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EVANS P.C. Buildine ia 15219PittsburstlPenft (d12\642Tel: (dtD642Fax: @12\642fax: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] (167416\ D. Michael Braun BRATINLAW GROI.]P. P.C. Santa Monica Bli.d..Suite109 12304 LosAnseles. 90025 CA Tel: gl0\M2-7755 442-7756 Fax: (310) E-mail:[email protected]
Ira Spiro67641\ B'ARNESS. 10 SPIRO MOSS LLP Blvd..FifthFloor 11377 WestOlvmpic l1 LosAnseles. 90064-1683 CA Tel: /51.0D235-2468 1.2 Fa"r: (310)235-2456 E-mail ira@spiromoss. : com t3 t4 Attornqtsfor PIaintiffs l5 16 t7 t8 FELTONA. SPEARS" and JR 20 2l 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Defendans.
SIDNEY SCHOLL.onbehalfof t9 themselves all othe$ similarlv and situate4 Plaintiffs, v.
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UNTTEDSTATESDISTRICT COI]RT NORIHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SANJOSEDTVISION
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PLEASE TAKENOTICEthatPlaintiffs, FeltonA. Spears, andSidney Jr. Scholl, connecfion theirMotionfor Transfer Tag-Along with of Actionto MDL No. 1919 with
2 by andthroughtheir rurdersigned cou:rsel, havefiled certainreviseddocunrents in 4 theJudicialPanel MultidistrictLitigation. on 5 Pursuant the Rules of Procedure the Judicial Panel on Multidistict to of heretoarethe following documents 6 Litigatioq appended Plaintiffs filed beforethe 7 JudicialPanel:1)RevisedMotionforTransferofTag-AlongActiontoMDLNo 1919
ofActions, 8 andRevisedSchedule
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SPECTER SPBCTEREVANS & MANOGUE,P.C. Bv: s/JoseDh Kravec.Jr. N. "@ The26frFloor Koppers Buildine PittsburetLPennsifvaniaL521Y
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MichaelD. Braun Esquire BRALINLAW GROUP" P.C. 12304SanaMonicaBli'd.. Suite109 Los Aneeles. 90025 CA Tel: (510\42-7755 Fax; (310)42-7756 E-mail: [email protected] Ira Spiro 67641,\ SPIROMOSSB'ARNESS. LLP 11377 WestOlvmpicBlvd.. Fifth Floor Los Anseles.CA 90064-1683 Tel: (510)235-2468 Fax: (310)235-2456 E-mail:[email protected]
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(221926\ Janet LindnerSpielbere LAW OFFICESOF J.fi.JET LINDNERSPIELBERG 12400 WilshireBlvd-. Suite400 Los Anseles. 90025 CA Tel: 6101928801 Fax: (3101278-5938 I E-mai ; [email protected] I Att ornq sfo r Plaintilfs
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I amemoloyed theCountvofAlleehenv"State in I ofPennsvlvania. amsyer tht aeeof 18 andhofa pafi to the within action. Mv business is address The266Floor 5 KoppersBuilding, Pittsburgb,Pennsylvania 15219. On June23,2008, usinethe NorthernDistrict of Califomia'sElectonic Case yith the ECF ID registered Joseph Kravec,Jr., I filed and served to N. f'iling System, 7 thedocument(s) descnbed as:
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The ECF Systemis desimedto automaticallysenerate e-mail messaee all an to partiesin tle caseiwhichconsftutegservice.Accordiig to theECF/PACER sysTem, for 10 this case, partiesareserved follows: the as
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JanetLindner Spielberg Esquire ha Spirq Esguire RobertIra Spiro, Esquire Michael D. BraurU Esquire Robsrt J. Pfister,Esquire Martin L. Fineman,Esquire Stephen Michael Rummageo Esquire SamN. Dawood,Esquire M. Jonathan Lloyd, Esquire LauraJeanFowler, Esquire MargaretAnne Keane,Esquire Kris Hue ChauManoEsquire AngelaM. Papalaskaris, Esquire Christopher Clar( Esquire J. Kevin C. Wallace,Esquire
jlspielberg@j lslp.com [email protected] [email protected] service@braunlawgroup. com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] j [email protected] lfowler@fialawcom [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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2l Attorneysfor Defendant WashingtonMutual, Inc. 23 Attorneys for Defendant eAppraiselT
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Esquire JeffreyD.Rotenberg Richard Ilans,Esquire F. Attorneysfor Defendant LSI Appraisal,LLC
jrotenberg@@w.com rhans@@w'com
OnJune23,2008,I served d.ocument(s) the described as: NOTICE OFMDL HLING
thereofenclosed a sealed in envelope(s) addressed as ly.placing a true copy(ies) 7 tollows: 8 ger4r.F C_unnUtgham, gr{ Esquire 9 ThacherProffif & Wood LLP 10 NewYork,NewYork 10281 11 Attorneys for eAppraiselT 1.2 Kris H. Man Esquire
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L3 OneEmbarcadero Ce,nter 74 SanFransisco, 9411"-3619 L CA 15 Attorneys for LSI Apprafual, LLC t6 I servedthe abovedocument(s) follows: as
BY MAIL. I am familiar with the firm's oracticeof collection and orocessins correspondence mailing. Underthatpractice wouldbe deposited by it with tJ.S.postil 18 serviceonlhat samedayqrlth postage thareonfullyprepaid at Sttsbqgb Pennsylvani_a m Ine orolna$/ courseoI busmess. I am awaretnat on moflon of the Dartv ssrved t9 serviceis Bgeslrned meterdat6is rirorethari inyalid ifBostal cancellationlple or postage oneoay urcr cate oI ceposltlor uuulmg m an afhdraut. who is admittedprohac vice nthrs in .. I am,empl.oyed thp office of an attorney acuonat wnose(urecnontne ssrvtcewasrnade.
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BEFOREIUE JI]DICIAL PAI{EL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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REVISIDDMOTION trlOR TRANStrER OF TAG,ALONG ACTION TO MDL NO. T9T9 Felton A. Spears,Jr. and Sidny Scho[ plaintift in the action styld Spears,a al. v. WashingtonMuual,Inc., etal,,No.5:08-cv-00868 (N.D.Ca1.), herebyrespectfirllymovethePanel for anOriler tansfemingtheir actionto fheUnited States Dlstrict Court for the Wetern Distict of Washington forcoordinded prehialproceedings theactionsabeadycentalizedaspartofMDL with In No. 1919captioned re: Washington Mutual, Inc., Seqrities, Derivative & "EMSA" Litigation. Ia supponoffleir motion, Mr. Speas andMs. Scholl shte asfollows: L OnFebnrary21,2008, Panelcentralized the overtwntyactionsagainst Washington in the United Stats Dishict Court for the Western Distict of Washington
Mutual Inc. flilaMu:)
which 'share factual questionsaisrng from allegedmisrepresentations omissionsconceming or
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WaIvIu's financial condition witl re,spect its subprimehome loan portfolio." ,See to Exhibit 1, Transferffier, p. 1. 2. The underlyingfrctual claimsfor nearlyall ofthe securities, derivative,andERISA
pursuant theTransferOrderis WalVIu's ce,ntralized acdions to allegedconspiracywithtwo appraisal management companies the purposeof WaIVIu for obtainingfraudulentlyhigh homeappraisals to artificially inflate the valueof its homeloanportfolio. Thebasisfor the majority of the complaints centralized MDL 1919wasthe New York Atforney General'scomplaintagainstoneof the two in appraisalmanagsment cot[pqnies,First AmericaneAppraiselT,and all of the tramfered actions were filed zubsequent the Attorney General'saction to 3. Plaintiffs FeltonA. Spears, andSidneyScholl6led their actionagainst Jr. WaMu and
menager4snt thetwo appraisal comprmies named theNew York Attomey General'scomplainton in February 2008('Spears'). plairtiffs ia 1fos 8, $paarsactionallegethesame&ctual basisunderlying for their consumer claimsasthecentralized actionsa1lege their securitiegderivative,andERISA for claims - tbat WaMu enteredinto an illegal conspiracywith the two appraisalnsnagenlent companies the purposeofhaving the apprais[ managernent for provide inflated home companies so appraisals that Wallfu could bundletheloansandsell themon the ffnancialmarkets. SeeExhtbit 2, First AmendedComplaintfor the Spearsactioq !l![ G9, 33-56. 4. OnFebruary l5,2008,lessthanaweekbeforethePanel's Transfer Ordr came down,
WaI\4ufiIed a Notice of Tag-along Action for Spearsasserting the ,Spaars that actionwasfactually rela.ted theotheractionsthatwereeventually to centalizedin MDL 19I 9, andtlal theSpears action should likewise be traasferredto the WestemDistict of Washingtonfor coordinaledpretrial proceedings t-heconvnience the partiesinvolved. .see for of Exhibit 3, walVfu's Notice of rag-Z-
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alongActio4 !f!f 15-17. 5. WaMu's NoticeofTag-alongAction failedto detailhowtheSpears consumerclaims
had the exactsamefactualbasisasthe other astions. .Id. Howwer, tffalVluarguedthat the exact ' samsconspiracy underlyingSpears consumer claimswasa reason Panelshouldcentralizethe the actionsin MDL 1919in the firstplace. See Exhibit 4 WaMu's Briefin SupportofWallu's Motion for Transferof ActionsPursuant 28 U,S.C. $ 1407,p. I (Waelu statingthat the claimsagqirrst to it stc,m from *an allegedconspiracy betweenlWalvlu] a:rdan appraisal vendor,eAppraiselT, related to appraisal on valuations loansoriginatedby [WaMu]'); pp.6-8 (summarizing complaints five with 'telated to the alleged allegations WaMu publishedmalerially falseandmisleadingstatemnts that conspiracy');p. 10(stafingthat multiple complaintsof actionseverxtually in coordinated MDL No. 1919werebasedon "[t]he conspiracy irflaJe spn*i*1 valueson residential-secured to loanswith the goal of artificially increasing loan-to-value ratios'). 6. When the Panelce'trtralized MDL 1919and nansfenedthe actionsto the Westem
Distuict of Washingto4 the Spearsaction was not mentionedor considered the Panel in its by Transferorder. Exhibit 1. Instead, spearr wasdeemed administztively '\rmelated' to MDL I 919 bythe Clerk's office andno conditionaltransferwas issued.TheClerk's decision madewithout was explanation to v,thySpearswasdee,med as umelatedto MDL i919, 7. Despitethe Clerk's decisiontodeemSpears as.fumel.ated" MDL l9l9,the Spears to
action sharsscornnon questions fact with the other actions alreadycentalized in MDL 1919 of regarding allegedconspiracybetween the management WaMu andits appraisal companies. Arecent JointPreliminaryReportfiled by thepartiesin MDL 1919confirmstbat the factualooreunderlying spearsis the same6smany,ifnot all ofthe actionsalreadycentralized MDL 1919, seeEyhrbit in
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5, Joint Preliminary Order. Specificaly, the Joint PreliminaryOrdershowsthat a cental factual predicateof the claims allegedby the majority of the centralizedparties is improper appraisal practicesand the related conspiracybetweenWaMu and its appraisalmaffgement companies. Theseare the samefactual clains mderlying the consumer.1aimsin Spedrs. Exhibit 2, First Amended Complaht,ffl G9,33-56. 8. The Spears action also sharescommon questions of fact regarding WaMu's
practices securitization ofits modgages. Plaintifs in theSpearsartion aTlegethat reason the WaMu mrnagement entered its conspiracywiththetwo appraisal into companies inflatehomevalue was to to bundlethe loansandsell tlem in the financialmarketsfor substantial profits over what it would makeifthe homes wereproperlyappraised. I'irst Amended Complaint ,!l1l 22-24. While scienter 6, is not an elementof any of the causes action in Spears,the plaintiffs therewill needto show of WaMu'smotivesfor theirpunitivedamage claims.Id,ffi L7,118,andPrayer D. at 9. As Spears sharesthe same cornmon questions of fact as the actions already
centralized MDL 1919,therewill duplicativediscoveryregarding theallegedconspiracy in both and WaMu's securitizing homemortgage its loans,,See Exhibit 5,Joint Status Report g Z.B (identifying tle'DiscoveryTopics" to includq "the actionsofdefendants First AmericanandeAppraixlT,".lhe appraisal the propertiesunderlyingWaMu's loans," "lhe securitizationof WaMu's loans,,'and of involvernent theafore,mentioned in "eachdefendant's activities'). Transfer of.gpears tle Westem to Dishict of Washington thereforeappropriate avoid the duplicativediscoverythat is boundto is to be takenin Spaars.In re: Washington Mutual, Inc., Securities, Derivative & "ENSA" Litigation, 536 F.Supp.2d1377, 1378 (JuilPanMult.Lit. 200Sxcentratizing pretial proceedingsmultiple actionsallegingolaimsbasedon the sameunderlyingfactualallegations in Spearsto "eTTmmate as
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duplicative discoverly'), 10. questions As Speanshares sarne fle common factual regarding WaMu'sappraisal
practices its securitization home and of loes astheactions cenfralized MDL 1919, just and in the efficielrt conductof t.helitigationwill be promoted its transfer the Weste,rn by to Disfiot of proceedings MDL 1919, transfer promotejudicial Washington ooordinatedpretrial for with and will economy colservation and ofthe parties' /d resourcs. (cennalizing actions MDL 1919 the in to 'tneventinconsistent pretial rulings" especiallywith respect class to certifcation; oonserve and the resources oftheparties,tleircounsel andthejudioiary'). TramferofSpears MDL 1919wi11not to onlyprevent clearly the pretial rulinp regarding discovery, alsoei:sure but duplioative oonsistrf rrlrnrgemsnt issu6 aboutthe alleged conspiracy between $ra&Iuandits appraisal companies, WaMu'ssecuritization its home of mortgages, class and certification.Id, pursuant 28 U.S.C.g 1407,Felton,d Spears, andSidney WHEREFORq to Jr. Scholl respectfu[y rcquest thePanel that transfetheJpears action theHonorable to Marsha Pechman" J. United States Disbict Judgefor the Western District of Washington centalizat pretuial for procaedings the ottrersimila actions MDL 1919. A Brief in support theirmotionis wift in of afiached" Dated: June 2008 23,
SPECTERSPECjTEREVANS &MANOGUE,P.C.
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Michael D. Braun BRAUN LAW GROUP,P.C. 12304Santa MonicaBlvd., Suite109 Los Angeles,CA 90025 Telephone: QL}) 442:77 55 Facsimile: QI0) 442-77 56 Ira Spiro SPIROMOSSBARMSS, LLP 11377 WestOlympicBlvd., Fifl Floor Ios Angeles, 90064.1683 CA Telephone: (31, 235-2468 0) Facsimile: (310) 235-2456 JanetLindner Spielberg IAW OFFICESOF JANET LINDNER SPIELBERG 12400Wilshire Blvd", Suite400 Los Angeles,CA 90025 (310)392-8801 Telephone: Facsimiler Ql9) 278-5938 Attorneys Plaintifs in the Spears Action for
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BEFORE THE, JUDICIAL PAITEL ON MTJLTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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IN FlEWASHINGTON MI]TUAL, INC. ) SECURITIBS,DERwATWEAND ) .ERISA'' LITIGATION )
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REYISED SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS CaseCaptions FehonA. Spears, and Jr. SidneyScholl,on behalfof themselves all others and similarly situatedv. Mutua| Inc., a Washington corporation Washington ; Mutual Bank FA Washingtan (aMa Washington Mutual Bank); First American eAppraiself, a Delcware corporation; and Lender's Service, Ine.
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Dated:June23,2008
SPECTERSPECTEREVANS &MANOGIIE,P.C.
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osephN. Kravec,Jr. The26* Floor KoppersBuilding Pittsburg!, Pennsylvania15219 Telephone:(412) 642-2300 Facsimile: (41.2)64243A9 Mchael D. Brarm BRAI]N LAW GROUP,P.C. 12304SantaMonica Blvd., Suite 109 Los Aageles,CA 90025 Telqrhone: (310)M2-77 55 Facsimile: (310) 442-77 56 ha Spiro SPIROMOSSBARNESS,LTP 11377 WestOlynpic Blv
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REVTSEDPROOF OF SER\/ICA, Theundersignd Joseph Kravec,Jr.,Esquire, N. herebycertifiesthat onthe 23ddayofJune, 2008he served tue andcorrectcopiesoftheREVISED MOTION I'ORTRANSFER OF TAGALONG ACTION TO MDL NO. 1919 (wlthout exhibits) and REYISED SCTTEDIILE OF' ACTIONS, andthat on Jrme196,2008he servedtrue and correctcopie of the MOTION FOR TRANSFER OF TAG-ALONG ACTION TO MDL NO. 1919; BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FoR TRANSIER O[' TAG-ALONG ACTION TO MDL No. 1919: and SCffiDTJLE OFACTIONS: By U.S. Flrst ClassMaiI on t[e followlng: RobertJ. Pfister,Esquire SIMPSONTHACHER & BARTLETT LI.P 1999Avenue the Stars,29e of Floor Ios Angeles,CA 90067 (Anomeys DefendantsWashtnglonMutaal, Inc. ; Washlngtan for Matual Bank, FA (akn WashingtonMutual Bank) Stephen Rummage, M. Lrquire Jonathan Lloy( Esquire M. DAVIS WRIGIIT TREMAINE IIP 1201ThirdAvenue, Suite2200 Seattle, WA 98101-3045 (Attarneys Defenilqs8 ltrashingtonMatual, Inc. t Washlngton for Mutual Buk, FA (aha WashingtonMutual Banh) Martin L. Finemaa Esquire SamN. Dawood,Esquire DAVIS WRIGIIT TREMAINE LLP 505 MontgomerySteet, Suite 800 SanFrancisso, 94111 CA (Aturneys for Defendau* Washlngan Mutual, Inc.; Woshington Mutual Banh FA (a*a WashingtonMutual Bank) LauraJ. Fowler, Esquire MCDONOUGHHOLLAND &ALLENPC 555 CapitolMall, 9&Floor Sacramento, 95814 CA (Altomeysfor Defendant F/l:stAmerlcan eAppraisell)
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MargaretAnne Keane,Esquire IGis H. Mar, Esquire DEWEY AND I.EBOE{.]FLIP OneEmbarcadero Ce,lrter suite 400 CA SanFrancisco, 94111-3619 (Attorneys Delendant Lender's Semlcq Inc.) for M. Esquire AngeLa Papalaskaris, Christopher Clarl(,Esquire J. Kevin C. Wallace,Esquire DEWEY&LEBOEUFLI,P 1301Avenueof the Americas New Yorl New York 1.AU.9-6A92 (Afrorneys DefendantLeniler's Semlcq Ine;) for RichardF. Hans,Esquire Kerry Ford Cuminghan:,Esquire Jeftey D. RotenbergEsquire Palrick J. Smitb,Esquire THACHER PROFTTT WOOD LLP & Two World FinancialCe,lrter New York, New York 10281 (Attorneys DefenilantLeniler's Semlcq Inc.) for Dan Drachler,Esquire ZWERLING SCHACIITER & ZWERLING LLP 1904Third Avenue Suite1030 Seattle, 98101-1170 WA (MDL No. 1919Liatson Counsel) RogerM. Townsend" Esquire BRESKIN JOHNSON& TOWNSBNDPPrc 999 Third Avenue Suite4400 Seaftle, WA 981044088 (MDL No. 1919Llatson Counsel)
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By Electronic CaseFillng on the following: United States District Court for the Northem Distict of Calilomia SanJoseDivision 280 South1{ Street SanJose, Califomia95113 gov www.cand,uscourts. (Iransferor Cotrt for Spears, aL w WrehlngtonMutual, Inc., a aL; et (RMW)) CaseNo. 5:08-cv-00868
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