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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION RE: FILING OF PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 

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HERUM CRABTREE BROWN 

A California Professional Corporation 

JAMES BELFORD BROWN (SBN: 83355) 

JENNIFER K. WHIPPLE (SBN: 196795) 

2291 West March Lane, Suite B100 

Stockton, California 95207 

Telephone: (209) 472-7700 

Facsimile: (209) 472-7986 

jwhipple@herumcrabtree.com

CHAVEZ & GERTLER, LLP 

JONATHAN E. GERTLER (SBN: 111531) 

42 Miller Avenue 

Mill Valley, California 94941 

Telephone: (415) 381-5599 

Facsimile: (415) 381-5572 

jon@chavezgertler.com

LAW OFFICES OF KIM E. CARD 

Kim E. Card (SBN: 147779) 

1690 Sacramento Street 

Berkeley, California 94702 

Telephone: (510) 684-5863 

Facsimile: (510) 644-2659 

kimecard@earthlink.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs GERALD SMITH 

and the Proposed Plaintiff Class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

GERALD SMITH, on behalf of himself and all 

others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 

CORPORATION, a North Carolina 

Corporation; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive,

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: C07-02104 SC 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION RE: FILING OF 

PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

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 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) (Amended and Supplemental 

Pleadings) and Local Rule 7-12 (Stipulations), the parties to the above-entitled action, by and 

through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows, subject to the Court’s approval: 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs wish to file an amended complaint in the form of the First 

Amended Complaint for Damages, Restitution, Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (the “First 

Amended Complaint), attached hereto as Exhibit 1; and 

 WHEREAS, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) provides that a party may amend a 

pleading following the filing of a responsive pleading “by leave of court or by written consent of 

the adverse party; and leave shall be freely given when justice so requires;” and 

 WHEREAS, pursuant to paragraph 3 of the parties’ Stipulation Re: Continued Date for 

Initial Case Management Conference and Related Dates, filed herein on July 23, 2007, and 

approved by the Court on July 30, 2007, (“the July 23 Stipulation”), plaintiffs provided a copy of 

the proposed First Amended Complaint to defendant Cardinal Logistics Management 

Corporation (“Cardinal”) on July 23, 2007, for the purpose of inquiring as to whether Cardinal 

would consent to the filing of the First Amended Complaint; and 

 WHEREAS, pursuant to paragraph 4 of the July 23 Stipulation, Cardinal timely notified 

counsel for Plaintiffs that Cardinal would consent to the filing of the First Amended Complaint; 

 NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the foregoing, the parties hereby agree and stipulate as 

follows: 

 1. Subject to the Court’s approval of this Stipulation, plaintiffs may file the First 

Amended Complaint attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 

 2. Defendant Cardinal’s agreement to this Stipulation and consent to the filing of the 

First Amended Complaint does not waive any right Cardinal may otherwise have to challenge 

the First Amended Complaint by way of responsive pleading once the First Amended Complaint 

is filed. 

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 3. Plaintiffs’ counsel will file the First Amended Complaint as a separate pleading, 

in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, via the ECF system within five (5) court days of receipt 

of the Court’s Order indicating approval of this Stipulation. 

 4. Defendant Cardinal shall plead in response to the First Amended Complaint 

within 10 days after the filing and service of the First Amended Complaint via the ECF system. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 14, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF KIM E. CARD 

 

 By: _________/s/_________________ 

 KIM E. CARD 

 On Behalf of All Counsel 

 for Plaintiff GERALD SMITH 

 and the Proposed Plaintiff Class 

Dated: August 14, 2007 SCOPELITIS, GARVIN, LIGHT & 

 HANSON 

 By: __________/s/_______________________

 James H. Hanson 

Robert L. Browning 

Attorneys for Defendant CARDINAL 

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 

CORPORATION 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 17, 2007 By: ________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE SAMUEL CONTI

 SENIOR JUDGE OF THE 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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ATTESTATION REGARDING THE SIGNATURE OF NON-FILING COUNSEL 

 I, Kim E. Card, co-counsel for the Plaintiff in this action declare that, prior to the 

electronic filing of this Stipulation, I attained a faxed or scanned copy of the signature of 

Defendant’s counsel thereon, verifying Defendant’s approval of this Stipulation, and concurrence 

in the filing of the document. 

Dated: August 17, 2007 _______/s/______________________________ 

 KIM E. CARD 

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