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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 1

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Joseph Mauro (admitted pro hac vice)

The Law Offices of Joseph Mauro, LLC

631 Montauk Highway, Suite 6

West Islip NY 11795

joemauroesq@hotmail.com

Tel: (631) 669-0921

Fax: (631) 669-5071

Ronald Wilcox, Esq., 176601

2160 The Alameda, First Floor, Suite F

San Jose, CA 95126

Tel: (408) 296-0400

Fax: (408) 296-0486

ronaldwilcox@post.harvard.edu

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

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HELEN BUNCH and BRAD BUNCH, )

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Plaintiff, )

) Civil Action No. 07-03731 JW RS

v. )

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DIVERSE FUNDING ASSOCIATES, )

) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

et al . ) ORDER

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Defendants. )

____________________________________)

Plaintiffs disagree with Defendants’ characterizations in their Motion to 

Extend Time to Mediate (Docket# 50). Nevertheless, in an attempt to resolve this 

matter, the parties hereby agree:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

5/14/2008 LAST AND FINAL CONTINUANCE

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1. The parties, at the request of the ADR Unit, moved the Court to 

extend the deadline to conduct Mediation, to May 31, 2008.

2. In light of Defendants’ inability to complete the Mediation by May 

31, 2008, the Parties hereby request the deadline be extended to 

June 20, 2008. 

3. The Mediation shall occur June 19, 2008. All Defendants shall 

personally appear. Plaintiff Brad Bunch, currently in Vietnam, has 

already been excused by the Hon. Wayne D. Brazil, and thus is not 

required to participate in the Mediation.

4. No party shall file a dispositive motion until the completion of the 

Mediation.

5. The depositions of Jason Evan and Diverse Funding, noticed for 

May 7, 2008, shall be continued to June 13, 2008.

6. The Motion for Protective Order, set to be heard June 4, 2008, 

shall be continued to July 16, 2008.

Date: 5/9/08

/s/Cindy Salvo___________________

Cindy Salvo

Counsel for Defendants

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Date: 5/9/08

/s/Joseph Mauro__________________

Joseph Mauro

Counsel for Plaintiffs

[PROPOSED] ORDER

The Court adopts the stipulation of the parties.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date:

_____________________________________

HON. JAMES WARE 

The Court reminds the parties that 

IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED 

The Court approves the parties above stipulation: 

 1. Mediation shall occur as scheduled on June 19, 2008. The Mediation deadline is continued to June 20, 2008. 

 2. The parties' Motion for Protective order is continue to July 16, 2008 at 9:30 before Magistrate Judge Richard 

Seeborg. 

 3. No party shall file a dispositive motion until the completion of mediation. 

 4. The depositions of Jason Evans and Bunch Funding is continued as stipulated for June 13, 2008 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: 

 To accommodate the parties' mediation efforts the the Court continues a LAST AND FINAL CONTINUANCE of 

the Case Management Conference set for June 2, 2008 at 10:00 AM to June 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM. The parties' 

shall file a joint case management conference statement on or before June 20, 2008. If the case does not settle 

through mediation by that date, the parties shall meet and confer and in a good faith effort develop a discovery plan 

to move this case forward. The joint case management conference statement shall include the parties' proposed 

dates for the close of all discovery. 

This order terminates Docket Items 49, 50 and 51. 

Dated: May 14, 2008 ______________________________ 

 United States District Judge 

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