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Nature of Suit Code: 430
Nature of Suit: Banks and Banking
Cause of Action: 12:1971 Relief under Bank Holding Act

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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

PATRICK J. COUGHLIN (111070)

CHRISTOPHER M. BURKE (214799)

ELISABETH A. BOWMAN (147393)

MARY LYNNE CALKINS (212171)

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: 619/231-1058

619/231-7423 (fax)

patc@lerachlaw.com

chrisb@lerachlaw.com

mcalkins@lerachlaw.com

lisab@lerachlaw.com

SCHRAG & BAUM, P.C.

THOMAS F. SCHRAG (39377)

JAMES S. BAUM (52202)

280 Panoramic Way

Berkeley, CA 94704

Telephone: 510/849-1618

510/841-6050 (fax)

tom@schragbaum.com

jim@schragbaum.com

MEADE & SCHRAG LLP

TYLER R. MEADE (160838)

MICHAEL L. SCHRAG (185832)

1816 Fifth Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

Telephone: 510/843-3670

510/843-3679 (fax)

tyler@meadeschrag.com

michael@meadeschrag.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[Additional counsel appear on signature page.]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

ANDREW T. PIÑON, et al., On Behalf of

Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., et al.,

Defendants.

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C-07-0634-SBA

REVISED STIPULATION ORDER TO

CONSOLIDATE RELATED ACTIONS

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 Andrew T. Piñon, Betty Simm, Cathy Simm, Sara Prentiss-Shaw, Audree Halas, David

Brotman and Gwen Martin (the “Piñon” plaintiffs) are plaintiffs in Piñon v. Bank of America, N.A.

No. C-07-0634-SBA (N.D. Cal.) (the “Piñon” action).

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 Aaron Gonzales, Jeremy Donovan and July Connors.

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 At least one of the complaints names Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. as a defendant instead

of Citibank, N.A.

REVISED STIP & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONSOL. RELATED ACTIONS - C-07-0634-SBA - 1 -

WHEREAS, on January 31, 2007, the Piñon plaintiffs1

 filed the first of these four similar

actions against Bank of America, N.A., Bank of America Corp., Capital One Financial Corp.,

Chase Bank USA, N.A., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Citibank, N.A., Citigroup Inc, Washington

Mutual, Inc., HSBC North American Holdings, Inc., HSBC Finance Corp., and Wells Fargo &

Company (collectively, the “Defendants”), in the Northern District of California, alleging

violations of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. §§85-86), the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. §1),

§17200 of the California Business and Professions Code, the California Consumers Legal

Remedies Act, the Cartwright Act, and for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing

and unjust enrichment;

WHEREAS, three additional class actions were filed in this District against the same

Defendants alleging substantially the same facts and causes of action. On February 6, 2007,

Celeste Brackley, represented by Scott & Scott LLP, filed Case No. C-07-0772-SBA against

Bank of America, N.A., et al. (the “Brackley” action); on February 27, 2007, the Gonzales

plaintiffs2

 represented by Hulett Harper Stewart LLP (“Hulett Harper”), filed Case No. C-07-

1113-SBA against Bank of America, N.A., et al. (the “Gonzales” action); and on March 6,

2007, Marilyn Foster-Nemec, represented by Bushnell, Caplan, Fielding and Maier, LLP

(“Bushnell Caplan”), filed Case No. C-07-1310-MMC against Wells Fargo & Company, et al.

(the “Foster-Nemec” action.);

WHEREAS, all four actions name Bank of America, N.A., Bank of America Corp.,

Capital One Financial Corp., Chase Bank USA, N.A., JP Morgan Chase & Company, Citibank,

N.A., Citigroup Inc,3

 Washington Mutual, Inc., HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., HSBC

Finance Corp., and Wells Fargo & Company as Defendants and are brought on behalf of all

credit cardholders who have allegedly paid excessive late fees and/or over-limit fees during the

Class Period;

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REVISED STIP & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONSOL. RELATED ACTIONS - C-07-0634-SBA - 2 -

WHEREAS, the actions pending before this Court present virtually identical factual and

legal issues, as each action alleges violations of the same statutory and common law and each

action names the same Defendants;

WHEREAS, because these actions are all based on the same facts and involve the same

subject matter, the same discovery will be relevant to all lawsuits;

WHEREAS, all parties to the actions agree that consolidation will further the interest of

justice by promoting judicial economy and efficiency, and prevent duplicative discovery and the

risk of inconsistent adjudication;

WHEREAS, this Court has already issued an Order on March 12, 2007 finding the

Brackley action related to the Piñon action;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs in the Piñon, Brackley, Gonzalez, and Foster-Nemec actions

(collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) have informed Defendants of Plaintiffs’ intention to file a

consolidated complaint (“Consolidated Complaint”) in this action by May 8, 2007;

WHEREAS, Defendants do not object to the filing of a consolidated complaint;

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that, subject to the approval of the Court, the

schedule set forth below should govern the initial proceedings in this case, unless otherwise

ordered by the Court;

WHEREAS, this Court issued an Order in the Piñon action, dated March 21, 2007,

setting an initial case management conference for May 30, 2007 in the Piñon and Brackley

actions;

WHEREAS, the Court issued an order in the Gonzalez action, dated February 23, 2007,

setting an initial case management conference for June 1, 2007;

WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order in the Foster-Nemec action, dated March 6, 2007,

setting an initial case management conference for June 15, 2007; and

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by all parties through their undersigned

counsel, as follows:

1. Each of the related actions shall be consolidated for all purposes (the

“Consolidated Action”). This Order shall apply to the Consolidated Action and to each case that

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relates to the same subject matter that is subsequently filed in this Court or is transferred to this

Court and is consolidated with the Consolidated Action.

2. Every pleading filed in this Action shall have the following caption:

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In re LATE FEE AND OVER-LIMIT FEE

LITIGATION

This Document Relates To:

ALL ACTIONS.

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Civil Action No. C-07-0634-SBACLASS

ACTION

3. Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Complaint shall be filed no later than May 8, 2007. The

parties further stipulate that it is unnecessary for the Defendants to file any Answers to the

complaints already filed in the Piñon, Brackley, Gonzales, and Foster-Nemec actions.

4. If Defendants elect to answer the Consolidated Complaint, their Answers shall be

filed no later than July 13, 2007.

5. If Defendants elect to move in response to the Consolidated Complaint, their

motion(s) shall be filed no later than July 13, 2007.

6. Plaintiffs shall file their response(s) to any motion(s) no later than September 14,

2007.

7. Defendants shall file their reply papers in further support of any motion(s) no

later than October 19, 2007.

8. The hearing on defendants’ motion(s) in response to the Consolidated Complaint

shall be on December 4, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.

9. The parties shall conduct a discovery planning conference under Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 26(f) at least 21 days before any Case Management Conference with the Court,

without prejudice to either party seeking further relief, including a stay of discovery, from the

Court at the Case Management Conference.

10. The Court shall conduct a telephonic Case Management Conference for the

Consolidated Action on June 12, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. Plaintiff will initiate the teleconference and

have all parties on the line. All prior Case Management Conferences set forth in the Piñon,

Brackley, Gonzalez, and Foster-Nemec actions are hereby vacated.

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DATED: April 26, 2007

STIPULATED AND AGREED: LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

PATRICK J. COUGHLIN

CHRISTOPHER M. BURKE

ELISABETH A. BOWMAN

MARY LYNNE CALKINS

s/CHRISTOPHER M. BURKE

CHRISTOPHER M. BURKE

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101

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Telephone: 619/231-1058

619/231-7423 (fax)

Co-Counsel for the Piñon Plaintiffs

DATED: April 26, 2007 HULETT HARPER STEWART, LLP

DENNIS STEWART

s/DENNIS STEWART

DENNIS STEWART

550 West C Street, Suite 1600

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: 619/338-1133

619/338-1139 (fax)

Counsel for the Gonzales Plaintiffs

DATED: April 26, 2007 SCOTT + SCOTT LLP

ARTHUR L. SHINGLER III

s/ARTHUR L. SHINGLER III

ARTHUR L. SHINGLER III

600 B Street, Suite 1500

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: 619/233-4565

619/233-0508 (fax)

Counsel for Plaintiff Celeste Brackley

DATED: April 26, 2007 BUSHNELL, CAPLAN, FIELDING

& MAIER, LLP

ALAN M. CAPLAN

s/ALAN M. CAPLAN

ALAN M. CAPLAN

221 Pine Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94104-2715

Telephone: 415/217-3800

415/217-3820 (fax)

Attorneys for Plaintiff Marilyn Foster-Nemec

DATED: April 26, 2007 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLPMARK P.

LADNER STUART PLUNKETT

s/MARK P. LADNER

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MARK P. LADNER

(ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE)

425 Market StreetSan Francisco, CA 94105-2482 

Telephone: 415/268-7000

212/268-1290 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant Bank of America

DATED: April 26, 2007 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLPANDREW J.

FRACKMANMICHAEL TUBACH

s/ANDREW J. FRACKMAN

ANDREW J. FRACKMAN(ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE)

Embarcadero Center West275 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-3305

Telephone: 415/984-8700

415/984-8701 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendants Capital One

DATED: April 26, 2007 WILMERHALECHRISTOPHER R.

LIPSETTWILLIAM J. KOLASKY

s/CHRISTOPHER R. LIPSETT

CHRISTOPHER R. LIPSETT(ADMITTED PRO HAC

VICE)

1117 California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: 650/858-6000

650/858-6100 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant Chase

DATED: April 26, 2007 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLPDAVID F. GRAHAMERIC

H. GRUSHT. ROBERT SCARBOROUGH

s/DAVID F. GRAHAM

DAVID F. GRAHAM

555 California Street

Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone 415/772-1200

415/772-7400 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant Citibank (South

Dakota), N.A. (incorrectly named as Citibank,

N.A.) and Citigroup Inc

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DATED: April 26, 2007 HELLER EHRMAN LLP

BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN

JONATHAN P. HAYDEN

s/BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN

BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN

333 Bush Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415/772-6302

415/772-6268 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant Washington Mutual

Bank (incorrectly named as Washington Mutual,

Inc.)

DATED: April 26, 2007 STROOCK & STROOCK LLPJULIA B. STRICKLAND

s/JULIA B. STRICKLAND

JULIA B. STRICKLAND

2029 Century Park EastLos Angeles, CA 90067-

3086Telephone: 310/556-5800310/556-5959

(fax)

Attorneys for Defendant HSBC

DATED: April 26, 2007 COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

SONYA D. WINNER

ANITA FERN STORK

DAVID M. JOLLEY

s/SONYA D. WINNER

SONYA D. WINNER

One Front Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415/591-6000

415/591-6091 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendants Wells Fargo &

Company

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DATED: April 30, 2007

IT IS SO ORDERD.

___________________________

Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong

United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on April 26, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the

Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail

addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have

mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF

participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List.I certify under penalty of perjury under

the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on

April 26, 2007.

s/CHRISTOPHER M. BURKE

CHRISTOPHER M. BURKE

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101-3301

Telephone: 619/231-1058

619/231-7423 (fax)E-mail:

ChrisB@LerachLaw.com

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