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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, Brandy 

Hunt and the Class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

BRANDY HUNT and BRIAN CASTILLO, 

on behalf of hem and others similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICES, 

d/b/a CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 05-04993 SBA 

Case No. 06-02037 SBA 

CLASS ACTION 

ORDER TO RELEASE SUPERSEDEAS 

BOND TO PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL 

On August 1, 2007 the Court approved the class notice plan proposed by plaintiffs, 

including an order that defendant Imperial Merchant Services, Inc., d/b/a/ Check Recovery 

Systems, (IMS), pay the anticipated costs of class notice. Docket No. 112. Defendant IMS filed 

an interlocutory appeal of the order that it pay class notice costs. On April 21, 2009 the Court 

ordered IMS to post a supersedeas bond in the amount of $9,000.00 as a condition of staying, 

pending appeal, its order that IMS pay class notice costs. Docket No. 132. On March 31, 2009, 

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the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Court’s ruling that IMS pay class notice costs. Hunt v. Imperial 

Merchant Srvcs., 560 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2009). Plaintiffs’ counsel, in providing the class notice 

approved by the Court, has spent in excess of the bond amount on class notice. On November 19, 

2009, as part of an overall settlement of this action, defendant agreed to stipulate to release of the 

bond to plaintiffs’ counsel. Based on the Ninth Circuit’s affirmance of the August 1, 2007 order 

that defendant pay the cost of class notice, on the stipulation of the parties, and good cause 

appearing therefore, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ request for an order is granted. The 

Clerk of the Court shall release the Cash Supersedeas bond in the amount of $9,000.00, previously 

posted by defendant Imperial Merchant Services, Inc., d/b/a/ Check Recovery Systems, on or 

about April 12, 2008, to plaintiffs’ counsel, payable to the Law Office of Paul Arons.

DATED: 1/25/10 

 

 Hon. Saundra B. Armstrong, Judge 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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