Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corporation et al

Filing 39

ORDER by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 37 Stipulation to change deadlines to file first amended complaint and responsive pleadings, and to reschedule initial case management conference. (vclc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/10/2020)

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Janice P. Brown, Esq. (SBN 114433)
[e-mail]
Stacy L. Fode, Esq. (SBN 199883)
[e-mail]
Arlene R. Yang, Esq. (SBN 297450)
[e-mail]
BROWN LAW GROUP
600 B Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 619.330.1701

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Attorneys for Defendants
Bank of America Corporation and
Bank of America, N.A. and Intralinks, Inc.

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(additional counsel on signature page)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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INFORMATECH CONSULTING, INC.,
Individually and on behalf of All Others
Similarly Situated,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA
CORPORATION; BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A.; and DOES 1-10,
inclusive,
Defendants.
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STUDIO 1220, INC., a California
corporation, on behalf of itself and all
others similarly situated,

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Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
[Assigned for all purposes to
Judge Vince Chhabria]
JOINT STIPULATION RE:
DEADLINE TO FILE FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT,
RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Case No.: 3:20:cv-03081-VC

Plaintiffs,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national association;
and INTRALINKS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants.
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Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
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RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Through their attorneys of record, Plaintiff Informatech Consulting, Inc.

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(“Informatech”) and Plaintiff Studio 1220, Inc. (“Studio 1220”) (collectively

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referred to as “Plaintiffs”) along with Defendants Bank of America Corporation and

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Bank of America, N.A. (collectively referred to as “BofA”) and Defendant

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Intralinks, Inc. (“Intralinks”) (BofA and Intralinks, collectively to as “Defendants”),

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hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

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Plaintiff Informatech filed its Complaint in the Informatech Consulting

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Inc. v. Bank of America Corporation, Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC (“Informatech

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Action”) on April 27, 2020. (Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC, Doc. No. 1.)

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Plaintiff Studio 1220 its Complaint in the Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of

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America, N.A., No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC (“Studio 1220 Action”) on May 5, 2020.

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(Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC, Doc. No. 1.)

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3.

The responsive pleading to the Informatech Action Complaint is

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currently due on September 4, 2020, after one stipulation to extend time, and an order

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granting a consent motion to stay pending the JPML ruling. (Case No. 3:20-cv-

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02892-VC, Doc. Nos. 14 and 22; Declaration of Arlene Yang (“Yang Decl.”) ¶ 2.)

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4.

The responsive pleading to the Studio 1220, Inc. Action Complaint is

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currently due on September 4, 2020, after one stipulation to extend time for each

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Defendant, and an order granting a consent motion to stay pending the JPML ruling.

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(Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC, Docs. Nos. 18, 22, 32; Yang Decl. ¶ 3.)

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5.

On August 19, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a Joint Administrative Motion to

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Consider Whether Cases Should be Related, stating that they “intend to file a

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consolidated amended complaint upon entry of an order relating the two actions.”

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(Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC, Doc No. 27, 4:13-4:14; Yang Decl. ¶ 4.)

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6.

On August 27, 2020 the Court found the cases related and entered a

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Related Case Order, assigning both matters to Judge Vincent Chhabria. (Case No.

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3:20-cv-02892-VC, Doc. No. 34.)

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Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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A deadline for the parties to file a Joint ADR report in the Informatech

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Action is currently September 16, 3030, pursuant to court order. (Case No. 3:20-cv-

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02892, Doc. No. 31.)

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The Initial Case Management Conference in the Informatech Action is

scheduled for September 22, 2020. (Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC, Doc. No. 36.)
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The Court has not yet set a discovery cut-off date, pretrial conference

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date, or trial date for either the Informatech Action or the Studio 1220 Action. (Yang

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Decl. ¶ 5.)

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Pursuant to L.R. 6-2(a), the parties may stipulate and request a Court

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order for an enlargement of time that alters an event or deadline already fixed by

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Court order or that involves papers required to be filed with the Court.

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In light of Plaintiffs’ intention to file a consolidated amended

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complaint, the parties agree, in the interests of judicial efficiency and judicial

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economy, that it is appropriate to extend Defendants’ responsive pleading deadlines.

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the date of the Initial Case Management Conference, and related deadlines. (Yang

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Decl. ¶ 6.)

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No party will be prejudiced by the requested time modifications or a

rescheduled Initial Case Management Conference. (Yang Decl. ¶ 7.)
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The requested time modification will not affect the schedule for the

case. (Yang Decl. ¶ 8.)
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Plaintiffs will file a consolidated amended complaint no later than

September 25, 2020.
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Defendants shall file responsive pleadings, or otherwise respond, no

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later than 30 days after the filing of the First Amended Complaint, or if no First

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Amended Complaint is filed by September 25, 2020, by October 26, 2020.

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Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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The parties request that the Initial Case Management Conference be

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scheduled for approximately two weeks after the responsive pleadings are due, at a

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time and date that is convenient for the Court.

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The Case Management Statement and the Joint ADR Report will be

filed no later than two weeks before the Initial Case Management Conference.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: September 2, 2020

LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN
P.L.L.P.
By: /s/ Rebecca A. Peterson
Robert K. Shelquist
(pro hac vice application pending)
Rebecca A. Peterson (SBN 241858)
100 Washington Avenue South, Ste 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
WHITFIELD BRYSON LLP
Alex R. Straus (SBN 321366)
16748 McCormick Street
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]
Daniel K. Bryson
(pro hac vice forthcoming)
Scott C. Harris
(pro hac vice forthcoming)
Patrick M. Wallace
(pro hac vice forthcoming)
900 W. Morgan Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]

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Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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BERGER MONTAGUE PC
Benjamin Galdston (SBN 211114)
12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 340
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]

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GREG COLEMAN LAW PC
Lisa A. White
(admitted pro hac vice)
William A. Ladnier (SBN 330334)
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 1100
Knoxville, TN 37929
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Informatech Consulting, Inc.
and the Proposed Class

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Dated: September 2, 2020

KEEGAN & BAKER, LLP
By: /s/ Patrick N. Keegan
Patrick N. Keegan, Esq. (SBN 167698)
2292 Faraday Avenue, Suite 100
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Studio 1220, Inc.
and the Proposed Class

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Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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BROWN LAW GROUP

Dated: September 2, 2020
By:

/s/ Arlene R. Yang
Janice P. Brown (SBN 114433)
Stacy L. Fode (SBN 199883)
Arlene R. Yang (SBN 297450)
600 B Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
Enu A. Mainigi
(pro hac vice)
Kenneth C. Smurzynski
(pro hac vice)
Craig D. Singer
(pro hac vice)
Jesse T. Smallwood
(pro hac vice)
725 12th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Bank of America Corporation
and Bank of America, N.A.

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_____________________________________________________________________________

Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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BROWN LAW GROUP

Dated: September 2, 2020
By:

/s/ Arlene R. Yang
Janice P. Brown (SBN 114433)
Stacy L. Fode (SBN 199883)
Arlene R. Yang (SBN 297450)
600 B Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON
AND GARRISON LLP
Robert A. Atkins
(pro hac vice)
Joshua D. Kaye
(pro hac vice)
Thomas C. Rice
(pro hac vice)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Intralinks, Inc.

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Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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ATTESTATION

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I, Arlene R. Yang, attest that all other signatures listed, and on whose behalf

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the filing is submitted, concur in the filing’s contents and have authorized the filing.

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/s/ Arlene R. Yang
Arlene R. Yang

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Informatech Consulting, Inc. v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-02892-VC
Related to: Studio 1220, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.
Case No. 3:20-cv-03081-VC
JOINT STIPULATION RE: AMENDED COMPLAINT, RESPONSIVE PLEADING, AND
RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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