Fowler v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Filing 73

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 72 Stipulation to Extend Stay of Case Deadlines Re Docket Nos. 66 and 69 . (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2018)

1 MCGUIREWOODS LLP
DAVID S. REIDY SBN #225904
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Suite 1300
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5 K. Issac deVyver (appearing pro hac vice)
Karla L. Johnson (appearing pro hac vice)
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260 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1800
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9 Sara F. Holladay-Tobias (appearing pro hac vice)
50 North Laura Street, Suite 3300
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12 Attorneys for Defendant
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION

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17 VANA FOWLER, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
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Defendant.
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CASE NO. 4:17-cv-02092-HSG
JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND
STAY OF CASE DEADLINES AND
ORDER
The Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND STAY OF CASE DEADLINES

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiff Vana Fowler and Defendant Wells

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WHEREAS, on November 17, 2017, the Court issued an Order staying the case pending
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mediation on January 15, 2018 (“Stay Order”) [D.E. 57];
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WHEREAS, the Parties mediated this case before Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.) on January
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15, 2018;
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WHEREAS, the Parties did not fully resolve the case at mediation, but made sufficient
7 progress that they requested an extension of the stay to continue settlement negotiations and the
8 Court extended the stay through March 26, 2018 pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation [D.E. 69];
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WHEREAS, the Parties notified the Court by stipulation dated March 26, 2018 that they
had reached an agreement to settle the case on a classwide basis, subject to documentation;
WHEREAS, the Parties are in the final stages of preparing settlement documentation and

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negotiating bids for class administration services, and expect to be in position to file a motion for

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NOW THEREFORE the parties through their undersigned counsel hereby stipulate to, and

15 respectfully request the Court to order, that the stay of case deadlines be extended pending the
Court’s consideration of the settlement agreement under Federal Rule 23.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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DATED: May 10, 2018
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/s/ Adam L. Hoipkemier______________
Adam L. Hoipkemier
21 Epps Holloway DeLoach & Hoipkemier LLP
6 Concourse Parkway, Suite 2920
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24 Susan S. Brown
Robins Kaplan LLP
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Mountainview, CA 94040
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Counsel for Plaintiff Vana Fowler
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/s/ K. Issac deVyver
K. Issac deVyver
McGuireWoods LLP
Tower Two-Sixty
260 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1800
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3142
Counsel for Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND STAY OF CASE DEADLINES

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PURSU
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Hono
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ATTESTATION
I, Adam L. Hoipkemier, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being

3 used to file this Joint Stipulation to Extend Stay of Case Deadlines and [Proposed] Order. In
4 compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Issac K. DeVyvver concurs in this
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By: /s/ Adam L. Hoipkemier
Adam L. Hoipkemier

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