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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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United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STEVEN MCARDLE, an individual, on 

behalf of himself, the general 

public and those similarly 

situated, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

 

 v. 

AT&T MOBILITY LLC; NEW CINGULAR 

WIRELESS PCS LLC; NEW CINGULAR 

WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.; and DOES 

1-50, 

 Defendants. 

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No. C 09-1117 CW 

ORDER SETTING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE, 

GRANTING 

PLAINTIFFS LEAVE 

TO CONDUCT LIMITED 

DISCOVERY, AND 

REFERRING 

DISCOVERY DISPUTES 

IN CASE NO. 10-

3440 TO MAGISTRATE 

JUDGE JAMES 

KENNETH A. THELIAN, an 

individual, on behalf of himself, 

the general public and those 

similarly situated, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

 

 v. 

AT&T MOBILITY LLC; NEW CINGULAR 

WIRELESS PCS LLC; and NEW 

CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC., 

 Defendants. 

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No. C 10-3440 CW 

Having considered the parties’ joint statement setting forth 

their separate proposals for case management, the Court sets the 

following schedule for Defendants’ motion to compel arbitration: 

Event Date 

Deadline for Defendants to file 

their joint motion to compel 

arbitration of the claims of 

both Plaintiffs, contained in a 

single brief of twenty-five 

pages or less 

Thursday, January 10, 2013 

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Deadline for Plaintiffs to file 

their joint opposition to 

Defendants’ motion to compel 

arbitration, contained in a 

single brief of twenty-five 

pages or less 

Thursday, February 7, 2013 

Deadline for Defendants to file 

their reply in support of their 

motion to compel arbitration, 

contained in a single brief of 

fifteen pages or less 

Thursday, February 28, 2013 

Hearing on the motion to compel 

arbitration 

Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 2:00 

p.m. 

The Court grants Plaintiffs leave to conduct limited 

discovery regarding matters relevant to generally applicable 

contract defenses. Pursuant to Local Rule 72-1, it is HEREBY 

ORDERED that all further discovery motions filed in Thelian v. 

AT&T Mobility LLC, Case No. 10-3440, are referred to Chief 

Magistrate Judge James, to whom discovery matters have already 

been referred in McArdle v. AT&T Mobility LLC, Case No. 09-1117. 

The parties shall meet and confer regarding Plaintiffs’ discovery 

requests and, if they are unable to resolve their disputes, shall 

comply with the procedures set forth in Chief Magistrate Judge 

James’s Discovery Standing Order. 

 If necessary, the Court will set a case management conference 

at which to set further dates, including dates for Plaintiffs’ 

motion for class certification, in the order resolving Defendants’ 

motion to compel arbitration. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge 

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