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Parties Involved:
Bank of America, N.A.
Defendant
Angella S. Webb
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS CASE NO. 2:13-CV-02006-MCE-AC 

STEVEN A. ELLIS (SBN 171742) 

sellis@goodwinprocter.com

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

601 S. Figueroa Street, 41st Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90017 

Tel.: 213.426.2500 

Fax.: 213.623.1673 

Attorney for Defendant: 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 

ERIC A. MERCER (SBN 248707) 

mercerlegal@me.com 

LAW OFFICE OF ERIC ANDREW 

MERCER 

770 L Street, Suite 950 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Tel.: 916.361.6022 

Fax: 916.361.6023 

Attorney for Plaintiff: 

ANGELLA S. WEBB, and the Putative 

Class 

[ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED ON 

SIGNATURE PAGE] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

ANGELLA S. WEBB, individually, on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, and 

on behalf of the general public, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; and DOES 1 

through 20 inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:13-cv-02006-MCE-AC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

WITHDRAW MOTION TO CERTIFY 

CLASS, FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT, 

AND PROPOSE DEADLINES FOR THE 

INDIVIDUAL ACTION 

Courtroom: 7 

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr. 

 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS CASE NO. 2:13-CV-02006-MCE-AC 

Plaintiff ANGELA S. WEBB (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Bank of America, N.A. 

(“Defendant” or “Bank of America”) (collectively referred to as the “Parties”) jointly submit 

this Stipulation to Withdraw Motion to Certify Class, File Amended Complaint, and 

Propose Deadlines for the Individual Action (“Stipulation”). 

WHEREAS, on September 25, 2013, Plaintiff filed her putative class action 

complaint (Dkt. 1); 

WHEREAS, on January 6, 2014, Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint (Dkt. 

17); 

WHEREAS, on September 4, 2015, fact discovery on class certification issues 

concluded (Dkt. 37); 

WHEREAS, on November 12, 2015 Plaintiff filed her Motion to Certify Class (Dkt. 

41); 

WHEREAS, Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class is due on 

January 14, 2016; 

WHEREAS, a hearing on the Motion to Certify Class is set for March 17, 2016 

(Dkt. 45); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff desires to withdraw her Motion to Certify Class and proceed 

with the action on an individual basis; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that (1) Plaintiff hereby withdraws her Motion to 

Certify Class; (2) within twenty (20) days of an order from the Court granting the Parties’ 

Stipulation, Plaintiff will file an amended complaint that removes the class allegations and 

is otherwise substantively identical to the First Amended Complaint filed on January 6, 

2014; and (3) within sixty (60) days of an order from the Court granting the Parties’ 

Stipulation, the Parties will propose a schedule for the individual action going forward; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, through their respective counsel, hereby 

stipulate and jointly request that the Court: 

1. Deem Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class withdrawn; 

2. Vacate the hearing set for March 17, 2016 on the Motion to Certify Class; 

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TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS CASE NO. 2:13-CV-02006-MCE-AC 

3. Order that within twenty (20) days, Plaintiff will file an amended complaint 

that removes the class allegations and is otherwise substantively identical to the First 

Amended Complaint filed on January 6, 2014; 

4. Order that within sixty (60) days, the Parties submit a joint status statement 

proposing a schedule for the individual action going forward. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: January 19, 2016 By: /s/ Alyssa A. Sussman 

ALYSSA A. SUSSMAN (pro hac vice) 

asussman@goodwinprocter.com 

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

620 Eighth Avenue 

New York, NY 10018 

Tel.: 212.813.8800 

Fax: 212.355.3333 

JAMES W. MCGARRY (pro hac vice) 

jmcgarry@goodwinprocter.com 

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

53 State Street 

Boston, MA 02109 

Tel.: 617.570.1000 

Fax: 617.523.1231 

STEVEN A. ELLIS 

sellis@goodwinprocter.com

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

Attorneys for Defendant: 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 

 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS CASE NO. 2:13-CV-02006-MCE-AC 

Dated: January 19, 2016 By: /s/ Eric A. Mercer (with permission) 

ERIC A. MERCER (SBN 248707) 

mercerlegal@me.com 

LAW OFFICE OF ERIC ANDREW 

MERCER 

DANIEL J. MULLIGAN (SBN 103129) 

dan@jmglawoffices.com 

JENKINS MULLIGAN & GABRIEL LLP 

78-065 Main Street, Suite 202 

La Quinta, CA 92253 

Tel: 415.982.8500 

Fax: 415.982.8515 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs: 

ANGELLA S. WEBB; and the putative 

class 

 ORDER 

 Upon consideration of the Parties’ Stipulation to Withdraw Motion to Certify Class 

(“Stipulation”), and good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation is GRANTED 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class is stricken; 

2. The hearing set for March 17, 2016 on the Motion to Certify Class is 

vacated; 

3. Within twenty (20) days, Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint that 

removes the class allegations and is otherwise substantively identical to the First 

Amended Complaint filed on January 6, 2014; 

4. Within sixty (60) days, the Parties shall submit a joint status statement 

proposing a schedule for the individual action going forward. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: JANUARY 19, 2016 

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