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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE 

CASE NO. 2:22-CV-00821-JAM-AC 

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KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP, APC 

Abbas Kazerounian (SBN 249203) 

ak@kazlg.com 

Mona Amini (SBN 296829) 

mona@kazlg.com 

245 Fischer Avenue, Unit D1 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

Telephone: (800) 400-6808 

Facsimile: (800) 520-5523 

THE CARDOZA LAW CORPORATION 

Michael F. Cardoza, Esq. (SBN: 194065) 

Mike.Cardoza@cardozalawcorp.com 

548 Market Street, #80594 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 488-8014 

Facsimile: (415) 651-9700 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Michael Garcia 

[Additional Counsel Listed On Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL GARCIA, individually and 

on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:22-cv-00821-JAM-AC 

[Solano Superior Court Case No. 

FCS058137] 

STIPULATION TO TRANSFER 

VENUE 

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE 

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), Plaintiff Michael Garcia (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendant Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC (“Pingora”) (together, the “Parties”) hereby file 

this Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern 

District of Florida. In support of their motion, Plaintiff and Pingora jointly state as follows: 

1. On April 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed this action in the Superior Court for the State 

of California for the County of Solano, asserting claims for violations related to Pingora’s 

alleged failure to secure Plaintiff’s and Class members’ personally identifiable 

information. 

2. On May 16, 2022, Pingora removed this action to this Court pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441, and 1446; 

3. Fourteen related class actions are currently pending in the Southern District 

of Florida and have been consolidated or are in the process of being consolidated: Morrill 

v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-20955-DPG (“Morrill”); Rivera, et 

al. v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-20968-KMM; McMahon v. 

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-20978-RNS; Guarino v. Lakeview Loan 

Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-20981-CMA; Thomas v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, 

LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-20984-KMM; Kunz v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 

1:22-cv-21003-MGC; Kimbrough v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv21044-JEM; Myers v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-21054-DPG; 

Riley v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 0:22-cv-60833-DPG; Stone v. Lakeview 

Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-21094-DPG; Rubio v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, 

LLC, Case No. 3:22-cv-00603-MMA-JLB (S.D. Cal.); Villanueva v. Lakeview Loan 

Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-21548-RNS; Kassem v. Pingora Asset Management 

LLC, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-21566-KMW; and Taylor v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, 

Case No. 1:22-cv-21445-DPG (collectively, the “Related Florida Actions”). 

4. The Related Florida Actions raise factual and legal issues substantially 

identical to those raised in this action, against related defendants (Morrill, Dkt. 9); 

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE 

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5. Counsel for the Parties have conferred and agree that, under the 

circumstances, transfer of this action to the Southern District of Florida is appropriate, in 

the interests of justice, and will promote the convenience of the parties and witnesses. 

6. Accordingly, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), the Parties respectfully request that 

the Court transfer this action to the Southern District of Florida for consolidation with the 

consolidated action captioned In re Lakeview Loan Servicing Data Breach Litigation, 

Case No. 1:22-cv-20955-DPG (S.D. Fla.). 

Dated: May 31, 2022 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Abbas Kazerounian 

Abbas Kazerounian (SBN 249203) 

ak@kazlg.com 

Mona Amini (SBN 296829) 

mona@kazlg.com 

KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP, APC 

245 Fischer Avenue, Unit D1 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

Telephone: (800) 400-6808 

Facsimile: (800) 520-5523 

Michael F. Cardoza, Esq. (SBN: 

194065) 

Mike.Cardoza@cardozalawcorp.com 

THE CARDOZA LAW 

CORPORATION 

548 Market Street, #80594 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 488-8014 

Facsimile: (415) 651-9700 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Michael Garcia 

/s/ Teresa C. Chow (as authorized on May 23, 2022)

Teresa C. Chow (SBN 237694) tchow@bakerlaw.com 

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400 

Los Angeles, CA 90025-0500 

Telephone: (310) 820-8800 

Facsimile: (310) 820-8859 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Pingora Loan Servicing, Inc. 

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE 

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ORDER 

Having considered the parties’ Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the United States 

District Court for the Southern District of Florida filed by Plaintiff Michael Garcia and 

Defendant Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), and for good 

cause shown, the Court hereby GRANTS the stipulation in the interests of justice and for 

the convenience of the parties and witnesses. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is accordingly transferred to the 

Southern District of Florida for consolidation with the consolidated action captioned In re 

Lakeview Loan Servicing Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 1:22-cv-20955-DPG (S.D. 

Fla.). The clerk is hereby directed to transfer the case file and close the action pending in 

this District. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 1, 2022 /s/ John A. Mendez 

 THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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