1 NIALL P. McCARTHY (#160175)
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3 COTCH _ , PI RE & McCARTHY
San Francisco Airport Office Center
4 840 Malcolm Road, Su1te 200
Burlmgame, CA 94010
5 Telephone: ((650 697-6000
Facs1m1le: 650 697-0577
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GERALD D. WELLS III @21*0 hm: vice)
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280 Kin%)of Prussia Road
9 Radnor, A 19087
Telephone: ($610) 667-7706
10 Facs1m1le: ( 10) 667-7056 .
11 Proposed Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel
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13 ` UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
14 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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16 N0. C06-04291-JSW
PAUL MEOLA `nd` `d all , d n
17 behalf (pf himself gndlgll gthgfs glmllarly
18 Suwc ’ STIPULATION TO
Plaintiff CONSOLIDATE CASES
19 ’ AND FILE CONSOLIDATED
vs_ COMPLAINT
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AXA FINANCIAL, INC.· AXA
21 ADVISORS LLC· AXAEQUITABLE
LIFE INSURANCE co.; and DOES 1
22 through 10, 1nclus1ve,
23 Defendants.
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Stipulation to Consolidate Cases and File Consolidated Complaint;
case Nas. 006-04291 Jsw; cov-01858 Jsw; cov-02171 Jsw; cov-04368-Jsw
ase 3:07—cv—02777-JSW Document 13 Filed 10/05/2007 Page 2 of 4
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CARLTON M. LENNON, individually, and N0. 07-01858 J SW
2 on behalf of all other members of the general
public s1m1larly_s1tuated, JAMES L.
3 HOMPSON, individually, and on behalf of
all other members of the general public
4 similarly situated,
5 Plaintiffs,
6 VS.
7 AXA ADVISORS LLC' AXA
NETWORK, LLC; and DOES 1 through 20,
8 inclusive,
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Defendants.
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11 ANTHONY BOLEA, on behalf of himself N0. C07-02777 J SW
and all others smnlarly situated,
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13 Plaintiff,
14 VS. I
15 AXA ADVISORS LLC and AXA
EQUITABLE LIE E INSURANCE CO.,
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Defendants. _
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HARKANT DHRUV, on behalf of himself N0. C07-04368-J SW
. 19 and all others similarly situated,
20 Plaintiff,
21 VS.
22 AXA EQIUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE
CO., et a .
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Defendants.
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Stipulation to Consolidate Cases and File Consolidated Complaint;
Case Nos. C06-04291 JSW; C0?-01858 JSW; C07-02777 JSW; C0?-04368-JSW
ase 3:07—cv—02777-JSW Document 13 Filed 10/05/2007 Page 3 of 4
1 It is stipulated by the parties that the following cases pending before this
2 court shall be consolidated:
3 • Meolu v. Axa Financial, Inc., ei al., No. C 06-0429lJSW;
4 • Lennon v. Axa Advisors, LLC, et al., No. C 07-01858 JSW;
5 • Bolea v. Axa Financial, Inc., et al., No. C 06-04291 J SW;
6 • Dhruv v. Axa Equitable Lyfe Insurance Company, ei al., No. C 07-04368
7 J SW.
8 Consolidation of the cases pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 42(a) is appropriate
9 because consolidation will result in a substantial savings of the resources of the
10 court and the parties, and no party will be prejudiced by consolidation.
11 The parties have also agreed that Plaintiffs may file a Consolidated
12 Complaint which will serve as the operative Complaint. The parties have met and
13 conferred regarding this complaint and are still meeting and conferring regarding
14 whether a certain company should be named as a defendant in the complaint. The
15 parties request that Plaintiffs have through October l9, 2007 to file the
16 Consolidated Complaint.
17 The foregoing stipulations in no way prejudice or restrict Defendants from
18 raising any objections or arg11ments in the future, including but not limited to: l)
19 proper identification of defendants; 2) proper identification of class members or
20 the existence of a certifiable class or subclasses as the proper mode for resolving
21 these or any other cases in this or any other forum; 3) statute of limitations and
22 issues of relation back.
23 DATED: October 5, 2007 KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP
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25 By: /s/ Adrian J. Sa er
26 Attorneys for Deiificrndants
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Case Nos. 006-04291 Jsw; 007-01858 Jsw; 007-02777 Jsw; 007-04368-Jsw 1
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1 DATED: October 5, 2007 SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ &
2 KESSLER, LLP
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By: /s/ Gerald D. Wells III
4 Gerald D. Wells, Ill
5 Counsel for Plaintiff PAUL MEOLA
DATED: October 5, 2007 INITIATIVE LEGAL GROUP LLP
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By: /s/ Jose h Cho
8 Joseph Cho
Counsel for Plaintiffs CARLTON
9 LENNON and JAMES THOMPSON .
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DATED: October 5, 2007 CARLSON LYNCH
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By: /s/ Ga F. L ch
13 Gary Lyncii
Counsel for Plaintiff ANTHONY BOLEA
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15 DATED: October 5, 2007 COTCHETT PITRE & McCARTHY
JOHN M. KELSON LAW OFFICE
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By: /s/ Niall P. McCarth
18 Niall P. McCarth
Counsel for Plaint1ffHARKAK1T DHRUV
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20 Based on the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, the Court
21 hereby orders that the cases be consolidated and that Plaintiff may file a First
22 Amended Consolidated Complaint, which complaint shall be filed on or before
23 October 19, 2007.
24 SO ORDERED, this ___ day of , 2007.
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