Daniel et al v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 149

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 5/9/17l, ORDERING that Plaintiffs' #147 Request for an Extension of Time to Complete Class Notice is hereby GRANTED. The time to complete notice is EXTENDED up to and including 5/26/17 and the opt-out period is EXTENDED to 6/26/17. (Kastilahn, A)

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John B. Thomas (Bar No. 269538)
[e-mail]
Hicks Thomas LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
J. Allen Carney (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Hank Bates (Bar No. 167688)
[e-mail]
Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC
2800 Cantrell Road, Suite 510
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiff MARGIE DANIEL

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HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

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HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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MARGIE DANIEL, individually and
on behalf of a class of similarly situated
individuals,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation,

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Defendant.
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No. 2:11-cv-02890-WBS-EFB
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
UNOPPOSED REQUEST FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE
CLASS NOTICE

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Order Granting Plaintiff’s Unopposed Request for Extension of Time to Complete Class Notice

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10, 2017, this Court issued an Order approving class notice and the notice plan proposed by

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Plaintiff (Doc. 142). During the process of obtaining current addresses for Class Members,

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Plaintiff was notified that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) required a

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court order specifically ordering the release of the requested information for the purpose of

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disseminating notice to the Class. On April 14, 2017, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Unopposed

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Request for Amendment of Order Approving Class Notice and Notice Plan (Doc. 144) and

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entered an order amending its February 10, 2017 order (the “Amended Order”). The Amended

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Order was submitted to the DMV. The DMV has not yet released the data; therefore, Plaintiff

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has requested this extension of time to complete notice by May 26, 2017, extending the opt-out

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HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

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HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

(the “Parties”) were given until May 8, 2017 to complete class notice and opt out. On February

HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

Pursuant to the Court’s Status Order dated November 8, 2016, Plaintiff and Defendant

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HICKS THOMAS LLP
8801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 172
Sacramento, California 95826
Telephone: [phone]

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period to June 26, 2017. Defendant Ford Motor Company does not oppose this request.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Request for an Extension of Time to

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Complete Class Notice is hereby GRANTED. The time to complete notice is extended up to and

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including May 26, 2017 and the opt-out period is extended to June 26, 2017.

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Dated: May 9, 2017.

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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ John Thomas
John B. Thomas
Hicks Thomas LLP

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J. Allen Carney
Hank Bates
Carney Bates & Pulliam PLLC

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Counsel for Plaintiff MARGIE DANIEL

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SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 9, 2017

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Order Granting Plaintiff’s Unopposed Request for Extension of Time to Complete Class Notice

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