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Parties Involved:
Amador County Association of Realtors
Defendant
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Defendant
Central Valley Association of Realtors
Defendant
Century 21 Select Real Estate, Inc.
Defendant
El Dorado County Association of Realtors
Defendant
Guide Real Estate, Inc.
Defendant
Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
Defendant
Lodi Association of Realtors
Defendant
Metrolist Services, Inc.
Defendant
Nevada County Association of Realtors, Inc.
Defendant
Norcal Gold Inc.
Defendant
Paul M. Zagaris, Inc.
Defendant
Placer County Association of Realtors, Inc.
Defendant
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Defendant
Sacramento Association of Realtors, Inc.
Defendant
Sutter-Yuba Association of Realtors, Inc.
Defendant
William L. Lyon & Associates, Inc.
Defendant
Willsim Latham, LLC
Plaintiff
Yolo County Association of Realtors
Defendant
eXp World Holdings, Inc.
Defendant

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3118.000/ Case No. 2:24-cv-00244-KJM-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

PATRICK M. RYAN (SBN 203215) 

pryan@bartkolaw.com 

JOHN F. McLEAN (SBN 55914) 

jmclean@bartkolaw.com 

TYLER M. CUNNINGHAM (SBN 243694) 

tcunningham@bartkolaw.com

BARTKO LLP 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 800 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 956-1900 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1152 

JASON A. ZWEIG (admitted pro hac vice) 

jzweig@bartkolaw.com 

One South Wacker Drive, 36th Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 

Telephone: (415) 956-1900 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1152 

Attorneys for MetroList Services, Inc., Sacramento 

Association of REALTORS®, Inc., El Dorado 

County Association of REALTORS®, Yolo County 

Association of REALTORS®, Central Valley 

Association of REALTORS®, Amador County 

Association of REALTORS®, Sutter-Yuba 

Association of REALTORS®, Inc., Guide Real 

Estate, Inc., Nevada County Association of 

REALTORS® and Placer County Association of 

REALTORS® 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

Willsim Latham, LLC, Individually and on Behalf of 

All Others Similarly Situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MetroList Services, Inc.; Sacramento Association of 

Realtors, Inc.; Placer County Association of 

Realtors, Inc.; El Dorado County Association of 

Realtors; Lodi Association of Realtors; Yolo County 

Association of Realtors; Central Valley Association 

of Realtors; Amador County Association of 

Realtors; Nevada County Association of Realtors, 

Inc.; Sutter-Yuba Association of Realtors, Inc.; 

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.; Anywhere Real Estate 

Inc.; Keller Williams Realty, Inc.; eXp World 

Holdings, Inc.; Norcal Gold Inc.; Century 21 Select 

Real Estate, Inc.; William L. Lyon & Associates, 

Inc.; Paul M. Zagaris, Inc.; Guide Real Estate, Inc.; 

and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 2:24-cv-00244-KJM-DB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING DEADLINE TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller 

Courtroom: 3, 15th Floor 

Action Filed: January 18, 2024 

 

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3118.000/ 2 Case No. 2:24-cv-00244-KJM-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

Plaintiff Willsim Latham, LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants MetroList Services, Inc.; 

Sacramento Association of Realtors, Inc.; Placer County Association of Realtors, Inc.; El Dorado 

County Association of Realtors; Lodi Association of Realtors; Yolo County Association of Realtors; 

Central Valley Association of Realtors; Amador County Association of Realtors; Nevada County 

Association of Realtors, Inc.; Sutter-Yuba Association of Realtors, Inc.; eXp World Holdings, Inc.; 

William L. Lyon & Associates and Guide Real Estate, Inc., (collectively, the “Undersigned 

Defendants”)1 (collectively “the parties”), pursuant to Local Rules 143 and 144, stipulate as follows: 

RECITALS 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff initiated this case on January 18, 2024 (ECF No. 1) (the “Lawsuit”); 

WHEREAS, all Defendants have been served with the complaint (ECF Nos. 8-23, 27, 28, 

33); 

WHEREAS, on December 27, 2023, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiffs in two actions 

pending before Judge Stephen R. Bough in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of 

Missouri, filed a motion with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) to transfer and 

consolidate certain actions that the movants allege assert similar claims related to real estate 

commissions. See In re Real Estate Commission Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 3100 (ECF No. 1) (the 

“MDL Motion”); 

WHEREAS, on February 21, 2024, the Court issued an Order Setting Status (Pretrial 

Scheduling) Conference, setting a status conference for July 11, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. (ECF No. 38); 

WHEREAS, the parties previously agreed to extend all Defendants’ deadline to respond to 

the Plaintiff’s complaint until March 5, 2024; 

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2024, the parties met and conferred regarding an extension to 

respond to the Plaintiff’s complaint given the pending MDL Motion; 

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 This proposed schedule does not apply to defendants RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Anywhere Real 

Estate Inc., or Keller Williams Realty, Inc., for whom the Court entered an order staying the case 

pending final approval of the nationwide settlements. See ECF No. 48. Plaintiff will file a similar 

unopposed motion to stay the case as to Norcal Gold Inc. and Century 21 Select Real Estate, Inc., 

which are franchisees of Keller Williams Realty, Inc. and Anywhere Real Estate, Inc., respectively, 

and, as such, are part of the nationwide settlements. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

WHEREAS, on March 12, 2024, the Court granted the Parties’ Joint Stipulation extending 

Defendants’ time to respond to Plaintiffs’ complaint to 14 days from the date that the JPML denies 

the MDL Motion (ECF No. 65); 

WHEREAS, on March 15, 2024, the National Association of Realtors entered into a 

Settlement Agreement in a litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of 

Missouri, which may resolve and/or affect the rights of the Defendants in this Lawsuit; 

WHEREAS, on Friday April 12, 2024, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued 

an Order denying the MDL Motion (and transfer of this Lawsuit) (ECF No. 134); 

WHEREAS, in light of the April 12, 2024 JPML order denying the MDL Motion, the 

Defendants’ responses to Plaintiff’s complaint are due on Friday April 26, 2024; 

WHEREAS, on April 22, 2024, Judge Bough entered an order granting preliminary 

approval of the NAR settlement;

WHEREAS, the Parties believe they would benefit from additional time to evaluate the 

impact, if any, of the NAR Settlement on this litigation; 

WHEREAS, this stipulation will not affect the case deadlines set forth in ECF No. 38; and 

WHEREAS, the parties negotiated the following stipulation on case deadlines. 

STIPULATION 

NOW, THEREFORE, in an effort to conserve party and judicial resources, and to allow 

the parties additional time to assess the impact, if any, of the NAR Settlement on this Lawsuit, the 

parties stipulate as follows: 

1. The Defendants’ time to respond to Plaintiff’s complaint is extended by 60 days, or to 

June 25, 2024. 

2. The Defendants expressly reserve their right to move to stay the Lawsuit. 

3. Plaintiff reserves the right to oppose a motion to stay the Lawsuit. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

DATED: April 24, 2024 BARTKO LLP 

By: /s/ Patrick M. Ryan 

 Patrick M. Ryan 

Attorneys for MetroList Services, Inc., 

Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, Inc., El 

Dorado County Association of REALTORS®, 

Yolo County Association of REALTORS®, 

Central Valley Association of REALTORS®, 

Amador County Association of REALTORS®, 

Sutter-Yuba Association of REALTORS®, Inc., 

Guide Real Estate, Inc., Nevada County 

Association of REALTORS® and Placer County 

Association of REALTORS® 

DATED: April 24, 2024 SAUL EWING LLP 

By: /s/ Jason W. McElroy

 Jason W. McElroy 

Attorneys for eXp World Holdings, Inc. 

DATED: April 24, 2024 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

By: /s/ Justin P. Raphael

 Justin P. Raphael 

Rebecca L. Sciarrino 

Attorneys for the Lodi Association of Realtors 

DATED: April 24, 2024 LAGASSE BRANCH BELL & KINKEAD 

By: /s/ Traci S. Lagasse 

 Traci S. Lagasse 

Jeffrey V. Ta 

Attorneys for the Lodi Association of Realtors 

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3118.000/ 5 Case No. 2:24-cv-00244-KJM-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

DATED: April 24, 2024 STOEL RIVES LLP 

By: /s/ Edward C. Duckers 

Edward C. Duckers 

Attorneys for Defendant William L. Lyons & 

Associates 

DATED: April 24, 2024 PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP 

 

By: /s/ Jill M. Manning 

 Jill M. Manning 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Willsim Latham, LLC 

ATTESTATION OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE 

The undersigned ECF user whose identification and password are being used to file the 

foregoing document hereby attests that all signatories herein, and on whose behalf the filing is 

submitted, concur in the filing’s content and have authorized the filing. 

 /s/ Patrick M. Ryan 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

ORDER 

In accordance with the Stipulation: 

1. The Defendants’ time to respond to Plaintiff’s complaint is extended by 60 days, or to 

June 25, 2024. 

2. The Defendants expressly reserve their right to move to stay the Lawsuit. 

3. Plaintiff reserves the right to oppose a motion to stay the Lawsuit. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 29, 2024. 

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