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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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STIPULATION TO STAY CASE PENDING SUPREME COURT DECISION IN SPOKEO

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Sarmad Syed, an individual, on behalf of himself

and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

M-I LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company,

PreCheck, Inc., a Texas Corporation, and Does 1

through 10,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00742-WBS-BAM

STIPULATION TO STAY CASE PENDING 

SUPREME COURT DECISION IN SPOKEO, 

INC. v. ROBINS; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING CASE; 

AND MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND 

AUTHORITIES

COME NOW, Plaintiff SARMAD SYED and Defendant PRECHECK, INC. (“PreCheck” or 

“Defendant”), by and through their undersigned counsel, and hereby stipulate to, and move the Court 

for an order staying the case pending a decision by the United States Supreme Court in Spokeo, Inc. v. 

Robins, No. 13-1339.

On April 27, 2015, the Supreme Court granted the petition for certiorari in Spokeo. The 

Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo will address the potentially dispositive issue of whether Congress 

may confer Article III standing upon a plaintiff who suffers no concrete harm, and who therefore could 

not otherwise invoke the jurisdiction of a federal court, by authorizing a private right of action based on 

a bare violation of a federal statute. 

LARRY R. NELSON (BAR NUMBER 97291)

RAYMOND J. MURO (BAR NUMBER 259871)

NELSON  GRIFFIN LLP

800 West 6

th Street, Suite 788

Los Angeles, California 90017

Telephone: (213) 833-0155

Facsimile: (213) 833-0160

Attorneys for Defendant

PRECHECK, INC.

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In Spokeo, the complaint alleged a violation of provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 

(“FCRA”). As in Spokeo, Plaintiff SYED’s complaint alleges statutory violations of the FCRA, and 

seeks only statutory damages. Resolution of Spokeo and the standing issue is therefore critical to and 

potentially dispositive of the present action. 

In light of the uncertainty in the law posed by the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Spokeo, 

the parties have agreed to mediate this matter, and mediation is currently scheduled for July 21, 2015, 

with mediator Joan Kessler, Esq. 

The parties also hereby stipulate to, and move for, the following:

1. That the case be stayed pending the earlier of resolution of the case by the parties, or 

resolution of Spokeo in the Supreme Court; 

2. That all motion and discovery cut-off dates be vacated pending the earlier of resolution of 

the case by the parties, or resolution of Spokeo in the Supreme Court; and

3. That the trial date be vacated pending the earlier of resolution of the case by the parties,

or resolution of Spokeo in the Supreme Court.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Date: May ___28__, 2015 PETER R. DION-KINDEM, P.C.

By:__________/s/____________________________

PETER R. DION-KINDEM

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SARMAD SYED

Date: May __28___, 2015 NELSON  GRIFFIN LLP

By:____________/s/__________________________

LARRY R. NELSON

RAYMOND J. MURO

Attorneys for Defendant

PRECHECK, INC.

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ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and motion, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This action is stayed in its entirety, until further order by the Court, to be entered after the 

Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339;

2. All motion and discovery cut-off dates be vacated, until further order by the Court, to be 

entered after the earlier of notice by the parties that they have resolved the case, or the Supreme Court’s 

decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339; 

3. The trial date be vacated, until further order by the Court, to be entered after the earlier of

notice by the parties that they have resolved the case, or the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. 

Robins, No. 13-1339; and

4. A Status Conference is set in this action on October 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. If the matter 

is resolved or a decision made by the Supreme Court in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339 prior to 

said date, counsel shall file a Joint Status Report within 7 days thereof.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 29, 2015

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