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Parties Involved:
Lewis Booth
Plaintiff
Christopher S. Cameron
Defendant
Stephen Drews
Plaintiff
Arthur M. Friedman
Defendant
Peter K. Kompaniez
Defendant
Phillip I. Levin
Defendant
Jack R. Maurer
Defendant
Jeffrey S. Rogers
Defendant
Robert N. Ruth
Defendant
Strategic Realty Trust, Inc.
Defendant
TNP Securities, LLC
Defendant
TNP Strategic Advisor, LLC
Defendant
TNP Strategic Retail Trust, Inc.
Defendant
Anthony W. Thompson
Defendant
Thompson National Properties, LLC
Defendant
James R. Wolford
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SUSPENDING DEADLINES 

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Daniel C. Girard (State Bar No. 114826)

Dena C. Sharp (State Bar No. 245869)

Adam E. Polk (State Bar No. 273000)

GIRARD GIBBS LLP

601 California Street, 14th Floor

San Francisco, California 94108

Telephone: (415) 981-4800

Facsimile: (415) 981-4846

Email: dcg@girardgibbs.com

Email: chc@girardgibbs.com

Email: aep@girardgibbs.com

(Additional Counsel on Signature Page)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Lewis Booth 

and Stephen Drews

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEWIS BOOTH, as Trustee for the Booth Trust 

dated 11-20-96, and STEPHEN DREWS, on 

behalf of themselves and all others similarly 

situated,

 Plaintiffs, 

 v.

STRATEGIC REALTY TRUST, INC. (f/k/a 

TNP STRATEGIC RETAIL TRUST, INC.), 

THOMPSON NATIONAL PROPERTIES, LLC, 

TNP STRATEGIC ADVISOR, LLC, TNP 

SECURITIES, LLC, ANTHONY W. 

THOMPSON, CHRISTOPHER S. CAMERON, 

JAMES R. WOLFORD, JACK R. MAURER, 

PHILLIP I. LEVIN, ARTHUR M. FRIEDMAN, 

JEFFREY S. ROGERS, ROBERT N. RUTH, 

and PETER K. KOMPANIEZ

 

Defendants.

CASE NO: 13-CV-04921-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

SUSPENDING DEADLINES IN LIGHT OF 

PROPOSED SETTLEMENT

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WHEREAS, on January 16, 2015, following a December 15, 2014 mediation before Hon. 

Edward A. Infante (Ret.), Lead Plaintiffs Lewis Booth as Trustee for the Booth Trust dated 11-20-96 

and Stephen Drews (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendants in this action (Strategic Realty Trust, Inc., Anthony 

W. Thompson, Thompson National Properties, LLC, TNP Strategic Advisor, LLC and TNP Securities, 

LLC, Phillip I. Levin, Arthur M. Friedman, Jeffrey S. Rogers, Robert N. Ruth, Peter K. Kompaniez, 

James R. Wolford, and Jack R. Maurer (“Defendants”)), reached a settlement in principle of all of the 

claims of the putative class against the Defendants, subject to the Court’s approval;

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants are preparing formal documentation of the 

settlement including a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement to submit to the Court;

WHEREAS, to allow the parties sufficient time to document their settlement, all parties to this 

litigation respectfully request the Court’s approval of an Order suspending for 60 days all deadlines set 

forth in the operative Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 73);

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND REQUEST THAT 

THE COURT ORDER THAT: 

1. All pending deadlines set forth in the operative Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 73) are 

suspended for a 60 day period, pending submission to the Court of formal documentation of the 

settlement and a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement.

Dated: January 20, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

GIRARD GIBBS LLP

/s/ Dena C. Sharp

Dena C. Sharp 

Daniel C. Girard

Adam E. Polk

601 California Street, 14th Floor

San Francisco, California 94108

Telephone: (415) 981-4800

Facsimile: (415) 981-4846

Email: chc@girardgibbs.com

Email: dcg@girardgibbs.com

Email: aep@girardgibbs.com

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-andJohn A. Kehoe 

711 Third Avenue, 20th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Telephone: (212) 798-0159

Facsimile: (212) 867-1767

Email: jak@girardgibbs.com

Lead Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs and the Class

Peiffer Rosca Abdullah & Carr

Joseph C. Peiffer (pro hac vice)

201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4100

New Orleans, Louisiana 70170

Telephone: (504) 523-2434

Facsimile: (504) 523-2464

Email: jpeiffer@praclawfirm.com

Alan L. Rosca (pro hac vice)

526 Superior Avenue, Suite 401

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Telephone: (888) 998-0520

Facsimile: (504) 586-5250

Email: arosca@praclawfirm.com

Additional Plaintiffs’ Counsel

Dated: January 20, 2015 DLA PIPER LLP (US)

/s/ David Priebe

David Priebe

2000 University Avenue

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2214

Telephone: (650) 833-2000

Facsimile: (650) 833-2001

Email: david.priebe@dlapiper.com

Counsel for Strategic Realty Trust, Inc. (f/k/a TNP 

Strategic Retail Trust, Inc.), Phillip I. Levin, Arthur M. 

Friedman, Jeffrey S. Rogers, Robert N. Ruth, and Peter 

K. Kompaniez

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Dated: January 20, 2015 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

/s/ James N. Kramer

James N. Kramer

M. Todd Scott

The Orrick Building

405 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94105-2669

Telephone: (415) 773-5700

Facsimile: (415) 773-5759

Email: jkramer@orrick.com

Email: tscott@orrick.com

Counsel for Christopher S. Cameron, James R. Wolford, 

and Jack R. Maurer

Dated: January 20, 2015 STRAGGAS & ASSOCIATES

/s/ George D. Straggas

George D. Straggas

8911 Research Drive

Irvine, CA 92618

Telephone: (949) 660-9100

Facsimile: (949) 660-9144

Counsel for Thompson National Properties, LLC, TNP 

Strategic Advisor, LLC, TNP Securities, LLC, and 

Anthony W. Thompson

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 21, 2015

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JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Dena C. Sharp, hereby certify that on January 20, 2015, I caused the foregoing document to be 

filed electronically with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California’s through 

the Court’s mandated ECF service. Counsel of record are required by the Court to be registered e-filers, 

and as such are automatically e-served with a copy of the document upon confirmation of e-filing.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 20th day of January 2015 at San Francisco, California.

/s/ Dena C. Sharp

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