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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

KEVIN SEIBERT (Bar No. 119356)

ANNIE S. AMARAL (Bar No. 238189)

621 Capitol Mall, Eighteenth Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814-4686

Telephone: (916) 444-1000

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100

kseibert@downeybrand.com

aamaral@downeybrand.com

Attorneys for Defendants

CAL STATE MORTGAGE CO., INC., a California 

corporation; CAL STATE HOME LOANS, a California 

Corporation; CAL STATE GROWTH FUND, a California 

Corporation; ALEXANDER GOMEZ, ROXANNA 

SEWARD, and LEONETTE BELLING

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPHINE HOUSE, by her guardian ad 

litem, PUBLIC GUARDIAN OF 

STANISLAUS COUNTY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAL STATE MORTGAGE CO., INC., a 

California corporation; CAL STATE 

HOME LOANS, INC., a California 

corporation; CAL STATE GROWTH 

FUND, a California corporation, 

ALEXANDER GOMEZ; ROXANNA

SEWARD; LEONETTE BELLING; 

BENJAMIN CAPITAL, INC., a California 

corporation; MURPHY SABATINO; 

MILTON MCLAURIN; LARRY 

MENTON; and JOAN HOUSE, a 

necessary party.

Defendants.

1:08-CV-1880-OWW-GSA

Related Case Number:

1:09-cv-2134 LJO SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT IN RELATED CASE

Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), it is HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Josephine 

House, by her guardian ad litem, Public Guardian of Stanislaus County (“House”) on the one 

hand, and Defendants Cal State Growth Fund (“CSGF”), Roxanna Seward (“Seward”), and 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

Leonette Belling (“Belling”) on the other hand, by and through their respective counsel, as 

follows:

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Plaintiff commenced an action against CSGF, Seward, Belling, and others, 

on December 7, 2009, by filing a Complaint in the above-captioned Court, case no. 1:09-cv-2134 

LJO SMS (the “09 Action”);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff served CSGF and Seward with the 09 Action by mail on March 2, 

2010, which form of service CSGF and Seward agreed to accept;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff personally served Belling with the 09 Action on April 2, 2010;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and CSGF and Seward previously stipulated that CSGF and 

Seward’s deadline for responding to the 09 Action would be April 22, 2010;

WHEREAS, Belling’s deadline for responding to the 09 Action is May 10, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, CSGF, Seward, and Belling are discussing the possibility of 

settlement and will attend a formal settlement conference in May 2010.

STIPULATION

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and in an effort to foster 

discussions regarding settlement of the 09 Action and the lead case set forth in the caption above 

(case number 08-cv-1880-OWW-GSA), Plaintiff, together with CSGF, Seward, and Belling agree 

that CSGF, Seward and Belling’s deadline for filing their responsive pleading in the 09 Action 

shall be May 24, 2010.

This is the second stipulation regarding the timing for Belling to respond to the 09 Action. 

It is the third stipulation extending CSGF and Seward’s time to respond to the Complaint in the 

09 Action.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

DATED: May 10, 2010 DOWNEY BRAND LLP

By: /s/ Annie S. Amaral

ANNIE S. AMARAL

Attorney for Defendants

CAL STATE GROWTH FUND; CAL STATE 

MORTGAGE CO., INC., a California 

corporation; CAL STATE HOME LOANS, a 

California Corporation; ALEXANDER GOMEZ; 

ROXANNA SEWARD; and LEONETTE 

BELLING

DATED: May 10 , 2010 CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, 

INC.

By: /s/ Katherine Hogan

KATHERINE HOGAN

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPHINE HOUSE, by her guardian ad litem, 

PUBLIC GUARDIAN OF STANISLAUS 

COUNTY

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 10, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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