Free Proposed Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-04765-CRB

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Matthew S. Hale, Esq. HALE & ASSOCIATES Calif. State Bar No. 136690 45 Rivermont Drive Newport News, VA 23601 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1951 Newport News, VA 23601 Telephone No. (757) 596-1143 E-Mail: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiffs, DAVID J. LEE and DANIEL R. LLOYD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DAVID J. LEE, and DANIEL R. LLOYD, ) Case No.: C-07-4765 CRB ) as individuals and, on behalf of others ) PLAINTIFFS' PROPOSED [ORDER] similarly situated, ) RE: DEFENDANTS AMERICAN ) EXPRESS BANK TRAVEL RELATED Plaintiffs, ) ) SERVICES COMPANY, INC., AND vs. ) AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION ) BANK'S MOTION TO DISMISS ) PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT, PURSUANT ) TO FED.R.CIV.P. 12(b)(6) AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL ) RELATED SERVICES, INC., a New York ) ) corporation, AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, a Utah corporation, ) ) AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB, a ) Utah corporation, and DOES 1, through ) ) 100, inclusive, ) ) ) Defendants. ) )

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David Lee, et al. vs. American Express Travel Related Services, Inc., et al. Plaintiffs' Proposed [Order] Re: Defendants American Express Bank Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and American Express Centurion Bank's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint, Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(B)(6)

Case 3:07-cv-04765-CRB

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The motion of Defendants, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and American Express Centurion Bank, came on for hearing before this Court Friday, November 30, 2007. Matthew Hale, Esq. appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs David J. Lee, and

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Daniel R. Lloyd. Stephen J. Newman appeared on behalf of Defendants, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and American Express Centurion Bank After considering the written submissions and the arguments of counsel, and all other matters presented to the Court, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendants' Motion is

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DENIED. The Court rules as follows:

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Plaintiffs have standing to maintain the action and its various causes of action; Plaintiffs' claims concerning their charge, credit, gift, and dining cards fall within the coverage of the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act ("CLRA"), California Civil Code § 1750 et seq.;

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The Complaint meets the specificity requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b); No causes of action are barred by the relevant statute of limitations as to Plaintiffs' claims.

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DATED:
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November ___, 2007

By: ____________________________ Honorable Charles R. Breyer U.S. District Court Judge

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David Lee, et al. vs. American Express Travel Related Services, Inc., et al. Plaintiffs' Proposed [Order] Re: Defendants American Express Bank Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and American Express Centurion Bank's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint, Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(B)(6)