Martinelli v. Johnson & Johnson et al

Filing 250

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 10/22/2020 SETTING briefing schedule on Defendants' 247 Motion to Decertify the Classes as follows: plaintiff's opposition due 12/2/2020; defendants' reply due 12/23/2020; hearing date set for 1/14/2021 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 7 (MCE) before Senior Judge Morrison C. England Jr. (Zignago, K.)

BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
L. Timothy Fisher (State Bar No. 191626)
Frederick J. Klorczyk III (State Bar No.
320783)
Neal J. Deckant (State Bar No. 322946)
Brittany S. Scott (State Bar No. 327132)
1990 North California Boulevard, Suite 940
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Carlos M. Lazatin (State Bar No. 229650)
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Joseph I. Marchese (admitted pro hac vice)
888 Seventh Avenue, Third Floor
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Hannah Chanoine (Pro Hac Vice)
Times Square Tower
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants McNeil
Nutritionals, LLC and Johnson & Johnson

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BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Scott A. Bursor (State Bar No. 276006)
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1420
Miami, FL 331331
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Class Counsel

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Richard B. Goetz (State Bar No. 115666)
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOANN MARTINELLI, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case Number: 2:15-cv-01733-MCE-DB
JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
SET A BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
DECERTIFY THE CLASSES

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON and McNEIL
NUTRITIONALS, LLC,
Defendants.

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JOINT STIPULATION TO SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON MOTION TO DECERTIFY THE CLASSES
CASE NO. 2:15-CV-01733-MCE-DB

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Plaintiff JoAnn Martinelli (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Johnson & Johnson and McNeil
Nutritionals, LLC (“Defendants”), through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and
agree as follows:
WHEREAS, on March 29, 2019, this Court granted in part and denied in part Plaintiff’s
Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. 216);
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2020, Defendants moved to decertify the Multi-State Express
Warranty Class and California Class pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(1)(C) (Dkt. 247);
WHEREAS, the deadline for Plaintiff to file her opposition to Defendants’ Motion to
Decertify is on or before October 29, 2020;
WHEREAS, the deadline for Defendants to file their reply in support of their Motion to
Decertify is on or before November 5, 2020;
WHEREAS, the hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Decertify is currently scheduled for
November 12, 2020;
WHEREAS, during this same time period, Plaintiff’s counsel is simultaneously working on
a reply in further support of plaintiff’s motion for class certification, oppositions to Daubert
motions, and conducting expert depositions in a similar matter regarding Benecol spreads
captioned Chamlin v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-03852-AJN (S.D.N.Y. 2019),
which is currently due on November 6, 2020;
WHEREAS, the Parties seek an extension of time to file the opposition to the Motion to
Decertify, a reply in support of the motion, and an extension of the hearing in order to
accommodate the schedules of the parties and attorneys in this matter;
WHEREAS, on August 30, 2016, February 10, 2017, May 5, 2017, December 12, 2019,
and May 22, 2020, the parties previously obtained extensions of time for class certification briefing
in connection with requests to extend discovery as well as Plaintiff’s then-pending motion for leave
to amend, and a further extension of case deadlines due to the coronavirus pandemic and Judge
Barnes’ continuance of the motion to quash hearing (Dkt. Nos. 44, 70, 75, 217, and 233);

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JOINT STIPULATION TO SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON MOTION TO DECERTIFY THE CLASSES
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WHEREAS, the parties are diligently preparing for trial, and do not anticipate that this
extension will affect other case deadlines; and
NOW THEREFORE, subject to the Court’s approval, the parties stipulate that the Court set
a briefing schedule on Defendants’ Motion to Decertify the Classes as follows:

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Event
Plaintiff’s Opposition to
Defendants’ Motion to
Decertify
Defendants’ Reply In Support
of Motion to Decertify
Hearing on Defendants’
Motion to Decertify

Current
October 29, 2020

Proposed
December 2, 2020

November 5, 2020

December 23, 2020

November 12, 2020

January 14, 2021

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Dated: October 20, 2020

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BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
By:

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/s/ Neal J. Deckant
Neal J. Deckant

L. Timothy Fisher (State Bar No. 191626)
Frederick J. Klorczyk III (State Bar No. 320783)
Neal J. Deckant (State Bar No. 322946)
Brittany S. Scott (State Bar No. 327132)
1990 North California Boulevard, Suite 940
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Joseph I. Marchese (admitted pro hac vice)
888 Seventh Avenue, Third Floor
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Scott A. Bursor (State Bar No. 276006)
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1420
Miami, FL 331331
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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JOINT STIPULATION TO SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON MOTION TO DECERTIFY THE CLASSES
CASE NO. 2:15-CV-01733-MCE-DB

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E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Class Counsel

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Dated: October 20, 2020

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
By:

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/s/ Carlos M. Lazatin
Carlos M. Lazatin

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Carlos M. Lazatin (State Bar No. 229650)
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Richard B. Goetz (State Bar No. 115666)
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Hannah Chanoine (Pro Hac Vice)
Times Square Tower
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants McNeil Nutritionals, LLC
and Johnson & Johnson

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 22, 2020
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JOINT STIPULATION TO SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON MOTION TO DECERTIFY THE CLASSES
CASE NO. 2:15-CV-01733-MCE-DB

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