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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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Case No. 3:16-cv-1109-JST

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING AUGUST 23, 2017 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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KEMNITZER, BARRON, & KRIEG, LLP

BRYAN KEMNITZER Bar No. 066401

ELLIOT CONN Bar No. 279920

445 Bush St., 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 632-1900

bryan@kbklegal.com

elliot@kbklegal.com

EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW CENTER

SHARON DJEMAL Bar No. 208461

3130 Shattuck Ave.

Berkeley, CA 94705

Telephone: (510) 269-6612

Facsimile: (510) 849-1536

sdjemal@ebclc.org

Attorneys for Plaintiff Winifred Cabiness and the putative class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WINIFRED CABINESS, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 

LLC DBA CAMPUS DEBT SOLUTIONS,

Defendant.

Case No: 3:16-cv-1109-JST

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE OCTOBER 11, 2017 CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

OTHER DEADLINES

Date Action Filed: March 4, 2016

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COMES NOW THE PARTIES TO THE ABOVE-REFERENCED ACTION AND 

RECITE AND STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

WHEREAS, on June 5, 2017, the Parties attended private mediation in this matter with 

the Honorable Judge Peter D. Lichtman (Ret.) at JAMS; 

WHEREAS, the Parties executed a Memorandum of Understanding at mediation to 

resolve this matter based on an agreed upon estimated class size to be confirmed, with room for 

error of up to 15%;

WHEREAS, the Parties are still working to finalize the resolution of this matter to 

conclude their settlement; particularly involving the process to address whether the actual class 

size is within the estimated class size range agreed to by the Parties;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff maintains that an individual Plaintiff seeks to designate as an 

expert has calculated the size of the class based upon extensive call records provided by 

Defendant and asserts it is approximately 35% larger than the high end of the allowed class size. 

WHEREAS, Defendant contends that it had obtained prior express written consent to call 

approximately 25% the unique cellular telephone numbers set forth in the call records provided 

and contends that the class size is within the agreed upon estimate class size range.

WHEREAS, the individual Plaintiff seeks to designate as an expert is addressing the 

validity of the consents set forth in Defendant’s records evidencing the prior express written 

consent that was provided.

WHEREAS, Defense counsel has requested additional information from Plaintiff and is 

in the process of considering retaining an expert in order to make a more accurate determination 

of the class size and the validity of the evidence of consents.

WHEREAS, the Parties have been diligently working to resolve these technical issues 

and disputes regarding the class size, and the attorneys for the Parties have been communicating 

with each other to address the remaining issues to resolve this matter;

WHEREAS, despite their best efforts, the Parties require additional time in order to 

confirm the putative class size to complete the process of resolving this matter;

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WHEREAS, based upon the stipulation of the Parties dated August 10, 2017, the Court 

rescheduled on August 11, 2017 the Case Management Conference for October 11, 2017.

WHEREAS, unfortunately, during the intervening months there have been a number of 

hurricanes in the Florida area causing disruptions in work for Defense counsel.

WHEREAS, additional time is needed for the Parties to determine the class size.

WHEREAS, the Parties would be happy to appear at the October 11, 2017 case 

management conference and discuss these issues with the Court or in the alternative, the Parties 

request that the Case Management Conference be continued for another 45 days. 

WHEREAS, the Parties further understand if a discrepancy regarding class statistical 

information remains, the Parties will present the focused issue to the Court. 

NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Court shall vacate the current deadlines for Plaintiff to file a Motion for 

Preliminary Approval;

2. The October 11, 2017 case management conference is continued to December 6, 

2017 at 2:00 p.m. 

3. An updated joint case management statement is due by November 27, 2017. 

4. The case management conference will be vacated if a motion for preliminary 

approval of settlement is filed by November 27, 2017. The parties should 

anticipate that if the December 6, 2017 case management conference goes 

forward, the Court will set new deadlines for the filing of a motion for class 

certification that will not be subject to further continuance. 

5. The case continues to be stayed for all other purposes. 

Dated: October 4, 2017 KEMNITZER, BARRON & KRIEG, LLP

By: /s/ Bryan Kemnitzer

BRYAN KEMNITZER 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Winifred Cabiness and the 

putative class

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Dated: October 4, 2017 GREENSPOON MARDER

By: /s/Beth-Ann Krimsky

Beth-Ann Krimsky

Attorneys for Defendants EDUCATIONAL 

FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC DBA CAMPUS 

DEBT SOLUTIONS, DEBT.COM, LLC, BETA 

INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., EQUITY 

ACQUISITIONS, LLC, VENTURETECH 

SOLUTIONS, LLC AND HOWARD DVORKIN

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 5, 2017

HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

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