Free Stipulation - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cv-03278-EDL

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Jcffiey E. Ostrow (SBN No. 213118) [email protected] SIMPSON mACHBR. &: BARn.ETT UP 2550 Hanover Street Palo AItoJ California 94304 Telephone: (650) 251-S0OO Facsimile: (650) 251..5002
Attorneys for Defendant IPMorgm Chase et Co.t JPMorgan Chase ~ N.A and Bear Steams Companies, IDe.
lJNITED STATES DISTRlCf COURT NOR'fIIKRN DISTRICT or CALIFORNIA

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(SAN FRANCISCO DMSION)
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA,
Case No. CV-08-3218 (EDL)
P]ainti~

v. AlO FINANCIAL PRODU~ CORP.· et al.
DefeDdants.

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WHEREAS. on June 16, 2008. the Judicial Panel 011 MultidiBtrict Litigation (the
"JPML") ordered eartralization in the Southcm District ofNew York ofa number of similar
actions, In re Mrmicfpfll DeriYQ/tHs AnItt1'uM LtttgaJion, MDL Docbt No. 1950; and WHEREAS, on July 9, 2008, Colmty of Alameda ("Plaintiff'} filed a Tag-Along Notice with the JPML seeking 1.11msfcr of this action to the United States District Court for the
Soutbem District oiNew York pursuant to Rule 7.4 of1he JPML Rules ofProcedufe.

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this aon should not be scheduled until p1ain1iffhas had additional time to effect service, the -15OS6IO-02SI-11I143-NYl1I.2'I.M'l't3.1

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action has been bnsferred to the United States Disbict Court for the Southcm District ofNew

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Yom aDd Illy COJl8OHdated compllint bas been filed; aDd

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Co., JPMorgaD Chase Baok, N.A. and Bear S1e1ll'DS Compenf~ Inc. is Dot JeqUired because DO
defeDdant·s position is compromised by this Stipulation, counsel for 1besc defendants can

nevertheless report that identified counsel for the other defendants have been canvassed and all
support1he Court's approval ofthis Stipulation, WHEREAS, Plaintiffagrees 1hat submission ofthis Stipulstion should be without
prejudice to JPMorgan Chase & Co.. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bear Steams Companies, Inc.

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or any other defendant to this aotioo. NOW, TIIHREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATPD AND AGREED, by end between Plaintiffand defendants JPMorpn Chase et Co., JPMmgan Chase Baak, N.A. and Bear
Steams Compfmies, IDe. as follows:

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No dd'endaot need respond to the complaint in this action before the 60th

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day after Plaintiffhas filed a oonsolidatcd amcmded complaiDt;

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This extension is available, without further stipulation with counsel for

Plaintiff, to all named defendants who notify Plaintiff in writing ofthcir iDtentiOD to join this stipulation;

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No defemc of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.~ Bear

Stams Companies, Inc. or my other defendant to this action is ~udiced 01 waived by its

submission of this Stipulalion. incllXtiDg but not limited to assertion ofjurisdiCliDDBl defel1ges:

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Defense c:oUDSel may file D.01ices ofappearance in this action without

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prejudice to their respective clieD1l' jurisdictional and venue dcfeoses.

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So Stipulated and Agreed.
Date; July 21,2008

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Richard M. Heimann (State Bar No. 063607) [email protected] Joseph R. Saveri (S1ate Bar No. 130064) jsareri@/chb.com Eric B. Fastiff(State BarNo. 182260) [email protected] 275 Battery Street, 30th FloOJ' 8anFraneisco, CA 94111-3339 Telepbon« (415) 956·1000 Facsinille: (415)956-1008
Ricllard B. W'mnic (SBN 68048) County CollDSe1
rtchtzrd.wlPUJI8@acgOll',org

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Brian B. Washington (SBN 14(807) Assistant CoDDty Counsel [email protected] Claude F. Kolm (SBN 83517)
Deputy County Counsel claud,[email protected] COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 1221 Oak Street, Suite 463 Oakhmd, CA 94612
(510) m-6700

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(510) 272..S020 (fax)

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James A. Quadra (SBN 131084) [email protected] Sylvia Sokol (SBN 200126) [email protected] MOSCONB, EMBLIDGB & QUADRA, LLP
220 MoDtgomety Street Mills Tower, Soitc 2100

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San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 362-3599 (415) 362-2006 (fax)

.A.ttorneyafor Indhtduol and Representative Plaintiff CUII1Jty ofAlfi111leda. California

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,./ ·Ostrow (SBNNo. 213118) ·.' . tbltJw.com /-' SJMPS TIlACHER & BARTLEIT LLP 2550 Hanover 8tJeet Palo Alto, California 94305 Telephone: (650) 251-5000 Facsl1nt e: (650) 251-5002 1 AJtomeyafar de.fendtJnJ JPMorgan Clmf &- Co.· JPMorgrm Cha8e Bank, NA.· aNI Bear Steams Companies. Inc.

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S'11PULATION amCEllNiHG RESPONSES

lOTHECOMPLAINT CASE NO. CV-08-3Z71-EDL
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