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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 47:227 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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JOINT STATUS REPORT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

3:cv-15-2494 MMC 

Matthew J. O’Connor (SBN 203334) 

O'CONNOR LAW

A Professional Corporation 

420 West Broadway, 29th Floor 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619.398.4764 

Facsimile: 619.756.6991 

Steven L. Woodrow 

(swoodrow@woodrowpeluso.com)* 

Patrick H. Peluso 

(ppeluso@woodrowpeluso.com)* 

Woodrow & Peluso, LLC 

3900 East Mexico Ave., Suite 300 

Denver, Colorado 80210 

Telephone: (720) 213-0675 

Facsimile: (303) 927-0809 

*Pro hac vice

Attorneys for Plaintiff Nicole Zilveti and the Putative Classes 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

NICOLE ZILVETI, individually and on 

behalf of a class of similarly situated 

individuals, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GLOBAL MARKETING RESEARCH 

SERVICES, INC., a Florida corporation, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 4:2015-cv-02494-MMC

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

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AND ORDER THEREON

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JOINT STATUS REPORT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

3:cv-15-2494 MMC 

Plaintiff Nicole Zilveti (“Plaintiff” or Zilveti”) and Defendant Global Marketing Research 

Services, Inc. (“Defendant” or “GMRS”) hereby respectfully file this Joint Status Report in 

accordance with the Court’s November 2, 2016 Order. (Dkt. 57.) The Parties state as follows: 

1. The Parties reached a Stipulation of Settlement (“Settlement Agreement”) in the 

related matter of Martin, et al. v. Global Marketing Research Services, Inc., Case No. 6:14-cv1290-ORL-31-KRS (M.D. FL) (the “Martin litigation”), which would resolve this California 

litigation, and submitted their proposed Settlement Agreement for approval by the court in the 

Martin litigation on March 18, 2016 (Martin Dkt. 97-1); 

2. The Martin court issued its Order granting Preliminary Settlement Approval on 

March 29, 2016 (Martin Dkt. 98) and set the Final Approval Hearing for August 16, 2016; 

3. On August 16, 2016, at the Final Approval Hearing in the Martin litigation, the 

Martin court heard argument regarding the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the 

Settlement Agreement and held an evidentiary hearing for the related matter of attorney’s fees; 

4. On November 4, 2016, the Martin court granted Final Approval of the Parties’ 

settlement, with the caveat that the issue of attorneys’ fees would be addressed in a separate 

order. (Martin Dkt. 139); 

5. On November 30, 2016, the Martin court issued an Order resolving the attorneys’ 

fees issue. (Martin Dkt. 140); 

6. However, on November, 20, 2016, a pro se objector, attorney Patrick S. Sweeney, 

filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the Martin court’s Order granting Final Approval. The Parties 

are presently working to address the appeal, which attorney Sweeney filed despite the fact he 

does not appear to have even been a member of the Settlement Class; 

7. Once the appeal is resolved, the Parties will be able to file a stipulation of 

dismissal in this action. 

8. As such, the Parties believe there is good cause to extend the stay of all litigation 

deadlines in this instant action, pending the result of Objector Sweeney’s appeal, after which time 

the Parties shall file a stipulation to dismiss this case in its entirety. 

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JOINT STATUS REPORT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

3:cv-15-2494 MMC 

 WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court extend the stay of all 

litigation deadlines in the instant action for an additional forty-five (45) days at which time the 

Parties shall file a further status report regarding the status of the appeal or a dismissal of this 

action in accordance with the Settlement Agreement. Should the appeal be resolved prior to the 

expiration of the forty-five (45) days the Parties will file a dismissal promptly upon resolution of 

the appeal. 

 

DATED: November 30, 2016 

O’CONNOR LAW 

By: /s/ Matthew J. O’Connor 

 Matthew J. O’Connor, Esq. 

Counsel for Plaintiff 

DATED: November 30, 2016 

WOODROW & PELUSO, LLC 

By: /s/ Steven L. Woodrow 

 Steven L. Woodrow, Esq. 

Patrick H. Peluso, Esq. 

Pro Hac Vice Counsel for Plaintiff 

DATED: November 30, 2016 

KLINEDINST PC 

By: /s/ Diana N. Chinn 

 Ian A. Rambarran 

Diana N. Chinn 

Attorneys for Defendant 

GLOBAL MARKETING RESEARCH 

SERVICES, INC. 

 

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JOINT STATUS REPORT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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DATED: November 30, 2016 

SCHWARTZ LAW GROUP 

 

By: /s/ 

 Steven G. Schwartz (admitted pro hac vice) 

David J. Pascuzzi (admitted pro hac vice) 

Attorneys for Defendant 

GLOBAL MARKETING RESEARCH 

SERVICES, INC. 

ATTESTATION 

 In compliance with Federal Rule 5, Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document hereby 

attests that the concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from the other 

signatories thereto. 

 /s/ Patrick H. Peluso____________________ 

 

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JOINT STATUS REPORT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

3:cv-15-2494 MMC 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all litigation deadlines be stayed for forty-five (45) 

days, up to and including January 16, 2017, at which time the Parties shall file a further status 

report regarding the status of the related matter, Martin, et al. v. Global Marketing Research 

Services, Inc., Case No. 6:14-cv-1290-ORL-31-KRS (M.D. FL), or a dismissal of this action in 

accordance with the Settlement Agreement. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, if the Martin matter is resolved prior to the 

expiration of the forty-five (45) days, the Parties will promptly file a dismissal of this California 

action. 

 

 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

 THE HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

United States District Judge 

December 1, 2016 

THEHONORABLE MAXINE M. CH

U it d St t Di t i t J d

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