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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 47:0227(b)(3) Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN KERR, EDWARD LI, TIM 

BARNARD, and KENNETH CURTIS, 

individually and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH, 

INC., an Illinois corporation, NATIONAL 

MARKETING RESOURCES, LLC, a 

Missouri limited liability company; 

PARADIGM DIRECT LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company; PARADIGM 

DIRECT MARKETING, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company; 

RESPONSE NORTH, LLC, a Utah 

limited liability company; and DOES 5-

50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No.: 3:16-cv-01352-GPC-BLM

ORDER:

(1) STAYING CASE FOR 90 DAYS 

PENDING MEDIATION 

AND

(2) CONTINUING HEARING DATES 

ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO 

STAY AND MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

TO MARCH 24, 2017

[ECF No. 50.]

On November 2, 2016, Plaintiffs John Kerr, Edward Li, Tim Barnard and Kenneth 

Curtis (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Zacks Investment Research, Inc. 

(“ZIR”), National Marketing Resources, LLC (“NMR”), Paradigm Direct, LLC 

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(“Paradigm Direct”) and Response North, LLC (“Response North”) (collectively,

“Defendants”) filed a Joint Motion to (1) Stay Case Pending Mediation and (2) Continue 

Hearing Dates on Defendants’ Motions to Stay and Motions to Dismiss. (Dkt. No. 50.) 

Having reviewed the joint motion, and good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS

the joint motion. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This case is STAYED, including all discovery, discovery related motions, and the 

deadline for Plaintiffs to file their motion for class certification.

2. The parties have 90 days from the issuance of this Order to conduct mediation.

3. The parties will file a Joint Status Report with the Court within three days of the 

completion of the mediation.

4. The parties are to jointly contact Magistrate Judge Major’s Chambers within three 

days of the completion of mediation to obtain new deadlines for pending discovery 

motions if mediation is not successful.

5. The December 9, 2016 and December 16, 2016 hearing dates for the following 

motions are VACATED and CONTINUED to March 24, 2017: 

a. Motion to Stay Proceedings by ZIR (Dkt. 30); 

b. Motion to Dismiss by ZIR (Dkt. 31);

c. Motion to Dismiss by Response North (Dkt. 35);

d. Motion to Dismiss by NMR and Paradigm (Dkt. 38); and

e. Motion to Stay Proceedings by NMR and Paradigm (Dkt. 39).

6. Plaintiffs’ deadlines to file oppositions to all motions identified in ¶ 5 above are

hereby continued to February 24, 2017.

7. Defendants’ deadlines to file replies to their respective motions identified in ¶ 5 

above are hereby continued to March 10, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 2, 2016

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