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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Stipulation/Proposed Order Re: Stay 

C 07-1379 SI

Eric A. Grover (Bar No. 136080) 

eagrover@kellergrover.com 

Denise L. Díaz (Bar No. 159516) 

ddiaz@kellergrover.com

KELLER GROVER LLP 

425 Second Street, Suite 500 

San Francisco, California 94107 

Tel: (415) 543-1305; Fax (415) 543-7861 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ROBERT DISTER 

Patrick J. Hagan (Bar No. 68264) 

Edward E. Hartley (Bar No. 122892) 

eeh@dillinghammurphy.com 

DILLINGHAM & MURPHY, LLP 

225 Bush Street, 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104-4207

Tel: 415-397-2700; Fax: 415-397-3300

Attorneys for Defendant 

BENETTON U.S.A. CORPORATION d/b/a 

UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROBERT DISTER, on behalf of himself 

and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

BENETTON U.S.A. CORPORATION 

d/b/a UNITED COLORS OF 

BENETTON,

Defendant.

Case No. C 07-1379 SI 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO STAY ACTION PENDING 

NINTH CIRCUIT’S REVIEW OF CLASS 

CERTIFICATION IN FACTA CASES 

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Stipulation/Proposed Order Re: Stay 

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Plaintiff Robert Dister (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Benetton U.S.A. Corporation d/b/a 

United Colors of Benetton (“Defendant”), by and through their respective counsel, and subject 

to Court approval, hereby stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff in this putative class action alleges that Defendant willfully 

violated a provision of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”), 15 U.S.C. 

§ 1681c(g), which provides, in relevant part, that “no person that accepts credit cards or debit 

cards for the transaction of business shall print more than the last 5 digits of the card number or 

the expiration date upon any receipt provided to the cardholder at the point of the sale or 

transaction”;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff seeks, among other relief, statutory damages for Defendant’s 

alleged willful violation of FACTA pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1681n, on behalf of a class 

presently defined as all consumers nationwide who received receipts containing prohibited 

information; 

WHEREAS, Defendant contends that it properly truncated account numbers on 

receipts, meaning that its violation, if any, of 15 U.S.C. §1681c(g) was its printing of 

expiration dates on receipts; 

WHEREAS, in Soualian v. International Coffee & Tea, LLC, Case No. CV 07-502 

RGK (JCx) (C.D. Cal.), leave to appeal granted, Appellate Dkt No. 07-56377 (9th Cir. 

Sept. 13, 2007) (“Soualian”), the plaintiff similarly sought certification of a nationwide class 

based on the defendant’s alleged willful printing of credit and debit card expiration dates on 

customer receipts in violation of 15 U.S.C. §1681c(g); 

WHEREAS, the district court denied class certification in Soualian finding that a class 

action would not be a “superior” method of adjudication under FED.R.CIV.P. 23(b)(3) because 

a class award of the statutory damages authorized by 15 U.S.C. § 1681n would be 

disproportionate to the harm posed by the defendant’s allegedly willful violations of the 

statute; 

WHEREAS, several district courts in the Ninth Circuit have denied class certification 

in other FACTA cases on similar grounds; 

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WHEREAS, Defendant intends to oppose Plaintiff’s motion for class certification for at 

least some of the same legal and factual reasons that the Soualian court relied upon to deny 

class certification; 

WHEREAS, the plaintiff in Soualian filed a petition seeking immediate review of the 

court’s order denying class certification in Soualian pursuant to FED.R.CIV.P. 23(f), which the 

Ninth Circuit granted on September 13, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the appellant Soualian’s opening brief was filed on January 16, 2008, the 

appellee International Coffee’s brief is due on February 26, 2008, and appellant’s reply brief, if 

any, is due on March 11, 2008; 

WHEREAS, prior to and since the Ninth Circuit’s grant of review, this Court along 

with other district courts in the Central and Northern Districts of California stayed the 

following FACTA cases pending the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Soualian:

1. Moon v. FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services, Inc., Case No. C 06-7657 

SI (N.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2008); 

2. Hile v. The Body Shop Int’l PLC, Case No. C 07-791 JSW (N.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 

2008);

3. Hile v. Max Rave LLC, Case No. C 07-738 JSW (N.D. Cal. Dec. 7, 2007); 

4. Lopez v. The Gymboree Corp., Case No. C 07-0087 SI (N.D. Cal. Nov. 1, 

2007);

5. Figueroa v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Inc., Case No. SACV 07-0019-

DOC (ANx) (CD. Cal. Oct. 30, 2007) (staying action sua sponte); 

6. Saunders v. Claim Jumper Restaurants, LLC, Case No. CV 07-0168-DOC 

(ANx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 23 and 26, 2007);

7. Vigdorchik v. Century Theatres, Inc., Case No. C 07-00736 MMC (N.D. Cal. 

Oct. 25, 2007);

8. Soualian v. Barney’s New York, Inc., Case No. CV 07-0558-GW (FFMx) 

(C.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2007);

9. Saunders v. The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc., Case No. SACV 07-0172-CJC 

(ANx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2007);

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10. Price v. Pacific Theaters, Case No. CV 07-00929-ER (Ex) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 

2007);

11. Aeschbacher v. California Pizza Kitchen, Case No. CV 07-00215-VBF 

(JWJx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 11, 2007); 

12. Libman v. bebe Stores, Inc., Case No. CV 07-972-ABC (Ex) (C.D. Cal. 

Oct. 5, 2007);

13. Saunders v. Fuddrucker’s, Inc., Case No. CV 07-0953-GW (RZx) (C.D. Cal. 

Sept. 27, 2007) (staying action sua sponte); 

14. Dister v. Benetton, Case No. C 07-013799 MJJ (N.D. Cal. Sept. 21, 2007); 

15. Saunders v. In-N-Out Burgers, Case No. CV 07-00169-GW (MLGx) (C.D. 

Cal. Sept. 10, 2007) (staying action sua sponte);

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Soualian may provide 

important guidance to this Court and to the parties with respect to whether class treatment of 

Plaintiff’s FACTA claim is superior to individual actions under FED.R.CIV.P. 23(b)(3); 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that this Court has discretion to control its docket to 

serve the interests of justice and judicial economy, Moses H. Cone Mem. Hosp. v. Mercury 

Constr. Corp., 460 U.S. 1, 20, n. 23 (1983); Adams v. California Dep’t of Health Svcs., 487 

F.3d 684, 688 (9th Cir. 2007); 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a stay of this action will conserve judicial and party 

resources, avoid unnecessary expenditures of time, effort, and money, and serve the interests of 

justice and judicial economy, see Figueroa v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Case No. SACV 

07-0019-DOC, slip op. at 3 (holding that “it would be a considerable waste of time and effort 

for the parties and the Court to proceed with this action when the major point of contention is 

likely to be resolved by the Ninth Circuit”);

NOW, THEREFORE, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE PARTIES, BY AND 

THROUGH THEIR UNDERSIGNED COUNSEL, HEREBY STIPULATE AS 

FOLLOWS:

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1. That this action be stayed in its entirety pending resolution of the appeal in 

Soualian v. Int’l Coffee and Tea, LLC, Appellate Dkt No. 07-56377 (9th Cir.), or any 

subsequent appeals filed in other FACTA class actions; 

2. That this case remain stayed until all appeals are exhausted on the class 

certification issue, including any review by the United States Supreme Court; 

3. That the parties suggest to the Court that it schedule a status conference every 

six (6) months to determine whether it is appropriate to continue the stay of this action;

4. That each party shall reserve the right to approach the Court at any time and, 

upon a showing of good cause, seek modification, extension or termination of this order; and 

5. That the case management conference scheduled for March 5, 2008 be vacated. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: February 21, 2008 KELLER GROVER LLP 

By: /s/ 

ERIC A. GROVER 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ROBERT DISTER 

DATED: February 21, 2008 DILLINGHAM & MURPHY, LLP 

By: /s/ 

EDWARD E. HARTLEY 

Attorneys for Defendant 

BENETTON U.S.A. CORPORATION 

D/B/A UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON

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Stipulation/Proposed Order Re: Stay 

C 07-1379 SI

ORDER

Upon the Stipulation of the parties, and for good cause shown, this action is stayed in its 

entirety until the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals renders a decision in Soualian v. Int’l Coffee and 

Tea, LLC, Appellate Dkt. No. 07-56377 (9th Cir.). This case shall remain stayed until all appeals 

of that decision are exhausted, including any review by the United States Supreme Court. 

The case management conference scheduled for March 5, 2008 is hereby vacated. A 

status conference shall be set for to determine whether it is appropriate 

to continue the stay of this action. Further status conferences on the appropriateness of this stay 

shall be set thereafter. The parties reserve the right to approach the Court at any time and, upon a 

showing of good cause, seek modification, extension or termination of this order. 

The parties shall submit a report on as to the status of the appeals 

in other FACTA cases, and any developments in this case. The parties also will inform the Court 

as to whether the stay should remain in place or be lifted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Honorable Susan Illston 

 United States District Judge 

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6/6/08 @ 2:00 p.m.

6/2/08

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