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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Property

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

Justs N. Karlsons, No. 042899

S. Mark Varney, No. 121129

Troy M. Yoshino, No. 197850

CARROLL, BURDICK & McDONOUGH LLP

Attorneys at Law

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 400

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: 415.989.5900

Facsimile: 415.989.0932

Email: jkarlsons@cbmlaw.com

mvarney@cbmlaw.com

tyoshino@cbmlaw.com

Daniel V. Gsovski, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)

HERZFELD & RUBIN, P.C.

40 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005-2349

Telephone: 212.471.8500

Facsimile: 212.344.3333

E-mail: dgsovski@herzfeld-rubin.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Volkswagen of America, Inc. d/b/a Audi of America, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Division

MARTIN MAHER, individually and on

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,

INC., d/b/a AUDI OF AMERICA,

INC., and DOES 1-100,

Defendants.

No. C 06 6801 MJJ

PARTIES’ STIPULATION REGARDING:

1. REQUEST FOR ORDER TO MEDIATION;

2. CONTINUANCE OF HEARING DATE ON

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE; AND

3. HEARING DATE ON DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE

PLEADINGS.

DECLARATION OF TROY M. YOSHINO

SUPPORTING SAME; [PROPOSED] ORDER

GRANTING STIPULATION

[N.D. CAL. LOCAL R. 6-2]

Hon. Martin J. Jenkins

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

STIPULATION

By and through their respective counsel of record, Plaintiff Martin Maher,

individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and Volkswagen of America,

Inc., dba Audi of America, Inc. (“Audi”) stipulate and agree as follows:

1. As the Court is aware from the parties’ prior filings, for nearly a year

now, the parties have been involved in protracted negotiations and discussions which, if

successful, would resolve this class action without the need for litigation. The parties

have reached agreement on nearly all issues and, indeed, have settlement documents and

related exhibits with agreed-upon language in nearly all respects. There are ongoing

discussions relating to confirmatory discovery necessary for the parties to diligently

evaluate the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the proposed settlement, but only

one substantive issue remains -- that of Plaintiff’s counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and

costs.

2. By order dated September 7, 2007, the Court continued the initial case

management conference in this matter to November 27, 2007, at 2:00 p.m.

3. On September 10, 2007, together with Daniel Bolling of this Court’s

ADR Program, the parties conducted the ADR Phone Conference required by this Court’s

Local Rules. It is the parties’ understanding that Mr. Bolling intends to recommend (or

perhaps already has recommended) that the parties be ordered to mediation before a

Magistrate Judge of this Court or other mediator.

4. The parties agree that the case should be mediated, but believe that the

chances for successful mediation or settlement may increase if the Court issues several

other orders as well. Specifically, the parties request:

a. An Order to Mediation with a Magistrate Judge by October 26,

2007. The parties jointly request an order for mediation with a Magistrate Judge of this

Court by October 26, 2007. The parties believe that a Magistrate Judge could maximize

the possibility of a mutually agreeable resolution. If the Court cannot make reference to a

Magistrate Judge within the requested time-frame, however, the parties will accept an

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

order to mediate with another Court-appointed mediator or a mediator of their own

choosing on or before October 26, 2007.

b. A Continuance of the Hearing Date on Plaintiff’s Pending

Motion to Strike to November 27, 2007. Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike (Docket No. 17)

was originally scheduled to be heard on September 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. The Court, sua

sponte, re-set the hearing for October 16, 2007. The motion is fully briefed. To conserve

both the Court’s and the parties’ resources, and to facilitate settlement discussions, the

parties jointly request that the Court defer the hearing and decision on this Motion until

after the mediation and a reasonable time for the parties to finalize the details of any

agreement and motion for preliminary approval. The parties request that this Motion be

heard at the same time as the scheduled initial case management conference (i.e.,

November 27, 2007, at 2 p.m.). In the alternative, the parties request a motion hearing

during the normal law-and-motion time (i.e., 9:30 a.m.) on November 27, 2007.

c. A Hearing Date for Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the

Pleadings on November 27, 2007. As discussed in the parties’ initial case management

statement (Docket No. 22), Audi intends to file a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings.

The parties jointly request that this Motion be heard at the same time as plaintiff’s Motion

to Strike. See Request Made in Paragraph 4.b. The parties have agreed that Audi will

preview this Motion with plaintiff’s counsel prior to the mediation, but pursuant to Local

R. 7, Audi would now intend to file its Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings by

October 23, 2007. Plaintiff would file any opposition by November 6, 2007, and Audi

would file any reply by November 13, 2007. The parties request notice if the Court would

appreciate briefing and/or a hearing date for this Motion on a different schedule.

5. Pursuant to N.D. Cal. Local R. 6-2, the parties seek approval of this

stipulation, as paragraph 4.b. affects certain dates currently on the Court’s calendar (i.e.,

the currently scheduled September 25, 2007 hearing date). Other than continuing this

one hearing date, the parties’ stipulation does not affect the schedule for the case.

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

6. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(a), the parties have previously stipulated

to five extensions of time for Audi to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint. The last three of

these stipulated extensions also continued the dates established in the Court’s Order

Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines. Audi has now

responded to plaintiff’s Complaint and the parties have completed all tasks discussed in the

Court’s initial orders, with the exception of the initial case management conference -- now

set by Order of this Court for November 27, 2007. As stipulated above, the parties are not

requesting a continuance of the November 27, 2007 case management date.

Dated: September 20, 2007

Respectfully submitted,

CARROLL, BURDICK & McDONOUGH LLP

By / s /

S. Mark Varney

Attorneys for Defendant

Volkswagen of America, Inc. d/b/a Audi of

America, Inc.

Dated: September 20, 2007

Respectfully submitted,

GREEN, WELLING LLP

By / s /

Charles D. Marshall

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Martin Maher, individually and on behalf of all

others similarly situated

Pursuant to General Order 45, Section X.B., I hereby attest that I have on file the

holograph signatures for the conformed signatures indicated above in this e-filed document.

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

CARROLL, BURDICK & McDONOUGH LLP

By / s /

S. Mark Varney

Attorneys for Defendant

Volkswagen of America, Inc. d/b/a Audi of

America, Inc.

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

DECLARATION OF TROY M. YOSHINO

IN SUPPORT OF STIPULATED EXTENSION OF TIME

I, Troy M. Yoshino, declare and state as follows:

1. I am an attorney duly licensed to practice before this Court, and am associated

with Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, counsel for Defendant Volkswagen of

America, Inc. d/b/a Audi of America, Inc. (“Audi”) in the above-entitled action. The

matters referred to in this Declaration are based upon my best personal knowledge and

belief, and if called and sworn as a witness, I could and would competently testify as to

each of them.

2. As the Court is aware from the parties’ prior filings, for nearly a year now, the

parties have been involved in protracted negotiations and discussions which, if successful,

would resolve this class action without the need for litigation. Through the Stipulated

Application filed herewith, the parties have requested certain orders that will lead to

mediation and maximize the possibilities for a non-judicial resolution of this class action.

3. The time modifications requested by the Stipulation set forth above would

have the following effect on the schedule for the case:

a. The hearing on plaintiff’s Motion to Strike, currently on calendar for

September 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. would be continued to November 27, 2007.

4. Although Local Rule 6-2 requires this declaration to discuss only those

matters affecting the schedule for the case, the Stipulated Application asks the Court to

enter other orders as well.

5. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(a), the parties have previously stipulated to

five extensions of time for Audi to respond to plaintiff’s Complaint. The last three of these

stipulated extensions also continued the dates established in the Court’s Order Setting

Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines. Audi has now responded to

plaintiff’s Complaint and the parties have completed all tasks discussed in the Court’s

initial orders, with the exception of the initial case management conference—now set for

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

November 27, 2007. The parties are not requesting a continuance of the November 27

case management date.

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

foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 20th day of September 2007, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ Troy M. Yoshino

Troy M. Yoshino

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STIPULATION RE: MEDIATION AND MOTION DATES NO. C 06 6801 MJJ

ORDER

 For good cause shown, the Court hereby enters the Stipulation set forth above

as the Order of the Court:

a. Unless a mutually agreed-upon proposed settlement is reached, the parties shall

mediate attorneys’ fee and costs issues before _______________ on _________________,

2007, at __________.

b. The hearing on plaintiff’s Motion to Strike is continued from October 16,

2007, at 9:30 a.m., until November 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m.

c. Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is assigned a hearing date

of November 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. That Motion shall be briefed pursuant to the

deadlines set forth in N.D. Cal. Local R. 7.

d. The initial case management conference is scheduled on January 8, 2008

 at 2:00 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

Hon. Martin J. Jenkins

United States District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Martin J. Jenkins

10/02/07

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