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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Fraud

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Case No. C 09-03252 (JW)

Rafey S. Balabanian (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

rbalabanian@edelson.com

Michael J. Aschenbrener (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

maschenbrener@edelson.com

EDELSON MCGUIRE LLC

350 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Tel: 312.589.6370

Fax: 312.589.6376

Attorneys for Plaintiff

RUDOLF ZIJDEL and the putative class

Steven P. Mandell (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

smandel@mandellmenkes.com

Steven L. Baron (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

sbaron@mandellmenkes.com

MANDELL MENKES LLC

333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 300

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Tel: 312.251.1000

Fax: 312.251.1010

Attorneys for Defendant

THUMBPLAY, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

RUDOLF ZIJDEL, individually and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

THUMBPLAY, INC., a Delaware 

corporation,

Defendant.

Case No.: C 09-03252 (JW)

STIPULATION TO DISMISS ACTION 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO 

FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)

[Honorable James Ware]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

6/9/2010

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS PURSUANT 

FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS ACTION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)

Plaintiffs RUDOLF ZIJDEL (“Plaintiff” or “Zijdel”), and Defendant THUMBPLAY, 

INC., (“Defendant” or “Thumbplay”) (collectively the “Parties”), hereby stipulate pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) to the dismissal of this action, without prejudice and with 

each Party to bear their own costs. In support of this stipulation, the Parties state as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff originally filed this action on July 10, 2009, in the Superior Court of 

the State of California, Santa Clara County;

WHEREAS, on July 16, 2009, Thumbplay removed the case to this Court pursuant to the 

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2) (“CAFA”);

WHEREAS, on September 11, 2009, Plaintiff filed his motion to remand this action back 

to the Superior Court of Santa Clara;

WHEREAS, on October 20, 2009, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Class Action 

Complaint against Thumbplay;

WHEREAS, on November 3, 2009, Thumbplay filed its motion for a more definite 

statement;

WHEREAS, on November 12, 2009, the Court denied both Plaintiff’s motion to remand 

and Thumbplay’s motion for a more definite statement;

WHEREAS, on December 21, 2009, Thumbplay moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s First 

Amended Class Action Complaint;

WHEREAS, during the pendency of Thumbplay’s Motion to Dismiss, the Parties to this 

action, along with two other providers of mobile content and a mobile content affiliate marketer, 

reached a global class action settlement in principle, which if finally approved by an appropriate 

court, will resolve all class action lawsuits pending against Thumbplay and the other defendants 

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS PURSUANT 

FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)

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joining the settlement, related to the alleged imposition of unauthorized charges on the wireless 

telephone bills of consumers;

WHEREAS, on March 25, 2010, the Court issued an Order terminating Thumbplay’s 

motion to dismiss and requiring the Parties to voluntarily dismiss this action pursuant to Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 41(a) on or before June 4, 2010, or appear to show cause on June 14, 2010 as to why the 

Court should not dismiss the action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b);

WHEREAS, the settlement referenced above is proceeding;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), the Parties hereby 

STIPULATE and AGREE as follows:

1. This action is hereby dismissed without prejudice and with each Party to bear their 

own costs and attorneys fees.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: June 4, 2010 EDELSON MCGUIRE LLC

By: /s/ Rafey S. Balabanian

Rafey S. Balabanian (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

rbalabanian@edelson.com

EDELSON MCGUIRE LLC

350 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Tel: 312.589.6370

Attorneys for Plaintiff

RUDOLF ZIJDEL and the putative class

Dated: June 4, 2010 MANDELL MENKES LLC

By: _/s/ Steven L. Baron_ _______ ____

Steven L. Baron

sbaron@mandellmenkes.com

MANDELL MENKES LLC

333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 300

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Tel: 312.251.1000

Attorneys for Defendant

THUMBPLAY, INC.

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS PURSUANT 

FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Rafey S. Balabanian, an attorney, certify that on June 4, 2010, I served the above and 

foregoing Stipulation to Dismiss Action Without Prejudice Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(a)(1), by causing true and accurate copies of such paper to be filed and transmitted to the 

persons shown below via the Court’s CM/ECF electronic filing system on this the 4th day of 

June, 2010.

Steven Paul Mandell

smandell@mandellmenkes.com

John David Fitzpatrick

jfitzpatrick@mandellmenkes.com

Steven Lawrence Baron

sbaron@mandellmenkes.com 

MANDELL MENKES LLC

100 West Wacker Drive, Suite 300 

Chicago, IL 60606

Alexandria Rose Kachadoorian

akachadoorian@stroock.com

John Joseph Lucas

jlucas@stroock.com

Daniel Adam Rozansky 

drozansky@stroock.com

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

2029 Century Park East, Suite 1600 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3086 

David C. Parisi

dparisi@parisihavens.com

Susan Beckman Havens

shavens@parisihavens.com

PARISI & HAVENS LLP

Sherman Oaks, California 91403

/s/ Rafey S. Balabanian

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