Luque et al v. AT&T Corp. et al

Filing 176

STIPULATION AND ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING SETTLEMENT re 175 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by AT&T Communications of California, Inc., AT&T Corp., Pacific Bell Telephone Company. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on August 17, 2012. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/17/2012)

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(Counsel listed on following pages)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOE LEWIS LUQUE AND HERMAN
RICHARDSON, Individually and On Behalf
of All Others Similarly Situated,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

No. 3:09CV5885 (CRB)(JCS)
JOINT STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING
PROCEEDINGS PENDING
SETTLEMENT

AT&T CORP., PACIFIC BELL
TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AT&T
CALIFORNIA, AND AT&T
COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA,
INC.,
Defendants.

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STIP. TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
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U.S.D.C., N.D. Cal., No. C-09-5885-CRB (JCS)

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Counsel for Plaintiffs:
JANETTE WIPPER (Cal. State Bar No. 275264)
SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP
555 Montgomery Street, Suite 1206
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
STEVEN L. WITTELS (N.Y. State Bar No. 2004635)
SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor
New York, New York 10022
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
MICHAEL RAM (Cal. State Bar No. 104805)
KARL OLSON (Cal. State Bar No. 104760)
RAM, OLSON, CEREGHINO & KOPCZYNSKI LLP
555 Montgomery Street, Suite 820
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
mram@rocklawcal.
[e-mail]
EDMOND CLARK (Conn. State Bar No. 418915)
LAW OFFICE OF EDMOND CLARK
83 Scotland Avenue
Madison, Connecticut 06443
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Defendants:
J. AL LATHAM, JR. (Cal. State Bar No. 071605)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
JEFFREY D. WOHL (Cal. State Bar No. 096838)
JEFFREY P. MICHALOWSKI (Cal. State Bar No. 248073)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street, 24th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105-3441
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
WILLIAM CORY BARKER (Georgia State Bar No. 037727)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
600 Peachtree Street, N.E., 24th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Plaintiffs Joe Lewis Luque and Herman Richardson and defendants Pacific Bell

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Telephone Company, AT&T Corp., and AT&T Communications of California, Inc., acting

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through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:

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The parties have mediated all claims in this action and have reached a class

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settlement that is subject to Court approval. The parties have also reached a settlement of the

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claims in Lawson et al. v. BellSouth Telecomm., Inc., 1:09-CV-3528-JEC (N.D. Ga.).

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2.

The parties have diligently worked to finalize the settlement papers and motion for

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preliminary approval. The parties have almost completed that process but required the

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involvement of their mediator to resolve several last minute disputes. As a result, the parties

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respectfully request that the stay be extended until August 20, 2012.
Dated: August 10, 2012.

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JANETTE WIPPER
STEVEN L. WITTELS
SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP
MICHAEL RAM
KARL OLSON
RAM, OLSON, CEREGHINO & KOPCZYNSKI LLP

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EDMOND CLARK
LAW OFFICE OF EDMOND CLARK

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By:

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/s/ Janette Wipper
Janette Wipper
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Joe Lewis Luque and Herman Richardson

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Dated: August 10, 2012.

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J. AL LATHAM, JR.
JEFFREY D. WOHL
JEFFREY P. MICHALOWSKI
WILLIAM CORY BARKER
PAUL HASTINGS LLP

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By:

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/s/ William C. Barker
William C. Barker
Attorneys for Defendants
AT&T Corp,, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, and
AT&T Communications of California, Inc.

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STIP. TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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On the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor,

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IT IS ORDERED that all proceedings in this action be and hereby are stayed until August

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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