Steinfeld v. Discover Financial Services et al
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ORDER GRANTING 40 STIPULATION TO SET A BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE FOR PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT APPROVAL. Motion Hearing set for 6/21/2013 09:00 AM in Courtroom 11, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Jeffrey S. White.. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 4/12/13. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/12/2013)
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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
JULIA B. STRICKLAND (State Bar No. 83013)
LISA M. SIMONETTI (State Bar No. 165996)
SHANNON E. PONEK (State Bar No. 261135)
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, California 90067-3086
Telephone: 310-556-5800
Facsimile: 310-556-5959
Email: lacalendar@stroock.com
Attorneys for Defendants
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES,
DFS SERVICES LLC and DISCOVER BANK
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ANDREW STEINFELD, on behalf of himself )
and all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, DFS
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SERVICES LLC, and DISCOVER BANK,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 3:12-cv-01118-JSW
[Assigned to the Hon. Jeffrey S. White]
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO SET A BRIEFING
SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE FOR
PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT
APPROVAL
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL HEARING
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Plaintiff Andrew Steinfeld (“Steinfeld”) and Defendants Discover Financial Services, DFS
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Financial Services, LLC, and Discover Bank (collectively, “Defendants”), through their
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undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, the parties have mediated before the Honorable Carl West (Ret.) of JAMS and
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have reached a class action settlement memorialized in a twelve-page Memorandum of
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Understanding, dated April 5, 2013;
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WHEREAS, the parties are in the process of finalizing the terms of a Settlement
Agreement;
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs will file an unopposed motion for preliminary settlement approval as
soon as practicable after the parties finalize the Settlement Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties therefore seek to continue indefinitely today’s deadline for
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Defendants to file and serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil
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Procedure.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, between Plaintiff
Steinfeld, by his undersigned counsel, and Defendants, by their undersigned counsel, that:
1. Plaintiff shall file an unopposed motion for preliminary settlement approval by Friday
April 26, 2013.
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2. The Court may schedule a hearing on Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary settlement
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approval for Friday May 17, or a date as soon as practicable thereafter, at the Court’s
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convenience.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: April 8, 2013
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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
By:
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/s/ Lisa M. Simonetti
Lisa M. Simonetti
Julia B. Strickland
jstrickland@stroock.com
Lisa M. Simonetti
lsimonetti@stroock.com
Shannon E. Ponek
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sponek@stroock.com
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3086
Telephone: 310-556-5800
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Attorneys for Defendants Discover Financial
Services, DFS Services LLC And Discover Bank
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE
DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT
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Dated: April 8, 2013
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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
By:
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Daniel M. Hutchinson
dhutchinson@lchb.com
Kristen Law Sagafi
ksagafi@lchb.com
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: 415-956-1000
Facsimile: 415-956-1008
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Los Angeles, California 90067-3086
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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
/s/ Daniel M. Hutchinson
Daniel M. Hutchinson
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
Jonathan D. Selbin
jselbin@lchb.com
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: 212-355-9500
Facsimile: 212-355-9592
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CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA BLATT
& PENFIELD LLP
Mark Ankcorn (State Bar No. 166871)
mark@cglaw.com
110 Laurel Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619-238-1811
Facsimile: 619-544-9232
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TERRELL MARSHALL DAUDT & WILLIE PLLC
Beth E. Terrell (State Bar No. 178181)
bterrell@tmdwlaw.com
936 North 34th Street, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98103-8869
Telephone: 206-816-6603
Facsimile: 206-350-3528
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Steinfeld and the Proposed Class
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
FOR GOOD CAUSE APPEARING AND PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT
The hearing on the motion for preliminary approval is HEREBY SET for
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IS SO ORDERED.
June 21, 2013.
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Dated:________________________
April 12, 2013
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Hon. Jeffrey S. White
United States District Court Judge
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