Forster et al v. Wells Fargo & Co. et al

Filing 46

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 45 PARTIES' JOINT STATUS REPORT ON MEDIATION; ORDER TO CONTINUE STAY. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 9/28/12. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2012)

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ROBERT C. SCHUBERT (S.B.N. 62684)
[e-mail]
WILLEM F. JONCKHEER (S.B.N. 178748)
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MIRANDA P. KOLBE (S.B.N. 214392)
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JASON A. PIKLER (S.B.N. 245722)
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SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1650
San Francisco, California 94111
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JEFFREY M. NORTON (Pro Hac Vice)
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NEWMAN FERRARA LLP
1250 Broadway, 27th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
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Counsel for Plaintiffs

MARK D. LONERGAN (S.B.N. 143622)
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MICHAEL J. STEINER (S.B.N. 112079)
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KALAMA M. LUI-KWAN (S.B.N. 242121)
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JON D. IVES (S.B.N. 230582)
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SEVERSON & WERSON
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Counsel for Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
(sued also as Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
d/b/a America’s Servicing Company)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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KEITH AND YING FORSTER, and
MICHELLE WILKINSON, Individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., WELLS
FARGO HOME MORTGAGE d/b/a
AMERICA’S SERVICING COMPANY,

Case No. CIV 10-cv-05321 RS

PARTIES’ JOINT STATUS REPORT ON
MEDIATION; STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE
STAY

Defendants.

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PARTIES’ JOINT STATUS REPORT ON MEDIATION; STIP. AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE STAY
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Pursuant to the Court’s June 27, 2012 Order to Stay the Case Pending Mediation

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(Dkt. No. 44), Plaintiffs and Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), through their

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respective counsel, submit the following status report on (1) the parties’ efforts to resolve the case

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through private mediation and (2) the continued propriety of the stay:

Edward A. Infante. Although the parties did not reach a settlement on that date, they agreed to

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continue working through Judge Infante on developing a possible framework for settlement. The

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Parties had follow up conference calls with Judge Infante on September 24 towards that end. The

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Parties have also agreed to exchange certain additional documents and materials for settlement

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On August 29, 2012, the Parties attended a mediation at JAMS with the Honorable

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S CHUBERT J ONCKHEER & K OLBE LLP

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purposes. After the Parties have exchanged and analyzed this additional information, they will

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engage in another mediation with Judge Infante.

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and

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between the parties, through their counsel of record, subject to the Court’s approval, that (a) the

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entire action shall remain stayed; and (b) the parties will submit an additional report on the status of

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the mediation and the continued propriety of the stay by November 27, 2012 [60 days], that will

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include a proposed Scheduling Order to set forth revised case deadlines, if needed.

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Dated: September 28, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

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SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP

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___/s/ Willem Jonckheer________
By: Willem F. Jonckheer

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ROBERT C. SCHUBERT
WILLEM F. JONCKHEER
MIRANDA P. KOLBE
JASON A. PIKLER
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1650
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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PARTIES’ JOINT STATUS REPORT ON MEDIATION; STIP. AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE STAY
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JEFFREY M. NORTON
NEWMAN FERRARA LLP
1250 Broadway, 27th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs

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Dated: September 28, 2012

SEVERSON & WERSON

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__/s/ Mark D. Lonergan_____
By: Mark D. Lonergan

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MARK D. LONERGAN
MICHAEL J. STEINER
KALAMA M. LUI-KWAN
JON D. IVES
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Defendants
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ATTESTATION OF FILER
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I, Jason A. Pikler, hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of the document has been
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obtained from each of the other signatories.
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Dated: September 28, 2012

SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP

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By:

/s/Jason A. Pikler
Jason A. Pikler

Counsel for Plaintiffs

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PARTIES’ JOINT STATUS REPORT ON MEDIATION; STIP. AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE STAY
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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1. The entire action shall remain stayed; and

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2. The parties shall submit a report on the status of the mediation and the continued

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propriety of the stay by November 27, 2012 [60 days], that will include a proposed

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Scheduling Order to set forth revised case deadlines, if needed.

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September
28TH
Ordered this ______ day of _____, 2012

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______________________________________

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The Honorable Richard Seeborg
United States District Court Judge

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