Aliff
Aliff v. Vervent, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JODY ALIFF, MARIE SMITH, Case No.: 20-cv-00697-DMS (AHG) HEATHER TURREY, individually and 11 on behalf of all others similarly situated, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING Plaintiffs,
APPEAL
13 v. 14 VERVENT, INC. fka FIRST ASSOCIATES LOAN SERVICING,
LLC; ACTIVATE FINANCIAL, LLC;
DAVID JOHNSON; CHRISTOPHER
SHULER; LAWRENCE CHIAVARO;
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS,
19 Defendants.
21 This matter comes before the Court on Defendants Vervent, Inc., Activate Financial, 22 LLC, David Johnson, Christopher Shuler, and Lawrence Chiavaro’s (“the Vervent 23 Defendants”) motion to stay proceedings pending appeal. Plaintiffs filed a response in 24 opposition and the Vervent Defendants filed a reply. For the reasons discussed below, the 25 Court denies the motion. 26 / / / 27 / / / 28 I. BACKGROUND The factual background to this case is set forth in the Court’s September 24, 2020 order.…