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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Fair Credit Reporting Act

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT

Case No. 5:15-cv-04331-EJD

3468648v1 0978581

Renee Choy Ohlendorf (SBN 263939)

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

One California Street, 18th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415-362-6000

Facsimile: 415-834-9070

rchoy@hinshawlaw.com

Attorney for Defendant 

MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Richard Williams-Obanion, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

Experian Information Solutions, Inc.; Equifax, 

Inc.; TransUnion, LLC; Bank of America, 

National Association; Citibank USA, National 

Association; Macy’s Inc.; Sound Credit Union; 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association; Wells 

Fargo Card Services, Inc.; Barclay’s Bank 

Delaware; Wells Fargo Bank, National 

Association; Access Capital Services, Inc.; 

Southwest Credit Systems, L.P.; Fresno Credit 

Bureau; Credit Consulting Service, Inc.; Kings 

Credit Services; Midland Credit Management, 

Inc.; Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC; 

PMGI, LLC and DOES 1 through 100 

inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. 5:15-cv-04331-EJD

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO 

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S INITIAL 

COMPLAINT

Complaint Filed: September 15, 2015

Complaint Removed: September 22, 2015

Complaint Served: September 19, 2015

Current Response Date: October 13, 2015

New Response Date: October 27, 2015

TO THIS HONORABLE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF 

RECORD HEREIN:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Plaintiff RICHARD WILLIAMS-OBANION 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC. (“Midlamd”), by and 

through their respective attorneys of record, and pursuant to F.R.C.P. 6(b) and Local Rule 6-1, do 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward J. Davila

DATED: 10/26/2015

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hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in the above-captioned lawsuit in the Superior 

Court of California for the County of Santa Clara on September 15, 2015; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff served the Summons and Complaint on Midland on or about 

September 19, 2015;

WHEREAS, co-defendant TransUnion LLC removed this action to the U.S. District Court 

for the Northern District of California on or about September 22, 2015;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the removal, the present deadline for Midland to answer or 

otherwise respond to the Complaint is October 13, 2015;

WHEREAS, defense counsel for Midland was recently retained and requires additional time 

to investigate Plaintiff's claims and Midland's defenses thereto, and answer or otherwise respond on 

behalf of Midland. This extension will not affect any pending court dates or deadlines, nor will it 

prejudice any party herein;

THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED that Defendant MIDLAND CREDIT 

MANAGEMENT, INC. is hereby granted an extension of time of fourteen (14) days within which to 

answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint, or up to and including October 27, 2015 to 

answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint.

Dated: October 21, 2015

By:

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

/s/ Renee Choy Ohlendorf

RENEE CHOY OHLENDORF

Attorneys for Plaintiff, RICHARD 

WILLIAMS-OBANION

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT

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Dated: October 21, 2015

By:

SAGARIA LAW, P.C.

/s/ Elliot W. Gale

ELLIOT W. GALE

Attorneys for Plaintiff, RICHARD 

WILLIAMS-OBANION

FILER ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Rule 5-1(i)(3) of the Local Rules of Practice in Civil Proceedings Before 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, I, Renee Choy 

Ohlendorf, hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained 

from each of the other signatories. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the 

United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. 

s/Renee Choy Ohlendorf

Renee Choy Ohlendorf

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Williams-Obanion v. Experian Information, et al.

NDCA Case No. 5:15-cv-04331-BLF

I am a citizen of the United States and employed in San Francisco, California, at the office of 

a member of the bar of this Court at whose direction this service was made. I am over the age of 18 

and not a party to the within actions; my business address is One California Street, 18th Floor, San 

Francisco, California 94111.

On October 21, 2015, I served the document(s) entitled Stipulation to Extend Time to 

Respond to Plaintiff’s Initial Complaint, on the interested parties in this action by placing true 

copies thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope(s) addressed as stated below:

SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

☐ (BY MAIL): I deposited such envelope in the mail at San Francisco, California with 

postage fully prepaid. I am readily familiar with this firm's practice of collection and processing 

correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be placed for collection and mailing, and 

deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at San 

Francisco, California, in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of party served, 

service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than 1 day after 

date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.

☐ (VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL): I deposited such envelope to be placed for collection and 

handling, via UPS following our ordinary business practices. I am readily familiar with this business 

practice for collecting and processing correspondence for UPS. On the same day that material is 

placed for collection, it is picked up by UPS at San Francisco, California.

☐ (BY ELECTRONIC MAIL): By transmitting a true copy thereof to the electronic mail 

addresses as indicated below.

☒ (BY CM/ECF SERVICE): I caused such document(s) to be delivered electronically via 

CM/ECF as noted herein.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the above is true 

and correct and was executed on October 21, 2015, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ Nancy Fox

Nancy Fox

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE – SERVICE LIST

Williams-Obanion v. Experian Information, et al.

NDCA Case No. 5:15-cv-04331-EJD

Counsel for Plaintiff

Richard Williams-Obanion

Elliot Wayne Gale

Scott Matthew Johnson

Scott Joseph Sagaria

2033 Gateway Place, 5th Fl.

San Jose, CA 95110

Tel: (408) 279-2288

Fax: (408) 279-2299

egale@sagarialaw.com; 

sjohnson@sagarialaw.com; 

sjsagaria@sagarialaw.com

Counsel for Defendant

Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

Alyssa Marie Staudinger

Ramon Ramirez

Jones Day 

3161 Michelson Drive, #800

Irvine, CA 92612

Tel: (949) 851-3939

Fax: (949) 533-7539

astaudinger@jonesday.com

ramonramirez@jonesday.com

Counsel for Defendant

Equifax, Inc.

Thomas P. Quinn

Nokes & Quinn

410 Broadway, #200

Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Tel: (949) 376-3500

Fax: (949) 376-3070

tquinn@nokesquinn.com

Counsel for Defendant

Transunion, LLC

Debra A. Miller

Schuckit Associates PC

4545 Northwestern Drive

Zionsville, IN 46077

Tel: (317) 363-2400

Fax: (317) 363-2257

dmiller@schuckitlaw.com

Lauren E. Tate

Tate & Associates

1321 Eighth St., #4

Berkeley, CA 94710

Tel: (510) 525-5100

Fax: (510) 525-5130

ltate@tateandassociates-law.com

Counsel for Defendants

Bank of America, National Association

Macy’s, Inc.

Sound Credit Union

Leora R. Ragones

Lombardi Loper & Conant LLP

Lake Merritt Plaza

1999 Harrison Street, #2600

Oakland, CA 94612

Tel: (510) 433-2600

Fax: (510) 433-2699

isimantov@llcllp.com

Counsel for Defendants

HSBC Bank USA; Wells Fargo Card 

Services; Barclay’s Bank Delaware; Wells 

Fargo Bank, Nat. Assoc.; Access Capital 

Services, Inc.

Michael Richard Simmonds

Simmonds & Narita LLP

44 Montgomery Street, #3010

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 283-1000

Fax: (415) 352-2625

msimmonds@snllp.com

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