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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Property Damage

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FURTHER STIP. CONCERNING SETTLEMENT ISSUES CASE NO.: 3:14-CV-01944 VC

Michael L. Charlson (SBN 122125)

 mcharlson@velaw.com

Jessica Mussallem (SBN 237806)

 jmussallem@velaw.com

VINSON & ELKINS LLP

525 Market Street, Suite 2750

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 979-6900

Facsimile: (415) 704-3264

Attorneys for Defendant

LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON LLP,

a Texas limited liability partnership

[Names and Addresses of Additional

Counsel Listed on Signature Pages] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO

4EC HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability 

company,

Plaintiff,

vs.

LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON 

LLP, a Texas limited liability partnership,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-cv-01944 VC

(Class Action)

FURTHER STIPULATION 

CONCERNING SCHEDULING OF 

SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS

Courtroom of the Honorable 

Vince Chhabria, Courtroom 4

The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record and subject to the Court’s 

approval, stipulate as follows:

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on December 30, 2014, the parties have entered into a Stipulation of Settlement 

(the “Stipulation”) to resolve this matter, subject to Court approval; 

WHEREAS, on January 22, 2015, the Court held a hearing (the “January 22 Hearing”) on 

whether it should grant preliminary approval to the settlement set forth the Stipulation;

WHEREAS, the Court raised certain questions during the January 22 Hearing and by orders 

entered January 23 and 27, 2015, the Court posed certain questions to the parties, asking that the 

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parties respond to them in a supplemental brief concerning preliminary settlement approval to be 

filed on or before February 20, 2015;

WHEREAS, the parties have been discussing the possibility of certain modifications to the 

Stipulation intended to respond to issues raised by the Court at the January 22 Hearing;

WHEREAS, the parties believe that the Court’s consideration of the proposed settlement 

would be enhanced if the parties first reach final positions on, and to the extent applicable document, 

potential modifications to the Stipulation, and if those issues were incorporated into the 

supplemental brief that the Court has requested; 

WHEREAS, at the parties’ request, the Court continued the deadline for filing a 

supplemental brief concerning preliminary settlement approval to March 6, 2015;

WHEREAS, the Court held a telephone status conference with the parties on March 3, 2015, 

at which time the parties reported on the progress of their discussions; 

WHEREAS, the Court requested that the parties memorialize in a further stipulation certain 

scheduling matters discussed at the status conference;

THEREFORE, subject to the Court’s approval, the parties agree as follows:

STIPULATION

a. Should the parties jointly agree to modify the settlement reflected in the Stipulation, then 

on or before March 24, 2015, 

i. the parties shall file an amendment to the Stipulation; and

ii. Plaintiff shall file a new motion for preliminary approval, noticed for hearing at a 

mutually convenient time consistent with the Local Rules of this Court.

In the event of a joint modification to the Stipulation, the parties need not submit the supplemental 

briefing contemplated by the Court’s Orders of January 23 and 27, 2015. 

b. Should the parties not jointly agree to modify the settlement reflected in the Stipulation, 

then on or before March 24, 2015, 

i. The parties shall file the supplemental briefing contemplated by the Court’s Orders 

of January 23 and 27, 2015;

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ii. Either party may file a separate statement in support of preliminary approval of the 

Stipulation, should there be additional points that it wishes to bring to the Court’s attention; 

and

iii. Plaintiff shall renotice for hearing its motion for preliminary approval of the 

Stipulation, suggesting mutually convenient dates for a further hearing, subject to the Court’s 

calendar. 

SO STIPULATED.

DATED: March 6, 2015 JONATHAN R. BASS (SBN 075779)

 jbass@cpdb.com

COBLENTZ PATCH DUFFY & BASS LLP

One Ferry Building, Suite 200

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 772-5726

By ___/s/ Jonathan R. Bass________

 Jonathan R. Bass

WILLIAM McGRANE (SBN 057761)

 william.mcgrane@mcgranellp.com

McGRANE LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 766-3590

MATTHEW J. SHIER (SBN 072638)

 mshier@shierkatz.com

shierkatz RLLP

930 Montgomery Street, 6th Floor

San Francisco, California 94133

Telephone: (415) 691-7027

Attorneys for Plaintiff

4EC HOLDINGS, LLC

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DATED: March 6, 2015 VINSON & ELKINS LLP

By___/s/ Michael L. Charlson________

 Michael L. Charlson

Attorneys for Defendant

LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR 

& SAMPSON LLP

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PROPOSED ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation of the parties and upon good cause showing, IT IS SO 

ORDERED.

DATED: __________________ ________________________________

 Honorable Vince Chhabria

 United States District Judge

March 9, 2015

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