Stauffer et al v. Chase Home Finance LLC et al
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ORDER Granting 63 Joint Status Report filed by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., and Chase Home Finance LLC. to stay all litigation and discovery proceedings in this action for 45 days pending settlement negotiations. Signed by Judge Philip M. Pro on 10/29/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)
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Kent F. Larsen, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3463
Katie M. Weber, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 11736
SMITH LARSEN & WIXOM
Hills Center Business Park
1935 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Tel: (702) 252-5002
Fax: (702) 252-5006
kfl@slwlaw.com
kw@slwlaw.com
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Ben Suter, Esq. (pro hac vice)
David D. Piper, Esq. (pro hac vice)
James F. Kuhne, Jr., Esq. (pro hac vice)
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
400 Oceangate
Long Beach, CA 90802
P.O. Box 1730
Long Beach, CA 90801-1730
Phone: (562) 436-2000
Fax:: (562) 436-7416
ben.suter@kyl.com
david.piper@kyl.com
j ames.kuhne@kyl.com
Attorneys for Defendant
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N .A., as successor
by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC, as
successor by merger to Chase Manhattan
MOl1gage Corp. and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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STEVEN and SYLVIA STAUFFER, on behalf of
herself and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
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vs.
CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC; CHASE
MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORP.,
COOPER CASTLE LAW FIRM; and FEDERAL
HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP.,
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. 2:11-CV-01155-PMP-GWF
PARTIES JOINT STATUS REPORT
AND STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY ALL
LITIGATION AND DISCOVERY
PROCEEDINGS FOR 45 DAYS
PENDING SETTLEMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
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Defendants JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as successor by merger to Chase Home Finance
LLC, as successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. ("Chase"), Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), and The Cooper Castle Law Firm ("Cooper Castle")
(collectively, "Defendants"), and Plaintiffs Steven Stauffer and Sylvia Stauffer ("Plaintiffs")
(Defendants and Plaintiffs collectively referred to as "the Parties"), hereby submit this Joint
Status Report to provide the Court with an update regarding the status of these proceedings and,
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in particular, the Parties' efforts toward achieving a settlement of the claims at issue therein.
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Further, in light of the ongoing good faith settlement discussions, the Parties hereby stipulate to
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and respectfully request that this Court grant a forty-five (45) day stay of all litigation and
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discovery proceedings herein so that the Parties may continue to focus their efforts on achieving a
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resolution of this matter outside of litigation. As grounds for this stipulated stay of proceedings,
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the Parties submit the following:
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This Court entered its Scheduling Order on May 15, 2012 (the "Order"), setting a
discovery cut-off deadline of December 31, 2012.
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Since that time, the Parties have each served their initial disclosures pursuant to
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1), and Plaintiffs have propounded interrogatories and requests for
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production of documents upon each of the Defendants.
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3.
The Parties have and continue to work
In
good faith to make reasonable
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accommodations to their respective obligations under the Order.
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currently engaged in good faith settlement negotiations which may result in dismissal of all
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claims asserted herein.
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regarding· the timing of their respective obligations under the Order and agreed to extend the
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deadlines to respond to their written discovery requests and seek a forty-five (45) day stay of all
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pre-trial dates and deadlines while settlement discussions continue.
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However, the Parties are
Accordingly, on October 16, 2012, the Parties met and conferred
In light of the ongoing settlement negotiations, the Parties believe that good cause
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exists to grant a forty-five (45) day stay of all proceedings herein. This request is not made for
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the purposes of delay. Instead, the Parties agree and acknowledge that a temporary stay of all
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proceedings herein will serve the interests of judicial economy and may allow the Parties to
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resolve this lawsuit without incurring unnecessary additional fees and costs.
See, e.g.,
Mediterranean Enterprises, Inc. v. Ssangyong Corp., 708 F.2d 1458, 1465 (9th Cir. 1983)
(temporary stay of proceedings applicable to preserve judicial efficiency and fairness).
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Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that this Court grant the Parties a stay
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of litigation and discovery proceedings in this action for forty-five (45) days from the date the
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Court enters its order approving this stipulation.
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DATED this ~ day of October, 2012.
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SMITH LARSEN & WIXOM
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KeJftF:LafSen, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3463
Katie M. Weber, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 11736
1935 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
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Ben Suter, Esq. (pro hac vice)
David D. Piper, Esq. (pro hac vice)
James F. Kuhne, Jr., Esq. (pro hac vice)
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
400 Oceangate
Long Beach, California 90801-1730
Attorneys for Defendants
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as successor
by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC, as
successor by merger to Chase Manhattan
Mortgage Corp., and Federal National
Mortgage Corporation
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See attached
Benjamin B. Childs, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3946
318 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
and
Paul Grobman, Esq. (pro hac vice)
555 5th Ave., 17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
DATED this _ _ day of October, 2012
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DATED this _ _ day of October, 2012.
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
LLP
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See attached
Josh Cole Aiklen, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 7254
Mark J. Brown, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3687
6385 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89118
Attorneys for Defendant
The Cooper Castle Law Firm
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proceedings herein will serve the interests of judicial economy and may allow the Parties to
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resolve this lawsuit without incurring unnecessary additional fees and costs.
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(temporary stay of proceedings applicable to preserve judicial efficiency and fairness).
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Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that this Court grant the Patties a stay
of litigation and discovery proceedings in this action for forty-five (45) days from the date the
Court enters its order approving this stipulation.
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DATED this ___ day of October, 2012.
DATED this _ _ day of October, 2012.
SMITH LARSEN & WIXOM
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Kent F. [arsen, Esg.
Nevada Bar No. 3463
Katie M. Weber, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 11736
1935 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, 'Nevada 89134
and
Ben Suter, Esq. (pro hac vice)
David D. Piper, Esq. (pro hac vice)
James F. Kuhne, Jr., Esq. (pro hac vice)
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
4000cea..1'Igate
Long Beach, California 90801~1730
Attorneys for Defendants
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as successor
by luerger to Chase Home Finance LLC, as
successor by merger to Chase Manhattan
Mortgage Corp., and Federal National
Mortgage Corporation
DA TED this ~ day of October,
Benjamin B. Childs, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3946
318 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
and
Paul Grobman, Esq. (pro hac vice)
555 5th Ave., 17 r11 Floor
New York, NY ]0017
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
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LLP
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Josh Cole Aiklen, Esq.
Nevada Bar N'o. 7254
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e.g. ,
Mediterranean Entelprises, Inc. v. Ssangyong Corp., 708 F.2d 1458, 1465 (9th CiT. 1983)
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Mark 1. Brown, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3687
6385 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV'· 89118
Attorneys for Defendant
The Cooper Castie Law Firm
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proceedings herein will serve the interests of judicial ~conomy and may allow the Parties to
resolve this lawsuit without incurring unnecessary apditional fees and costs.
See, e.g.,
Mediterranean Enterprises, Inc. v. Ssangyong Corp., fl08 F.2d 1458, 1465 (9th Cir. 1983)
(temporary stay of proceedings applicable to preserve judicial efficiency and fairness).
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Accordingly, the Parties respectfully requ~st that this Court grant the Parties a stay
of litigation and discovery proceedings in this action fot forty-five (45) days from the date the
Court enters its order approving this stipulation.
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DATED this _ _ day of October, 2012.
DATEDlthis~ day of October, 2012.
SMITH LARSEN & WIXOM
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Kent F. Larsen, Esq.
Nevada BarNo. 3463
Katie M. Weber, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 11736
1935 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
and
Ben Suter, Esq. (pro hac vice)
David D. Piper, Esq. (pro hac vice)
James F. Kuhne, Jr., Esq. (pro hac vice)
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
400 Oceangate
Long Beach, California 90801-1730
Attorneys for Defendants
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as successor
by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC, as
successor by merger to Chase Manhattan
Mortgage Corp., and Federal National
Mortgage Corporation
Benjami
. Childs, Esq.
Nevada l3 No. 3946
318 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NY 89101
and
Pa1l:1 Grqbman, Esq. (pro hac vice)
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555 5th Ave., 1i Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
DATED this _ _ day of October, 2012.
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LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
LLP
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Josh Cole Aiklen, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 7254
Mark J. Brown, Esq.
Nevada BarNo. 3687
6385 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89118
Attorneys for Defendant
The Cooper Castie Law Finn
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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
PHILIP M. PRO, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
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October 29, 2012.
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