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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Property Damage

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Stipulation Extending Time for Board and State of California to Respond to Complaint (2:16-cv-00709-MCE-EFB)

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

MOLLY K. MOSLEY

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

NHAN T. VU, State Bar No. 189508

MICHAEL SAPOZNIKOW, State Bar No. 242640

Deputy Attorneys General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (213) 897-2484

Fax: (213) 897-5775

E-mail: Nhan.Vu@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

California Board of Equalization

and State of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALINA BEKKERMAN; BRANDON 

GRIFFITH; JENNY LEE and 

CHARLES LISSER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CALIFORNIA BOARD OF 

EQUALIZATION; STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA; AT&T, INC.; SPRINT 

CORPORATION; T-MOBILE US, 

INC.; VERIZON COMMUNICA- TIONS, INC.; AND DOES 1 TO 20,

INCLUSIVE

Defendants.

2:16-cv-00709-MCE-EFB 

STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME 

FOR DEFENDANTS CALIFORNIA 

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND 

PETITION; ORDER THEREON

Trial Date: Not Set

Action Filed: February 5, 2016

Action Removed: April 4, 2016

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Stipulation Extending Time for Board and State of California to Respond to Complaint (2:16-cv-00709-MCE-EFB)

Plaintiffs Alina Bekkerman, Brandon Griffith, Jenny Lee, and Charles Lisser 

(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants California Board of Equalization and 

State of California (collectively, “State Defendants”), by and through their 

respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

A. Whereas, Plaintiffs served the Complaint and Petition (“Complaint”) 

in this action upon the State Defendants on April 4, 2016;

B. Whereas, Defendant AT&T Mobility, LLC, removed this action to 

this Court on April 4, 2016;

C. Whereas, the State Defendants’ response to the Complaint was 

initially due on April 25, 2016, which deadline was initially extended to May 23, 

2016, and is currently set for June 6, 2016;

D. Whereas, Plaintiffs and the State Defendants intend to file motions to 

remand with a hearing date of August 25, 2016;

E. Whereas, Plaintiffs and Defendants AT&T Mobility LLC (“AT&T”), 

Sprint Solutions, Inc. (“Sprint”), T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile”), and Cellco 

Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon”) (collectively, the “Carrier 

Defendants”) have stipulated to an extension of the Carrier Defendants’ deadline to 

respond to the Complaint to permit resolution of the motions to remand before 

those defendants are required to respond to the Complaint; 

F. Whereas, Plaintiffs and the State Defendants agree that the deadline 

for the State Defendants to respond to the Complaint should be extended for the 

same reason;

/ / /

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Stipulation Extending Time for Board and State of California to Respond to Complaint (2:16-cv-00709-MCE-EFB)

NOW, THEREFORE, PLAINTIFFS AND THE STATE DEFENDANTS 

STIPULATE AND AGREE THAT:

The State Defendants’ deadline to respond to the Complaint is extended 

from June 6, 2016 to two weeks after the Court’s order on the remand motions 

becomes final, or September 12, 2016, whichever is later.

Dated: June 2, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

MOLLY K. MOSLEY

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

NHAN T. VU

Deputy Attorney General

By: /s/ Michael Sapoznikow

MICHAEL SAPOZNIKOW

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants California Board of Equalization

and State of California

Dated: June 2, 2016 Respectfully Submitted, 

HATTIS LAW

By: /s/ Daniel M. Hattis (as authorized on

 06/02/16)

DANIEL M. HATTIS

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Alina Bekkerman, 

Brandon Griffith, Jenny Lee, and Charles Lisser

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[Proposed] Order (2:16-cv-00709-MCE-EFB)

ORDER

Good cause having been shown pursuant to the Stipulation Extending Time 

for Defendants California Board of Equalization and State of California to Respond 

to Complaint and Petition, the time for the State Defendants to respond to the 

Complaint shall be extended from June 6, 2016 to two weeks after the Court’s order 

on the remand motions becomes final, or September 12, 2016, whichever is later.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 6, 2016

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