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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

REGINALD D. STEER (SBN 056324)

rsteer@akingump.com 

MARIA ELLINIKOS (SBN 235528) 

mellinikos@akingump.com 

580 California Street, 15th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-1036 

Telephone: 415-765-9500 

Facsimile: 415-765-9501 

WICK, PHILLIPS, GOULD & MARTIN LLP 

K. TODD PHILLIPS (admitted pro hac vice) 

todd.phillips@wickphillips.com 

SEEMA TENDOLKAR (admitted pro hac vice) 

seema.tendolkar@wickphillips.com 

2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 950 

Dallas, Texas 75201 

Telephone: 214-692-6200 

Facsimile: 214-692-6255 

Attorneys for Defendants TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS, INC., TRANSFIRST, 

LLC and TRANSFIRST THIRD PARTY SALES, LLC 

(Additional counsel listed on signature page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION) 

JUST FILM, INC., RAINBOW BUSINESS 

SERVICES, D/B/A PRECISION TUNE AUTO 

CARE; BURLINGAME MOTORS, INC., DIETZ 

TOWING, INC., THE ROSE DRESS, INC., 

VOLKER VON GLASENAPP; JERRY SU; 

VERENA BAUMGARTNER; TERRY JORDAN; 

AND LEWIS BAE on behalf of themselves, the 

general public and those similarly situated 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

MERCHANT SERVICES, INC.; UNIVERSAL 

CARD, INC.; NATIONAL PAYMENT PROCESSING; UNIVERSAL MERCHANT SERVICES CORPORATION; ATLAS PAYMENT PROCESS-ING; 

UNITED BANK CARD OF AMERICA, INC.; SPC, 

INC. d/b/a FIRST NATIONAL MERCHANTS SOLUTIONS; MBF LEASING LLC; MBF MERCHANT CAPITAL, LLC; NORTHERN FUNDING, 

LLC; NORTHERN LEASING SYSTEMS, INC.; 

CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION; GOLDEN EAGLE LEASING LLC; LEASE SOURCE, 

Case No. 4:10-cv-01993-CW 

STIPULATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL 

LOCAL RULE 6-1(a) TO EXTEND 

DEADLINE TO ANSWER OR 

OTHERWISE RESPOND TO FIRST 

AMENDED CLASS ACTION 

COMPLAINT 

and 

STIPULATED REQUEST PURSUANT 

TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 6-2(a) TO 

WITHDRAW MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

SET FOR HEARING ON AUGUST 5, 2010 

AND ORDER THEREON (AS 

MODIFIED) 

 [Declaration of Maria Ellinikos filed 

concurrently herewith] 

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INC.; LEASE FINANCE GROUP, LLC; TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS, INC.; TRANSFIRST FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SERVICES; TRANSFIRST 

INDEPENDENT SALES SERVICES; FIRST 

NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA; COLUMBUS 

BANK AND TRUST CO.; MERRICK BANK; 

THIRD FIFTH BANK; RBL CAPITAL GROUP, 

LLC; WILLIAM HEALY; ROBERT LATOUSEK; 

JAY COHEN; RICH HAHN; SARA KRIEGER; 

JASON MOORE; LINA KRAVIC; BRIAN 

FITZGERALD; SAM BUONO; PETER DEPALMA; FIONA WALSHE; AND ERIC MADURA 

AND DOES 1 THROUGH 75 

 Defendants. 

WHEREAS, on March 26, 2010, plaintiffs Just Film, Inc., Rainbow Business Services d/b/a 

Precision Tune Auto Care, Volker von Glasenapp and Jerry Su (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a class 

action complaint against approximately 35 defendants in the Superior Court of the County of San 

Francisco, Case No.CGC-10-498225 (the “Original Complaint”); 

WHEREAS, on May 7, 2010, defendants TransFirst Holdings, Inc., TransFirst, LLC, 

TransFirst Third Party Sales, LLC, Merchant Services, Inc., Universal Card, Inc., National Payment 

Processing, Inc., Columbus Bank and Trust, Merrick Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Atlas Payment 

Processing, MBF Leasing, LLC, MBF Merchant Capital, LLC, Northern Funding, LLC, Northern 

Leasing Systems, Inc., Golden Eagle Leasing, LLC, Lease Source, Inc., Lease Finance Group, LLC, 

RBL Capital Group, LLC, William Healy, Jay Cohen, Rich Hahn, Sara Krieger, Jason Moore, Lina 

Kravic, Sam Buono, Brian Fitzgerald, Fiona Walshe and Eric Madura (collectively, the “Served 

Defendants”) removed the action to this Court, pursuant to Title 28, Sections 1441 and 1453 of the 

United States Code; 

WHEREAS, by stipulation by and among counsel for Plaintiffs and counsel for the Served 

Defendants, the parties coordinated and extended the deadline for the Served Defendants to answer or 

otherwise respond to the complaint until June 4, 2010; and an order was entered on May 17, 2010 by 

the Honorable James Larson, United States Magistrate Judge; 

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WHEREAS, on or about June 4, 2010, the Served Defendants responded to the Original 

Complaint by answer or motion, including, inter alia, motions to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b), 

to change venue, and to stay the action pending arbitration; 

WHEREAS, the hearings on the motions to dismiss filed by the Served Defendants on or about 

June 4, 2010 are set for August 5, 2010; 

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint in this 

action (the “First Amended Complaint”)1; 

WHEREAS, due to the filing of the First Amended Complaint, the motions to dismiss filed by 

the Served Defendants on or about June 4, 2010 became moot; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(3), the Served Defendants have 

until July 12, 2010 to respond to the First Amended Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe a coordinated and extended deadline for the Served 

Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint will conserve resources 

and promote judicial economy; 

WHEREAS, on June 8, 2010, a Case Management Scheduling Order was issued by the 

Honorable Claudia Wilken, pursuant to which a Case Management Statement must be submitted to the 

Court on or before August 3, 2010, and a Case Management Conference has been set for August 10, 

2010; 

WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs request that the Case Management Statement scheduled for August 

3, 2010, and the corresponding Case Management Conference scheduled for August 10, 2010 remain 

on the calendar and the Served Defendants will move for it to be adjourned until any motions filed by 

Served Defendants in response to the First Amended Complaint have been decided; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the undersigned 

parties, through their respective counsel of record, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(a) and 6-2(a) and 

Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as follows: 

 

1 The First Amended Complaint included the following additional plaintiffs: Burlingame Motors, Inc., Dietz Towing, Inc., 

The Rose Dress, Inc., Verena Baumgartner, Terry Jordan and Lewis Bae. 

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1. The Served Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended 

Complaint no later than July 26, 2010, and shall set any motions filed in response to the First Amended 

Complaint for hearing on September 2, 2010 or the next available Court day on which the assigned 

judge is hearing civil motions; 

2. Plaintiffs shall oppose any such motions filed in response to the First Amended 

Complaint in accordance with the local rules; 

3. Served Defendants shall reply to any such oppositions in accordance with the local 

rules; 

4. Served Defendants hereby declare their motions to dismiss filed on or about June 4, 

2010 to be moot and withdraw their request for hearing on said motions; 

5. Plaintiffs and Served Defendants have met and conferred about the Case Management 

Statement scheduled for August 3, 2010, and the corresponding Case Management Conference 

scheduled for August 10, 2010. Plaintiffs request that the events remain on the calendar as currently 

scheduled and the Served Defendants intend to move for these events to be adjourned until any 

motions filed by Served Defendants in response to the First Amended Complaint have been decided. 

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DATED: July 7, 2010 Respectfully submitted, 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS 

HAUER & FELD LLP 

By: /s/ Maria Ellinikos

Maria Ellinikos 

Attorneys for Defendants Transfirst 

Holdings, Inc., Transfirst, LLC and 

Transfirst Third Party Sales, LLC 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

Stephen M. Colangelo (admitted pro 

hac vice) 

scolangelo@mofo.com 

2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Suite 6000 

Washington, DC 20006-1888 

Telephone: 202-887-1528 

Facsimile: 202-887-0763 

By: /s/ Stephen M. Colangelo 

Stephen M. Colangelo 

Attorneys for Defendant Columbus 

Bank and Trust Company 

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GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP 

Adam J. Gutride (State Bar No. 181446) 

adam@gutridesafier.com 

Seth Safier (State Bar No. 197427) 

seth@gutridesafier.com 

835 Douglass Street 

San Francisco, California 94114 

Telephone: (415) 336-6545 

Facsimile: (415) 449-6469 

By: /s/ Adam J. Gutride 

Adam J. Gutride 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Just Film, Inc., 

Rainbow Business Services d/b/a Precision 

Tune Auto Care, Volker von Glasenapp and 

Jerry Su, Burlingame Motors, Inc., Dietz 

Towing, Inc., The Rose Dress, Inc., Verena 

Baumgartner, Terry Jordan and Lewis Bae 

JONES DAY 

Thomas R. Malcolm (State Bar No. 39248) 

trmalcolm@jonesday.com 

Cary D. Sullivan (State Bar No. 228527) 

carysullivan@jonesday.com 

3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800 

Irvine, California 92612 

Telephone: (949) 851-3939 

Facsimile: (949) 553-7539 

By: /s/ Cary D. Sullivan 

Cary D. Sullivan 

Attorneys for Defendants Merchant Services, 

Inc., Universal Card, Inc., National Payment 

Processing, Inc., Jason Moore and Eric 

Madura 

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VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR & 

PEASE LLP 

Robert N. Webner (admitted pro hac 

vice) 

rnwebner@vorys.com 

52 East Gay Street 

Columbus, OH 43215 

Telephone: (614) 464-8243 

Facsimile: (614) 719-5083 

By: /s/Robert N. Webner 

Robert N. Webner 

 

Attorneys for Defendant Fifth Third Bank 

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP 

Scott M. Pearson (State Bar No. 173880) 

lacalendar@stroock.com 

spearson@stroock.com 

Stephen J. Newman (State Bar No. 181570) 

lacalendar@stroock.com 

snewman@stroock.com 

2029 Century Park East, 16th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 556-5800 

Facsimile: (310) 556-5959 

By: /s/ Scott M. Pearson 

Scott M. Pearson 

Attorneys for Defendant Merrick Bank 

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MOSES SINGER LLP 

Abraham Y. Skoff (admitted pro hac vice) 

askoff@mosessinger.com 

Jennifer Nigro (admitted pro hac vice) 

jnigro@mosessinger.com 

405 Lexington Avenue 

New York, NY 10174 

Telephone: 212-554-7800 

Facsimile: 212-554-7700

By: /s/ Jennifer Nigro 

Jennifer Nigro 

Attorneys for Defendants MBF Leasing, 

LLC, Northern Funding, LLC, Northern 

Leasing Systems, Inc., Golden Eagle 

Leasing, LLC, Lease Finance Group, LLC, 

RBL Capital Group, LLC, Jay Cohen, Rich 

Hahn, Sara Krieger, Lina Kravic and Sam 

Buono 

 SCHEIN & CAI LLP 

James Cai (State Bar No. 200189) 

jcai@sacattorneys.com

111 West St. John Street, Suite 1250 

San Jose, California 95113 

Telephone: (408) 436-0789 

Facsimile: (408) 436-0758

By: /s/ James Cai 

James Cai 

Attorneys for Defendants Atlas Payment 

Processing and Fiona Walshe 

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HARRISON & HELD, LLP 

John M. Heaphy (admitted pro hac vice) 

jheaphy@harrisonheld.com 

333 West Wacker, Suite 1700 

Chicago, Illinois 60606-1250 

Tel: (312) 753-6160 

Facsimile: (312) 753-6159 

By: /s/ John M. Heaphy 

John M. Heaphy 

Attorneys for Defendants MBF Merchant 

Capital, LLC and William Healy 

 

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ORDER 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2(a), and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, it is 

therefore ORDERED that: 

1. The Served Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended 

Complaint no later than July 26, 2010, and shall set any motions filed in response to the First Amended 

Complaint for hearing on September 9, 2010; 

2. Plaintiffs shall oppose any such motions filed in response to the First Amended 

Complaint in accordance with the local rules; 

3. Served Defendants shall reply to any such oppositions in accordance with the local 

rules; 

4. All pending motions filed by the Served Defendants on or about June 4, 2010 in 

response to the Original Complaint are deemed moot, and the hearings on said motions set for August 

5, 2010 are vacated. The Case Management Conference is continued to September 9, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 7/12/2010 

 THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

I, Maria Ellinikos, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this document. In 

compliance with section X(B) of General Order 45, I hereby attest that Adam J. Gutride, Cary 

Sullivan, Stephen Coleangelo, Robert N. Webner, Scott M. Pearson, Jennifer Nigro, James Cai, and 

John M. Heaphy concurred in this filing. 

 

/s/ Maria Ellinikos 

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