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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALICIA HOFFMAN and MARKET

TRADING, INC., individually and on

behalf of all other persons similarly

situated and on behalf of the general

public,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO: 06-CV-1021 W (BLM)

ORDER DENYING

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

STAY LITIGATION

 v.

CINGULAR WIRELESS, LLC,

Defendant.

Plaintiffs Alicia Hoffman and Market Trading, Inc., (collectively, “Plaintiffs”)

commenced this putative class action in the San Diego Superior Court in April 2006. 

Plaintiffs assert state-law causes of action for breach of contract, deceptive trade

practices in violation of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and unlawful,

fraudulent and unfair business acts in violation of the Business & Professions Code

§17200, et seq. These claims are premised on defendant Cingular Wireless’s alleged

misrepresentations regarding the conditions under which customers’ accrued

“rollover” minutes expire. 

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On May 10, 2006, Cingular removed the action to this Court under the Class

Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). Thereafter, on August 24, 2006, Cingular

filed a motion to compel arbitration and to stay all further proceedings pending the

arbitration. 

On October 26, 2006, the Court issued an order denying Cingular’s motion to

compel arbitration. Because the stay was premised on the granting of the motion to

compel arbitration, Cingular’s motion to stay is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 26, 2006

Hon. Thomas J. Whelan

United States District Judge

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