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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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JOINT STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR LITIGATION STAY 

Reaves v. Sony; Case No.:11-cv-02254-EMC 

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Mark A. Chavez (SBN 90858) 

Nance F. Becker (SBN 99292) 

CHAVEZ & GERTLER LLP 

42 Miller Avenue 

Mill Valley, CA 94941 

P: 415.381.5599 

mark@chavezgertler.com 

nance@chavezgertler.com 

Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Rocky C. Tsai (SBN 221452) 

ROPES & GRAY LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 300 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4006 

P: 415.315.6358 

rocky.tsai@ropesgray.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

QUENTIN REAVES, DANIELLE 

BOGAN, and ROBERT MAYO, on behalf 

of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT 

AMERICA LLC, a Delaware Limited 

Liability Company; and SONY 

NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT 

INTERNATIONAL LLC, a Delaware 

Limited Liability Company. 

Defendants. 

CASE NO.: 11-cv-02254-EMC 

CLASS ACTION

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR 

LITIGATION STAY PENDING 

RESOLUTION OF THE JUDICIAL 

PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT 

LITIGATION’S DECISION ON 

TRANSFER 

; ORDER RESETTING CMC

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WHEREAS, on May 6, 2011, Plaintiffs, Quentin Reaves, Danielle Bogan and Robert Mayo 

("Plaintiffs") filed a class action complaint against Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC 

and Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (“Defendants”) (collectively, the “Parties”); 

WHEREAS, Defendants, as well as certain related entities (collectively, the “Sony 

Defendants”), have been named as defendants in at least 61 related class action lawsuits, including 

this action, pending in district courts throughout the United States; 

WHEREAS, a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407 is currently pending before the Judicial 

Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the “Panel”) to centralize this action and the other referenced 

matters. A hearing on the motion for centralization in In Re: Sony Gaming Networks and 

Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (MDL No. 2258) is scheduled before the Panel on July 

28, 2011, in San Francisco, California; 

WHEREAS, a ruling is expected from the Panel within a short period of time after the 

hearing, such that any stay of proceedings in this case is expected to be limited in duration. The 

parties will promptly advise the Court regarding the Panel's resolution of the motion to centralize 

the related matters; 

 WHEREAS, based on the Court’s May 6, 2011 Order Settling Initial Case Management 

Conference and ADR Deadlines, (Docket No. 3), there are several imminent deadlines in this case, 

including July 27, 2011 to meet and confer pursuant to Rule 26(f) and to file an ADR Certification; 

August 10, 2011 to file a Rule 26(f) Report; and August 17, 2011 for an Initial Case Management 

Conference; 

 WHEREAS, on July 19, 2011, counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants’ counsel met and 

conferred by email, and agreed to a litigation stay, subject to approval of the Court. 

IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned, 

subject to approval of the Court, that all proceedings in this case are stayed pending the Judicial 

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Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s ruling upon the motion to centralize the related matters and, if 

centralized, such further scheduling as may be set by the Court before which the related matters are 

centralized. A stay of this action will not prejudice any of the parties and will conserve judicial 

time and resources by avoiding duplicative litigation if the cases are ultimately centralized by the 

Panel. 

DATED: July 25, 2011 Respectfully submitted, 

By the Plaintiffs, 

CHAVEZ & GERTLER LLP 

/s/ Mark A. Chavez 

Mark A. Chavez (SBN 90858) 

42 Miller Avenue 

Mill Valley, CA 94941 

P: 415.381.5599 

mark@chavezgertler.com 

Respectfully submitted, 

By the Defendants, 

/s/ Rocky C. Tsai 

Rocky C. Tsai (SBN 221452) 

Ropes & Gray LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 300 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4006 

P: 415.315.6358 

F: 415.315.6350 

rocky.tsai@ropesgray.com 

Additional Counsel for Plaintiffs

RODDY KLEIN & RYAN 

Gary Klein (to be admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

Shennan Kavanagh (to be admitted Pro Hac 

Vice) 

727 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor 

Boston, MA 02111 

P: 617.357.5500 

F: 617.357.5030 

klein@roddykleinryan.com 

kavanagh@roddykleinryan.com 

EAGAN, DONOHUE, VAN DYKE & 

FALSEY, LLP 

Peter Van Dyke (to be admitted Pro Hac 

Vice) 

24 Arapahoe Road 

West Hartford, CT 06107 

P: 860.232.7200 

F: 860.232.0214 

pvd@eddf-law.com 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

The Court has reviewed the Parties’ Joint Stipulation for Litigation Stay Pending the 

Resolution of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s decision on transfer. Good cause 

appearing, the Court hereby enters the Parties’ Stipulation. All proceedings in this case are 

accordingly stayed pending the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s decision on transfer. 

The parties shall promptly advise the Court regarding the Panel's resolution of the motion to 

centralize the related matters 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: , 2011 

 Honorable Edward M. Chen 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

. The CMC set for 8/17/11 is reset for 1/27/12 at 9:00 a.m. A joint 

CMC statement shall be filed by 1/20/12. 7/28

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

I, Mark Chavez, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file 

this JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR LITIGATION STAY 

PENDING THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION’S 

DECISION ON TRANSFER. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest 

that Rocky C. Tsai has concurred in this filing. 

/s/ Mark A. Chavez 

Mark A. Chavez 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I, Mark Chavez, hereby certify that on July 25, 2011, the foregoing document was 

filed electronically via the Court’s ECF system. Notice of this filing will be sent to all 

registered users through the ECF system. 

 /s/ Mark A. Chavez 

 Mark A. Chavez 

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