Alger v. FCA US LLC

Filing 152

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 5/21/2020 MODIFYING Class Definition. Paragraph 2 of the Conclusion of the Court's Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class Representative and Class Counsel 141 is modified to state: The Court designates as Class Vehicles the following model and year FCA/Chrysler vehicles: 2010-2018 Dodge Journey; 2010-2011 Dodge Nitro; 2010- 2012 Jeep Liberty; 2010-2017 Jeep Patriot or Compass; 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber; 2010-2018 Dodge Caravan; 2010-2018 Town & Country; 2011-2018 Dodge Durango; 2011-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee; 2010-2014 Sebring/Avenger; and 2010- 2014 Chrysler 200. This Order does not trigger any right to petition for permission to appeal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f).(Mena-Sanchez, L)

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KERSHAW, COOK & TALLEY PC
William A. Kershaw (State Bar No. 057486)
Stuart C. Talley (State Bar No. 180374)
Ian J. Barlow (State Bar No. 262213)
401 Watt Avenue
Sacramento, California 95864
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class
Additional counsel listed on signature page

DYKEMA GOSSETT LLP
James P. Feeney (State Bar No. 219045)
Fred J. Fresard (Pro Hac Vice)
Krista L. Lenart (Pro Hac Vice)
333 South Grand Ave., Suite 2100
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
FCA US LLC f/k/a Chrysler Group LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SHAWN ALGER as an individual and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Case No.: 2:18-cv-00360-MCE-EFB
JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER
MODIFYING CLASS DEFINITION

Plaintiff,

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v.

Assigned to Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.
Courtroom 7, 14th Floor
Complaint Filed: February 16, 2018

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FCA US LLC f/k/a CHRYSLER GROUP
LLC, a Delaware Corporation, and DOES 1
through 100, inclusive,
Defendants.
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Plaintiff Shawn Alger (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant FCA US LLC f/k/a Chrysler Group LLC

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(“Defendant”) (together, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate

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as follows:

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STIPULATION
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excluding any personal injury claims or damages:

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All persons in California who currently own or lease, or who have
owned or leased, any Class Vehicle manufactured by Chrysler or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates that is equipped with an Automatic
Head Restraint (“AHR”) system.

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On February 18, 2020, the Court certified the following Class under Rule 23(b)(3),

Dkt. No. 141 at 3, 20.
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The Court also certified a California CLRA Subclass consisting of all members of

the Class who are “consumers” within the meaning of California Civ. Code § 1761(d). Id. at 20.
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The Court’s order identified 55 Chrysler make and model years that constitute the

Class Vehicles. Id. at 20.
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The parties have conferred and agreed that an additional 23 Chrysler make and

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model years are equipped with AHR Systems and so fit the Class definition. The full list of Class

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Vehicles is:

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2010-2018 Dodge Journey
2010-2011 Dodge Nitro
2010-2012 Jeep Liberty
2010-2017 Jeep Patriot or Compass
2010-2012 Dodge Caliber
2010-2018 Dodge Caravan
2010-2018 Town & Country
2011-2018 Dodge Durango
2011-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2010-2014 Sebring/Avenger
2010-2014 Chrysler 200

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The parties therefore stipulate that the Court’s order certifying a class should be modified to
identify all of the above make and model years as Class Vehicles. The parties further stipulate

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that the proposed modification of the order does not trigger any right to petition for interlocutory

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appeal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f).

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Dated: May 15, 2020.

Respectfully submitted,

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KERSHAW, COOK & TALLEY PC

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By: /s/ Stuart C. Talley
STUART C. TALLEY
WILLIAM A. KERSHAW
IAN J. BARLOW
401 Watt Avenue
Sacramento, California 95864
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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MARK P. CHALOS (Pro Hac Vice)
KENNETH S. BYRD (Pro Hac Vice)
MADELINE M. GOMEZ (Pro Hac Vice)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
222 Second Avenue South, Suite 1640
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

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Dated: May 15, 2020.

DYKEMA GOSSETT LLP

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By: /s/ Krista L. Lenart
KRISTA L. LENART
JAMES P. FEENEY
FRED J. FRESARD

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Attorneys for Defendant
FCA US LLC f/k/a/ Chrysler Group LLC

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ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that Paragraph 2 of the Conclusion of the Court’s

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Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class

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Representative and Class Counsel (Dkt. No. 141) is modified to state:

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The Court designates as Class Vehicles the following model and year FCA/Chrysler

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vehicles: 2010-2018 Dodge Journey; 2010-2011 Dodge Nitro; 2010-2012 Jeep Liberty;

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2010-2017 Jeep Patriot or Compass; 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber; 2010-2018 Dodge Caravan;

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2010-2018 Town & Country; 2011-2018 Dodge Durango; 2011-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee;

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2010-2014 Sebring/Avenger; and 2010-2014 Chrysler 200.

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This Order does not trigger any right to petition for permission to appeal under Federal Rule of

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Civil Procedure 23(f).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 21, 2020

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