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

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4:15-CV-00927-YGR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA — SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MAURION REASE,

Plaintiff,

vs.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; 

GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC; and DOES 

1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:15-CV-00927-YGR

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER FOR DISMISSAL PENDING 

EFFORTS TOWARD INFORMAL 

RESOLUTION

*AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT*

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1 4:15-CV-00927-YGR

Pursuant to the Order Staying Case and Continuing Compliance Hearing dated 

November 23, 2015, the parties, plaintiff MAURION REASE, and defendants THE BANK OF 

NEW YORK MELLON and GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC hereby stipulate that:

1. WHEREAS the Court stayed the case through January 22, 2016 and continued the 

December 4, 2015 compliance hearing to January 22, 2016;

2. WHEREAS the Court ordered the parties to file either a stipulated dismissal or a 

joint comprehensive proposed case schedule by January 15, 2016; 

3. WHEREAS the parties have agreed to continue to work diligently in informally 

settling this dispute by way of a potential short sale;

4. WHEREAS Plaintiff has engaged receiver Patrick Bulmer, appointed in the 

original action (Alameda County Superior Court Case No.: RG12657382) on August 19, 2015, to 

obtain the outstanding documents from Deborah Dean to complete a short sale package to submit 

to Defendants; 

5. WHEREAS the parties agree that, in the interest of facilitating settlement of this 

action, in exchange for a stipulation to not foreclose on the Subject Property and to allow 

sufficient time to complete and submit the short sale package, the matter shall be dismissed, with 

prejudice, on April 15, 2016. The parties, therefore, agree as follows:

1. The matter shall be dismissed, with prejudice, on April 15, 2016, to allow for 

adequate time for Plaintiff to complete preparation of a short sale package and for 

Defendants to review Plaintiff for a short sale. 

2. Defendants agree to not initiate foreclosure proceedings on the Subject Property 

prior to the April 15 date for dismissal of the matter. 

3. The parties agree to continue to work diligently and in good faith to complete the 

short sale of the Subject Property in the event the short sale is not completed by the 

April 15, 2016 dismissal date. 

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11293.0512/6315305.1 2 4:15-CV-00927-YGR

DATED: January 15, 2016 LEPERA & ASSOCIATES

A Professional Corporation

By:

Joseph A. Lepera

Attorneys for plaintiff MAURION REASE

DATED: January 15, 2016 SEVERSON & WERSON

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Megan E. Gruber

Megan E. Gruber

Attorneys for defendants THE BANK OF NEW YORK 

MELLON and GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC

ORDER

The Court hereby ADOPTS the foregoing stipulation of the parties as an Order of the Court. 

The Court further SETS a compliance hearing for April 22, 2016 at 9:01 a.m. in Courtroom 1 of 

the Federal Courthouse at 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California. If by April 15, 2016, neither 

party has filed an update contesting the status of the settlement, the case shall be deemed 

DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and the Clerk shall vacate the compliance hearing and 

administratively close the case file.

This Order terminates Docket Number 23. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 21, 2016

HONORABLE YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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