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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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857637.1 CV 12-0559-RS

LOCAL RULE 6-2 JOINT STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP 

44 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 2450 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104 

Bruce L. Simon (Bar No. 96241) 

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 433-9000 

Facsimile: (415) 433-9008 

Email: bsimon@pswlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class 

[Additional counsel appear on signature pages]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE: WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP. 

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS LITIGATION 

 CASE NO. CV 12-0559-RS 

LOCAL RULE 6-2 JOINT STIPULATION 

TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING 

MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT 

Judge: Hon. Richard Seeborg 

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857637.1 2 CV 12-0559-RS

LOCAL RULE 6-2 JOINT STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP 

44 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 2450 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104 

Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiffs Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Gary Wright and Ronee 

Blakley in the above captioned consolidated action and Defendant Warner Music Group Corp. 

(“WMG”) (collectively referred to as “the Parties”) together submit the following joint stipulation 

in regard to the following facts: 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been negotiating a settlement of this putative class action for 

many months; 

WHEREAS, the details of the settlement of any class action are detailed and take extensive 

negotiations, particularly where, as here, the settlement contemplated involves both payment for 

past relief and increased royalty rates in the future; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have now agreed to a proposed settlement of the matter, subject to 

the approval of the Court, and Plaintiffs have concurrently filed with this stipulation a Notice of 

Motion and Motion For Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement (the “Motion”); 

WHEREAS, the currently scheduled hearing date for the Motion is February 6, 2014; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agreed to provide notice to potential class members of the 

settlement, if it is preliminarily approved, with their individually mailed royalty statements; 

WHEREAS, the next mailing of WMG’s royalty statements is for the period ending 

December 31, 2013, which mailing should begin on or around February 15, 2014; 

WHEREAS, the Parties endeavored to complete their negotiations in time to allow 35 days 

between the filing of the Motion and the hearing on the Motion as required by the Local Rules and 

still allow for notice to be mailed with the potential class members’ upcoming royalty statements; 

WHEREAS, because of the many issues that needed to be negotiated and agreed upon the 

Parties were unable to meet the 35-day deadline and still provide for notice to potential class 

members in the upcoming royalty statements; 

WHEREAS, to address this issue, the Parties have agreed, subject to the Court’s approval, 

to shorten the time from the filing of the Motion to the hearing on the Motion so that the hearing 

can be set for January 23, 2014; 

Accordingly, the Parties hereby agree and stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to 

the following: 

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857637.1 3 CV 12-0559-RS

LOCAL RULE 6-2 JOINT STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP 

44 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 2450 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104 

The time for hearing Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action 

Settlement under Local Rule 7-2 shall be shortened and the Motion shall be set for hearing on 

January 23, 2014. 

Dated: December 30, 2013 Respectfully Submitted, 

/s/ Tamerlin J. Godley 

 Tamerlin J. Godley 

 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

 Attorneys for Defendant Warner Music Group

Corp.

Dated: December 30, 2013 Respectfully Submitted, 

/s/ Daniel L. Warshaw 

Daniel L. Warshaw

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP 

Interim Lead Counsel Representative for Plaintiffs*

* A complete list of the attorneys for Plaintiffs is attached to the Amended Complaint. 

Filer’s Attestation 

I, Daniel L. Warshaw, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used 

to file this JOINT STIPULATION RE MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING THE 

PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT. 

In compliance with General Order 45.X.B., I hereby attest that the counsel listed above concur in 

this filing.

Dated: December 30, 2013 /s/ Daniel L. Warshaw 

 Daniel L. Warshaw 

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857637.1 4 CV 12-0559-RS

LOCAL RULE 6-2 JOINT STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP 

44 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 2450 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________________ __________________________________________

 Honorable Richard Seeborg 

 United States District Court Judge

1/2/14

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