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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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Alan Himmelfarb (Cal. Bar. No. 90480)

KAMBEREDELSON LLC

2757 Leonis Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90058

(323) 585-8696

ahimmelfarb@kamberedelson.com

Ethan Preston (pro hac vice)

KAMBEREDELSON LLC

The Monadnock Building

53 West Jackson, Suite 550

Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 589-6370

epreston@kamberedelson.com

Scott A. Kamber

KAMBEREDELSON LLC

11 Broadway, 22d Floor

New York, NY 10004

(212) 920-3072 

skamber@kamberedelson.com

David Christopher Parisi (Cal. Bar. No. 162248)

Suzanne L. Havens Beckman (Cal. Bar. No. 162248)

Parisi & Havens LLP

15233 Valleyheart Drive

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

(818) 990-1299

dparisi@parisihavens.com 

shavensbeckman@parisihavens.com

Counsel for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MATTHEW ELVEY, an individual, BRAD

ZIGLER, an individual, and JOEL

GRIFFITHS, an individual, on their own

behalf and on behalf of all others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs

v.

TD AMERITRADE, INC., a New York

corporation, and DOES 1 to 100, 

Defendants.

No. C 07 2852 VRW

No. C 07 4903 VRW

Judge Vaughn R. Walker

STIPULATION FOR

CONSOLIDATION AND FOR LEAVE

TO FILE CONSOLIDATED

COMPLAINT

Stipulation for Consolidation No. C 07 2852 VRW

for Leave to File Consolidated Complaint No. C 07 4903 VRW

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STIPULATION FOR CONSOLIDATION AND FOR

LEAVE TO FILE CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

Pursuant to Federal Rules 42 and 15, and Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs Matthew Elvey,

Brad Zigler, and Joel Griffiths (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant TD Ameritrade, Inc.

(“Ameritrade”) and hereby stipulate to consolidate Elvey v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., No. C07

2852 VRW (N.D. Cal.) (“Elvey Action”) and Zigler v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., No. 07-4903

VRW (N.D. Cal.) (“Zigler Action”) (together the “Actions”) and to filing the attached

Consolidated Complaint.

Rule 42 provides the Court with the authority to “join for hearing or trial any and all

matters at issue” in separate actions which involve “common question[s] of law or fact.” Fed.

R. Civ. P. 42(a). “[U]nder Rule 42, the main question a court must address is whether there

are common questions of law or fact [and] then must weigh the saving of time and effort

consolidation would produce against any inconvenience, delay or expense that it would

cause.” Single Chip Systems Corp. v. Intermec IP Corp., 495 F. Supp. 2d 1052, 1057 (S.D.

Cal. 2007). Here, the Elvey action and the Zigler action involve substantially the same claims

and class. Further, Plaintiffs and Defendant have reached a proposed class settlement on

behalf of a national class of current and former Ameritrade accountholders. This consolidation

will facilitate and promote the Court’s review of the proposed settlement – the first step

towards expeditiously disposing of two closely related matters on the Court’s docket.

Rule 15 provides that Plaintiffs “may amend [their] pleading . . . with the opposing

party’s written consent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). Ameritrade has again consented to the

amendment of Plaintiffs’ claims and the filing of the Consolidated Complaint. The

Consolidated Complaint conforms to the claims which the proposed settlement is intended to

compromise and release, and is an essential prerequisite to the proposed settlement. 

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, that the Elvey Action and

the Zigler Action shall be consolidated for all purposes and Plaintiffs shall have leave to file

the attached Consolidated Complaint.

Stipulation for Consolidation No. C 07 2852 VRW

for Leave to File Consolidated Complaint No. C 07 4903 VRW

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Dated: May 30, 2008 By: s/Ethan Preston 

Ethan Preston (pro hac vice)

KAMBEREDELSON LLC

The Monadnock Building

53 West Jackson, Suite 550

Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 589-6370

epreston@kamberedelson.com

Alan Himmelfarb (Cal. Bar. No. 90480)

KAMBEREDELSON LLC

2757 Leonis Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90058

(323) 585-8696

ahimmelfarb@kamberedelson.com

Scott A. Kamber

KAMBEREDELSON LLC

11 Broadway, 22d Floor

New York, NY 10004

(212) 920-3072 

skamber@kamberedelson.com

David Christopher Parisi

Suzanne L. Havens Beckman

Parisi & Havens LLP

15233 Valleyheart Drive

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

(818) 990-1299

dparisi@parisihavens.com 

shavensbeckman@parisihavens.com

Counsel for Plaintiffs

Pursuant to Section X of the Northern District of California's General Order No. 45 on

electronic case filing and 28 U.S.C.§ 1746, the filer attests that the undersigned concurred to

the statement above on May 30, 2008.

Dated: May 30, 2008 By: s/Lee H. Rubin 

Lee H. Rubin 

Shirish Gupta

Mayer Brown LLP 

Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300 

3000 El Camino Real 

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2112 

Counsel for Defendant, TD

AMERITRADE, Inc. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: By: 

THE HONORABLE VAUGHN R. WALKER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Stipulation for Consolidation No. C 07 2852 VRW

for Leave to File Consolidated Complaint No. C 07 4903 VRW

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