JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE

WILLIAM H. ORRICK, District Judge.

Plaintiff Brandon Harvey and Defendant Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (together, the "Harvey Parties") and Plaintiffs in the case of Chen et al. v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, currently pending in the Orange County Superior Court of California (the "Chen Plaintiffs"), hereby submit the following Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order requesting that the Court set the below briefing schedule for Plaintiff Harvey's Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs and Class Representative Enhancement Award (Dkt. 84) and the Chen Plaintiffs' Motion to Intervene (Dkt. 85) and Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Service Awards. (Dkt. 86.)

1. On November 14, 2019, Harvey filed his Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs and Class Representative Enhancement Award (Dkt. 84) with a hearing date of February 5, 2020 per the Court's September 6, 2019 order granting preliminary approval of the class action settlement. (Dkt. 76.)

2. Also on November 14, 2019, the Chen plaintiffs filed two motions also with hearing dates on February 5, 2010: a Motion to Intervene (Dkt. 85) and a Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Service Awards. (Dkt. 86.)

3. Pursuant to Civ. L. R. 7-3, oppositions are due two weeks from filing of any motion and replies are due one week after the filing of the opposition. Under the current schedule, oppositions are due the day after Thanksgiving, November 29, 2019, with replies due December 6, 2019.

4. The Harvey Parties and the Chen Plaintiffs have since agreed to a mutually agreeable alternate briefing schedule for the briefs related to the motions for attorney fees and motion to intervene. Specifically, the parties request that the Court set the following briefing schedule for the motions for attorneys' fees (Dkt. Nos. 84 and 86) and motion to intervene (Dkt. 85): (1) any opposition to the motions for attorneys' fees and motion to intervene shall be filed on or before Wednesday, December 18, 2019; and (2) any reply brief(s) shall be filed on or before Thursday, January 16, 2020.

5. All parties agree that this alternate briefing schedule will provide sufficient time for the parties to draft their briefs and prepare for the anticipated February 5, 2020 hearing date.

Accordingly, the parties hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE as follows:

1. Any opposition to the motions for attorneys' fees and motion to intervene shall be filed on or before Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

2. Any reply brief(s) shall be filed on or before Thursday, January 16, 2020.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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ORDER

Based on the Joint Stipulation Regarding the Briefing Schedule for Plaintiff Harvey's Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs and Class Representative Enhancement Award and the Chen Plaintiffs' Motion to Intervene and Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Service Awards, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Stipulation is approved.

1. Any opposition to the motions for attorneys' fees and motion to intervene shall be filed on or before Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

2. Any reply brief(s) shall be filed on or before Thursday, January 16, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED.