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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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STIPULATION/PROPOSED ORDER RE STAY CASE NO. CV 07-0713 VRW 

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Eric A. Grover (Bar No. 136080) 

eagrover@kellergrover.com 

Denise L. Díaz (Bar No. 159516) 

ddiaz@kellergrover.com 

KELLER GROVER LLP 

425 Second Street, Suite 500 

San Francisco, California 94107 

Tel: (415) 543-1305 

Fax: (415) 543-7861 

Additional Counsel on Signature Page 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

JULIE KOTOVSKY 

Greg L. Johnson (Bar No. 132397) 

greg.johnson@pillsburylaw.com 

Daveed A. Schwartz (Bar No. 200046) 

daveed.schwartz@pillsbury.com 

Erin C. Carroll (Bar No. 239063) 

erin.carroll@pillsburylaw.com 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

400 Capitol Mall 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Tel: (916) 329-4700 

Fax: (916) 441-3583 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LONGS DRUG STORES, CALIFORNIA, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JULIE KOTOVSKY, on behalf of himself 

and all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

 

LONGS DRUG STORES, CALIFORNIA, 

INC., 

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Case No.: CV 07-0713 VRW 

CLASS ACTION

Hon. Vaughn R. Walker 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY 

ACTION PENDING NINTH 

CIRCUIT’S REVIEW OF CLASS 

CERTIFICATION IN FACTA CASES

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Plaintiff Julie Kotovsky (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Longs Drug Stores, California, 

Inc. (“Defendant”), by and through their respective counsel, jointly submit the following 

stipulation to the Court for its consideration and jointly submit the attached proposed order 

staying the above referenced matter in its entirety, pending decision by the Ninth Circuit 

Court of Appeals (“Ninth Circuit”) in the appeals, pursuant to Rule 23(f) of the Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure, in Soualian v. International Coffee & Tea, LLC, Case No. CV 07-502 

RGK (JCx) (C.D. Cal.), leave to appeal granted, Appellate Dkt No. 07-56377 (9th Cir. 

Sept. 13, 2007) (“Soualian”), and in Reynoso v. South County Concepts, Case No. CV 07-373 

JVS (C.D. Cal.), leave to appeal granted, Appellate Dkt No. 07-80191 (9th Cir. Jan. 14, 2008) 

(“Reynoso”). 

The background and circumstances which establish good cause for the stay are as 

follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff in this putative class action alleges that Defendant willfully 

violated a provision of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (“FACTA”), 15 

U.S.C. § 1681c(g), which provides, in pertinent part, that “no person that accepts credit cards 

or debit cards for the transaction of business shall print more than the last 5 digits of the card 

number or the expiration date upon any receipt provided to the cardholder at the point of the 

sale or transaction”; 

WHEREAS, in Soualian and Reynoso, the respective plaintiffs similarly allege that the 

defendant in their respective actions willfully violated 15 U.S.C. § 1681c(g); 

WHEREAS, on August 28, 2007, this Court stayed the instant action in its entirely 

pending a determination in the Ninth Circuit on whether to hear the interlocutory appeals from 

orders denying class certification in six Central District of California FACTA cases including 

Soualian and further ordered that, if the Ninth Circuit determined to hear any such appeals, 

this action would remained stayed until all appeals are exhausted including any review by the 

United States Supreme Court; 

WHEREAS, on September 13, 2007, the Ninth Circuit granted a motion under Rule 

23(f) of the Federal Rules of the Civil Procedure permitting the plaintiff in Soualian to appeal 

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the District Court’s ruling denying her motion for class certification on the ground that a class 

action would not be a “superior” method of adjudication under FED.R.CIV.P. 23(b)(3) because 

of the magnitude of the potential damage award; 

WHEREAS, on December 11, 2007, this Court issued an Amended Pretrial Order 

permitting class discovery and scheduling a class certification hearing for July 8, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on January 14, 2008, the Ninth Circuit granted a motion under Rule 23(f) of 

the Federal Rules of the Civil Procedure permitting the defendant in Reynoso to appeal the 

District Court’s ruling granting plaintiff’s motion for class certification, inter alia, on the ground 

that the magnitude of the potential damage award does not affect the superiority of a class action 

for adjudication of the case; 

WHEREAS, in the instant action, Defendant (as in Soualian and Reynoso) intends to 

oppose Plaintiff’s motion for class certification, inter alia, on the ground that a class action 

would not be a superior method of adjudication under FED.R.CIV.P. 23(b)(3) because of the 

magnitude of the potential damage award; 

WHEREAS, in Soualian, the appellant Soualian’s opening brief was filed on January 

16, 2008, the appellee International Coffee’s brief is due on February 26, 2008, and 

appellant’s reply brief, if any, is due on March 11, 2008; 

WHEREAS, in Reynoso, the appellant South County Concepts’ opening brief is due 

May 1, 2008, the appellee Reynoso’s brief is due on June 2, 2008, and appellant’s reply brief, 

if any, is due within fourteen days of service of the appellee's brief; 

WHEREAS, prior to and since the Ninth Circuit’s grant of review in Soualian, district 

courts in the Central and Northern Districts of California stayed the following FACTA cases 

pending the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Soualian: 

1. Dister v. Benetton, Case No. C 07-01379 SI (N.D. Cal. Feb. 22, 2008); 

2. Moon v. FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services, Inc., Case No. C 06-7657 

SI (N.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2008); 

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3. Hile v. The Body Shop Int’l PLC, Case No. C 07-791 JSW (N.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 

2008); 

4. Serna, et al. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, Case No. CV 07-1491 AHM 

(JWJx) (C.D. Cal. Jan, 3, 2008); 

5. Hile v. Max Rave LLC, Case No. C 07-738 JSW (N.D. Cal. Dec. 7, 2007); 

6. Lopez v. The Gymboree Corp., Case No. C 07-0087 SI (N.D. Cal. Nov. 1, 

2007); 

7. Figueroa v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Inc., Case No. SACV 07-0019-

DOC (ANx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 30, 2007) (staying action sua sponte); 

8. Saunders v. Claim Jumper Restaurants, LLC, Case No. CV 07-0168-DOC 

(ANx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 23 and 26, 2007); 

9. Vigdorchik v. Century Theatres, Inc., Case No. C 07-00736 MMC (N.D. Cal. 

Oct. 25, 2007); 

10. Soualian v. Barney’s New York, Inc., Case No. CV 07-0558-GW (FFMx) 

(C.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2007); 

11. Saunders v. The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc., Case No. SACV 07-0172-CJC 

(ANx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2007); 

12. Price v. Pacific Theaters, Case No. CV 07-00929-ER (Ex) (C.D. Cal. 

Oct. 15, 2007); 

13. Aeschbacher v. California Pizza Kitchen, Case No. CV 07-00215-VBF 

(JWJx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 11, 2007); 

14. Farkash v. Bear Creek Stores, Inc., dba Harry and David, Case No. CV 07-

00309-ER (SHx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 11, 2007); 

15. Libman v. bebe Stores, Inc., Case No. CV 07-972-ABC (Ex) (C.D. Cal. 

Oct. 5, 2007); 

16. Saunders v. Fuddrucker’s, Inc., Case No. CV 07-0953-GW (RZx) (C.D. Cal. 

Sept. 27, 2007) (staying action sua sponte); 

17. Dister v. Benetton, Case No. C 07-01379 MJJ (N.D. Cal. Sept. 21, 2007); 

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18. Saunders v. In-N-Out Burgers, Case No. CV 07-00169-GW (MLGx) (C.D. 

Cal. Sept. 10, 2007) (staying action sua sponte);

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Ninth Circuit’s decisions in Soualian and 

Reynoso will likely provide important guidance to this Court and to the parties with respect to 

whether class treatment of Plaintiff’s FACTA claim is superior to individual actions under 

FED.R.CIV.P. 23(b)(3); 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that this Court has discretion to control its docket to 

serve the interests of justice and judicial economy, Moses H. Cone Mem. Hosp. v. Mercury 

Constr. Corp., 460 U.S. 1, 20, n. 23 (1983); Adams v. California Dep’t of Health Svcs., 487 

F.3d 684, 688 (9th Cir. 2007); 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a stay of this action will conserve judicial and party 

resources, avoid unnecessary expenditures of time, effort, and money, and serve the interests 

of justice and judicial economy, see Figueroa v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Case No. 

SACV 07-0019-DOC, slip op. at 3 (holding that “it would be a considerable waste of time and 

effort for the parties and the Court to proceed with this action when the major point of 

contention is likely to be resolved by the Ninth Circuit”); 

WHEREAS, the parties agree and request that the Court’s Amended Pretrial Order of 

December 11, 2007 be vacated and that this matter be set for a status conference every six (6) 

months to determine whether it is appropriate to continue the stay of this action, and further 

agree to file a joint status report with the Court two days prior to the status conference regarding 

the status of the Soualian and Reynoso appeals; 

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that the requested stay is not for the purposes of 

delay, but so that the due process of the parties is protected and so that justice may be done; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that this Stipulation may be executed in counterparts, and 

that facsimile signatures shall be deemed acceptable signatures for the purposes of this 

Stipulation. 

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NOW, THEREFORE, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE PARTIES, BY AND 

THROUGH THEIR UNDERSIGNED COUNSEL, HEREBY STIPULATE AS 

FOLLOWS: 

1. That this action be stayed in its entirety pending resolution of the appeals in 

Soualian v. Int’l Coffee and Tea, LLC, Appellate Dkt No. 07-56377 (9th Cir.), Reynoso v. 

South County Concepts, Appellate Dkt No. 07-80191 (9th Cir. Jan. 14, 2008), and any 

subsequent appeals filed in other FACTA class actions; 

2. That this case remain stayed until all appeals are exhausted on the class 

certification issue, including any review by the United States Supreme Court; 

3. That the parties suggest to the Court that its Amended Pretrial Order of 

December 11, 2007 be vacated, that this matter be set for a status conference every six (6) 

months to determine whether it is appropriate to continue the stay of this action, and that the 

parties file a joint status report with the Court two days prior to the status conference 

regarding the status of the Soualian and Reynoso appeals; 

4. That each party shall reserve the right to approach the Court at any time and, 

upon a showing of good cause, seek modification, extension or termination of this order. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 27, 2008 KELLER GROVER LLP 

 425 Second Street, Suite 500 

 San Francisco, CA 94107 

 Telephone: (415) 543-1305 

 Facsimile: (415) 543-7681 

 By: /s/ Eric A. Grover 

 Eric A. Grover (SBN: 136080) 

 Denise L. Diaz (SBN: (159516) 

 

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 THIERMAN LAW FIRM 

Mark R. Thierman, Esq. (SBN: 72913) 

7287 Lakeside Drive 

Reno, NV 89511 

Telephone: (775) 284-1500 

Facsimile: (775) 703-5027 

 By: /s/ Mark R. Thierman 

LAW OFFICES OF SCOTT A. MILLER, A.P.C. 

Scott A. Miller, Esq. (SBN: 230322) 

16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1200 

Encino, CA 91436 

Telephone: (818) 788-8081 

Facsimile: (818) 788-8080 

 By: /s/ Scott A. Miller 

 STEVEN L. MILLER, 

 A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION 

 Steven L. Miller, Esq. (SBN: 106023) 

16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1200 

Encino, CA 91436 

Telephone: (818) 986-8900 

Facsimile: (818) 990-7900 

 By: /s/ Steven L. Miller 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Julie Kotovsky 

Dated: February 27, 2008 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 Telephone: (916) 329-4700 

 Facsimile: (916) 441-3583 

 By: /s/ Daveed A. Schwartz 

 Greg L. Johnson (SBN: 132397) 

 Daveed A. Schwartz (SBN: 200046) 

 Erin C. Carroll (SBN: 239063) 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 Longs Drug Stores, California, Inc. 

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ATTESTATION

 I attest that signatories Greg L. Johnson, Daveed A. Schwartz, and Erin C. Carroll have 

concurred in the filing of this document. 

Dated: February 27, 2008 KELLER GROVER LLP 

 425 Second Street, Suite 500 

 San Francisco, CA 94107 

 Telephone: (415) 543-1305 

 Facsimile: (415) 543-7681 

 By: /s/ Eric A. Grover 

 Eric A. Grover (SBN: 136080) 

 Denise L. Diaz (SBN: (159516) 

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ORDER

Upon the Stipulation of the parties, and for good cause shown, this action is stayed in its 

entirety until the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals renders a decision in Soualian v. Int’l Coffee 

and Tea, LLC, Appellate Dkt No. 07-56377 (9th Cir.) and/or Reynoso v. South County Concepts, 

Appellate Dkt No. 07-80191 (9th Cir. Jan. 14, 2008). The Court’s Amended Pretrial Order of 

December 11, 2007 is hereby vacated. This case shall remain stayed until all appeals (if any) of 

those decisions are exhausted, including any review by the United States Supreme Court. 

A status conference shall be set for to determine whether it is 

appropriate to continue the stay of this action. Further status conferences on the appropriateness 

of this stay shall be set thereafter. The parties reserve the right to approach the Court at any time 

and, upon a showing of good cause, seek modification, extension or termination of this order. 

The parties shall submit a report on as to the status of the appeals in 

Soualian, Reynoso, and other FACTA cases (if any), and any developments in this case. The 

parties also will inform the Court as to whether the stay should remain in place or be lifted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

 Honorable Vaughn R. Walker 

 United States District Judge 

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July 1, 2008

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

March 3, 2008

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