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Case 4:05-cv-04993-SBA Case 3:06-cv-02037-MJJ

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Paul Arons, State Bar #84970 685 Spring Street, #104 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Tel: (360) 378-6496 Fax: (360) 378-6498 [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Brandy Hunt Ronald Wilcox, State Bar #176601 LAW OFFICE OF RONALD WILCOX 2160 The Alameda, 1 st Flr., Suite F San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 296-0400 Attorneys for Plaintiff Brian Castillo (Additional plaintiffs' counsel on last page) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA BRANDY HUNT, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. STIPULATION AND ORDER CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS, CONSOLIDATING ACTIONS Defendant. GRANTED _______________________________ BRIAN CASTILLO, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. Case No. 05-04993 MJJ Case No. 06-02037 MJJ CLASS ACTION

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IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICES, d/b/a CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS, Defendants.

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Plaintiffs Brandy Hunt and Brian Castillo, and defendant Imperial Merchant Services, d/b/a/ Check Recovery Systems, through their respective counsel, agree that the two above-entitled actions share common questions of law and fact, and that the
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interest in judicial efficiency, conservation of resources and judicial convenience will be
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served if the actions are consolidated pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 42(a). WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the two actions be consolidated. SO STIPULATED. DATED: August 24, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF PAUL ARONS

s/Paul Arons Paul Arons Attorneys for Plaintiff BRANDY HUNT DATED: August 24, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF RONALD WILCOX s/Ronald Wilcox Ronald Attorneys for Plaintiff Brian Castillo DATED: August 24, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF CLARK GAREN s/Clark Garen Clark Garen Attorneys for Defendant IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICES, INC. d/b/a CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 8/28/2006

______________________________________ Hon. Martin J. Jenkins JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Additional Plaintiffs' Counsel Irving L. Berg (CA Bar No. 36273) THE BERG LAW GROUP 433 Town Center, No. 493 Corte Madera, California 94925 (415) 924-0742 (415) 891-8208 (Fax) O. Randolph Bragg, Ill. Bar #06221983 HORWITZ, HORWITZ & ASSOCIATES 25 East Washington, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 372-8822

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