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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE FILING FINAL APPROVAL MOTION BY STATE FARM

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SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & 

ARNOLD LLP 

KEVIN J. DUNNE Bar No. 40030 

LAURA L. GOODMAN Bar No. 142689 

MICHELLE Y. MCISAAC Bar No. 215294 

ANDREW J. KING Bar No. 253962 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 781-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635 

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & 

FLOM LLP 

KATHERINE ARMSTRONG (pro hac vice) 

Four Times Square 

New York, New York 10036 

Telephone: (212) 735-3000 

Facsimile: (212) 735-2000 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & 

BERNSTEIN, LLP 

ROBERT J. NELSON Bar No. 132797 

MICHAEL W. SOBOL Bar No. 194857 

ROGER HELLER Bar No. 215348 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

BIRKA-WHITE LAW OFFICES 

DAVID M. BIRKA-WHITE Bar No. 85721 

411 Hartz Avenue, Suite 200 

Danville, California 94526 

Telephone: (925) 362-9999 

Facsimile: (925) 362-9970 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ARNESHA M. GARNER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Plaintiff Arnesha Garner (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile 

Insurance Company (“State Farm”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their attorneys 

of record, jointly request that the Court allow State Farm to file its motion for final approval of 

the class settlement in this action on April 1, 2010. 

ARNESHA M. GARNER, on behalf of 

herself and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STATE FARM MUTUAL 

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Defendant. 

 CASE NO. CV 08 1365 CW (EMC) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE FILING 

FINAL APPROVAL MOTION BY STATE 

FARM 

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WHEREAS, the Court issued its Preliminary Approval Order of the class action 

settlement on January 15, 2010; 

WHEREAS, the Court scheduled the Fairness Hearing to determine final approval of the 

class settlement for April 15, 2010; 

WHEREAS, the Third-Party Administrator mailed the Class Notice to class members via 

first-class mail on February 9, 2010; 

WHEREAS, the Preliminary Approval Order provides that any class member who wishes 

to opt-out of the settlement must send a written opt-out to be postmarked no later than 45 days 

after the notice is mailed; 

WHEREAS, the Preliminary Approval Order provides that any person objecting to the 

settlement must remit a timely written objection to be postmarked no later than 45 days after the 

notice is mailed; 

WHEREAS, the 45-day period in which a written opt-out or objection to the settlement 

must be postmarked ends on March 26, 2010; and 

WHEREAS, State Farm requests, and Plaintiff agrees, that State Farm should be allowed 

to file its motion for final approval on April 1, 2010 to give State Farm a reasonable time to 

review and respond to any opt-outs or objections that may be received. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: March 9, 2010 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

 /s/ Laura L. Goodman 

By: 

Laura L. Goodman 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

DATED: March 9, 2010 BIRKA-WHITE LAW OFFICES 

 /s/ David M. Birka-White 

By: 

David M. Birka-White 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 ARNESHA M. GARNER 

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ORDER ON STIPULATION

 Having read and considered the parties’ stipulation, the Court orders as follows: 

 State Farm may file its motion for final approval on April 1, 2010, after the deadline for 

post-marking opt-outs or objections to the settlement has passed. Either party may update the 

Court, as appropriate, addressing any timely objections or opt-outs received after the parties file 

their respective briefs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 22, 2010 

The Honorable Claudia Wilken 

United States District Court Judge 

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