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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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28 JOINT STATUS REPORT

CASE NO. 3:11-CV-02869-CRB

LA 51825587

LA 51863757

KEMNITZER, BARRON & KRIEG, LLP

BRYAN KEMNITZER (State Bar No. 066401)

WILLIAM M. KRIEG (State Bar No. 066485)

NANCY BARRON (State Bar No. 099278)

445 Bush St., 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 632-1900

Facsimile: (415) 632-1901

Attorneys for Plaintiff LUCRESIA CISNEROS 

and Putative Class

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

JULIA B. STRICKLAND (State Bar No. 083013)

SHANNON E. PONEK (State Bar No. 261135)

2029 Century Park East, Suite 1800

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3086

Telephone: 310-556-5800

Facsimile: 310-556-5959

Email: lacalendar@stroock.com

Attorneys for Defendant SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

f/k/a AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL 

SERVICES, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUCRESIA CISNEROS, individually, on 

behalf of others similarly situated, and on 

behalf of the general public,

Plaintiffs,

v.

AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL 

SERVICES, INC. dba AMERICAN 

GENERAL FINANCE, INC.; HISPANIC 

EDUCATIONAL, INC.; LOGIC’S 

CONSULTING, INC.; and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. 3:11-cv-02869-CRB

[Assigned to the Hon. Charles R. Breyer]

JOINT STATUS REPORT

Date: April 24, 2015

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Courtroom: 6 – 17th Floor

Hon. Charles R. Breyer

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JOINT STATUS REPORT

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I. INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to the Clerk’s minute entry setting a continued status conference [Dkt. No. 86],

plaintiff Lucresia Cisneros (“Plaintiff”) and defendant Springleaf Financial Services, Inc., formerly 

known as American General Financial Services, Inc. (“Springleaf” and together with Plaintiff, the 

“Parties”) submit this joint report in advance of the Status Conference set for April 24, 2015.

Following the most recent settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Nathanael 

Cousins held on March 20, 2015, Judge Cousins circulated a mediator’s proposal for settlement to 

the Parties. The Parties accepted that proposal, with slight modifications, and have now come to an 

agreement in principle on all salient terms of a settlement with the exception of one dispute related 

to the issuance of Form 1099s. Concurrent with the Motion for Preliminary Approval, the Parties 

will be requesting that the Court make a ruling as to whether Springleaf is required to issue Form 

1099s to settlement class members.

As part of the settlement, the Parties have agreed on a proposed schedule to bring this 

matter to a close, which is as follows:

Item Date

1. Deadline for Plaintiff to provide Springleaf with draft 

Settlement Agreement and Release (“SAR”) and exhibits 

thereto

April 3, 2015

2. Deadline for (i) Parties to have finalized and fully executed 

SAR; and (ii) Springleaf to provide Plaintiff with signed 

corporate declaration

April 17, 2015

3. Settlement Conference with Judge Cousins in San Jose; Parties 

to remain at Settlement Conference until SAR is finalized and 

fully executed (if necessary)

May 7, 2015 

at 2:00 p.m.

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Item Date

4. Deadline for (i) Plaintiff to file Motion for Preliminary 

Approval; and (ii) Parties to jointly file request for order re 

1099 issue

May 22, 2015

5. Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Approval June 26, 2015

6. All other dates and deadlines to follow from Preliminary 

Approval

TBD

Plaintiff has already circulated the draft SAR and exhibits thereto and is awaiting comments 

from Springleaf.

Because the Parties have arrived at a settlement in principle, Plaintiff is not pursuing her 

Motion for Class Certification [Dkt. No. 65] at this time.

The parties request that the Court adopt the briefing and hearing schedule set forth above.

Dated: April 10, 2015 KEMNITZER, BARRON & KRIEG, LLP

By: /s/ Bryan Kemnitzer

Bryan Kemnitzer

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LUCRESIA CISNEROS

Dated: April 10, 2015 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

By: /s/ Julia Strickland

Julia Strickland

Attorneys for Defendant 

SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES, 

INC. f/k/a AMERICAN GENERAL 

FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

ATTESTATION OF SIGNATURE

I, Bryan Kemnitzer, am the ECF User whose ID and Password were used to electronically 

file this Statement. I hereby attest that all other signatories listed, and on whose behalf this filing is 

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submitted, concur in the content of this filing and have authorized the electronic filing thereof.

/s/ Bryan Kemnitzer

BRYAN KEMNITZER

The status conference currently set for April 24, 2015 at 10:00 am is hereby vacated.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

Signed: April 22, 2015

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