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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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JOINT STIPULATION TO SET CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Matthew D. Mellen (Bar No. 233350)

Sarah Shapero (Bar No. 281748)

MELLEN LAW FIRM

411 Borel Avenue, Suite 230 

San Mateo, California 94402

Telephone: (650) 638-0120

Facsimile: (650) 638-0125

Attorney for Plaintiffs,

BRET MACDONALD

AMALIA MACDONALD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRET MACDONALD, an individual; and 

AMALIA MACDONALD, an individual;

Plaintiffs,

v.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; and Does 1 

through 50, inclusive,

 Defendants.

Case No.: 3:14-CV-04970-HSG

 

JOINT STIPULATION TO SET CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Plaintiffs Bret MacDonald and Amalia MacDonald (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Wells 

Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Defendant”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby stipulate and agrees as 

follows, subject to the Court’s approval. 

RECITALS

1. WHEREAS, this matter was filed on November 10, 2014 and was initially 

assigned to the Honorable Joseph Spero who scheduled a Case Management 

Conference (“CMC”) for January 2015;

2. WHEREAS, this matter was reassigned to the Honorable Jeffrey S. White in 

January 2015 and the CMC continued to February 2015; 

3. WHEREAS, this matter was reassigned to the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

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in February 2015;

4. Pursuant to the Reassignment Order, the CMC was vacated and the Parties were to 

file a Joint Rule 26(f) Report to determine whether a new CMC would be set, 

which the Parties did in February 2015;

5. Thereafter, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss was denied and Defendant filed an 

Answer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint on or around May 15, 2015; 

6. From February 2015 to September 2015, the Parties were regularly working with 

the Court’s ADR Program to try to resolve the case, however, in September 2015, 

the Parties decided to participate in mediation;

7. In September 2015, the Court issued an Order referring the case to mediation;

8. The Parties attended mediation in January 2016, however, the matter was not 

resolved;

9. The Parties wish to move this Court towards trial and to obtain a trial date. 

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED TO that a Case Management Conference 

be scheduled in this case to take place within sixty (60) days. 

DATED: March 24, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

MELLEN LAW FIRM 

_/s/ Sarah Shapero_______ _____________ 

Sarah Shapero, Esq. 

Attorney for Plaintiffs

DATED: March 24, 2016 SEVERSON & WERSON

_ /s/ Jason Julian_______ _____________ 

Jason Julian, Esq. 

Attorney for Defendant

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PROPOSED ORDER

The Court, having read the above-stipulation and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. A Case Management Conference is scheduled for ___________________. The 

Parties are ordered to file a Joint Case Management Conference Statement no later 

than 7 days prior to the Conference. 

Date: _____________________ ________________________________

Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

March 24, 2016 April 12, 2016 at 2 pm

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