Martin v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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ORDER withdrawing motion to compel arbitration, Motions terminated: 25 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 19 MOTION to Compel Arbitration [Redacted] filed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Madeline Martin, 19 MOTION to Compel Arbitration [Redacted] filed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A... Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 2/5/13. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/6/2013)

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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
Jonathan D. Selbin (State Bar No. 170222)
[e-mail]
Douglas Cuthbertson (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

MEYER WILSON CO., LPA
Matthew R. Wilson
(admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &
1320 Dublin Road, Ste. 100
BERNSTEIN, LLP
Daniel M. Hutchinson (State Bar No. 239458) Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
Facsimile: [phone]
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-3339
KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP
Telephone: [phone]
Abbas Kazerounian (State Bar No. 249203)
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
S. Mohammad Kazerouni (State Bar No. 252835)
HYDE & SWIGART
[e-mail]
Robert L. Hyde (State Bar No. 227183)
Assal Assassi (State Bar No. 274249)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Joshua Swigart (State Bar No. 225557)
2700 North Main Street, Suite 1000
[e-mail]
Santa Ana, CA 92866
411 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 301
Telephone: [phone]
San Diego, CA 92108-3551
Facsimile: [phone]
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff and
the Proposed Class

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND DIVISION

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MADELINE MARTIN, on behalf of
herself and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. 3:12-cv-06030-SI
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
Defendants.

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND PLFF’S TIME TO
RESPOND TO DEFT’S MOT. TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
CASE NO. 3:12-CV-06030-SI

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Plaintiff Madeline Martin (“Plaintiff”) and defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells
Fargo”), through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS, on November 28, 2012, Plaintiff filed a Class Action Complaint (Dkt.
No. 1);

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WHEREAS, in response to Wells Fargo’s request that Plaintiff provide Wells Fargo with

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her identifying information to locate her records, Plaintiff voluntarily provided her Wells Fargo

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account number and telephone number to Wells Fargo as a courtesy on December 4, 2012;

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WHEREAS, on December 21, 2012, Plaintiff agreed to extend Wells Fargo’s deadline to
answer or otherwise respond to the Class Action Complaint from December 26, 2012 until
January 18, 2013 (Dkt. No. 7);

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WHEREAS , on January 18, 2013, Wells Fargo filed a motion to stay and dismiss this

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action and compel Plaintiff to arbitrate her claims as an individual (Dkt. No. 19) (“Motion to

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Compel Arbitration”);

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WHEREAS, Wells Fargo’s Motion to Compel Arbitration is based on records it gathered

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using the telephone number that Plaintiff disclosed to it on December 4, 2012 and states,

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specifically, that calls to the number were made in connection with a business account maintained

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by Plaintiff containing an arbitration clause;

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WHEREAS, on January 25, 2013, by letter, Plaintiff sought limited discovery from Wells

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Fargo in order to submit appropriate evidence to oppose Wells Fargo’s motion to compel

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arbitration and identified a cellular telephone number to which Plaintiff alleges that Wells Fargo

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made automated calls;

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WHEREAS, in an email dated January 30, 2013, Plaintiff clarified that the telephone

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number disclosed in the December 4, 2012 email was, in fact, not the cellular number at which

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she allegedly received automated telephone calls, but was instead a landline number to which

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Wells Fargo made automated calls; and

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WHEREAS, on January 30, 2013, Wells Fargo advised Plaintiff that it drafted the Motion

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to Compel Arbitration on the assumption that the number at issue was the number she had

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disclosed in the December 4, 2012 email.
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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND PLFF’S TIME TO
RESPOND TO DEFT’S MOT. TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, between Plaintiff,
by their undersigned counsel, and Wells Fargo, by their undersigned counsel, that:

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(1)

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without prejudice;

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(2)

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Wells Fargo’s Motion to Compel Arbitration shall be and hereby is withdrawn

Wells Fargo may file an answer, amended motion to compel arbitration, or other

response to the Class Action Complaint within 30 days of the Court’s ruling on this Stipulation;

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(3)

In the event Plaintiff determines that certain arbitration-related discovery is

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necessary after reviewing any amended motion to compel arbitration, she shall serve Wells Fargo

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with her proposed discovery within three days after Wells Fargo files any such amended motion,

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and Wells Fargo shall notify Plaintiff within seven days if it will stipulate to the proposed

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discovery;

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(4)

If Wells Fargo stipulates to any or all of the proposed discovery, all briefing

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deadlines shall be postponed 60 days to permit appropriate discovery, and all related hearing

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dates shall be re-noticed accordingly; and

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(5)

If Wells Fargo does not so stipulate to the proposed discovery: (a) Plaintiff may

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have up to 14 days to submit a motion seeking arbitration-related discovery, and (b) all briefing

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deadlines will be postponed indefinitely until the Court rules on Plaintiff’s request.

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Dated: February 1, 2013

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By: _/s/ Jonathan D. Selbin______________
Jonathan D. Selbin
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
Jonathan D. Selbin (State Bar No. 170222)
Email: [e-mail]
Douglas Cuthbertson
Email: [e-mail] (admitted pro hac vice)
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
Daniel M. Hutchinson (State Bar No. 239458)
Email: [e-mail]
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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MEYER WILSON CO., LPA
Matthew R. Wilson (admitted pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
1320 Dublin Road, Ste. 100
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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HYDE & SWIGART
Robert L. Hyde (State Bar No. 227183)
[e-mail]
Joshua Swigart (State Bar No. 225557)
[e-mail]
411 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 301
San Diego, CA 92108-3551
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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KAZEROUNIAN LAW GROUP
Abbas Kazerounian (State Bar No. 249203)
[e-mail]
S. Mohammad Kazerouni
[e-mail]
Assal Assassi (State Bar No. 252835)
[e-mail]
2700 North Main Street, Suite 1000
Santa Ana, CA 92866
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Martin and the Proposed Class

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Dated: February 1, 2013

By: _/s/ Kalama M. Lui-Kwan______________
Kalama M. Lui-Kwan

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SEVERSON & WERSON
A Professional Corporation
Mark D. Lonergan (State Bar No. 143622)
[e-mail]
Kalama M. Lui-Kwan (State Bar No. 242121)
[e-mail]
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Fasimile: [phone]

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SEVERSON & WERSON
A Professional Corporation
Eric J. Troutman (State Bar No. 229263)
[e-mail]
The Atrium
19100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 700
Irvine, CA 92612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Wells Fargo Bank

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ATTESTATION

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I, Daniel Hutchinson, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used

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to file this Stipulation. I hereby attest that Kalama M. Lui-Kwan has concurred in this filing.

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/s/ Daniel M. Hutchinson
Daniel M. Hutchinson

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ORDER

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Pursuant to Stipulation, it is so ORDERED.

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2/5
Dated: ____________, 2013

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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge

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CASE NO. 3:12-CV-06030-SI