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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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1 Mark E. Ellis- 127159 

Andrew M. Steinheimer- 200524 

2 Amanda F. Riley- 284440 

ELLIS LAW GROUP LLP 

3 740 University Avenue, Suite 100 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

4 Tel: (916) 283-8820 

Fax: (916) 283-8821 

5 mellis@ellislawgrp.com 

asteinheimer@ellislawgrp.com 

6 ariley@ellislawgrp.com 

7 Attorneys for Defendant LEGAL EXPRESS, LTD. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

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13 LISA MARIE DITLEVSON, 

14 Plaintiff, 

15 v. 

Case No.: 3:15-cv-03977 MMC 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE 

MEDIATION 

16 LEGAL EXPRESS, LTD., a California [ADR Local Rule 6-5] 

corporation, KRAIG VORSATZ, individually 

17 and in his official capacity; and DOES 1 through 

10, inclusive, 

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Defendants. 

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21 The Court's Order dated November 25, 2015 (Dkt. No. 22) adopted the Parties' Stipulation and 

22 [Proposed] Order Selecting Mediation pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-8 and ADR Local Rule 3-5 

23 (Dkt. No. 20), selecting the ADR process for this case using mediation to be completed before March 

24 3, 2016. 

25 The Parties have discussed the deadline, and have agreed that the mediation deadline is 

26 unrealistic given the parties' own informal and formal discovery timelines. Plaintiff is conducting its 

27 own investigation of the facts and Defendant Legal Express, Ltd. is still determining whether or not it 

28 will seek formal discovery responses at this time. 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE MEDIATION 

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1 On February 16, 2016, the Parties completed the joint phone conference with mediator Lillian 

2 Stenfeldt as prescribed by ADR Local Rule 6-6. During this pre-mediation conference, a potential 

3 conflict was determined by Ms. Stenfeldt, and she has recused herself as the assigned mediator. (Dkt. 

4 No. 35.) 

5 On February 19, 2016, mediator Mark H. Penskar was appointed as the parties' mediator. (Dkt. 

6 No. 36.) 

7 Accordingly, the Parties hereby stipulate and respectfully request the Court to order that the 

8 deadline for completing mediation shall be extended from March 3, 2016 to a date that is at least sixty 

9 (60) days from the current mediation deadline. 

10 There has been no previous modification of the deadline for completing the mediation. The 

11 requested time modification would have no effect on the schedule for this case other than the date 

12 requested to be changed. 

13 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

14 Dated: February 23, 2016 

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19 Dated: February 23, 2016 

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ELLIS LAW GROUP, LLP 

By Is/ Amanda F. Riley 

Amanda F. Riley 

Attorney for Defendant 

LEGAL EXPRESS, LTD. 

CONSUMER LAW CENTER, INC. 

By Is/ Fred W Schwinn 

Fred W. Schwinn 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

LISA MARIE DITLEVSON 

24 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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Dated: ---------------- The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

United States District Judge 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE MEDIATION Specifically, the deadline for the parties to complete mediation is hereby EXTENDED to 

May 2, 2016. February 23, 2016

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