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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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ANTHONY ALEXIS (DC Bar #384545) 

DEBORAH MORRIS (Admitted to NY Bar)

MICHAEL G. SALEMI (IL Bar # 6279741)

MELANIE HIRSCH (DC Bar #989310)

EDWARD KEEFE (DC Bar #490713)

PATRICK GUSHUE (PA Bar #306966)

Melanie.Hirsch@cfpb.gov

1700 G Street NW

Washington, DC 20552

Phone: 202-435-7944

Fax: 202-435-7722

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

SEAN E. PONIST (CA SBN 204712)

sponist@ponistlaw.com

GEORGIA Z. SCHNEIDER (CA SBN 

251358)

gschneider@ponistlaw.com 

LAW OFFICES OF SEAN PONIST, P.C.

100 Pine Street, Suite 1250

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 798-2222

Fax: (888) 350-5442

Attorneys for Defendants Nationwide 

Biweekly Administration, Inc., Loan 

Payment Administration, LLC, and Daniel 

S. Lipsky

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION BUREAU,

Plaintiff,

v.

NATIONWIDE BIWEEKLY 

ADMINISTRATION, INC., LOAN 

PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION 

LLC, AND DANIEL S. LIPSKY, 

Defendants.

Case No. 3:15-cv-02106-RS

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE 

AND MOTION TO DISMISS

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2 and 7-12 and subject to the Court’s approval, Plaintiff 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau”) and Defendants Nationwide Biweekly 

Administration, Inc., Loan Payment Administration LLC, and Daniel S. Lipsky (collectively,

“Defendants”) state, stipulate, and agree as follows: 

1. On August 31, 2015, the Bureau moved to strike several affirmative defenses set 

forth in Defendants’ first amended answer. Dkt. No. 48. The Bureau stipulated to withdraw

that motion, without prejudice, at the request of Defendants’ counsel, who wished to “amend 

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the first amended answer to address concerns therewith and to otherwise clarify defenses to 

the complaint.” Dkt. No. 65.

2. On February 2, 2016, Defendants filed a second amended answer that withdrew 

certain defenses and also asserted new affirmative defenses and new counterclaims against the 

Bureau. Dkt. No. 67. 

3. The Bureau intends to file both a motion to strike several affirmative defenses 

and a motion to dismiss the counterclaims (collectively, “Motions”). Under the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure, while the Bureau has 21 days, or until February 23, 2016, to file a motion to 

strike Defendants’ affirmative defenses, it has 60 days, or until April 4, 2016, to file a 

responsive pleading to Defendants’ counterclaim. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(2) and 12(f)(2).

4. Because many of the affirmative defenses concern substantially similar factual 

and legal issues as the counterclaims, the Motions will necessarily involve similar discussions 

of fact and law. Thus, amending relevant deadlines to file the Motions and responses to them 

concurrently would best serve the interests of efficiency and judicial economy by allowing the 

Court to simultaneously consider the merits of each related legal argument. 

5. Defendants have no objection to this request.

6. The parties jointly propose the following briefing schedule:

a. March 18, 2016: opening briefs on the Motions;

b. April 8, 2016: Defendants’ responses to the Motions; and 

c. April 15, 2016: the Bureau’s replies to Defendants’ responses, if any.

7. This proposed schedule would not otherwise affect the schedule for the case. 

Dated: February 16, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

ANTHONY ALEXIS

Enforcement Director

DEBORAH MORRIS

Deputy Enforcement Director

MICHAEL G. SALEMI

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Assistant Litigation Deputy 

/s/ Melanie Hirsch 

Melanie Hirsch

melanie.hirsch@cfpb.gov

202-435-7944

Edward Keefe

edward.keefe@cfpb.gov

202-435-9198

Patrick Gushue

patrick.gushue@cfpb.gov

202-435-9671

1700 G Street NW

Washington, DC 20552

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Dated: February 16, 2016 /s/ Sean E. Ponist

Law Offices of Sean Ponist, P.C.

Sean E. Ponist

Georgia Z. Schneider

Attorneys for Defendants Nationwide Biweekly 

Administration, Inc., Loan Payment Administration 

LLC, and Daniel S. Lipsky

ECF ATTESTATION

I, Melanie Hirsch, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this 

document. I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the 

signatory.

Dated: February 16, 2016 /s/ Melanie Hirsch

Melanie Hirsch

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________________

_______________________________

RICHARD SEEBORG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

2/17/16

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