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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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CASE NOS. 3:19-CV-001265-JST; 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

SHONETTA CRAIN AND KIRA SERNA, 

individually and on behalf of all other 

similar situated individuals, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

ACCREDITED SURETY AND 

CASUALTY COMPANY, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 3:19-CV-01265-JST 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE: RESPONSIVE BRIEFING 

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STEVEN BREAUX, individually and on 

behalf of all other similar situated 

individuals, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ACCREDITED SURETY AND 

CASUALTY COMPANY, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

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CASE NOS. 3:19-CV-001265-JST; 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

Pursuant to the Court’s April 24, 2019 Order, Dkt. 21, all Plaintiffs and all Defendants in 

both the Crain and Breaux actions stipulate as follows. Defendants reserve a right to request 

additional pages after Plaintiffs file their amended consolidated complaint. 

1. Defendants may file one joint motion to dismiss on behalf of all Defendants, with 

page limits of 30 pages for the opening brief, 30 pages for the opposition brief, and 15 pages for 

the reply brief; 

2. Defendants may file one joint motion to strike under California’s anti-SLAPP law 

by a subset of Defendants, with page limits of 25 pages for the opening brief, 25 pages for the 

opposition brief, and 15 pages for the reply brief; and 

3. Defendants may file a consolidated motion to dismiss in which individual 

Defendants address issues specific to them. Each Defendant who contributes to the consolidated 

brief may include no more than 5 pages, and the aggregate length of the brief may not exceed 30 

pages. The opposition brief may devote no more than 5 pages to any individual Defendant’s 

arguments, and may not exceed 30 pages in the aggregate. For the reply brief, each Defendant 

may include no more than 3 pages, and the aggregate length of the brief shall not exceed 15 pages. 

Dated: April 26, 2019 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Dean M. Harvey 

Dean M. Harvey (SBN 250298) 

Katherine C. Lubin (SBN 259826) 

Adam Gitlin (SBN 317047) 

Yaman Salahi (SBN 288752) 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP

275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

dharvey@lchb.com 

kbenson@lchb.com 

agitlin@lchb.com 

ysalahi@lchb.com 

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CASE NOS. 3:19-CV-001265-JST; 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

Benjamin David Elga (pro hac vice) 

Brian James Shearer (pro hac vice) 

JUSTICE CATALYST LAW

25 Broadway, 9th Floor 

New York, NY 10004 

Telephone: (518) 732-6703 

belga@justicecatalyst.org 

brianshearer@justicecatalyst.org 

Cindy Pánuco (SBN 266921) 

Stephanie Carroll (SBN 263698) 

Nisha Kashyap (SBN 301934) 

PUBLIC COUNSEL

610 South Ardmore Avenue 

Los Angeles, California, 90005 

Telephone: (213) 385-2977 

Facsimile: (213) 201-4722 

cpanuco@publiccounsel.org 

scarroll@publiccounsel.org 

nkashyap@publiccounsel.org 

 Stuart T. Rossman (pro hac vice) (B.B.O. 

No. 430640) 

Brian Highsmith (pro hac vice motion 

forthcoming) 

NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER

7 Winthrop Square, Fourth Floor 

Boston, MA 02110-1245 

Telephone: (617) 542-8010 

Facsimile: (617) 542-8028 

srossman@nclc.org 

bhighsmith@nclc.org 

David Seligman (pro hac vice motion 

forthcoming) 

TOWARDS JUSTICE

1410 High Street, Suite 300 

Denver, CO 80218 

Telephone: (720) 441-2236 

Facsimile: (303) 957-2289 

david@towardsjustice.org 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Shonetta Crain and Kira 

Serna

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CASE NOS. 3:19-CV-001265-JST; 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Julian Hammond 

Julian Hammond 

Polina Brandler 

Ari Cherniak 

HAMMONDLAW, P.C. 

1829 Reisterstown Road, Suite 410 

Baltimore, MD 21208 

Telephone: (310) 601-6766 

Facsimile: (310) 295-2385 

jhammond@hammondlawpc.com 

pbrandler@hammondlawpc.com 

acherniak@hammondlawpc.com 

 Laura L. Ho

Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho 

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 763-9800 

Facsimile: (510) 835-1417 

lho@gbdhlegal.com 

Counsel for Plaintiff Steven Breaux

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Beatriz Mejia 

Michael A. Attanasio (151529) 

Beatriz Mejia (190948) 

Jon F. Cieslak (268951) 

Max Sladek de la Cal (324961) 

COOLEY LLP 

Attorneys for Defendants Seaview Insurance 

Company and Two Jinn, Inc. 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Julie A. Gryce 

Julie A. Gryce (319530) 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

401 B Street, Suite 1700 

San Diego, CA 92101-4297 

Telephone: (619) 699-2700 

Facsimile: (619) 699-2701 

julie.gryce@dlapiper.com 

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Michael P. Murphy (pro hac vice) 

John Hamill (pro hac vice) 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

Telephone: (212) 335-4500 

Facsimile: (212) 335-4501 

michael.murphy@dlapiper.com 

john.hamill@dlapiper.com 

jonathan.kinney@dlapiper.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Danielson National 

Insurance Company and National American 

Insurance Company of California

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Blake Zollar 

Drew Koning (263082) 

Blake Zollar (268913) 

Shaun Paisley (244377) 

KONING ZOLLAR LLP 

2210 Encinitas Blvd., Suite S 

Encinitas, CA 92024 

Telephone: (858) 252-3234 

Facsimile: (858) 252-3238 

drew@kzllp.com 

blake@kzllp.com 

shaun@kzllp.com 

Attorneys for Defendant All-Pro Bail Bonds, 

Inc. 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Joshua D. Lichtman 

Gerard G. Pecht (pro hac vice to be filed) 

NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP

1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 

Houston, Texas 77010 

Telephone: (713) 651-5151 

Facsimile: (713) 651-5246 

gerard.pecht@nortonrosefulbright.com 

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Joshua D. Lichtman (SBN 176143) 

NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP

555 South Flower Street, Forty-First Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 892-9200 

Facsimile: (213) 892-9494 

joshua.lichtman@nortonrosefulbright.com 

 

Attorneys for Defendant American 

Contractors Indemnity Company 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Anne K. Edwards 

Anne K. Edwards (110424) 

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP 

444 South Flower Street, Suite 1700 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 358-7210 

Facsimile: (213) 358-7310 

aedwards@sgrlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Williamsburg 

National Insurance Company 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Nicole S. Healy 

Todd A. Roberts 

Nicole S. Healy 

Edwin B. Barnes 

ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY

Attorneys for Defendants American Bail 

Coalition, Inc. and William B. Carmichael 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ David F. Hauge 

David F. Hauge (128294) 

Todd H. Stitt (179694) 

Vincent S. Loh (238410) 

MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP 

Attorneys for Defendants United States Fire 

Insurance Company, The North River 

Insurance Company, Crum & Forster 

Indemnity Company, and Seneca Insurance 

Company

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CASE NOS. 3:19-CV-001265-JST; 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Casey A. Hatton 

Casey A. Hatton (SBN 246081) 

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 

One California Street, 18th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415.362.6000 

Facsimile: 451.834.9070 

chatton@hinshawlaw.com 

Christie A. Moore (pro hac pending) 

W. Scott Croft (pro hac pending) 

BINGHAM GREENEBAUM DOLL LLP 

101 S. Fifth Street 

3500 PNC Tower 

Louisville, KY 40202 

Telephone: 502.587.3758 

Facsimile: 502.540.2276 

cmoore@bgdlegal.com 

wcroft@bgdlegal.com 

Attorneys for Bond Safeguard Insurance 

Company and Lexon Insurance Company 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Travis Wall 

Travis Wall (191662) 

Spencer Kook (205304) 

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 

Attorneys for Defendant Philadelphia 

Reinsurance Corporation 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Gregory S. Day 

Gregory S. Day 

LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY S. DAY

120 Birmingham Drive, Suite 200 

Cardiff, CA 92007 

Telephone: (760) 436-2827 

attygsd@gmail.com 

Attorneys for Defendants California Bail 

Agents Association, Universal Fire & 

Insurance Company, Sun Surety Insurance 

Company 

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Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Timothy P. Irving 

Timothy P. Irving (108413) 

TYSON & MENDES LLP 

5661 La Jolla Boulevard 

San Diego, CA 92037 

Telephone: (858) 459-4400 

Facsimile: (858) 459-3864 

tirving@tysonmendes.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Aegis Security 

Insurance Company 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Regina J. McClendon 

 

Regina J. McClendon 

LOCKE LORD LLP 

Attorneys for Defendant Safety First Insurance 

Company 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Howard Holderness 

John A. Sebastinelli (127859) 

Howard Holderness (169814) 

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

Attorneys for Defendants American Surety 

Company and Indiana Lumbermens Mutual 

Insurance Company 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Gary A. Nye 

Gary A. Nye (126104) 

ROXBOROUGH, POMERANCE, NYE & ADREANI,

LLP 

Attorneys for Defendants Allegheny Casualty 

Company, Associated Bond and Insurance 

Agency, Inc., Bankers Insurance Company, 

Harco National Insurance Company, 

International Fidelity Insurance Company, 

Lexington National Insurance Corporation, 

and Jerry Watson 

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CASE NOS. 3:19-CV-001265-JST; 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Shannon W. Bangle 

James Mills (203783) 

LAW OFFICE OF JAMES MILLS

1300 Clay Street, Suite 600 

Oakland, CA 94612-1427 

Telephone: (510) 521-8748 

Facsimile: (510) 277-1413 

james@jamesmillslaw.com 

Michael D. Singletary (pro hac vice) 

Shannon W. Bangle (pro hac vice) 

Brian C. Potter (pro hac vice) 

BANGLE & POTTER, PLLC 

604 W. 13th Street 

Austin, TX 78701 

Telephone: (512) 270-4844 

Facsimile: (512) 270-4845 

Michael@banglepotter.com 

Shannon@banglepotter.com 

Brian@banglepotter.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Financial Casualty & 

Surety, Inc. 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Erik K. Swanholt 

Erik K. Swanholt 

FOLEY & LARDNER

555 South Flower St., 33rd Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 972-4500 

Facsimile: (213) 486-0065 

Attorneys for Defendants Continental 

Heritage Insurance Company 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ John M. Rorabaugh 

John M. Rorabaugh (178366) 

Attorney for Defendant Golden State Bail 

Association 

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CASE NOS. 3:19-CV-001265-JST; 3:19-CV-00717-JST 

Dated: April 26, 2019 By: /s/ Paul J. Riehle 

Paul J. Riehle (115199)

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

4 Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 551-7521 

Facsimile: (415) 551- 7510 

paul.riehle@dbr.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Accredited Surety and 

Casualty Company, Inc.

 

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FILER’S ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X(B), I attest under penalty of perjury that 

concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from all the signatories. 

DATED: April 26, 2019 /s/ Dean M. Harvey 

DEAN M. HARVEY 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

1720135.1 

 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 HON. JON S. TIGAR 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

April 29, 2019

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