Alger v. FCA US LLC

Filing 169

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 1/4/2021 EXTENDING the deadline to complete the depositions of previously noticed FCA US fact witnesses to 3/15/2021. All other case deadlines shall be adjusted accordingly, consistent with the 3 Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order. (Coll, A)

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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

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 21, 2020 the court entered an order extending the time for the
completion of certain depositions to December 18, 2020 (Dkt. No. 160);

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WHEREAS, following the entry of this order a dispute arose concerning whether the

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defendant was required to supplement its prior document production prior to the depositions and the

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extent of the supplementation;

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WHEREAS, following an informal discovery conference with the Magistrate, the parties
reached an agreement on the extent and nature of defendant’s supplementation obligation;
WHEREAS, defendant believes it will need until at least January 15, 2021 to supplement its
document production;

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

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witnesses is extended to March 15, 2021. All other case deadlines shall be adjusted

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accordingly, consistent with the Court’s Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order [Dkt. No.

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3].

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Dated: December 29, 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: December 29, 2020

DYKEMA GOSSETT LLP

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By: /s/ Fred J. Fresard
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]

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

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 4, 2021

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