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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1446 Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE CERTIFICATION MOTION 

CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04719-JST

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TODD M. SCHNEIDER (BAR NO. 158253)

MARK T. JOHNSON (BAR NO. 76904) 

KYLE G. BATES (BAR NO. 299114)

SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL 

KONECKY WOTKYNS LLP 

2000 Powell Street, Suite 1400

Emeryville, CA 94608

Telephone: 415-421-7100

Facsimile: 415-421-7105

E-mail: tschneider@schneiderwallace.com 

E-mail: mjohnson@schneiderwallace.co

Counsel for Plaintiff Bonnie Stromberg

(additional counsel listed on signature page)

SEVERSON & WERSON, P.C. MORGAN LEWIS AND BOCKIUS, LLP

MICHAEL J. STEINER (SBN 112079) LUCY WANG (SBN 257771)

mjs@severson.com lucy.wang@morganlewis.com 

JOSEPH W. GUZZETTA (SBN 233560) One Market, Spear Street Tower

jwg@severson.com San Francisco, CA 94105-1596

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600 Telephone: 415.442.1000

San Francisco, California 94111 Facsimile: 415.442.1001

Telephone: (415) 398-3344

Facsimile: (415) 956-0439

Counsel for Defendant Counsel for Defendant MORGAN STANLEY

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC AND PRIVATE BANK, N.A.

CITIZENS BANK (additional counsel listed on signature page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

BONNIE LYNNE STROMBERG, on behalf of 

herself and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, MORGAN 

STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, N.A., RBS 

CITIZENS, N.A., DOE DEFENDANTS 1-50,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04719-JST

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE 

MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR 

CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION AND 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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Plaintiff Bonnie Lynne Stromberg hereby submits this Stipulation and request for an Order 

modifying the current case schedule by vacating the current deadline of May 16, 2018 by which 

Plaintiff is required to file her motion for class certification and the accompanying briefing schedule 

set forth in the Court’s Order of July 26, 2017 (ECF 120), and setting a new deadline and briefing 

schedule for the class certification motion that is tied to the date on which the Court issues an Order 

on the pending summary judgment motion filed by Defendant Ocwen Loan Servicing, Inc. (“Ocwen”). 

In support of this request, Plaintiff states, and the parties stipulate, as follows:

WHEREAS, the current Scheduling Order requires that Plaintiff file her class certification 

motion by May 16, 2028, with oppositions to the motion due by June 18, 2018 and replies by July 16, 

2018;

WHEREAS, it was anticipated at the time the current Scheduling Order was entered that early 

motions for summary judgment would be resolved before the deadline for filing the class certification 

motion;

WHEREAS, the briefing schedule and the resolution of the pending summary judgment motion 

filed by Ocwen has been delayed by Plaintiff’s request for additional discovery and the Court’s Order 

granting Plaintiff’s motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Ocwen believe that efficient management of the case would be 

served by resolution of Ocwen’s summary judgment motion prior to class certification briefing; and 

Plaintiff believes that certain discovery is relevant to the class certification motion, and that discovery 

will not be available to Plaintiff on a motion to compel until after a ruling on Ocwen’s motion for 

summary judgment; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Ocwen, and Citizens Bank, N.A. desire and consent to having the 

deadline for filing the class certification motion moved to the date that is 30 days after the date on 

which this Court enters an order on Ocwen’s motion for summary judgment, with Defendants’

oppositions due thirty days after the filing of the motion and Plaintiff’s reply due thirty (30) days after 

the opposition;

WHEREAS, Defendant Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. has agreed not to oppose this

request;

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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, subject to this Court’s approval, as follows:

The Scheduling Order of July 26, 2017, ECF 120, is hereby vacated with respect to the due date for 

the class certification motion and the opposition and reply briefs on that motion;

1. Plaintiff’s deadline for filing a motion for class certification is thirty (30) days after the 

Court issues an order ruling on the merits of Ocwen’s pending Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF 

167). 

2. Oppositions to the motion are due thirty (30) days after the motion is filed and replies 

thirty (30) days thereafter.

3. All other aspects of the Court’s Scheduling Order entered on July 26, 2017 remain in 

effect. 

SO STIPULATED

Dated: May 7, 2018 SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL

KONECKY WOTKYNS LLP

By: /s/ Mark T. Johnson 

Todd M. Schneider (Bar No. 158253)

Mark T. Johnson (Bar No. 76904)

Kyle G. Bates (Bar No. 299114)

2000 Powell Street, Suite 1400

Emeryville, CA 94608

Telephone: 415-421-7100

Facsimile: 415-421-7105

E-mail: tschneider@schneiderwallace.com

E-mail: mjohnson@schneiderwallace.com

E-mail: kbates@schneiderwallace.com 

Counsel for Plaintiff Bonnie Lynne Stromberg

SEVERSON & WERSON, P.C.

By: /s/ Michael J. Steiner 

Michael J. Steiner (SBN 112079)

Joseph W. Guzzetta (SBN 233560)

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 398-3344

Facsimile: (415) 956-0439

E-mail: mjs@severson.com

jwg@severson.com

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Counsel for Defendants

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and 

Citizens Bank (sued herein as RBS Citizens, N.A.)

MORGAN LEWIS AND BOCKIUS, LLP

By: /s/ Patrick A. Harvey 

Jason R. Scherr (admitted pro hac vice)

Patrick A. Harvey (admitted pro hac vice)

1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20004

Tel: (202) 739-3000

Fax: (202) 739-3001

E-mail: jr.scherr@morganlewis.com

patrick.harvey@morganlewis.com

Counsel for Defendant 

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AND FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May ___, 2018

____________________________

Jon S. Tigar

United States District Judge

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ATTESTATION

I, Mark Johnson, am the CM/ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this 

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT. I hereby attest that all above-named 

Plaintiff’s counsel and Defendant’s counsel have concurred in this filing.

Dated: May 8, 2018 SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL

KONECKY WOTKYNS LLP

By: /s/ Mark T. Johnson 

Mark T. Johnson

Counsel for Plaintiff Bonnie Lynn Stromberg

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 8, 2018, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the 

Clerk of the Court using the Court's CM/ECF system, which will send a notice of electronic filing to 

all CM/ECF participants.

/s/ Mark T. Johnson 

Mark T. Johnson

Counsel for Plaintiff Bonnie Lynn Stromberg

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