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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

THE HOME LOAN AUDITORS, LLC, et al.,

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 3:16-cv-04839-RS 

JOINT/STIPULATED MOTION TO 

ENLARGE TIME TO RESPOND TO 

MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND TO 

CONTINUE HEARING, AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER ENLARGING TIME TO RESPOND 

TO MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND 

CONTINUING THE HEARING 

 Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, the undersigned counsel for the Parties (“the Parties”), 

respectfully request that the Court enter an Order enlarging the deadlines to file responses and 

replies and the hearing in connection with two motions to dismiss filed by Defendants Luna and 

Alcaraz (Dkt. Nos. 86, 91). The Parties stipulate and request that responses to the motions to 

dismiss be filed on or before March 2, 2017, with Defendants’ replies, if any, due on March 15, 

2017. The Parties also request that the hearing be continued to March 30, 2017, due to a conflict 

of one of the Parties’ counsel on March 16 and a conflict of another counsel on March 23. As 

required by Civil L.R. 6-2(a), the United States submits the attached Seventh Declaration of 

Christopher Belen (“Belen Decl.”). 

The Parties agree and stipulate as follows: 

1. On January 17, 2017, Defendants Luna and Alcaraz moved to dismiss claims against 

them by the United States, Defendant David Spieker, and Defendant Gutierrez. (Dkt. No. 86.)

Under the Local Rules, the responses to this motion to dismiss would be due on January 31, 

2017. See Civil L.R. 7.3. On January 24, 2017, Defendants Luna and Alcaraz moved to dismiss 

the Intervenor Plaintiffs’ claims. (Dkt. No. 91.) Under the Local Rules, the Intervenor 

Plaintiffs’ response would be due on February 7, 2017. See Civil L.R. 7.3. Both motions to 

dismiss have been noticed for hearing on March 16, 2017. 

2. As set forth in the attached Declaration, for example, the United States needs additional 

time to adequately respond to the arguments in Defendants’ motion. In light of the claims in the 

AS MODIFIED BY THE 

COURT

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motions to dismiss, the Parties submit that it is prudent to have all responses to the motions due 

on the same date, and likewise for the replies. Moreover, the hearing date needs to be postponed 

due to a conflict affecting the individuals at the firm representing Defendants Luna and Alcaraz.

3. The Parties request that the deadline to respond to the motions to dismiss be enlarged and 

set for March 2, 2017. Defendants Luna and Alcaraz’s replies, if any, will be filed on or before 

March 15, 2017. The Parties also request that the hearing on the motions be continued and reset 

for March 30, 2017. 

4. The Parties submit that this enlargement will not significantly affect the schedule for the 

case. Following the proposed schedule, the motions to dismiss will be fully briefed two weeks 

before the hearing on March 30, 2017. Nor do the Parties believe this enlargement will have any 

effect on the current deadlines for a case management statement (February 2, 2017) or the case 

management conference scheduled for February 9, 2017. 

5. Parties to this case have previously requested two modifications of deadlines: the 

enlargement of time to serve process (Dkt. No. 43) and the continuance of the case management 

conference (Dkt. No. 53). In addition, Defendant Spieker submitted a Notice of Unavailability 

for the initial date for the Case Management Conference before the previously-assigned judge 

(Dkt. No. 26), which the Court rescheduled (Dkt. No. 29). The Court has slightly modified other 

dates and Defendant Gutierrez and Intervenor Plaintiffs re-noticed hearing dates for pending 

motions when this case was reassigned. 

WHEREFORE the Parties request that the Court enter an Order setting a modified 

briefing schedule for the pending motions to dismiss and continuing the hearing on the motions 

as follows: responses due on or before March 2, 2017, replies by Defendants Luna and Alcaraz 

on or before March 15, 2017, and a hearing on March 30, 2017. 

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Dated: January 30, 2017. 

T.E. WHEELER, II 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Civil Rights Division 

 

SAMEENA SHINA MAJEED 

Chief 

 /s/ Christopher D. Belen 

R. TAMAR HAGLER, Deputy Chief (CA 189441) 

VARDA HUSSAIN, Acting Special Litigation Counsel (VA 70132) 

CHRISTOPHER D. BELEN (VA 78281) 

ABIGAIL MARSHAK (NY Reg. No. 5350053) 

JUNIS BALDON (KY 93045) 

United States Department of Justice 

Civil Rights Division 

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - NWB 

Washington, DC 20530 

Phone: (202) 353-1339 

Facsimile: (202) 514-1116 

Christopher.Belen@usdoj.gov

Abigail.Marshak@usdoj.gov

Junis.Baldon@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States of America

 /s/ Armando S. Mendez 

ARMANDO S. MENDEZ, SBN 203909 

1231 8TH STREET #600 

MODESTO, CA 95354 

(209) 622-0600 

Attorney for Defendant Oralia Gutierrez

 /s/ David M. Spieker 

DAVID M. SPIEKER SBN 215548 

ATTORNEY AT LAW 

744 MILBANK DRIVE 

MODESTO, CA 95357 

TELEPHONE (209) 247-0271 

davidspieker3104@yahoo.com

Defendant in propria persona

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 /s/ Rebecca M. Coll 

JAMES A. QUADRA, State Bar No. 131084 

REBECCA M. COLL, State Bar No. 184468 

QUADRA & COLL, LLP 

649 Mission Street, 5th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 426-3502 

Facsimile: (415) 795-4530 

Attorneys for Defendants Raul Luna and Omar Alcaraz 

 /s/ Joseph Jaramillo 

JOSEPH JARAMILLO (SB# 178566) 

jjaramillo@heraca.org 

GINA DI GIUSTO (SB# 293252) 

gdigiusto@heraca.org 

HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS 

ADVOCATES 

1814 Franklin Street, Ste. 1040 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 271-8443 

Facsimile: (650) 392-8255 

Attorneys for Intervenor Plaintiffs Eberardo Perez, Roberto Hernandez, Magdalena Galindo, 

DG, CH, and Housing and Economic Rights Advocates 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION: 

Parties shall file responses to Defendants Luna and Alcaraz’s motions to dismiss (Dkt. 

Nos. 86, 91) on or before March 2, 2017. Defendants Luna and Alcaraz shall file their replies, if 

any, on or before March 15, 2017. The hearing on these motions to dismiss is continued to 

March 30, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 Honorable Richard Seeborg 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

1/31/17

April 6,

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