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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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Case No. C09 01518 JW – Stipulation to Stay Case; [Proposed] Order

BRIAN R. STRANGE (SBN 103252)

lacounsel@earthlink.net

GRETCHEN CARPENTER (SBN 180525)

gcarpenter@strangeandcarpenter.com

STRANGE & CARPENTER

12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1900

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Telephone: 310-207-5055

Fax: 310-826-3210

RANDALL S. ROTHSCHILD (SBN 101301)

randy.rothschild@verizon.net

RANDALL S. ROTHSCHILD, A P.C.

12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Telephone: 310-806-9245

Fax: 310-988-2723

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Vivian Fiori Ariza and Roggie Trujillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

VIVIAN FIORI ARIZA and ROGGIE

TRUJILLO, on behalf of themselves and all

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs. 

DELL INC., a corporation; BANCTEC, INC.,

a corporation; WORLDWIDE

TECHSERVICES, LLC, an entity; DELL

CATALOG SALES, L.P., an entity; DELL

PRODUCTS, L.P., an entity; DELL

MARKETING L.P., an entity; DELL

MARKETING L.P., LLC, an entity; DELL

MARKETING G.P., LLC, an entity; DELL

USA, L.P., an entity; and DOES 1 Through

10, 

Defendants.

Case No. C09 01518 JW

STIPULATION TO STAY CASE;

[PROPOSED] ORDER

CLASS ACTION

Assigned to the Honorable James Ware,

Courtroom 8

Action filed on April 7, 2009

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

4/13/2010

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Case No. C09 01518 JW – Stipulation to Stay Case; [Proposed] Order

WHEREAS, the parties have recently agreed to participate in mediation in order to

discuss the possibility of settlement;

WHEREAS, the parties anticipate that it will take some time to agree on a mediator and

make necessary arrangements and preparations for mediation;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have filed a motion for class certification, which is currently set

for hearing on June 21, 2010;

WHEREAS, under the current schedule, Defendants’ oppositions to Plaintiffs’ motion for

class certification are due by May 28, 2010, and Plaintiffs’ replies are due by June 7, 2010;

WHEREAS, this Court has also set a hearing on Defendants’ anticipated motions for

summary judgment on the same day, June 21, 2010;

WHEREAS, under the current schedule, Defendants’ motions for summary judgment are

due by May 17, 2010; Plaintiffs’ oppositions are due by May 28, 2010; and Defendants’ replies

are due by June 7, 2010;

WHEREAS, the parties are diligently litigating this case, including conducting substantial

discovery, in anticipation of briefing and hearing of these two motions; and

WHEREAS, in order to conserve the resources of the Court and the parties while the

parties discuss the possibility of settlement, the parties request that the June 21, 2010 hearing

date on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and Defendants’ anticipated motions for

summary judgment be vacated (to be rescheduled at a later date, if necessary) and that this case

be stayed for a period of 60 days, at which time the parties will update the Court on the status of

settlement discussions and request a further stay, if appropriate.

THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, subject to Court approval, that the June 21,

2010 hearing date on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and Defendants’ anticipated

motions for summary judgment be vacated (to be rescheduled at a later date, if necessary) and 

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Case No. C09 01518 JW – Stipulation to Stay Case; [Proposed] Order

that this case be stayed for a period of 60 days, at which time the parties will update the Court on

the status of settlement discussions and request a further stay, if appropriate.

DATED: April ___, 2010 Respectfully Submitted,

STRANGE & CARPENTER

By: _____/s/_____________________

Brian R. Strange

Gretchen Carpenter

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: April ___, 2010 REEVES & BRIGHTWELL, LLP

By: _____/s/_____________________

Paul Schlaud

Attorneys for Dell Defendants

DATED: April ___, 2010 ROBERTS RASPE & BLANTON, LLP

By: _____/s/_____________________

Michael Blanton

Attorneys for Defendants Banctec, 

Inc. and Worldwide Techservices, 

LLC, 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION THE ABOVE-REFERENCED STAY IS SO ORDERED:

DATED: _____________________, 2010 

Hon. James Ware

United States District Court Judge

FILER’S ATTESTATION

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I, Gretchen

Carpenter, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from Paul

Schlaud and Michael Blanton.

By: _____/s/_____________________

Gretchen Carpenter

IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED:

The hearing on the current class certification motions are vacated and terminated from the docket 

(Docket Item Nos. 102, 103, 113, 114). Plaintiffs may renotice its motions after the 60 day stay 

for any available fall date on the Court's calendar. 

Dated: April 13, 2010 ______________________________ 

 United States District Judge

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PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

I am employed in the county of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age

of 18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is: 

12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1900

Los Angeles, California 90025

On April 12, 2010, I served the forgoing document, described as: 

STIPULATION TO STAY CASE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

on the interested parties in this action: [ X ] ECF or [ ] by placing

[ ] the original [ ] a true copy thereof to in an envelope addressed only as follows:

Sean P. DeBruine, Esq.

C. Augustine Rakow, Esq.

ALSTON & BIRD LLP

Two Palo Alto Square

3000 El Camino Real, Suite 400

Palo Alto, CA 94306

Tel: 650-838-2000

Fax: 650-838-2001

sean.debruine@alston.com

augie.rakow@alston.com

Kristine M. Brown, Esq.

Matthew D. Richardson, Esq.

ALSTON & BIRD LLP

One Atlantic Center

1201 West Peachtree Street

Atlanta, GA 30309

Tel: 404-881-7000

Fax: 404-881-7777

kristy.brown@alston.com

matt.richardson@alston.com

Paul W. Schlaud, Esq.

Matthew Frederick, Esq.

REEVES & BRIGHTWELL LLP

221 West 6th Street, Suite 1000

Austin, TX 78701-3410

Tel: 512-334-4504

Fax: 512-334-4492

pschlaud@reevesbrightwell.com

mfrederick@reevesbrightwell.com

Counsel for Defendants Dell Inc.; Dell Catalog Sales, L.P.; Dell Products, L.P.; Dell Marketing

L.P.; Dell Marketing L.P., LLC; Dell Marketing G.P., LLC; and Dell USA, L.P.; 

Michael Blanton, Esq.

Roberts Raspe & Blanton, LLP

445 S. Figueroa, Suite 3200

Los Angeles, California 90071

mblanton@rrbllp.com

Counsel for Defendants BancTec, Inc. and QualxServ LLC

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Randall S. Rothschild, Esq.

randy.rothschild@verizon.net

12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Tel: 310-806-9245

Fax: 310-988-2723

Co-Counsel for Plaintiffs

[ X ] VIA ECF

[ ] VIA U.S. FIRST CLASS MAIL

[ ] I deposited such an envelope in the mail at Los Angeles, California. The envelope was

mailed with postage thereon fully prepaid.

[ X ] As follows: I am ?readily familiar” with the firm’s practice of collection and processing

correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with U.S. postal service

on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at Los Angeles, California. I am aware that

on motion of party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage

meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.

[ ] BY PERSONAL SERVICE

I delivered such envelope by hand to the addressee.

Executed on April 12, 2010, at Los Angeles, California.

[ X ] (Federal) I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this

court at whose direction the service was made.

 Carlo Aguilar 

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