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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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Paul Arons, State Bar #84970

685 Spring Street, #104

Friday Harbor, WA 98250

Tel: (360) 378-6496

Fax: (360) 378-6498

lopa@rockisland.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Brandy Hunt

Ronald Wilcox, State Bar #176601

LAW OFFICE OF RONALD WILCOX

2160 The Alameda, 1st Flr., Suite F

San Jose, CA 95126

(408) 296-0400

Attorneys for Plaintiff Brian Castillo

(Additional plaintiffs’ counsel on last page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRANDY HUNT, on behalf of herself

and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS,

Defendant.

_______________________________

BRIAN CASTILLO, on behalf of himself

and others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICES,

d/b/a CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS,

Defendants.

Case No. 05-04993 MJJ

Case No. 06-02037 MJJ

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND ORDER

CONSOLIDATING ACTIONS

Plaintiffs Brandy Hunt and Brian Castillo, and defendant Imperial Merchant

Services, d/b/a/ Check Recovery Systems, through their respective counsel, agree that

the two above-entitled actions share common questions of law and fact, and that the

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GRANTED

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interest in judicial efficiency, conservation of resources and judicial convenience will be

served if the actions are consolidated pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 42(a).

WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the two actions be

consolidated.

SO STIPULATED.

DATED: August 24, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF PAUL ARONS

s/Paul Arons

Paul Arons

Attorneys for Plaintiff

BRANDY HUNT

DATED: August 24, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF RONALD WILCOX

s/Ronald Wilcox

Ronald

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Brian Castillo

DATED: August 24, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF CLARK GAREN

s/Clark Garen

Clark Garen

Attorneys for Defendant

IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICES, INC. d/b/a

CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ______________________________________

Hon. Martin J. Jenkins

JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Additional Plaintiffs’ Counsel

Irving L. Berg (CA Bar No. 36273)

THE BERG LAW GROUP

433 Town Center, No. 493

Corte Madera, California 94925

(415) 924-0742

(415) 891-8208 (Fax)

O. Randolph Bragg, Ill. Bar #06221983

HORWITZ, HORWITZ & ASSOCIATES

25 East Washington, Suite 900

Chicago, IL 60602

(312) 372-8822

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