Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02174-H-BLM

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1 CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW 2 ROBERT C. FELLMETH, SBN 49897 3 [email protected] ED HOWARD, SBN 151936 4 JULIANNE D'ANGELO FELLMETH, SBN: 109288 5998 Alcala Park 5 San Diego, CA 92110 Telephone: (619) 260-4806 6 Facsimile: (619) 260-4753 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 v. THE HERTZ CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. DATE: TIME: JUDGE: CTRM: TBD TBD Honorable Marilyn L. Huff 13 Attorneys for Plaintiffs IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MICHAEL SHAMES; GARY GRAMKOW, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Case No. 07CV2174H(BLM) CLASS ACTION JOINT MOTION TO APPROVE STIPULATION ON FORM OF NOTICE SULLIVAN HILL LEWIN REZ & ENGEL A Professional Law Corporation DONALD G. REZ, SBN 82615 [email protected] 550 West "C" Street, Suite 1500 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 233-4100 Facsimile: (619) 231-4372 HULETT HARPER STEWART LLP DENNIS STEWART, SBN: 99152 [email protected] JENNIFER A. KAGAN, SBN: 234554 [email protected] 550 West C Street, Suite 1600 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 338-1133 Facsimile: (619) 338-1139

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Plaintiffs Michael Shames and Gary Gramkow ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants The Hertz Corporation, Avis Budget Group, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Fox Rent a Car, Inc., Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc., Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company, and Coast Leasing Corp. ("Rental Car Defendants") hereby submit this joint motion to approve the parties' stipulation with respect to the service of notice, pursuant to California Civil Code § 1782, to allow Plaintiffs to serve their § 1782 notice on the Rental Car Defendants by sending the letter via electronic mail and U.S. mail service to each of the Rental Car Defendants' counsel. WHEREAS, on May 1, 2008, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint, which included a claim for violation of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, Civil Code §§ 1750, et seq. (the "CLRA"); WHEREAS, § 1782(a) of the Civil Code requires that a CLRA notice "be sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the place where the transaction occurred or to the person's principal place of business within California"; and WHEREAS, each of the Rental Car Defendants is represented by counsel who have appeared in the present case, The parties hereby stipulate and jointly move this Court as follows: Plaintiffs shall serve their CLRA notice, pursuant to § 1782 of the California Civil Code, on the Rental Car Defendants by sending the letter via electronic mail and U.S. mail service to each of the Rental Car Defendants' counsel. Such service will have the same effect as if Plaintiffs had sent the notice "by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the place where the transaction occurred or to the person's principal place of business within California," as stated in § 1782(a). This stipulation relates only to the manner of serving notice pursuant to Civil Code § 1782(a), and all other defenses and positions are expressly preserved.

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For purposes of this Joint Motion only, counsel for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. is authorized to sign on behalf of all the Rental Car Defendants. IT IS SO STIPULATED. DATED: May 14, 2008 HULETT HARPER STEWART LLP DENNIS STEWART JENNIFER A. KAGAN _/s/Dennis Stewart________________________ DENNIS STEWART 550 West C Street, Suite 1600 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 338-1133 Facsimile: (619) 338-1139 Attorneys for Plaintiffs DATED: May 14, 2008 JONES DAY JEFFREY A. LEVEE

_/s/Jeffrey A. Levee (with consent)_________ JEFFREY A. LEVEE 555 South Flower Street, Fiftieth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90013 Telephone: (213) 489-3939 Facsimile: (213) 243-2539 Attorney for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and with permission on behalf of all Rental Car Defendants

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