Opinion
Case No. 3:10-cv-0010 JSW
05-02-2013
CHRISTINA SMITH, LOIS ARTZ, ASHLEY HENDERSON and JANA SPERLING, on their own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. LEVINE LEICHTMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC., LEVINE LEICHTMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS III, LP., LEVINE LEICHTMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS III, LLC, MICHAEL SCHRECK, BRETT STOHLTON and NATIONAL CORRECTIVE GROUP, INC (dba "Corrective Solutions), Defendants.
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Scott M. Pearson Attorneys for Defendants Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc. and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners III, L.P. THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM James C. Sturdevant Attorneys for Plaintiffs Additional Class Counsel Michael D. Donovan (pro hac vice) Noah Axler (pro hac vice) DONOVAN AXLER, LLC Donald Driscoll COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT Additional Counsel for Defendants Michael A. Taitelman (SBN 156254) FREEDMAN & TAITELMAN, LLP Attorneys for Defendant National Corrective Group, Inc Daniel M. Livingston (SBN 105981) Benjamin A. Nix (SBN 138258) PAYNE & FEARS LLP Attorneys for Defendants Michael C. Schreck and Brett Stohlton
Scott M. Pearson (SBN 173880)
spearson@seyfarth.com
Joseph A. Escarez (SBN 266644)
jescarez@seyfarth.com
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3500
Los Angeles, California 90067-3021
Telephone: (310) 277-7200
Facsimile: (310) 201-5219
Attorneys for Defendants
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc. and
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners III, L.P.
James C. Sturdevant (SBN 94551)
jsturdevant@sturdevantlaw.com
THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM
A Professional Corporation
354 Pine Street, Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 477-2410
Facsimile: (415) 477-2420
Attorneys for Plaintiffs (Additional attorneys on signature page)
STIPULATION REQUESTING
CONTINUANCE OF CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;
[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON
Date : June 28, 2013
WHEREAS, by Notice dated April 15, 2013 (Dock. 299), the Court set a case management conference in this case for May 10, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2013, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Motion and Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval of a new settlement ("Motion") (Dock. 300); and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion requested a hearing date of June 14, 2013 but, at the Court's request, Plaintiffs intend to re-notice their Motion for preliminary approval for June 28, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the parties believe that there is no current need for a case management conference due to the parties' settlement.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective counsel of record, that the case management conference, set for May 10, 2013, be continued until further notice.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Respectfully submitted,
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP
By: _______________
Scott M. Pearson
Attorneys for Defendants
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc. and
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners III, L.P.
THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM
By: _______________
James C. Sturdevant
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Additional Class Counsel
By: _______________
Michael D. Donovan (pro hac vice)
Noah Axler (pro hac vice)
DONOVAN AXLER, LLC
By: _______________
Donald Driscoll
COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT
Additional Counsel for Defendants
By: _______________
Michael A. Taitelman (SBN 156254)
FREEDMAN & TAITELMAN, LLP
Attorneys for Defendant
National Corrective Group, Inc
By: _______________
Daniel M. Livingston (SBN 105981)
Benjamin A. Nix (SBN 138258)
PAYNE & FEARS LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
Michael C. Schreck and Brett Stohlton
[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, the Case Management Conference set for May 10, 2013 in this matter is hereby VACATED and will be reset by the Court at a later date if necessary.
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The Honorable Jeffrey S. White