Opinion
CASE NO. CV 09-1823 SBA
03-18-2013
DESIREE MOORE and KAREN JONES individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC., VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC., VERIZON SERVICES CORP., TELESECTOR RESOURCES GROUP, INC. d/b/a VERIZON SERVICES GROUP, VERIZON SERVICES OPERATIONS INC., VERIZON SERVICES ORGANIZATION INC., VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES CORP., VERIZON DATA SERVICES INC., and DOES 1 through 25, Defendants.
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP ROSEMARIE T. RING Attorneys for Defendants VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC., VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC., VERIZON SERVICES CORP., TELESECTOR RESOURCES GROUP, INC. d/b/a VERIZON SERVICES GROUP, VERIZON SERVICES OPERATIONS INC., VERIZON SERVICES ORGANIZATION INC., VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES CORP., and VERIZON DATA SERVICES INC. JACOBS KOLTON, CHTD. JOHN G. JACOBS Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the SETTLEMENT CLASS LEWIS WAGNER, LLP DINA M. COX Attorney for ENHANCED SERVICES BILLING, INC. Additional counsel: ROSEMARIE T. RING (SBN 220769) MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP Attorneys for Defendants VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC., VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC., VERIZON SERVICES CORP., TELESECTOR RESOURCES GROUP, INC. d/b/a VERIZON SERVICES GROUP, VERIZON SERVICES OPERATIONS INC., JOHN G. JACOBS (PRO HAC VICE) BRYAN G. KOLTON (PRO HAC VICE) JACOBS KOLTON, CHTD. DAVID SCHACHMAN (PRO HAC VICE) LAW OFFICES OF DAVID SCHACHMAN, P.C. VERIZON SERVICES ORGANIZATION INC., VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES CORP., and VERIZON DATA SERVICES INC. Michael W. Sobol (SBN 194857) Jahan C. Sagafi (SBN 224887) LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs THE SETTLEMENT CLASS
HENRY WEISSMANN (SBN 132418)
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, Thirty-Fifth
Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
Telephone: (213) 683-9100
Facsimile: (213) 687-3702
E-mail: henry.weissmann@mto.com;
avi.braz@mto.com
Attorneys for Defendants
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.,
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES
GROUP INC., VERIZON SERVICES
CORP., TELESECTOR RESOURCES
GROUP, INC. d/b/a VERIZON
SERVICES GROUP, VERIZON
SERVICES OPERATIONS INC.,
VERIZON SERVICES ORGANIZATION
INC., VERIZON CORPORATE
SERVICES CORP., and VERIZON
DATA SERVICES, INC.
[Additional Counsel on Signature Page] JEFFREY F. KELLER (SBN 148005)
KELLER GROVER, LLP
1965 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94103
Telephone: (415) 543-1305
Facsimile: (415) 543-7861
jfkeller@kellergrover.com
Attorneys for the Plaintiffs and
The SETTLEMENT CLASS
[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]
STIPULATION AND ORDER
SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR MAY 9, 2013 FINAL
APPROVAL HEARING
WHEREAS, the parties and amicus curie, Enhanced Services Billing, Inc. ("ESBI"), through their respective counsel of record, submit this stipulation and proposed order setting the briefing schedule for the Final Approval Hearing of the class settlement in the above-captioned action;
As instructed by the Court in its February 5, 2013 Order (Docket No. 154), on February 6, 2013, ESBI informed the parties of its intent to file an amicus brief and participate in the Final Approval Hearing.
WHEREAS, the Court has continued the Final Approval Hearing to May 9, 2013 (Dkt No. 161);
WHEREAS, the parties and ESBI agree to the following briefing schedule in advance of the Final Approval Hearing:
• Final approval motion due: March 26, 2013
• Oppositions to fee application by defendants and amicus ESBI due: March 26, 2013
• Reply in support of fee application due: April 16, 2013
NOW THEREFORE, the parties to this action and amicus ESBI, through their counsel of record and subject to Court approval, stipulate to the following:
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED that, subject to Court approval, the following briefing schedule shall apply in advance of the Final Approval Hearing:
• Final approval motion due: March 26, 2013
• Oppositions to fee application by defendants and amicus ESBI due: March 26, 2013
• Reply in support of fee application due: April 16, 2013
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
By: _________________________________
ROSEMARIE T. RING
Attorneys for Defendants
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., VERIZON
CALIFORNIA INC., VERIZON CORPORATE
SERVICES GROUP INC., VERIZON SERVICES
CORP., TELESECTOR RESOURCES GROUP, INC.
d/b/a VERIZON SERVICES GROUP, VERIZON
SERVICES OPERATIONS INC., VERIZON
SERVICES ORGANIZATION INC., VERIZON
CORPORATE SERVICES CORP., and VERIZON
DATA SERVICES INC.
JACOBS KOLTON, CHTD.
By: _________________________________
JOHN G. JACOBS
Attorneys for Plaintiffs and
the SETTLEMENT CLASS
LEWIS WAGNER, LLP
By: _________________________________
DINA M. COX
Attorney for ENHANCED SERVICES BILLING, INC. Additional counsel: ROSEMARIE T. RING (SBN 220769)
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.,
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES
GROUP INC., VERIZON SERVICES
CORP., TELESECTOR RESOURCES
GROUP, INC. d/b/a VERIZON
SERVICES GROUP, VERIZON
SERVICES OPERATIONS INC.,
JOHN G. JACOBS (PRO HAC VICE)
BRYAN G. KOLTON (PRO HAC VICE)
JACOBS KOLTON, CHTD.
DAVID SCHACHMAN (PRO HAC VICE)
LAW OFFICES OF DAVID SCHACHMAN,
P.C.
VERIZON SERVICES ORGANIZATION
INC., VERIZON CORPORATE
SERVICES CORP., and VERIZON
DATA SERVICES INC.
Michael W. Sobol (SBN 194857)
Jahan C. Sagafi (SBN 224887)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
THE SETTLEMENT CLASS
ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION AND FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.
The following briefing schedule shall apply in advance of the Final Approval Hearing set for May 9, 2013:
• Final approval motion due: March 26, 2013
• Oppositions to fee application by defendants and amicus ESBI due: March 26, 2013 • Reply in support of fee application due: April 16, 2013.
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SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG
United States District Judge
CERTIFICATION
I, Rosemarie T. Ring, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file this STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING FINAL APPROVAL HEARING AND SETTING RELATED DEADLINES. In compliance with General Order 45.X.B., I hereby attest that John G. Jacobs and Dina M. Cox concurred in this filing.