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Parties Involved:
Michael Alvarez
Plaintiff
Brian Belote-Dinford
Plaintiff
Charter Communications, LLC
Defendant
Trevor Grant
Plaintiff
Luis Novoa
Plaintiff

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David R. Markham (SBN 071814) 

dmarkham@markham-law.com 

THE MARKHAM LAW FIRM 

750 B Street, Suite 1950 

San Diego, California 92101 

Tel.: (619) 399-3995 

Fax: (619) 615-2067 

[Additional counsel list on next page] 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LUIS NOVOA, MICHAEL ALVAREZ, 

BRIAN BELOTE-DINFORD, and 

TREVOR GRANT, individually, and on 

behalf of other members of the general 

public similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, 

a Delaware limited liability company; and 

DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, 

Defendant. 

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CASE NO. 1:13-cv-01302-AWI-BAM

CLASS ACTION 

Hon. Anthony W. Ishii 

Hon. Barbara A. McAuliffe 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

VACATE HEARING AND 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON 

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION PENDING 

MEDIATION 

Action Filed: 07/05/2013 

Action Removed: 08/16/2013 

Trial Date: None Set 

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Stuart C. Talley (SBN 180374 ) 

stalley@kcrlegal.com 

KERSHAW CUTTER & RATINOFF 

401 Watt Avenue 

Sacramento, California 95864 

Tel: (916) 448-9800 

Fax: (916) 669-4499 

Joseph Cho (SBN 129219) 

jcho@aequitaslawgroup.com 

Autumn E. Love (SBN 274209) 

alove@aequitaslawgroup.com

Ronald H. Bae (SBN 186826) 

rbae@aequitaslawgroup.com

AEQUITAS LAW GROUP 

500 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 1310 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Tel: (213) 223-7144 

Fax: (213) 223-7098 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Thomas Kaufman (SBN 177936) 

TKaufman@sheppardmullin.com 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-6017 

Tel: (310) 228-3700 

Fax: (310) 228-3942 

Attorney for Defendant 

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STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, on February 2, 2015, the Court issued an Order setting the 

following dates for Class Certification: 

Class Certification Motion Deadline August 19, 2015 

Opposition to Class Certification October 6, 2015 

Reply to Class Certification December 3, 2015 

Class Certification Hearing December 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. 

Dkt. No. 34, p. 2. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant (collectively, “the parties”) have agreed 

in principle to mediate this action before David A. Rotman, Esq., of Gregorio 

Haldeman & Rotman. The parties are currently working with Mr. Rotman to obtain 

the earliest practical mediation date, and will report the mediation date to the Court 

by August 31, 2015. 

WHEREAS, the parties are exchanging information necessary to mediate, are 

devoting substantial resources to the mediation and wish to exhaust the possibility of 

settlement prior to class certification briefing; 

NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between 

Plaintiffs and Defendant, by and through their respective counsel of record, that: 

1. Class Certification briefing schedule and hearing is VACATED pending 

Plaintiffs’ mediation; 

2. The parties will jointly report the mediation date to the Court by August 31, 

2015; 

3. The parties will provide a joint case status report within 7 days of the 

conclusion of the mediation to advise the Court whether the settlement was 

reached; 

4. In case the parties’ mediation is unsuccessful, in the joint case status report, 

the parties will provide new proposed dates for Class Certification briefing 

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and hearing. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: July 27, 2015 Respectfully submitted: 

THE MARKHAM LAW FIRM 

/s/ David R. Markham 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

E-mail: dmarkham@markham-law.com 

Dated: July 27, 2015 Respectfully submitted: 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & 

 HAMPTON, LLP 

/s/ Thomas R. Kaufman 

Attorney for Defendant 

E-mail: tkaufman@sheppardmullin.com 

 I, David R. Markham, attest that I have obtained concurrence from defense 

counsel regarding the filing of this Stipulation. 

THE MARKHAM LAW FIRM 

/s/ David R. Markham 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

E-mail: dmarkham@markham-law.com 

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ORDER 

 Good cause having been shown, based upon the parties’ signed Stipulation 

filed on July 27, 2015, and based on the records in the above-captioned action, the 

Court hereby orders as follows: 

1. Class Certification briefing schedule and hearing of December 18, 2015 at 

9:00 a.m. before Judge McAuliffe is VACATED pending Plaintiffs’ 

mediation; 

2. The parties shall jointly report the mediation date to the Court by August 

31, 2015; 

3. The parties shall provide a joint case status report within 7 days of the 

conclusion of the mediation to advise the Court whether the settlement was 

reached; 

4. In case the parties’ mediation is unsuccessful, in the joint case status report, 

the parties shall provide new proposed dates for Class Certification briefing 

and hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 28, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe __ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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