Barton v. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. et al

Filing 229

ORDER GRANTING AS MODIFIED 228 Stipulation MODIFYING CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE: Motion Hearing set for 12/9/2011 09:00 AM in Courtroom 11, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Jeffrey S. White.. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 6/7/11. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2011)

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GIRARD GIBBS LLP
Daniel C. Girard (114826)
Elizabeth Pritzker (146267)
601 California Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Co-Lead Counsel for PLAINTIFFS and
THE CLASS
SIMPSON THATCHER & BARTLETT LLP
Barry R. Ostrager (Pro Hac Vice)
Kevin J. Arquit (Pro Hac Vice)
Patrick T. Shilling (Pro Hac Vice)
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3954
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants FIDELITY NATIONAL
TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHICAGO TITLE
INSURANCE COMPANY and COMMONWEALTH LAND
TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Pages

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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In re CALIFORNIA TITLE INSURANCE
ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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No. 08-cv-1341-JSW
CLASS ACTION

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:
ALL ACTIONS

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER MODIFYING CLASS
CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE
AS MODIFIED HEREIN
Honorable Jeffrey S. White

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER MODIFYING CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE
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Plaintiffs Lynn Bartron, Lisa Blackwell, Ruben Romero and Sarah Yahn, Lisa Gentilcore,

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Susan Doolittle, Mark Moynahan, Emilse Magana, and Louis and Silvia Martinez (collectively

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“Plaintiffs”) and defendants First American Title Insurance Company, Old Republic National Title

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Insurance Company, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company

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and Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company (collectively “Defendants”), by their attorneys,

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hereby stipulate1 as follows:

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs wish to seek the Court’s permission to modify the briefing, expert

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discovery and hearing schedule (Dkt. No. 214) associated with Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class

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Certification (“Motion for Class Certification”), for a two-week period, for good cause on the grounds

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that: (i) Plaintiffs and their expert desire an additional, brief period of time to review and analyze a

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substantial number of documents and ESI relevant to class certification issues that were only recently

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produced by a third party bankruptcy trustee; and (ii) Co-Lead Class Counsel has a personal scheduling

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conflict which was not known to counsel at the time of the Court’s prior class certification scheduling

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order; and

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WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred on the proposed modifications and agree that

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the requested modified schedule set forth in this stipulation would, if approved by the Court, result in a

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more orderly and efficient litigation of the case, while only modestly changing the currently-scheduled

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dates on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification; and

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WHEREAS, the requested modified briefing and hearing schedules will, if approved by the

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Court, not effect a change in the pre-trial schedule, other than as requested herein, or the previously-

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scheduled trial date; and

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WHEREAS, the proposed modifications, if approved by the Court, will have the effect of

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moving only one previously-scheduled Court date, the hearing date on the Motion for Class

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Certification, from November 4, 2011 to November 18, 2011;

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The parties submit this stipulation and proposed order in accordance with the Court’s directive that
requests to modify scheduling deadlines be submitted either by way of “a stipulation and proposed order
or a Joint Administrative Motion and proposed order.” (Dkt. No. 214 at 8, as modified by the Court)
(bold text in original).
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THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, subject to the Court’s approval, that the briefing,

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expert discovery and hearing schedule on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification be modified as

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follows:

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Current Date

Event

Proposed Date

Last day for moving party to file and serve a
motion for or to deny class certification.

June 10, 2011

June 24, 2011

Deposition(s) of moving party(ies) class
certification-related witness(es)

July 22, 2011

August 5, 2011

Last day to file opposition papers to motion(s)
for or to deny class certification, along with
supporting evidence, including identification of
class certification-related expert and expert
reports.

August 12, 2011

August 31, 2011

Deposition(s) of expert witness(es) of party(ies)
filing opposition to motion(s) for or to deny
class certification.

September 23, 2011

October 12, 2011

Last day to file reply papers, if any, in support
of motion(s) for or to deny class certification.

October 14, 2011

November 2, 2011

Court hearing on motion(s) for or to deny
class certification.

November 4, 2011

November 18, 2011

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DATED: June 6, 2011

Respectfully submitted,
By

/s/ Elizabeth C. Pritzker

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Daniel C. Girard (CA Bar No. 114826)
Elizabeth C. Pritzker (CA Bar No. 146267)
GIRARD GIBBS LLP
601 California Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By

/s/ Craig R. Spiegel

Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
Craig R. Spiegel (CA Bar No. 122000)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Reed R. Kathrein (CA Bar No. 139304)
Jeff D. Friedman (CA Bar No.173886)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, California 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By

/s/Lisa Saveri

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Guido Saveri (CA Bar No. 22349)
R. Alexander Saveri (CA Bar No. 173102)
Lisa Saveri (CA Bar No. 112043)
Cadio R. Zirpoli (CA Bar No. 179108)
SAVERI & SAVERI, INC.
706 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the
Proposed Class

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By

/s/ Evan S. Nadel

Kenneth L. Steinthal (CA Bar No. 268655)
Evan S. Nadel (CA Bar No. 213230)
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
153 Townsend Street,, 8th Floor
San Francisco, California 94107
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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James I. Serota
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant First American Title
Insurance Company
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/s/ Barry R. Ostrager

Barry R. Ostrager (CA Bar No. 183770)
Kevin J. Arquit
Patrick T. Shilling
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3954
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Bryan M. Sullivan
EARLY SULLIVAN WRIGHT GIZER &
MCRAE LLP
Eric P. Early (CA Bar No. 166275)
Bryan M. Sullivan (CA Bar No. 209743)
6420 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 880
Los Angeles, California 90048
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Fidelity National Title
Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance
Company, and Commonwealth Land Title
Insurance Company

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By

/s/ Curtis Stanfield Leavitt
Curtis Stanfield Leavitt
LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL LLP
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1460
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
David G. Greene
Kevin J. Walsh
LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL LLP
3 World Financial Center
New York , NY 10281-2101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-303-2754
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Old Republic National
Title Insurance Company

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In accordance with General Order 45 of the United States District Court for the Northern

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District of California, I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the

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undersigned counsel.

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Daniel C. Girard (CA Bar No. 114826)
Elizabeth C. Pritzker (CA Bar No. 146267)
GIRARD GIBBS LLP
601 California Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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/s/ Elizabeth C. Pritzker

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
For good cause show, the Court adopts the modified briefing, class certification-related expert
discovery and hearing deadlines described in the stipulation above. It is so ORDERED.
The Court GRANTS the parties request to
June 7, 2011
modify the briefing schedule, but the Court is
unavailable on the requested hearing date.
Accordingly, the hearing shall be held on
JEFFREY S. WHITE
December 9, 2011. The Court also notes that if UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Defendants intend to move to deny class
certification, rather than simply oppose Plaintiffs'
motion, the parties are ORDERED to file crossmotions in a four brief format, i.e. Plaintiffs to
file opening brief, Defendants to file opposition
and cross-motion to deny, Plaintiffs to file reply
and opposition, and Defendants to file reply.
The parties shall meet and confer on this issue
sufficiently and shall submit a revised stipulation
on the briefing schedule if necessary.

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