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Parties Involved:
Monetary Management of California, Inc.
Defendant
Tita Rodas
Plaintiff

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND STIPULATION AND ORDER TO VACATE ALL PENDING DATES AND 

STAY THIS ACTION PENDING THE COURT’S APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT 

Case No. 2:14-cv-01389-TLN-AC

KENNETH S. GAINES, ESQ. SBN 049045

ken@gaineslawfirm.com

DANIEL F. GAINES, ESQ. SBN 251488

daniel@gaineslawfirm.com

ALEX P. KATOFSKY, ESQ. SBN 202754

alex@gaineslawfirm.com

GAINES & GAINES, APLC

27200 Agoura Road, Suite 101

Calabasas, CA 91301

Telephone: (818) 703-8985

Facsimile: (818) 703-8984

Attorneys for Plaintiff TITA RODAS, on behalf 

of herself and all others similarly situated, 

and on behalf of the general public

C. GRIFFITH TOWLE, State Bar No. 146401

gtowle@bzbm.com

SONY B. BARARI, State Bar No. 243379

sbarari@bzbm.com

SIMON R. GOODFELLOW, State Bar No. 246085

sgoodfellow@bzbm.com

BARTKO, ZANKEL, BUNZEL & MILLER

A Professional Law Corporation

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 956-1900

Facsimile: (415) 956-1152

Attorneys for Defendant

MONETARY MANAGEMENT

OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TITA RODAS, on behalf of herself and all

others similarly situated, and on behalf of the 

general public,

Plaintiff,

v.

MONETARY MANAGEMENT OF 

CALIFORNIA, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-01389-TLN-AC

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

VACATE ALL PENDING DATES AND 

STAY THIS ACTION PENDING THE 

COURT’S APPROVAL OF 

SETTLEMENT

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND STIPULATION AND ORDER TO VACATE ALL PENDING DATES AND 

STAY THIS ACTION PENDING THE COURT’S APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT 

Case No. 2:14-cv-01389-TLN-AC

Plaintiff TITA RODAS (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant MONETARY MANAGEMENT OF 

CALIFORNIA, INC (“Defendants”) (Plaintiff and Defendant are collectively the “Parties”), by 

and through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and agree to vacate all pending 

dates and stay this action pending the Court’s approval of settlement, and mutually request that the 

Court approve and enter said Stipulation and enter an order in accordance herewith to permit 

further settlement discussions between the Parties.

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, on April 15, 2015, the Parties participated in a mediation with Judge Ronald 

M. Sabraw (Ret.) in an effort to resolve the claims in the above-captioned class and representative 

action (the “Action”);

WHEREAS, the Parties have reached a settlement of the Action, subject to Court approval, 

but require further time to finalize the long form settlement and notice form;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s August 14, 2014 Pretrial Scheduling Order and 

subsequent Orders Pursuant to Stipulation following thereafter, Plaintiff’s continued deadline to 

file her Motion for Class Certification is currently May 1, 2015 (Docket No. 19);

WHEREAS, because the Action has been settled, the Parties believe that their time and 

efforts should be utilized toward finalization of the settlement documents and preparation of 

motion for preliminary approval, rather than unnecessary law and motion. 

IT IS THEREFORE HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that the Court may enter an 

order vacating all pending dates, specifically including but not limited to the deadline to file 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification referenced above, and staying the case pending the 

Court’s approval of the settlement agreement. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the Court may set a date for the 

filing of a Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement and a hearing date 

thereafter, and that the Parties respectfully request thirty (30) days to prepare that filing. 

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND STIPULATION AND ORDER TO VACATE ALL PENDING DATES AND 

STAY THIS ACTION PENDING THE COURT’S APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT 

Case No. 2:14-cv-01389-TLN-AC

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

DATED: April 23, 2015

BARTKO, ZANKEL, BUNZEL & MILLER

A Professional Law Corporation

By: /s/ C. Griffith Towle (as authorized on 4/17/15)

C. Griffith Towle

Attorneys for MMC

MONETARY MANAGEMENT

OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

DATED: April 23, 2015

GAINES & GAINES, APLC

By: /s/ Alex P. Katofsky

ALEX P. KATOFSKY

Attorneys for Plaintiff TITA RODAS, on behalf of 

herself and all others similarly situated

ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation above, the Court orders the following:

1. The Action is stayed, pending the Court’s approval of the settlement agreement. 

2. All pending dates, specifically including but not limited to the deadline to file 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification referenced above, are hereby vacated. 

3. The hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action 

Settlement is scheduled for July 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2 of this Court.

4. Plaintiff shall file her Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 

no later than June 4, 2015.

Dated: April 23, 2015

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