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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 954-4400

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AMENDED STIP. TO SETTLEMENT 

CONF. & STAY

Case No. 3:14-cv-4869 EMC

31063\4760183.1

Racheal Turner (State Bar No. 226441)

rturner@fbm.com

Amber C. Chrystal (State Bar No. 260470)

achrystal@fbm.com

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 954-4400

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480

Attorneys for Defendant

BOUCHAINE VINEYARDS, INC.

Stephanie R. Tatar, Esq. (State Bar No. 237792)

Tatar Law Firm, APC

3500 West Olive Ave., Ste 300

Burbank, CA 91505

Telephone: (323) 744-1146

Facsimile: (888) 778-5695

stephanie@thetatarlawfirm.com

Thomas J. Lyons Jr., Esq.

MN Attorney I.D. #: 0249646

Consumer Justice Center P.A.

367 Commerce Court

Vadnais Heights, MN 55127

Telephone: (651) 770-9707

Facsimile: (651) 704-0907

tommycjc@aol.com

admitted pro hac vice 1/20/15

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHERI LYONS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHERI LYONS, individually and on behalf 

of a class of similarly situated persons,,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BOUCHAINE VINEYARDS, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-cv-4869 EMC

AMENDED STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER REFERRING 

CASE TO EARLY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND STAYING 

PROCEEDINGS PENDING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

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AMENDED STIP. TO SETTLEMENT 

CONF. & STAY

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In accordance with ADR Local Rules 3-4, 3-5, and 7-2, Plaintiff Sheri Lyons (“Lyons”) 

and Defendant Bouchaine Vineyards, Inc. (“Bouchaine”), by and through their respective 

counsel, respectfully submit this Stipulation, with the accompanying proposed Order, requesting 

that this case be referred to a Magistrate Judge for an early settlement conference and that all 

proceedings be stayed pending the outcome of that settlement conference. The parties hereby 

stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, Lyons filed the instant putative class action against Bouchaine on November 

3, 2014;

WHEREAS, the parties are actively engaged in settlement negotiations for a class-wide 

settlement;

WHEREAS, the parties believe in good faith that an early settlement is likely to be 

reached in this case if the parties have the benefit of the considerable knowledge and experience 

of one of the Court’s Magistrate Judges;

WHEREAS, the parties strongly prefer to appear before a judicial officer;

WHEREAS, there are issues of procedural law that are especially important here, such as 

that any class-wide settlement must be approved by the Court;

WHEREAS, the parties wish to seek additional assurance that the terms they are 

discussing are likely to receive Court approval;

WHEREAS, the following deadlines are currently in place for this action:

 The parties have agreed that initial disclosures are due on February 18, 2015;

 Bouchaine’s response to Lyons’ complaint is due February 20, 2015; 

 Lyons has served her first sets of requests for production, requests for admission, 

and interrogatories, and Bouchaine’s response are due on March 2, 2015; 

 The parties’ joint Case Management Conference Statement is due March 3, 2015; 

and 

 A Case Management Conference is scheduled for March 10, 2013.

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CONF. & STAY

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WHEREAS, the parties believe that a stay of this case until 30 days after the requested 

settlement conference will allow the parties to focus their efforts on settlement negotiations, will 

preserve scarce judicial resources, and will save the parties considerable time and expense;

WHEREAS, the parties seek to preserve the order of the existing deadlines in the event 

that the case does not settle and the stay is lifted;

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE, subject to 

the Court’s approval, that 

1. The case will be referred to a Magistrate Judge for an early settlement conference;

2. That all other proceedings in the above-captioned action will be stayed until 30 

days after the date of the settlement conference;

3. That all pending motions, discovery, and court deadlines should be vacated; 

4. That initial disclosures shall be due 28 days after expiration of the stay;

5. That Bouchaine’s response to Lyons’ complaint shall be due 30 days after 

expiration of the stay; and

6. That Bouchaine’s response to Plaintiff’s pending discovery requests shall be due 

40 days after expiration of the stay.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: February 12, 2015 CONSUMER JUSTICE CENTER P.A.

By: /s/ Thomas J. Lyons Jr.

Thomas J. Lyons Jr.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SHERI LYONS

Dated: February 12, 2015 FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP

By: /s/ Racheal Turner

Racheal Turner

Attorneys for Defendant

BOUCHAINE VINEYARDS, INC.

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Signature Attestation

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the other signatories whose signatures are indicated by 

a conformed signature (“/s/”) within this e-filed document.

Dated: February 12, 2015 FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP

By: /s/ Racheal Turner

Racheal Turner

Attorneys for Defendant

BOUCHAINE VINEYARDS, INC.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties above and for good cause shown, the abovecaptioned matter is hereby REFERRED to a settlement conference by a Magistrate Judge at the 

earliest available date. This case shall be STAYED until 30 days after the date of the settlement 

conference. All motion, discovery, and court deadlines, including the case management 

conference, are hereby VACATED. Initial disclosures shall be due 28 days after expiration of 

the stay. Bouchaine’s response to Lyons’ complaint shall be due 30 days after the expiration of 

the stay. Bouchaine’s response to Plaintiff’s pending discovery requests shall be due 40 days 

after expiration of the stay.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February ____, 2015 By:_______________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

Settlement conference is to be completed within 60 days. /

CMC is reset for 6/18/15 at 9:30 a.m. A joint CMC statement 

shall be filed by 6/11/15. 18

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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