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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Gibson, Dunn &

Crutcher LLP

Frederick Brown

Austin V. Schwing

Lindsey E. Blenkorn

Gibson, Dun & Crutcher LLP

One Montgomery Street, Ste. 3100

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 393-8200

Fax: (415) 986-5309

E-Mail: fbrown(fgibsondunn.com

Email: aschwing~gibsondun.com

Email: Iblenkorn(fgibsondunn.com

Gregory J. Kerwin

Juliet M. Hanna

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

1801 California Street, Ste. 4200

Denver, CO 80202-2642

Phone: (303) 298-5700

Fax: (303) 296-5310

Email: gkerwin(fgibsondunn.com

Email: ihanna(fgibsondunn.com

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRED AGUIRR, individually and on behalf )

of others similarly situated, ~

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BP WE~~ COAST PRODUCTS LLC, ~

CHEVRON USA, INC., CIRCLE K )

STORES, INC., CITGO PETROLEUM )

CORPORATION, COSTCO WHOLESALE )

CORPORATION, FLYINGJ, INC., LOVE'S ~

TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, )

INC., PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P., )

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC, SHELL ~

OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC AND )

VALERO MARKETING AND SUPPLY ) COMPANY, )

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Plaintiff,

Defendants.

Case No.: C 07 1534 MJJ

STIPULA TION AND (PROPOSED)

ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

PENDING A TRANSFER DECISION BY

THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON

MUL TIDISTRICT LITIGATION;

ORDER THEREON

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WHEREAS the above-captioned case is one of more than 35 cases fied in district courts

throughout the United States that are the subject of a motion to transfer and consolidate pursuant to

28 US.C. §1407 that is pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the "Panel");

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and

WHEREAS the paries agree that the Panel is likely to transfer this and the other pending

actions like it to a single district for coordinated pretrial proceedings; and

WHEREAS the parties fuher believe that judicial economy and efficiency wil be served,

and that duplicative discovery and motion practice and the risk of inconsistent orders or rulings in

this case and the various other similar cases can be avoided if this case is stayed for a short time,

pending a ruling by the Panel; and

WHEREAS stays already have been entered in many of the cases that are the subject of the

transfer motion before the Panel, including Rushing, et aL. v. Alon USA, inc., et aL., Northern District

of California Case No. C 06 7621 PJH; and Telles, et aL. v. ConocoPhilips Company, et al., Northern

District of California Case No. C 07 1305 S C;

NOW THEREFORE, the paries, through their undersigned counsel, stipulate and agree that

the above-captioned case should be stayed pending a ruling the Panel, and that an Order to that effect

should be entered pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-12. The paries further agree to notify the Court within ten

days of receipt of a ruling by the Panel on the motion to transfer.

Dated: April 10, 2007

Isl Frederick Brown

Frederick Brown

Austin V. Schwing

Lindsey E. Blenkorn

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

One Montgomery Street, Suite 3100

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 393-8200

Fax: (415) 986-5309

E-Mail: fbrown(fgibsondunn.com

Email: aschwing~gibsondunn.com

Email: Iblenkorn(fgibsondunn.com

Gregory J. Kerwin

Juliet M. Hanna

Gibson, Dun & Crutcher LLP

1801 California Street, Ste. 4200

Denver, CO 80202-2642

Phone: (303) 298-5700

Fax: (303) 296-5310

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Email: gkerwin(fgibsondun.com

Email: ihana~gibsondunn.com

ATTORNEYS OR DEFENDANT

FL YING J, INC.

Filer's Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45 Section X(B) regarding

signatures, Frederick Brown hereby attests that concurrence in the filing of this

document has been obtained.

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Wendy Jacobsen Harrison

Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.c.

2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 1000

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Telephone: (602) 274-1100

Fax: (602) 274-1199

E-Mail: wharrison~bffb.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

FRED AGUIRR

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Ronald C. Redcay

Sean Morris

Melanie Hanson Sartoris

Arold & Porter LLP

777 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844

Telephone: (213) 243-4000

(213) 243-4002 (Redcay)

(213) 243-4222 (Morris)

(213) 243-4240 (Hanson)

Fax: (213) 243-4199

E-Mail: Ronald.Redcay~aorter.com

Sean.Morris~aporter.com

Melanie.Hanson. Sartoris~aporter. com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC

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Ernest J. Getto

Stephen Stublarec

Darius Ogloza

Latham & Watkins

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111-2562

Telephone: (415) 395-8189 (EJG)

Telephone: (415) 395-8811 (SS)

Fax: (415) 395-8095-5309

E-Mail: ernie.getto~lw.com

steve.stublarec~l w.com

darius.ogloza~lw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

CHEVRON USA, INC.

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Tristan Duncan

Laura Fey

Tim Congrove

Dylan L. Murray

Rebecca Schwartz

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

2555 Grand Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64108-2613

Telephone: (816) 474-6550

Fax: (816) 421-5547

E-Mail: tlduncan~shb.com

lfey~shb.com

tcongrove~shb.com

dlmurray~shb.com

rschwartz~shb.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

CIRCLE K STORES INC.,

PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P. AND PILOT

TRAVEL CENTERS LLC

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Nathan P. Eimer

Lisa S. Meyer

Ameri R. Giannotti

Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP

224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100

Chicago, IL 60604

Telephone : (312) 660-7600

Fax: (312)660-7601

E-Mail: neimer~eimerstahl.com

llmeyer~eimerstahl.com

agiannotti~eimerstahl.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION.

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David F. McDowell

Morrison & Foerster LLP

555 West Fifth Street, Suite 3500

Los Angeles, CA 90013 -1 024

Telephone: (213) 892-5383

Fax: (213) 892-5454

E-Mail: dmcdowell~mofo.com

A TTORNEYS FOR COSTCO WHOLESALE

CORPORATION

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John J. Griffin, Jr.

Crowe & Dunlevy, P. C.

20 N. Broadway, Suite 1800

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Telephone: (405) 235-7718 (Griffin)

Fax: (405) 272-5225

E-Mail: john.griffin~crowedunlevy.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY

STORES, INC.

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Fredric C. Nelson

John R. Foote

Kathryn McQueen Bares

Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

101 Second Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 371-1200

Fax: (415) 271-1211

(415) 369-7333 (Nelson)

(415) 369-7303 (Foote)

(415) 369-7345 (Barnes)

E-Mail: fcnelson~thelen.com

jrfoote~thelen.com

kbares~thelen.com

ATTORNEYS FOR SHELL OIL PRODUCTS

COMPANY, LLC

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Donald B. Craven

James P. Tuite

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & F eld LLP

Robert S. Strauss Building

1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-1564

Telephone: (202) 887-4000

(202) 887-4081 (Craven)

(202) 887-4406 (Tuite)

Fax: (202) 887-4288

E-Mail: dcraven~akingump.com

jtuite~akingump.com

ATTORNEYS FOR VALERO MARKTING

AND SUPPLY COMPANY

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT SO ORDERED.

Dated:

Honorable Judge Marin J. Jenkins

United States District Judge

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Martin J. Jenkins

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