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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND

TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO ALLOW THE PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION

Abraham J. Colman (SBN 146933)

acolman@reedsmith.com

Felicia Y. Yu (SBN 193316)

fyu@reedsmith.com

Mathew M. Wrenshall (SBN 284466)

mwrenshall@reedsmith.com

REED SMITH LLP

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514

Telephone: 213.457.8000

Facsimile: 213.457.8080

Attorneys for Defendant

INCOMM HOLDINGS, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARBARA FAFARD, individually and on behalf 

of a class of similarly situated individuals,

Plaintiff,

vs.

APPLE INC., BEST BUY CO., INC.; and 

INCOMM HOLDINGS, INC.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 3:12-cv-05125-EMC

STIPULATED REQUEST AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND 

DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND TO 

PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO ALLOW

THE PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN 

MEDIATION

[Local Rules 6-1 and 7-12]

Hon. Edward M. Chen

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND

TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO ALLOW THE PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1 and 7-12, Plaintiff Barbara Fafard and Defendants Apple Inc., 

Best Buy Co. Inc., and InComm Holdings, Inc., through their respective counsel of record, hereby

stipulate to extend the time for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint. This extension of 

time will enable the parties to attempt to participate in a mediation, which shall be commenced in

February 2013.

The parties shall file a joint status report informing the Court of the progress or outcome of 

the mediation on or before March 1, 2013. In the event that the parties’ mediation efforts are 

continuing to progress as of March 1, 2013, they shall be permitted an additional 30 days to continue 

those efforts and, in such an event, will be required to file a joint status report by no later than April 

1, 2013. 

If any party deems the mediation efforts to be unsuccessful, they shall so advise the Court 

and within 21 days thereof the Defendants shall respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint. 

Should Defendants elect to file a Rule 12 motion, the date by which Plaintiff’s response to 

any such motion would be due shall be extended by an additional 21 days. 

The date by which any reply in further support of any Rule 12 motion shall be filed shall also 

be extended by an additional 14 days. 

DATED: December 21, 2012 MARCUS & AUERBACH LLC

By /s/ Jonathan Auerbach

Jonathan Auerbach

Attorney for Plaintiff

BARBARA FAFARD

DATED: December 21, 2012 REED SMITH LLP

By /s/ Felicia Yu

Abraham J. Colman

Felicia Yu

Mathew M. Wrenshall

Attorney for Defendants

INCOMM HOLDINGS, INC. AND BEST BUY 

CO. INC.

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND

TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO ALLOW THE PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION

DATED: December 21, 2012 PAUL HASTINGS 

By /s/ David M. Walsh

David M. Walsh

Attorney for Defendant

APPLE INC. 

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND

TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO ALLOW THE PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION

FILER’S ATTESTATION

I, Felicia Yu, attest that as the ECF filer of this Stipulation I obtained concurrence for this 

filing from all signatories to this document.

DATED: December 21, 2012 REED SMITH LLP

By /s/ Felicia Yu

Felicia Yu

Attorneys for Defendants

INCOMM HOLDINGS, INC. AND BEST BUY 

CO. INC.

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND

TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO ALLOW THE PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that the 

Defendants’ response date to Plaintiff’s Complaint shall be extended so that the parties can

participate in mediation. Defendants’ response date to Plaintiff’s Complaint shall be 21 days after 

any party advises the Court that mediation efforts have been unsuccessful. Plaintiff shall have an 

additional 21 days to respond to any dispositive motion that Defendants might file and Defendants 

shall have an additional 14 days to file a reply in support of any dispositive motion. 

SO ORDERED:

DATED: 

EDWARD M. CHEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

The CMC is 

reset from 1/31/13 

to 4/11/13 at 9:00 

a.m. 1/3/13

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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PROOF OF SERVICE

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A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

PROOF OF SERVICE

I, Candice A. Spoon, declare as follows:

I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a 

party to the within action. My business address is REED SMITH LLP, 355 South Grand Avenue, 

Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514. On December 21, 2012, I served the following

document(s) by the method indicated below:

STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ 

TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO ALLOW THE PARTIES TO 

PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION

BY CM/ECF ELECTRONIC DELIVERY: In accordance with the registered case 

participants and in accordance with the procedures set forth at the Court’s website 

www.ecf.cand.uscourts.gov 

by transmitting via facsimile on this date from fax number 213.457.8080 the document(s) 

listed above to the fax number(s) set forth below. The transmission was completed before 

5:00 PM and was reported complete and without error. The transmission report, which is 

attached to this proof of service, was properly issued by the transmitting fax machine. 

Service by fax was made by agreement of the parties, confirmed in writing.

by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully 

prepaid, in the United States mail at Los Angeles, California addressed as set forth below. 

I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice of collection and processing of 

correspondence for mailing. Under that practice, it would be deposited with the U.S. 

Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course 

of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if 

the postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after the date of 

deposit for mailing in this Declaration.

by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope(s) and by causing personal 

delivery of the envelope(s) to the person(s) at the address(es) set forth below. A signed 

proof of service by the process server or delivery service will be filed shortly.

by personally delivering the document(s) listed above to the person(s) at the address(es) set 

forth below.

by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope(s) and consigning it to an 

express mail service for guaranteed delivery on the next business day following the date of 

consignment to the address(es) set forth below. A copy of the consignment slip is attached 

to this proof of service.

by transmitting via email to the parties at the email addresses listed below:

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PROOF OF SERVICE

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A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

William A. Kershaw, Esq.

Stuart C. Talley, Esq.

Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff LLP

401 Watt Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95864

Tel: 916.448.9800

Fax: 916.669.4499

Email: stalley@kcrlegal.com, 

landerson@kcrlegal.com, 

wkershaw@kcrlegal.com,

vburnsworth@kcrlegal.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Barbara Fafard

Jonathan Auerbach, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)

Jerome M. Marcus, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)

Marcus & Auerbach LLC

101 Greenwood Avenue, Suite 310

Jenkintown, PA 19046

Tel: 215.885.2250

Fax: 888.875.0469

Email: jmarcus@marcusauerbach.com

jauerbach@marcusauerbach.com

cdodies@marcusauerbach.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Barbara Fafard

David M. Walsh, Esq.

Katherine F. Murray, Esq.

Adam M. Sevell, Esq.

Paul Hastings LLP

515 South Flower Stree, 25th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Tel: 213.683.6000

Fax: 213.627.0705

Email: davidwalsh@paulhastings.com

katherinemurray@paulhastings.com

adamsevell@paulhastings.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Apple Inc.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the above is 

true and correct. Executed on December 21, 2012, at Los Angeles, California.

/s/ Candice A. Spoon

CANDICE A. SPOON

US_ACTIVE-107428272.3

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