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Parties Involved:
Citibank USA, NA
Plaintiff
Roger Romero
Defendant

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LA 51017803 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING HEARING DATE 

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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP 

LISA M. SIMONETTI (State Bar No. 165996) 

MARCOS D. SASSO (State Bar No. 228905) 

A.R. KACHADOORIAN (State Bar. No. 240601) 

2029 Century Park East, Suite 1800 

Los Angeles, California 90067-3086 

Telephone: 310-556-5800 

Facsimile: 310-556-5959 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., successor in interest to 

Citibank USA, National Association 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROGER D. ROMERO 

Plaintiff, 

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CITIBANK USA, NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION, 

Defendant. 

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No. 1:07-CV-00549-OWW-SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING HEARING DATE 

Current Hearing Date:

Date: January 14, 2008 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 3 

Proposed Continued Hearing Date:

Date: January 28, 2008 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 3

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING HEARING DATE 

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS, on September 14, 2007, Roger Romero (“Romero”) filed a 

motion to vacate (the “Motion to Vacate’”) the arbitration award issued in 

connection with arbitration proceedings between Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. 

(“Citibank”) and Romero before this action’s commencement 

WHEREAS, on October 16, 2007, Citibank filed an opposition to the Motion 

to Vacate; 

WHEREAS, the hearing on Romero’s Motion to Vacate was originally 

scheduled to occur on November 5, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2007, Romero filed a motion to continue the 

hearing date due to his unavailability on November 5, 2007; 

WHEREAS, on November 2, 2007, the Court granted Romero’s motion to 

continue the hearing on the Motion to Vacate and ordered the hearing continued to 

December 3, 2007; 

WHEREAS, Romero subsequently advised that he was unavailable on 

December 3, 2007 and requested a further continuance of the hearing date, to which 

Citibank agreed and which the Court granted; 

WHEREAS, the hearing on the Motion to Vacate currently is scheduled to 

occur on January 14, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3 of the above-captioned 

Court; 

WHERAS, on January 2, 2008, Romero advised that he is unavailable to 

attend the hearing on January 14, 2008 and requested, and Citibank agreed, to 

continue the hearing to January 28, 2008; 

WHEREAS, good cause for continuing the hearing exists because it will 

facilitate both parties’ participation in the hearing; and 

WHEREAS, this Stipulation is entered into in good faith and not for purposes 

of delay. 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Romero and Citibank, and 

through Citibank’s counsel of record, that the hearing on the Motion to Vacate filed 

by Romero shall be continued to January 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

ROGER ROMERO 

By: /s/ 

Roger Romero 

Defendant in pro se

Dated: January ____, 2008 

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

LISA M. SIMONETTI 

MARCOS D. SASSO 

ALEXANDRIA R. KACHADOORIAN 

By: /s/ 

Marcos D. Sasso 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: January ___, 2008 

CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to the Stipulation between the 

parties, the hearing on the Motion to Vacate filed by Romero is continued to January 

28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 17, 2008 _/s/ OLIVER W WANGER_________________ 

 The Honorable Oliver Wanger 

 United States District Judge 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) 

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COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 

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I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, over the age 

of eighteen years, and not a party to the within action. My business address is: 2029 

Century Park East, Los Angeles, California 90067-3086. 

On January 15, 2008, I served the foregoing document(s) described as: 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING HEARING DATE on the 

interested parties in this action by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed 

envelope addressed as follows: 

Roger D. Romero 

P.O. Box 1446 

Bishop, California 93515 

o (VIA PERSONAL SERVICE) By causing to be delivered the 

document(s) listed above to the person(s) at the address(es) set forth 

above. 

x (VIA U.S. MAIL) In accordance with the regular mailing collection and 

processing practices of this office, with which I am readily familiar, by 

means of which mail is deposited with the United States Postal Service at 

Los Angeles, California that same day in the ordinary course of business, 

I deposited such sealed envelope, with postage thereon fully prepaid, for 

collection and mailing on this same date following ordinary business 

practices, addressed as set forth below. 

o (VIA FACSIMILE) By causing such document to be delivered to the 

office of the addressee via facsimile. 

o (VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY) By causing such envelope to be 

delivered to the office of the addressee(s) at the address(es) set forth 

above by overnight delivery via Federal Express or by a similar overnight 

delivery service. 

I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court 

whose direction the service was made. 

Executed on January 15, 2008, at Los Angeles, California. 

Gayle Grace /s/ 

[Type or Print Name] [Signature] 

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