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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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STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT Case No. CV 07-713 MJJ 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

Greg L. Johnson (SBN: 132397) 

greg.johnson@pillsburylaw.com 

Daveed A. Schwartz (SBN: 200046) 

daveed.schwartz@pillsburylaw.com 

Erin C. Carroll (SBN: 239063) 

erin.carroll@pillsburylaw.com 

400 Capitol Mall 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4419 

Telephone: (916) 329-4700 

Facsimile: (916) 441-3583 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Longs Drug Stores Corporation and 

Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. 

KELLER GROVER LLP 

Eric A. Grover, Esq. (SBN: 136080) 

Jade Butman, Esq. (SBN: 235920) 

Elizabeth A. Acevedo, Esq. (SBN 227347) 

425 Second Street, Suite 500 

San Francisco, CA 94107 

Telephone: (415) 543-1305 

Facsimile: (415) 543-7681 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Julie Kotozsky 

Additional Counsel on Signature Page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JULIE KOTOZSKY 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

LONGS DRUG STORES CORPORATION, 

LONGS DRUGS STORES, CALIFORNIA, 

INC. 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO. CV 07-0713 MJJ 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

AMENDING COMPLAINT, STRIKING

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR INJUNCTIVE 

RELIEF, AND EXTENDING CERTAIN CASE 

MANAGEMENT DEADLINES. 

Complaint Filed: February 2, 2007 

Plaintiff Julie Kotozsky, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated 

(“Plaintiff”), and defendants Longs Drug Stores Corporation and Longs Drugs Stores, 

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STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT Case No. CV 07-713 MJJ 

California, Inc., (“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as 

follows, and mutually request the Court to approve said Stipulation and enter an order in 

accordance herewith. 

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief 

(“Complaint”) in this action on February 2, 2007; 

WHEREAS, Defendants’ response to the Complaint is presently due April 30, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Parties’ counsel believe certain amendments to the Complaint are 

necessary and appropriate; 

WHEREAS, the Parties’ counsel further believe that all references to Plaintiff’s 

request for injunctive relief should be stricken from the Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the Parties’ counsel further believe that certain case management 

deadlines should be extended as specified herein; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint and that 

Defendant Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. shall file its response to Plaintiff’s amended 

complaint within ten (10) days after service (via electronic notification) of the amended 

complaint and pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 5(d) and 6(e); 

WHEREAS, the Parties further agree that Defendant Longs Drug Stores, California, 

Inc. shall file an answer to Plaintiff’s amended complaint if the Court approves items (3) 

through (6) herein without modification; 

WHEREAS, the Parties request that the Initial Case Management Conference 

presently scheduled in this case for Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 2:00 PM be rescheduled for 

Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 2:00 PM; 

WHEREAS, the parties recognize that this Court has the power to exercise 

reasonable control over all proceedings connected with the litigation to ensure the orderly 

and economic administration of justice; 

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STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT Case No. CV 07-713 MJJ 

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that the foregoing requested extensions are not 

solely for the purposes of delay, but so that the parties may stipulate to amendments to the 

Complaint in a timely and efficient manner. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY THE PARTIES THROUGH THEIR 

COUNSEL OF RECORD THAT: 

1. Plaintiff shall file a notice of dismissal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1) 

voluntarily dismissing Defendant Longs Drug Stores Corporation from the case, leaving 

Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. as the sole defendant in this case. 

2. Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint that incorporates the amendments 

and deletions set forth in items (3) through (6) below. 

3. Each reference in the Complaint to “Longs Drugs Stores, California, Inc.” is 

hereby changed to “Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc.,” with “Drug” being singular. 

4. Each reference to “December 4, 2004” in paragraphs 20, 29, 32, and 33 of 

the Complaint is hereby changed to “January 1, 2005.” 

5. Each reference to “persons” and “person’s” in paragraph 14 of the 

Complaint is hereby changed, respectively, to “consumers” and “consumer’s.” 

6. The following portions of the Complaint – each of which relate to Plaintiff’s 

request for injunctive relief – are hereby stricken: 

• Title of Complaint on page 1 and in the footer for each page of the 

Complaint, the phrase “AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF”; 

• Paragraph 5, the phrase “, and a permanent injunction enjoining Defendants 

from continuing their unlawful practice of willfully violating FACTA’s 

provisions intended to safeguard against identity theft and credit and debit 

card fraud”; 

• Paragraph 13, Rule 23(b)(2) from the range “23(b)(1)-23(b)(3) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” such that only “23(b)(1)” and “23(b)(3)” 

are alleged, on the ground that class certification pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2) is 

not appropriate where neither injunctive nor declaratory relief is sought; 

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STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT Case No. CV 07-713 MJJ 

• Paragraph 22, the phrase “(d) Whether Plaintiff and members of CLASS A 

and CLASS B are entitled to a permanent injunction enjoining Defendants 

from continuing to engage in their unlawful conduct”; 

• Paragraph 25, in its entirety; 

• Paragraph 45, in its entirety; and 

• Prayer for Relief, paragraph 6, in its entirety. 

7. Defendant Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. shall file its response to the 

amended complaint within ten (10) days after service (via electronic notification) of the 

amended complaint and pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 5(d) and 6(e). 

8. Defendant Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. shall file an answer to the 

amended complaint if the Court approves items (3) through (6) above without modification. 

9. The Initial Case Management Conference presently scheduled in this case 

for Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 2:00 PM is hereby rescheduled for Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 

2:00 PM. 

10. The Parties shall have up to and including May 29, 2007 to meet and confer 

regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and a discovery plan 

and to file a Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to the ADR Process or a Notice of 

Need for ADR Phone Conference. 

11. Counsel shall submit a Joint Case Management Statement no later than June 

8, 2007. 

12. The Parties shall have up to and including June 12, 2007 to complete initial 

disclosures or to state any objections to initial disclosures. 

Dated: April 25, 2007 KELLER GROVER LLP 

 425 Second Street, Suite 500 

 San Francisco, CA 94107 

 Telephone: (415) 543-1305 

 Facsimile: (415) 543-7681 

 By: /s/ Eric A. Grover 

 Eric A. Grover (SBN: 136080) 

 Jade Butman (SBN: 235920) 

 Elizabeth A. Acevedo (SBN: 227347) 

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STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT Case No. CV 07-713 MJJ 

 

 THIERMAN LAW FIRM 

Mark R. Thierman, Esq. (SBN: 72913) 

7287 Lakeside Drive 

Reno, NV 89511 

Telephone: (775) 284-1500 

Facsimile: (775) 703-5027 

 By: /s/ Mark R. Thierman 

 LAW OFFICES OF SCOTT A. MILLER, A.P.C. 

 Scott A. Miller, Esq. (SBN: 230322) 

16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1200 

Encino, CA 91436 

Telephone: (818) 788-8081 

Facsimile: (818) 788-8080 

 By: /s/ Scott A. Miller 

 STEVEN L. MILLER, 

 A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION 

 Steven L. Miller, Esq. (SBN: 106023) 

16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1200 

Encino, CA 91436 

Telephone: (818) 986-8900 

Facsimile: (818) 990-7900 

 By: /s/ Steven L. Miller 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Julie Kotozsky 

Dated: April 25, 2007 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 Telephone: (916) 329-4700 

 Facsimile: (916) 441-3583 

 By: /s/ Daveed A. Schwartz 

 Greg L. Johnson (SBN: 132397) 

 Daveed A. Schwartz (SBN: 200046) 

 Erin C. Carroll (SBN: 239063) 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 Longs Drug Stores Corporation and 

 Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. 

 

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STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT Case No. CV 07-713 MJJ 

ATTESTATION

 I attest that signatories Eric A. Grover, Mark R. Thierman, Scott A. Miller and 

Steven L. Miller have concurred in the filing of this document. 

Dated: April 25, 2007 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 Telephone: (916) 329-4700 

 Facsimile: (916) 441-3583 

 By: /s/ Daveed A. Schwartz 

 Greg L. Johnson (SBN: 132397) 

 Daveed A. Schwartz (SBN: 200046) 

 Erin C. Carroll (SBN: 239063) 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 Longs Drug Stores Corporation and 

 Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________ 

The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

United States District Judge 

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April 27, 2007

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