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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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[3:14-cv-03514-SC] STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER TO CHANGE BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE

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Todd A. Seaver (SBN 271067) 

Victor S. Elias (SBN 262269) 

BERMAN DEVALERIO 

One California Street, Suite 900 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 433-3200 

Facsimile: (415) 433-6282 

Email: tseaver@bermandevalerio.com 

 velias@bermandevalerio.com 

Julian Hammond (SBN 268489) 

Ari Cherniak (SBN 290071) 

HAMMOND LAW, PC 

1829 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 410 

Baltimore, MD 21208 

Telephone: (310) 601-6766 

Facsimile: (310) 295-2385 

Email: jhammond@hammondlawpc.com 

Email: acherniak@hammondlawpc.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Michael Savetsky 

and the Putative Class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MICHAEL SAVETSKY, individually and 

on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES, INC., 

dba LegalShield, an Oklahoma 

Corporation, 

 Defendant. 

 Case No. 3:14-cv-03514-SC 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATED REQUEST AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND 

HEARING DATE ON 

LEGALSHIELD’S MOTION TO 

COMPEL ARBITRATION 

[LOCAL RULES 6-2 AND 7-12] 

Courtroom 1 – 17th Floor 

The Hon. Samuel Conti 

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WHEREAS, on March 20, 2015, Defendant LegalShield filed a Motion to Compel 

Arbitration Under the Associate Agreement (“Motion to Compel Arbitration”) (ECF No. 40). 

That Motion is currently set for hearing on May 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s local rules, Plaintiff’s opposition to the Motion to 

Compel Arbitration is due on April 3, 2015 and Defendant’s reply on the Motion to Compel 

Arbitration is due on April 10, 2015. Civil L.R. 7-3 (a) & (c). 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s counsel and counsel for Defendant LegalShield have conferred 

regarding the briefing schedule and hearing date on the Motion to Compel Arbitration. 

WHEREAS, the parties seek a three-week extension of time to respond and reply to the 

Motion to Compel Arbitration because: (1) the Motion presents complex new fact averments by 

Defendant that are not part of plaintiff’s complaint and (2) the Motion requests relief that 

involves the interplay between multiple contracts and the Court’s previous order denying a 

motion to compel arbitration in this matter (ECF No. 33). To accommodate the extended 

briefing schedule, the parties further request that the hearing date be moved from May 1, 2015 

at 10:00 a.m. to May 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (a date which Plaintiff’s counsel has previously 

confirmed is an available hearing date for the Court). 

WHEREAS, no other dates have been set that would be adversely impacted by this short 

extension. 

Prior Continuances

WHEREAS, on October 16, 2014, Defendant LegalShield filed an Administrative 

Motion for Relief from Case Management Schedule (ECF No. 19), which the Court granted, 

moving the initial Case Management Conference (“CMC”) to January 30, 2015 and resetting 

related deadlines accordingly (ECF No. 20). 

WHEREAS, on January 9, 2015, the parties submitted a Stipulated Administrative 

Motion for Relief from Case Management Schedule (ECF No. 28), which the Court granted, 

moving the initial CMC to February 20, 2015, and continuing the Rule 26 deadlines accordingly 

(ECF No. 29). 

WHEREAS, on February 6, 2015, the parties submitted a Stipulated Administrative 

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Motion for Relief from Case Management Schedule (ECF No. 30), which the Court granted, 

moving the initial CMC to April 17, 2015, and continuing the Rule 26 deadlines accordingly 

(ECF No. 31). 

WHEREAS, the Court granted the above requests to allow more time to rule on the 

initial Motion to Compel Arbitration. 

Effect on Case Schedule

WHEREAS, the parties’ request for a change in the hearing date on the motion to 

compel and corresponding enlargement of time on the briefing schedule does not require 

changes to the ADR process or other known deadlines in this case. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Dated: March 30, 2015 HAMMOND LAW, PC 

By: s/ Ari Cherniak 

 Ari Cherniak 

1829 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 410 

Baltimore, MD 21208 

Telephone: (310) 601-6766 

Facsimile: (310) 295-2385 

Email: acherniak@hammondlawpc.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Michael Savetsky 

and the Putative Class 

Dated: March 27, 2015 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & 

 HAMPTON LLP 

By: s/ Shannon Z. Petersen 

 Shannon Z. Petersen 

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-4109 

Telephone: 415.434.9100 

Facsimile: 415.434.3947 

Email: spetersen@sheppardmullin.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Pre-Paid Legal Services, 

Inc., now known as Legalshield 

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E-Filing Attestation

 I, Ari Cherniak, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file 

this document. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Shannon Z. 

Peterson has concurred in and authorized this filing. 

 s/ Ari Cherniak 

 Ari Cherniak 

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PROPOSED ORDER 

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and and good cause being shown, IT IS 

ORDERED that: 

(1) the hearing on LegalShield’s Motion to Compel Arbitration Under the Associate 

Agreement (“Motion to Compel Arbitration”) (ECF No. 40), currently scheduled for May 1, 

2015, is continued until May 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.; 

(2) the deadline for Plaintiff’s opposition to the Motion to Compel Arbitration currently 

scheduled for April 3, 2015, is continued until April 24, 2015; and 

(3) the deadline for LegalShield’s reply on the Motion to Compel Arbitration currently 

scheduled for April 10, 2015, is continued until May 8, 2015. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 The Honorable Samuel Conti 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

03/31/2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge Samuel Conti

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