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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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SMRH:439114057.1 -1- Case No. 3:12-cv-01376 

 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

CONTINUING JULY 2, 2015 CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

PETER S. HECKER (Bar No. 66159) 

phecker@sheppardmullin.com 

DAVID E. SNYDER (Bar No. 262001) 

dsnyder@sheppardmullin.com 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON, LLP 

Four Embarcadero Center 

Seventeenth Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4109 

Telephone: (415) 774-3155 

Facsimile: (415) 403-6224 

FRANK G. BURT (pro hac vice)

fburt@cfjblaw.com 

W. GLENN MERTEN (pro hac vice) 

gmerten@cfjblaw.com 

BRIAN P. PERRYMAN (pro hac vice) 

bperryman@cfjblaw.com 

CARLTON FIELDS JORDEN BURT 

1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW 

Suite 400 East 

Washington, DC 20007-0805 

Telephone: (202) 965-8100 

Facsimile: (202) 965-8104 

Attorneys for Defendant 

AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

STANLEY D. CANNON, PATRICIA R. 

CANNON, and CHERYL BULLOCK, 

individually and for other persons similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; WELLS 

FARGO INSURANCE, INC.; and 

AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 3:12-cv-01376-EMC

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

CONTINUING JULY 2, 2015 CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

STAYING CASE PENDING 

RESOLUTION OF FLADELL APPEALS; 

DECLARATION OF PETER S. HECKER 

IN SUPPORT OF SAME 

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SMRH:439114057.1 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

CONTINUING JULY 2, 2015 CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE JULY 2, 2015 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND TO STAY CASE PENDING RESOLUTON OF FLADELL APPEALS 

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-12, 6-1(b) and 6-2, it is hereby stipulated by and between the 

parties, through their respective attorneys, that: 

WHEREAS, on February 12, 2014, the Court ordered the above-captioned case stayed until 

final approval of the settlement in Fladell v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 13-cv-60721 (S.D. Fla.) 

(“Fladell”) (ECF No. 181); 

WHEREAS, the court in Fladell entered an Order Granting Final Approval of the settlement 

on October 29, 2014 (Fladell ECF No. 259), and entered Final Judgment on the same day (Fladell 

ECF No. 260); 

WHEREAS, multiple notices of appeal were filed regarding the Final Judgment and/or 

Order Granting Final Approval (Fladell ECF Nos. 262, 263, 265, 267, 272, 277); 

WHEREAS, multiple appellants have voluntarily dismissed their appeals (Fladell ECF Nos. 

291, 308, 358); 

WHEREAS, the last two remaining appellants have filed unopposed motions to dismiss 

their appeals in Fladell, and those motions are awaiting the Court’s disposition; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED THAT, subject to 

the Court’s approval, the July 2, 2015 case management conference shall be continued, and this 

case stayed, until all appeals from the judgment approving the Fladell settlement have resolved. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED THAT: 

• The parties shall jointly notify the Court: (1) when all appeals have been resolved, 

and shall at that time provide the Court with a joint request for dismissal with prejudice; or (2) if the 

judgment is reversed or otherwise invalidated. 

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• If by December 3, 2015 the appeals have not been resolved or if the judgment is not 

reversed or otherwise invalidated, the parties shall file a written status report with the Court on or

before December 10, 2015; 

• There shall be no further CMCs in this action unless ordered by the Court. 

 

Filer's Attestation: Pursuant to L.R. 5-1(i)(3), Peter S. Hecker hereby attests that 

concurrence by all signatories in the filing of this document has been obtained. 

Dated: June 25, 2015 

Dated: June 25, 2015 

Dated: June 25, 2015 

/s/ Peter S. Hecker 

Peter S. Hecker 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

Attorneys for Assurant Inc. and American Security 

Insurance Co. 

/s/ Barry Himmelstein 

Barry Himmelstein 

HIMMELSTEIN LAW NETWORK 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Stanley D. Cannon, Patricia R. 

Cannon and Cheryl Bullock 

/s/ Jonah Van Zandt 

Jonah Van Zandt 

SEVERSON & WERSON 

Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells 

Fargo Insurance, Inc. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: __________, 2015 

_______________________________ 

The Honorable Edward M. Chen 

 United States District Judge 

The CMC is reset for 9/24/15 at 10:30 a.m. An updated joint CMC Statement shall be filed by 9/17/15. June 25

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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CONTINUING JULY 2, 2015 CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

DECLARATION OF PETER S. HECKER 

I, Peter S. Hecker, declare: 

1. I am an attorney duly admitted to practice before this Court. I am a partner with the 

law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, co-counsel for defendant American 

Security Insurance Co. in this case. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth below. 

2. As set forth in the above stipulation, the parties have stipulated that, subject to the 

Court’s approval, July 2, 2015 case management conference shall be continued, and the case shall 

be stayed, until resolution of appeals in the Fladell matter. 

3. Previous time modifications in this case include: 

• On July 13, 2012, the Court granted Plaintiffs' motion to extend time to respond to 

Wells Fargo motion to dismiss. 

• On July 18, 2012, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On August 9, 2012, the parties stipulated to extend former defendant Assurant, Inc.'s 

time to respond to the Complaint. 

• On August 20, 2012, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On August 20, 2012, the parties stipulated to extend former defendant Federal 

National Mortgage Association's time to respond to the Amended Complaint. 

• On August 21, 2012, the parties stipulated to extend Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.'s time 

to respond to the First Amended Complaint. 

• On August 22, 2012, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On September 10, 2012, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On October 30, 2012, the Court continued deadlines for motions to dismiss and 

continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On December 3, 2012, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On January 10, 2013, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On January 23, 2013, the Court continued a Case Management Conference, pursuant 

to stipulation. 

• On July 2, 2013, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

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• On July 17, 2013, the Court continued a Case Management Conference, pursuant to 

stipulation. 

• On September 9, 2013, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On September 27, 2013, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On October 30, 2013, the Court continued the deadlines for Wells Fargo and ASIC 

to respond to the Third Amended Complaint, pursuant to stipulation. 

• On November 12, 2013, the Court continued a Case Management Conference. 

• On November 22, 2013, the Court continued motion hearings and a Case 

Management Conference, pursuant to stipulation. 

• On April 9, 2014, the Court continued the settlement conference. 

• On May 6, 2014, the Court continued the Case Management Conference. 

• On June 18, 2014, the Court continued the Case Management Conference. 

• On September 10, 2014, the Court reset the Case Management Conference from 

October 16, 2014 to October 7, 2014. 

• On September 30, 2014 the Court continued the Case Management Conference to 

December 4, 2014. 

• On November 12, 2014, the Court reset the Case Management Conference to 

December 11, 2014. 

• On December 4, 2014, the Court reset the Case Management Conference to June 25, 

2015. 

• On June 2, 2015, the Court reset the Case Management Conference to July 2, 2015. 

4. Due to the entry of Final Judgment in the Fladell matter, as well as atticapated 

resolution of the notices of appeal filed in that case, I believe that the requested continuance and 

stay will not have any significant impact on the schedule for the case. 

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MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

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

true and correct. 

Executed this 25th day of June, 2015, at San Francisco, California. 

 /s/ Peter S. Hecker 

 PETER S. HECKER 

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