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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT CASE NO. 2:21-CV-02375-MCE-DB

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SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

Diane L. McGimsey (SBN 234953)

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

1888 Century Park East

Los Angeles, California 90067

Telephone: (310) 712-6600

Facsimile: (310) 712-8800

mcgimseyd@sullcrom.com

Sharon L. Nelles (pro hac vice pending)

Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager (pro hac vice pending)

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Telephone: (212) 558-4000

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588

nelless@sullcrom.com

ostragerae@sullcrom.com

Attorneys for Defendant Ally Bank

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIELA AGUILAR VELAZQUEZ, on 

behalf of herself and all others similarly 

situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ALLY BANK,

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:21-cv-02375-MCE-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER PURSUANT 

TO LOCAL RULE 144(A) FOR EXTENSION 

OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.

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Plaintiff Mariela Aguilar Velazquez and Defendant Ally Bank (together, the “Parties”), 

by and through undersigned counsel, pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), hereby stipulate and agree as 

follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff commenced this action by filing the Complaint on 

December 20, 2021 (ECF No. 1);

WHEREAS, Defendant was served on January 7, 2022;

WHEREAS, Defendant’s response to the Complaint currently is due on January 28, 

2022, and the Parties’ “short joint statement” describing the case is due on February 3, 2022 (Initial 

Pretrial Scheduling Order, Section X); 

WHEREAS, Defendant and its counsel require additional time to evaluate and analyze 

the allegations and to prepare a response, including time to meet and confer with counsel for Plaintiff 

regarding Plaintiff’s claims;

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant conferred with counsel for Plaintiff on January 18, 

2022, and Plaintiff has agreed, subject to this Court’s approval, that Ally’s deadline to file a response 

to the Complaint may be extended from January 28, 2022 to March 14, 2022;

WHEREAS, the Parties further have agreed that, if Defendant files a motion to dismiss 

in response to the Complaint, Plaintiff’s deadline to file any opposition to the motion shall be April 13, 

2022; Defendant’s deadline to file any reply in support of the motion shall be May 13, 2022; and the 

hearing on the motion shall be scheduled for May 26, 2022;

WHEREAS, the Parties further have agreed that the Parties’ deadline to file their short 

joint statement shall be extended from February 3, 2022 to the earlier of 14 days after Defendant files 

an answer to the Complaint, or 14 days after the Court resolves any motion to dismiss;

WHEREAS, the Parties have not previously sought any extension of these deadlines;

WHEREAS, all parties who have appeared in the action and are affected by the 

stipulation are signatories hereto; 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the Parties, through their 

respective counsel of record, and subject to the Court’s approval, that:

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1. Defendant’s deadline to file a response to the Complaint shall be extended from 

January 28, 2022 to March 14, 2022.

2. If Defendant files a motion to dismiss in response to the Complaint, Plaintiff’s 

deadline to file any opposition to the motion shall be April 13, 2022; Defendant’s deadline to file any 

reply in support of the motion shall be May 13, 2022; and the hearing on the motion shall be scheduled 

for May 26, 2022.

3. The Parties deadline to file a short joint statement shall be extended from 

February 3, 2022 to the earlier of 14 days after Defendant files an answer to the Complaint, or 14 days 

after the Court resolves any motion to dismiss.

4. Nothing in this stipulation is intended, or shall be deemed, to waive or otherwise 

prejudice any Party’s rights, claims, defenses, motions, or objections (whether to jurisdiction, service, 

or otherwise) in this action.

Dated: January 20, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Diane L. McGimsey

Diane L. McGimsey (SBN 234953)

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

1888 Century Park East

Los Angeles, California 90067

Telephone: (312) 712-6600

Facsimile: (312) 712-8800

mcgimseyd@sullcrom.com

Sharon L. Nelles (pro hac vice pending)

Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager (pro hac vice pending)

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Telephone: (212) 558-4000

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588

ostragerae@sullcrom.com

Attorneys for Defendant Ally Bank

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/s/ Deylin O. Thrift-Viveros

Thomas A. Saenz (SBN159430)

Deylin O. Thrift-Viveros (SBN 306873)

MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE

AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

634 South Spring Street, 11th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90014

Telephone: (213) 629-2512

Facsimile: (213)629-0266

tsaenz@maldef.org

dthrift-viveros@maldef.org

Attorneys for Plaintiff Mariela Aguilar 

Velazquez and the Proposed Class

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 26, 2022

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