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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR (1) FILING OF SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND (2) WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO TRANSFER 

3:17-CV-02335-WHA

JAMES T. HANNINK (131747) 

jhannink@sdlaw.com 

ZACH P. DOSTART (255071) 

zdostart@sdlaw.com 

DOSTART HANNINK & COVENEY LLP 

4180 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 530 

La Jolla, California 92037-1474 

Tel: 858-623-4200 

Fax: 858-623-4299 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

VICKI E. TURNER (106431) 

ROBERT K. DIXON (262252) 

KIRSTEN F. GALLACHER (286137) 

WILSON TURNER KOSMO LLP 

550 West C Street, Suite 1050 

San Diego, California 92101 

Tel: 619-236-9600 

Fax: 619-236-9669 

GREGORY G. ISKANDER, (200215) 

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 

Treat Towers 

1255 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600 

Walnut Creek, California 94597 

Tel: 925-932-2468 

Fax: 925-946-9809 

Attorneys for Defendants 

RENT-A-CENTER, INC. and 

RENT-A-CENTER WEST, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

PAULA L. BLAIR, individually and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RENT-A-CENTER, INC., a Delaware 

corporation; RENT-A-CENTER WEST, INC., 

a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1-50, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

 CASE NO. 3:17-CV-02335-WHA 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FOR (1) FILING OF SECOND 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

(2) WITHDRAWAL OF DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO TRANSFER AND 

VACATUR OF HEARING 

Judge: Hon. William H. Alsup 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR (1) FILING OF SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND (2) WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO TRANSFER 

3:17-CV-02335-WHA

STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, on June 2, 2017, defendants Rent-A-Center, Inc. and Rent-A-Center West, 

Inc. (“Defendants”) filed a Motion to Transfer Action to the Central District of California 

(Dkt. No. 20) (“Motion to Transfer”), which is currently set for hearing on July 13, 2017; 

WHEREAS, on July 5, 2017, counsel for plaintiff Paula Blair (“Plaintiff”) has notified 

counsel for defendants that Plaintiff intends to seek leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, 

which will add as named plaintiffs in this action Andrea Robinson and Falechia Harris, both of 

whom reside in the Northern District of California; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the filing of the Second Amended Complaint will 

substantially moot the arguments made by Defendants in the Motion to Transfer; and 

WHEREAS, in view of Plaintiff’s intention to file the Second Amended Complaint, 

Defendants have given notice that they intend to withdraw the Motion to Transfer; 

NOW, THEREFORE, through their respective counsel, Plaintiff and Defendants hereby 

stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. Plaintiff should be granted leave to file a Second Amended Complaint in the form 

attached hereto as Exhibit A; 

2. Defendants should be permitted to withdraw the pending Motion to Transfer; 

3. In view of Defendants’ withdrawal of the Motion to Transfer, the hearing 

scheduled for July 13, 2017 should be vacated; and 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR (1) FILING OF SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND (2) WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO TRANSFER 

3:17-CV-02335-WHA

4. In view of Defendants’ withdrawal of the Motion to Transfer, the depositions of 

Dashon Lee and Lester Mills, currently scheduled for July 7, 2017 pursuant to the Order Re 

Pending Motion to Transfer (Dkt. No. 39), should be taken off calendar. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: July 6, 2017 DOSTART HANNINK & COVENEY LLP 

 /s/ James T. Hannink 

 JAMES T. HANNINK 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: July 6, 2017 WILSON TURNER KOSMO LLP 

/s/ Vickie E. Turner 

VICKIE E. TURNER 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ORDER 

Having reviewed and considered the foregoing Stipulation, and finding good cause, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s request for leave to file the Second Amended Complaint is GRANTED. 

Plaintiff shall file the Second Amended Complaint within three (3) court days of the entry of this 

Order. 

2. Defendants’ request to withdraw the pending Motion to Transfer is GRANTED. 

3. The hearing on the Motion to Transfer, scheduled for July 13, 2017, is VACATED. 

4. In view of Defendants’ withdrawal of the Motion to Transfer, the depositions of 

Dashon Lee and Lester Mills shall be taken off calendar. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated:___________________, 2017 

 

 WILLIAM ALSUP 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

July 7, 2017.

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