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

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STIPULATION REGARDING STAY OF ACTION AND PROPOSED ORDER THEREON 

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888 West 6th Street, 12th Floor

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PALMER, LOMBARDI & DONOHUE LLP 

DEVIN A. DONOHUE, SBN 190030 

JEFFREY N. GOLDBERG, SBN 217555 

888 West 6th Street, 12th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Phone: (213) 688-0430 

Fax: (213) 688-0440 

BALLARD & LITTLEFIELD LLP 

Jack D. Ballard 

3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 250 

Houston, Texas 77098 

Phone: (713) 403-6401 

Fax: (713) 403-6410 

Attorneys for Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, 

successor to Wachovia Securities, LLC 

and A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 

MENNEMEIER, GLASSMAN & STROUD LLP 

KENNETH C. MENNEMEIER (SBN 113973) 

STEPHEN LAU (SBN 221051) 

980 9th Street, Suite 1700 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: 916.553.4000 

Facsimile: 916.553.4011 

E-mail: kcm@mgslaw.com

Attorneys for M. Chris Nielsen 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

A.G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

M. CHRIS NIELSEN, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:07-cv-02185 MCE KJM 

STIPULATION REGARDING STAY OF 

ACTION AND ORDER THEREON 

The Honorable Morrison C. England Jr. 

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TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 

Petitioner/Defendant M. Chris Nielsen and Respondent/Plaintiff A. G. Edwards & Sons, 

Inc., now known as Wells Fargo Advisors, Inc. file this Stipulation, as follows: 

1. On May 21, 2010, M. Chris Nielsen filed a Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award 

in this proceeding, which was set for hearing on July 8, 2010. 

2. On June 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC filed a Petition to Vacate Arbitration 

Award against Mr. Nielsen and Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. in California State Court, under Case 

No. CPF-10-510489 (“the State Court Action”). 

3. The parties in this case have agreed that the matter shall be stayed until the State 

Court Action, including any appeals there from, are fully completed and a final order or judgment 

is obtained in that case, or until such other time as the Court deems further proceeding in this 

action appropriate. 

DATED: July 6, 2010 BALLARD & LITTLEFIELD, LLP 

By: /s/ Jack D. Ballard 

JACK D. BALLARD 

MARY JO CANTU 

PALMER, LOMBARDI & DONOHUE LLP 

By /s/ Jeffrey N. Goldberg 

DEVIN A. DONOHUE 

JEFFREY N. GOLDBERG 

Attorneys for Respondent A.G. Edwards & Sons, 

Inc., now known as Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC 

MENNEMEIER, GLASSMAN & STROUD LLP 

By /s/ Stephen Lau 

KENNETH C. MENNEMEIER 

STEPHEN LAU 

Attorneys for Petitioner M. Chris Nielsen 

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During the pendency of this stay, the clerk shall administratively close this file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 8, 2010 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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