenue New York, NY 10178 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated

IT IS SO ORDERED. 11/04/08 Dated: __________________

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