Alger v. FCA US LLC

Filing 160

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 8/28/20 ORDERING that the deadline to complete the depositions of previously noticed FCA US fact witnesses is extended to December 18, 2020. The deadline for the Claims Administrator to disseminate notice to the Class is extended to November 11, 2020. (Kaminski, H)

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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 TO
MODIFY SCHEDULED DISCOVERY
CUT-OFF DATE AND CLASS NOTICE

Plaintiff,

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

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 as

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follows:

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STIPULATION
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed his initial complaint on February 15, 2018 [Dkt. No. 1] and his
class action complaint on February 16, 2018 (Dkt. No. 4);
WHEREAS, on January 20, 2020 the Court entered an order pursuant to the parties’
stipulation extending the discovery cut-off date to March 30, 2020 (Dkt. No. 136);
WHEREAS, on February 18, 2020 the Court entered an order Granting Class Certification
(Dkt. No. 141);

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WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the Court entered an order pursuant to the parties’ stipulation

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extending the discovery cut-off date to June 15, 2020 to allow sufficient time to conduct mediation

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(Dkt. No. 145);

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WHEREAS, on May 7, 2020 the parties engaged in a mediation that did not resolve in
settlement.

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WHEREAS, on June 17, 2020 the court entered an order extending the time for the

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completion of certain depositions to September 10, 2020 so that the parties could continue their

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mediation efforts (Dkt. No. 156);

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WHEREAS, on August 11, 2020 the Court entered an order requiring Notice to the Class to
be disseminated by no later than September 20, 2020 (Dkt. No. 158);

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WHEREAS, the parties now desire to engage in second mediation on October 1, 2020 to

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determine if resolution of this case is possible and seek to extend the notice deadline and the deadline

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for conducting remaining discovery to allow sufficient time to conduct mediation;

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NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned counsel for the Parties, having met and conferred,
stipulate and agree as follows:

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1. The deadline to complete the depositions of previously noticed FCA US fact witnesses

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is extended to December 18, 2020. All other case deadlines shall be adjusted accordingly,

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consistent with the Court’s Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 3).
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2. The deadline for the Claims Administrator to disseminate notice to the Class is extended
to November 11, 2020.
Dated: August 28, 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

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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

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Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

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Dated: August 28, 2020.

DYKEMA GOSSETT LLP
By: /s/ Fred J. Fresard
James P. Feeney (State Bar No. 219045)
Fred J. Fresard (Pro Hac Vice)
Krista L. Lenart (Pro Hac Vice)

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

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 28, 2020

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