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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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JONES DAY 

Thomas R. Malcolm (State Bar No. 39248) 

trmalcolm@jonesday.com 

Cary D. Sullivan (State Bar No. 228527) 

carysullivan@jonesday.com 

3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800 

Irvine, California 92612 

Telephone: (949) 851-3939 

Facsimile: (949) 553-7539 

Brian Hershman (State Bar No. 168175) 

bhershman@jonesday.com 

555 South Flower Street 

Fiftieth Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071-2300 

Telephone: (213) 489-3939 

Facsimile: (213) 243-2539 

Attorneys for defendants Merchant Services, Inc., 

Universal Card, Inc., National Payment Processing, Inc., 

Jason Moore and Eric Madura 

(Additional counsel listed on signature page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

JUST FILM, INC.; RAINBOW BUSINESS 

SERVICES, D/B/A PRECISION TUNE 

AUTO CARE; VOLKER VON 

GLASENAPP; and JERRY SU on behalf of 

themselves, the general public and those 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MERCHANT SERVICES, INC.; 

UNIVERSAL CARD, INC.; NATIONAL 

PAYMENT PROCESSING; UNIVERSAL 

MERCHANT SERVICES 

CORPORATION; ATLAS PAYMENT 

PROCESSING; UNITED BANK CARD 

OF AMERICAN, INC.; SPC, INC. d/b/a 

FIRST NATIONAL MERCHANTS 

Case No. CV 10-01993 JL 

STIPULATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL 

LOCAL RULE 6-1(a) TO EXTEND 

DEADLINE TO ANSWER OR 

OTHERWISE RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT 

and 

STIPULATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL 

LOCAL RULE 6-2(a) TO EXTEND 

ASSOCIATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

and 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE 

[Declaration of Cary D. Sullivan filed 

concurrently herewith] 

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SOLUTIONS; MBF LEASING LLC; MBF 

MERCHANT CAPITAL, LLC; 

NORTHERN FUNDING, LLC; 

NORTHERN LEASING SYSTEMS, INC.; 

CONGRESS FINANCIAL 

CORPORATION; GOLDEN EAGLE 

LEASING, LLC; LEASE SOURCE, INC.; 

LEASE FINANCE GROUP, LLC; 

TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS, INC.; 

TRANSFIRST FINANCIAL 

INSTITUTIONS SERVICES; 

TRANSFIRST INDEPENDENT SALES 

SERVICES; FIRST NATIONAL BANK 

OF OMAHA; COLUMBUS BANK AND 

TRUST CO.; MERRICK BANK; THIRD 

FIFTH BANK; RBL CAPITAL GROUP, 

LLC; WILLIAM HEALY; ROBERT 

LATOUSEK; JAY COHEN; RICH HAHN; 

SARA KRIEGER; JASON MOORE; LINA 

KRAVIC; BRIAN FITZGERALD; SAM 

BUONO; PETER DEPALMA; FIONA 

WALSHE; and ERIC MADURA and 

DOES 1 through 75, 

Defendants. 

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WHEREAS, on March 26, 2010, plaintiffs Just Film, Inc., Rainbow Business Services 

d/b/a Precision Tune Auto Care, Volker von Glasenapp and Jerry Su filed a class action 

complaint against 35 defendants in the Superior Court of the County of San Francisco, Case No. 

CGC-10-498225 (the “action”); 

WHEREAS, a number of the defendants in the action have been served, including, 

Merchant Services, Inc., Universal Card, Inc., National Payment Processing, Inc., Atlas Payment 

Processing, SPC, Inc. d/b/a/ First National Merchants Solutions, MBF Leasing, LLC, MBF 

Merchant Capital, LLC, Northern Funding, LLC, Northern Leasing Systems, Inc., Golden Eagle 

Leasing, LLC, Lease Finance Group, LLC, United Bank Card, Inc., Congress Financial 

Corporation, TransFirst Holdings, Inc., TransFirst, LLC, TransFirst Third Party Sales, LLC, First 

National Bank of Omaha, Columbus Bank and Trust Company, Merrick Bank, Fifth Third Bank, 

RBL Capital Group, LLC, William Healy, Jay Cohen, Rich Hahn, Sara Krieger, Jason Moore, 

Lina Kravic, Sam Buono, Fiona Walshe and Eric Madura (collectively, the “Served Defendants”); 

WHEREAS, the dates of service on the Served Defendants range from early to late April 

2010; 

WHEREAS, some of the defendants in the action may remain unserved; 

WHEREAS, on May 7, 2010, the Served Defendants removed the action to this Court, 

pursuant to Title 28, Sections 1441 and 1453 of the United States Code; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 81(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the range 

in dates of service on the Served Defendants may create a range in deadlines for the Served 

Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint herein, and a similar range in 

associated briefing schedules; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe a coordinated and extended deadline for the Served 

Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint will conserve resources and promote 

judicial economy; 

WHEREAS, given the large number of parties and the potential complexity of the issues 

presented, the parties further believe that a coordinated and extended briefing schedule with 

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respect to any responsive motions filed by the Served Defendants is warranted and also will 

conserve resources and promote judicial economy; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(a), the parties believe a stipulation may be 

sufficient, without Court order, to coordinate and extend the deadline for the Served Defendants 

to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, but, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2(a), a Court 

order may be necessary to extend the associated briefing schedule; 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to delay any Rule 26(f) conference until after the initial 

hearing on any motions in response to the complaint, except for matters on which limited 

discovery may be appropriate with respect to such motions, such as motions to dismiss for lack of 

personal jurisdiction; and 

WHEREAS, to save paper, fuel and expenses, and to reduce environmental harm, the 

parties further believe it appropriate to exchange all correspondence, discovery and pleadings in 

the action via electronic mail (“email”). 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the 

undersigned parties, through their respective counsel of record, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-

1(a) and 6-2(a) and Rules 6 and 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as follows: 

1. If any Served Defendants intend to respond to the complaint with motions rather 

than answers, such Served Defendants shall meet and confer with Plaintiffs regarding the bases 

for such anticipated motions no later than May 21, 2010, and, to the extent such motions concern 

matters (such as lack of personal jurisdiction) for which limited discovery may be sought prior to 

the hearing on the motions, to meet and confer under Rule 26(f) as to the scope and timing of 

such limited discovery; 

2. Plaintiffs shall inform Served Defendants no later than May 28, 2010 whether 

Plaintiffs intend to re-plead or otherwise preemptively respond to such anticipated motions; 

3. Served Defendants, and any other defendants served on or before May 4, 2010, 

shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint no later than June 4, 2010, and shall set any 

motions filed in response to the complaint for hearing on July 30, 2010 or the next available 

Court day on which the assigned judge is hearing civil motions; 

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4. Plaintiffs shall oppose any such motions filed in response to the complaint no later 

than July 2, 2010; 

5. Served Defendants shall reply to any such oppositions no later than July 16, 2010; 

6. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, no Rule 26(f) conference shall be held 

prior to the initial hearing on any motions filed in response to the complaint, except for any 

conference focusing on the limited discovery issues set forth in paragraph 1 hereof; 

7. On or before August 15, 2010, or within seven days of the Court’s ruling on any 

motions filed in response to the complaint, whichever is later, all defendants as to whom the 

complaint has not been dismissed with prejudice shall participate in a joint telephonic meet and 

confer session with Plaintiffs regarding the items set forth in Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure; 

8. The parties need not separately serve any pleading or document that is filed 

through the Court’s Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system, rather, service of such pleading or 

document will be deemed complete on the day of filing by way of the ECF system’s automatic 

email notification. The parties are excused from any duty under section IX(C)(2) of General 

Order 45 to serve paper copies of any filing on any other party; 

9. With respect to all pleadings, discovery requests and responses and 

correspondence not filed through the ECF system (including documents filed under seal in paper 

format), the following provisions shall apply: 

a. The parties shall serve, and accept service, of all pleadings, discovery 

requests and responses and correspondence via email. Emails shall have a subject line that 

includes the phrase "Just Film v Merchant Services" and the subject of the email (example: Just 

Film v Merchant Services – Plaintiff’s Initial Disclosures); 

b. Items sent by email prior to 6:00 p.m. shall be treated as though personally 

served on that day; items sent by email after 6:00 p.m. or on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday 

shall be treated as though personally served as of the next day thereafter on which the Court is 

open (for example, items emailed on a Saturday will be seemed personally served as of the next 

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Monday, assuming that Monday is not a legal holiday). The parties waive the provisions of Rule 

6(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 

c. Signed versions of pleadings, discovery requests and responses and 

correspondence shall be served in .pdf format. The text of all discovery requests and responses 

shall additionally be served in .doc format; 

d. The parties shall be served at the email addresses provided in the signature 

blocks herein; and 

e. Any additional counsel who subsequently file an appearance in this matter 

shall provide the undersigned counsel with such additional counsel’s email address. Following 

such notice, additional counsel shall also be served by email pursuant to paragraph 9 hereof. 

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May 10, 2010 JONES DAY 

By: /s/ Cary D. Sullivan 

Cary D. Sullivan 

Attorneys for defendants Merchant Services, 

Inc., Universal Card, Inc., National Payment 

Processing, Inc., Jason Moore and Eric Madura 

May 10, 2010 GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP 

Adam J. Gutride (State Bar No. 181446) 

adam@gutridesafier.com 

Seth Safier (State Bar No. 197427) 

seth@gutridesafier.com 

835 Douglass Street 

San Francisco, California 94114 

Telephone: (415) 336-6545 

Facsimile: (415) 449-6469 

By: /s/ Adam J. Gutride 

Adam J. Gutride 

Attorneys for plaintiffs Just Film, Inc., 

Rainbow Business Services d/b/a Precision 

Tune Auto Care, Volker von Glasenapp and 

Jerry Su 

May 10, 2010 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD 

LLP 

Reginald Steer (State Bar No. 056324)

rsteer@akingump.com 

Maria Ellinikos (State Bar No. 235528) 

mellinikos@akingump.com 

580 California Street, 15th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-1036 

Telephone: (415) 765-9500 

Facsimile: (415) 765-9501 

By: /s/ Maria Ellinikos 

Maria Ellinikos 

Attorneys for defendants TransFirst Holdings, 

Inc., TransFirst, LLC and TransFirst Third 

Party Sales, LLC 

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May 10, 2010 SIMMONDS & NARITA 

Tomio B. Narita (State Bar No. 156576) 

tnarita@snllp.com 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3010 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 283-1010 

Facsimile: (415) 283-1000 

GETTMAN & MILLS LLP 

Michael J. Mills (State Bar No. 202044) 

mmills@gettmanmills.com 

10250 Regency Circle, Suite 200 

Omaha, NE 68114 

Telephone: (402) 320-6000 

Facsimile: (402) 391-6500 

By: /s/ Tomio B. Narita 

Tomio B. Narita 

Attorneys for defendants First National Bank 

of Omaha and SPC Inc. d/b/a First National 

Merchant Solutions 

May 10, 2010 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

James R. McGuire (State Bar No. 189275) 

jmcguire@mofo.com 

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 

Telephone: (415) 268-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 

By: /s/ James R. McGuire 

James R. McGuire 

Attorneys for defendant Columbus Bank and 

Trust Company 

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May 10, 2010 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

Hayes F. Michel (State Bar No. 141841) 

hmichel@bakerlaw.com 

12100 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90025-7120 

Telephone: (310) 979-8460 

Facsimile: (310) 820-8800 

By: /s/ Hayes F. Michel 

Hayes F. Michel 

Attorneys for defendant Fifth Third Bank 

May 10, 2010 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP 

Scott M. Pearson (State Bar No. 173880) 

lacalendar@stroock.com 

spearson@stroock.com 

Stephen J. Newman (State Bar No. 181570) 

lacalendar@stroock.com 

snewman@stroock.com 

2029 Century Park East, 16th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 556-5800 

Facsimile: (310) 556-5959 

By: /s/ Scott M. Pearson 

Scott M. Pearson 

Attorneys for defendant Merrick Bank 

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May 10, 2010 MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP 

Kevin Gaut (State Bar No. 117352) 

keg@msk.com 

Adam Levin (State Bar No. 156773) 

axl@msk.com 

11377 W. Olympic Boulevard 

Los Angeles, CA 90064 

Telephone: (310) 312-2000 

Facsimile: (310) 312-3100 

By: /s/ Kevin Gaut 

Kevin Gaut 

Attorneys for defendants MBF Leasing, LLC, 

Northern Funding, LLC, Northern Leasing 

Systems, Inc., Golden Eagle Leasing, LLC, 

Lease Finance Group, LLC, RBL Capital 

Group, LLC, Jay Cohen, Rich Hahn, Sara 

Krieger, Lina Kravic and Sam Buono 

May 10, 2010 SCHEIN & CAI LLP 

James Cai (State Bar No. 200189) 

jcai@sacattorneys.com

111 West St. John Street, Suite 1250 

San Jose, California 95113 

Telephone: (408) 436-0789 

Facsimile: (408) 436-0758

By: /s/ James Cai 

James Cai 

Attorneys for defendants Atlas Payment 

Processing and Fiona Walshe 

May 10, 2010 CALLAHAN THOMPSON SHERMAN & 

CAUDILL LLP 

Lee A. Sherman (State Bar No. 172198) 

lsherman@ctsclaw.com 

Joan E. Trimble (State Bar No. 205038) 

jtrimble@ctsclaw.com 

2601 Main Street, Suite 800 

Irvine, CA 92614 

Telephone: (949) 261-2872 

Facsimile: (949) 261-6060 

By: /s/ Joan E. Trimble 

Joan E. Trimble 

Attorneys for defendants MBF Merchant 

Capital, LLC and William Healy 

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May 10, 2010 Robert Elliott, Esq. (State Bar No. 114829) 

relaw@pacbell.net 

22 Ocean Avenue 

San Francisco, California 94112 

Telephone: (415) 586-3600 

Facsimile: (415) 449-3572 

 

By: /s/ Robert Elliott 

Robert Elliott 

Attorney for defendant United Bank Card, Inc. 

May 10, 2010 Thomas O. Jacob (State Bar No. 125665) 

tojacob@wellsfargo.com 

Office of General Counsel 

Wells Fargo & Co. 

MAC A0194-266 

45 Fremont Street, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 396-4426 

Facsimile: (415) 975-7864 

 

By: /s/ Thomas O. Jacob 

Thomas O. Jacob 

Attorney for defendant Congress Financial 

Corporation 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2(a), and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, 

the stipulated briefing schedule set forth in paragraphs 3 through 5 hereof is hereby adopted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

 THE HONORABLE JAMES LARSON 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

I, Cary D. Sullivan, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this 

document. In compliance with section X(B) of General Order 45, I hereby attest that Adam J. 

Gutride, Maria Ellinikos, Tomio B. Narita, James R. McGuire, Hayes F. Michel, Scott M. 

Pearson, Kevin Gaut, James Cai, Joan E. Trimble, Robert Elliott and Thomas O. Jacob concurred 

in this filing. 

 

/s/ Cary D. Sullivan 

IRI-6567v3 

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