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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STEPHEN M. RUMMAGE (pro hac vice application pending)

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DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200

Seattle, Washington 98101-3045

Telephone: (206) 622-3150

Facsimile (206) 757-7700

MARTIN L. FINEMAN (California State Bar No. 104413)

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DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94111-6533

Telephone:(415) 276-6500

Facsimile:(415) 276-6599

Attorneys for Defendant

Washington Mutual, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION

FELTON A. SPEARS, JR. and 

SIDNEY SCHOLL, on behalf of

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC., a 

Washington corporation; FIRST AMERICAN EAPPRAISEIT,

a Delaware corporation; and LENDER S SERVICE, INC. Defendants.

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Case No. C08 00868 HRL

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO

ANSWER OR OTHERWISE 

RESPOND

[L.R. 6-1(a)]

Ctrm: 2

Before the Hon. Howard R. Lloyd

STIPULATION

Plaintiffs served defendant Washington Mutual, Inc., on February 28, 2008, 

and served First American eAppraiseIT and Lender s Service, Inc., on February 20, 

2009. Accordingly, absent an extension of time, First American eAppraiseIT s and

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Lender s Service s responses to the Complaint would be due on or before March 11, 2008, and Washington Mutual, Inc. s response to the Complaint would be due on or

before March 19, 2008. Plaintiffs have indicated their intention to file an Amended 

Complaint on or about March 19, 2008.

In light of the forthcoming amendment to the Complaint, Defendants interest

in investigating the factual background underlying Plaintiffs clams and to allow for 

the preparation of a responsive pleading or motion, and to accommodate personal 

and professional schedules of counsel, the parties, by and through their undersigned 

counsel, hereby stipulate and agree that the obligations of Defendants to respond to 

the Complaint is suspended and their time to answer or otherwise respond to 

Plaintiffs forthcoming Amended Complaint shall be extended to and including

thirty (30) days following Plaintiffs service of said Amended Complaint. Dated: March 11, 2008 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

By /s/ Martin L. Fineman

Stephen M. Rummage, Pro Hac Vice

Martin L. Fineman, SBN 104413

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 276-6500

Facsimile: (415) 276-6599

Attorneys for Defendant

Washington Mutual, Inc.

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Dated: March 11, 2008 MCDONOUGH HOLLAND & ALLEN PC 

By /s/ Michael T. Fogarty Michael T. Fogarty, SBN 65809

Laura J. Fowler, SBN 186097

555 Capitol Mall, 9th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 444-3900 

Facsimile: (916) 444-3249 

Attorneys for Defendant First American

eAppraiseIT

Dated: March 11, 2008 DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 

By /s/ Kris Hue Chau Man Kris Hue Chau Man, SBN 246008

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 400

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 951-1137 

Facsimile: (415) 438-1137 

Attorneys for Defendant Lender s Services, Inc.

eAppraiseIT

Dated: March 11, 2008 BRAUN LAW GROUP, P.C.

By /s/ Michael D. Braun Michael D. Braun, SBN 167416

12304 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 109

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Telephone: (310) 442-7755

Facsimile: (310) 442-7756

Attorneys for Plaintif s

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ORDER

Based on the foregoing Stipulation, 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED this _____ day of ___________________, 2008. ______________________________________ Howard R. Lloyd

United States Magistrate-Judge

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