Steinfeld v. Discover Financial Services et al

Filing 46

ORDER GRANTING 45 STIPULATION To Continue Deadline For Plaintiff To File Unopposed Motion For Preliminary Approval Of Settlement From May 3, 2013 To May 17, 2013. Motion Hearing set for 6/28/2013 09:00 AM in Courtroom 11, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Jeffrey S. White.. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 5/2/13. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/2/2013)

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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: [phone]
Facsimile: 310-556-5959
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES,
DFS SERVICES LLC and DISCOVER BANK

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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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 CONTINUE DEADLINE FOR
PLAINTIFF TO FILE UNOPPOSED
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT FROM
MAY 3, 2013 TO MAY 17, 2013

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE DEADLINE
TO FILE UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT

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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, pursuant to the Court’s April 17, 2013 Order granting in part the parties’

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Stipulation to Modify Briefing Schedule and Continue Hearing Date on Motion for Preliminary

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Approval of Settlement (Docket No. 44), the Court set the hearing date on Steinfeld’s unopposed

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motion for preliminary approval (the “Unopposed Motion”) on June 28, 2013 and the deadline for

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Steinfeld to file the Unopposed Motion on May 3, 2013;

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WHEREAS, despite the parties’ diligence, they are still in the process of finalizing their
settlement agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties seek to continue the deadline for Steinfeld to file the Unopposed
Motion by two weeks to May 17, 2013 so that they may finalize the settlement agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, between Steinfeld,
by his undersigned counsel, and Defendants, by their undersigned counsel, that:

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Plaintiff shall file the Unopposed Motion by Friday, May 17, 2013; and

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The hearing on the Unopposed Motion will remain set for six weeks thereafter on

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June 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: May 1, 2013

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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
JULIA B. STRICKLAND
LISA M. SIMONETTI
SHANNON E. PONEK
By:

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/s/ Lisa M. Simonetti
Lisa M. Simonetti

Attorneys for Defendants Discover Financial
Services, DFS Services LLC and Discover Bank

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[Signatures continued on next page.]

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE DEADLINE
TO FILE UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT

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Dated: May 1, 2013

By:

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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
Jonathan D. Selbin
[e-mail]
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-355-9592

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2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles, California 90067-3086

/s/ Daniel M. Hutchinson
Daniel M. Hutchinson

Daniel M. Hutchinson
[e-mail]
Kristen Law Sagafi
[e-mail]
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415-956-1008

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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP

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CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA BLATT
& PENFIELD LLP
Mark Ankcorn (State Bar No. 166871)
[e-mail]
110 Laurel Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 619-544-9232

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TERRELL MARSHALL DAUDT & WILLIE PLLC
Beth E. Terrell (State Bar No. 178181)
[e-mail]
936 North 34th Street, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98103-8869
Telephone: [phone]
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 DEADLINE
TO FILE UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the deadline for plaintiff Andrew Steinfeld to file an

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unopposed motion for preliminary settlement approval (the “Unopposed Motion”) is continued

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from Friday, May 3, 2013 to Friday, May 17, 2013. The hearing on the Unopposed Motion will

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remain set for six weeks thereafter on June 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.

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May 2, 2013
Dated:________________________

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Hon. Jeffrey S. White
United States District Court Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE DEADLINE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that, on May 1, 2013, copies of the foregoing STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE DEADLINE FOR PLAINTIFF TO FILE

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UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT FROM

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MAY 3, 2013 TO MAY 17, 2013 was filed electronically and served by U.S. Mail on anyone

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unable to accept electronic filing. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by

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operation of the court’s electronic filing system or by facsimile to anyone unable to accept

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electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing

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through the court’s EM/ECF System.

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/s/ Lisa M. Simonetti
Lisa M. Simonetti

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE DEADLINE
TO FILE UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT

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