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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

CASE NO. CV09-5039 CRB

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Patrice L. Bishop (SBN 182256)

Timothy J. Burke (SBN 181866)

service@ssbla.com

STULL, STULL & BRODY

10940 Wilshire Boulevard

Suite 2300

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Tel: (310) 209-2468

Fax: (310) 209-2087

Howard T. Longman

tsvi@ssbla.com

STULL, STULL & BRODY

6 East 45th Street

New York, NY 10017

Tel: (212) 687-7230

Fax: (212) 490-2022

[Additional Counsel Appear on Signature Page]

Counsel for Plaintiff Mindy Pagsolingan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MINDY N. PAGSOLINGAN, on Behalf of

Herself and All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY and

AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION

BANK,

Defendants. ___________________________________

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CASE NO. CV09-5039 CRB

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

DATE: February 5, 2010

TIME: 8:30 a.m.

CTRM: 8

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Plaintiff Mindy N. Pagsolingan (“Plaintiff”), on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly

Situated (the purported “Class”), and defendants American Express Company and American

Express Centurion Bank (“Defendants”) hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, Plaintiff filed her Complaint alleging, inter alia, that

Defendants violated California Civil Code §1750, et seq., California Business & Professions Code

§17200, et seq., California Business & Professions Code §17500, et seq., and breached their

covenant of good faith and fair dealing owed to Plaintiff and the purported Class;

WHEREAS, this Court set an Initial Case Management Conference for February 5, 2010;

WHEREAS, on October 28, 2009, Plaintiff caused her Complaint to be hand-served on

Defendants’ Agent for Service of Process;

WHEREAS, on November 12, 2009, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a Stipulation

Extending Time to Respond to Complaint providing Defendants until and including December 16,

2009, to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint;

WHEREAS, on November 17, 2009, this Court issued its Order granting the parties’

Stipulation and provided Defendants until and including December 16, 2009, to answer or

otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint;

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2009, Defendants’ filed their Motion to Compel Arbitration

and to Stay Action Pending Arbitration (the “Motion”), noticing the Motion for hearing on February

5, 2010;

WHEREAS, in consideration of Defendants’ Motion and in conversations with counsel for

Defendants, Plaintiff believes it is appropriate to file an amended complaint in this action;

WHEREAS, the parties agreed that it would be wasteful for Plaintiff to respond to the

Motion directed to the initial complaint and on February 13, 2010, submitted to this Court a

Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Take Off-Calendar Defendants’ Motion [] to Allow Plaintiff to

file and Amended Complaint [see Docket No. 11];

WHEREAS, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, on January 15, 2010, this Court issued an

Order taking Defendants’ Motion off-calendar and allowing Plaintiff to file her amended complaint

on or before February 16, 2010 [see Docket No. 12];

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, Defendants’ response to the amended complaint

must be filed on or before March 9, 2010;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that it would be judicially efficient for Defendants to have an

opportunity to review the Amended Complaint prior to this Court conducting the Initial Case

Management Conference;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED:

That, if the Court is amenable, the Initial Case Management Conference should be

continued for 49 days until March 26, 2010, at 8:30 a.m., or a later date as ordered

by the Court.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: February 2, 2010 STULL, STULL & BRODY

Patrice L. Bishop

Timothy J. Burke

By: s/Patrice L. Bishop 

Patrice L. Bishop

10940 Wilshire Boulevard

Suite 2300

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Tel: (310) 209-2468

Fax: (310) 209-2087

Howard T. Longman

tsvi@ssbla.com

STULL, STULL & BRODY

6 East 45th Street

New York, NY 10017

Tel: (212) 687-7230

Fax: (212) 490-2022

Gary S. Graifman

ggraifman@kgglaw.com

Michael L. Braunstein

mbraunstein@kgglaw.com

KANTROWITZ, GOLDHAMER

 & GRAIFMAN, P.C.

747 Chestnut Ridge Road

Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977

Tel: (201) 391-7000

Fax: (201) 307-1088

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Abraham Rappaport

THE LAW OFFICE OF ABRAHAM

 RAPPAPORT, P.A.

3774 N.W. 3rd Avenue

Boca Raton, FL 33431

Tel: (561) 368-9252

Fax: (561) 447-9480

Counsel for Plaintiff Mindy Pagsolingan

Dated: February 2, 2010 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

William J. Goines

Cindy Hamilton

By: s/William J. Goines 

William J. Goines

1900 University Avenue

Fifth Floor

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Tel: (650) 328-8500

Fax: (650) 328-8508

Counsel for Defendants American 

Express Company and American 

Express Centurion Bank

I, Patrice L. Bishop, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this

Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Case Management Conference. In compliance with

General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that William J. Goines has concurred in this filing.

By: s/Patrice L. Bishop 

Patrice L. Bishop

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED THAT:

The Initial Case Management Conference is continued from February 5, 2010, until

March 26, 2010, at 8:30 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ________________ _______________________________________

Honorable Charles R. Breyer

Judge of the United States District Court

February 4, 2010

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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