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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

KEVIN SEIBERT (Bar No. 119356)

ANNIE S. AMARAL (Bar No. 238189)

621 Capitol Mall, Eighteenth Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814-4686

Telephone: (916) 444-1000

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100

kseibert@downeybrand.com

aamaral@downeybrand.com

Attorneys for Defendants

CAL STATE MORTGAGE CO., INC., a California 

corporation; CAL STATE HOME LOANS, a California 

Corporation; CAL STATE GROWTH FUND, a California 

Corporation; ALEXANDER GOMEZ, ROXANNA 

SEWARD, and LEONETTE BELLING

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPHINE HOUSE, by her guardian ad 

litem, PUBLIC GUARDIAN OF 

STANISLAUS COUNTY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAL STATE MORTGAGE CO., INC., a 

California corporation; CAL STATE 

HOME LOANS, INC., a California 

corporation; CAL STATE GROWTH 

FUND, a California corporation, 

ALEXANDER GOMEZ; ROXANNA

SEWARD; LEONETTE BELLING; 

BENJAMIN CAPITAL, INC., a California 

corporation; MURPHY SABATINO; 

MILTON MCLAURIN; LARRY 

MENTON; and JOAN HOUSE, a 

necessary party.

Defendants.

1:08-CV-1880-OWW-GSA

Related Case Number:

1:09-CV-2134 LJO SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO TREAT 

ANSWER TO THIRD AMENDED

COMPLAINT AS RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING IN RELATED CASE

Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), it is HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Josephine 

House, by her guardian ad litem, Public Guardian of Stanislaus County (“House”), on the one 

hand, and Defendants Cal State Growth Fund (“CSGF”), Roxanna Seward (“Seward”), and 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

Leonette Belling (“Belling”), on the other hand, by and through their respective counsel, as 

follows:

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Plaintiff commenced an action against CSGF, Seward, and others, on 

December 7, 2009, by filing a Complaint in the above-captioned Court, Case No. 1:09-CV-2134 

LJO SMS (the “09 Action”);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend and filed a proposed Third 

Amended Complaint on December 7, 2009, and filed the Third Amended Complaint against 

CSGF, Seward, Belling and Cal State Mortgage Co., Inc., Cal State Home Loans, and Alexander 

Gomez (collectively with CSGF and Seward “Cal State”), and others, on February 23, 2010, in 

the above-captioned Court, Case No. 1:08-CV-1880-OWW-GSA (the “08 Action”);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff served CSGF and Seward with the 09 Action by mail on March 2, 

2010, which form of service CSGF and Seward agreed to accept;

WHEREAS, on March 23, 2010, Cal State filed an Answer to the Third Amended 

Complaint in the 08 Action;

WHEREAS, on April 1, 2010, the Court consolidated the 08 Action and 09 Action and 

designated the 08 Action as the lead case;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff personally served Belling with the 09 Action on April 2, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff together with CSGF, Seward, and Belling previously stipulated that 

CSGF, Seward, and Belling’s deadline for filing their responsive pleading in the 09 Action would

be May 24, 2010.

STIPULATION

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, Plaintiff together with 

CSGF, Seward, and Belling agree that Cal State’s Answer to the Third Amended Complaint in 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

the 08 Action, filed on March 23, 2010, shall also be treated as a responsive pleading in the 09 

Action on behalf of CSGF, Seward, and Belling.

DATED: May 24, 2010 DOWNEY BRAND LLP

By: /s/ Kevin M. Seibert

KEVIN M. SEIBERT

Attorneys for Defendants

CAL STATE GROWTH FUND; CAL STATE 

MORTGAGE CO., INC., a California 

corporation; CAL STATE HOME LOANS, a 

California Corporation; ALEXANDER GOMEZ; 

ROXANNA SEWARD; and LEONETTE 

BELLING

DATED: May 24, 2010 CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, 

INC.

By: /s/ Katherine Hogan

KATHERINE HOGAN

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOSEPHINE HOUSE, by her guardian ad litem, 

PUBLIC GUARDIAN OF STANISLAUS 

COUNTY

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 26, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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