Polk-Stamps v. Netflix, Inc. et al

Filing 9

STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND by Walmart.com USA LLC, Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.. (Jacobson, Jonathan) (Filed on 2/5/2009)

Polk-Stamps v. Netflix, Inc. et al

Doc. 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

NEAL MANNE, State Bar No. 94101 (Cal.) SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC JONATHAN M. JACOBSON, State Bar No. 1350495 (N.Y.) WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation 1301 Avenue of the Americas 40th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Netflix, Inc. MARY JANE FAIT (admitted pro hac vice) WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP 55 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1111 Chicago, IL 60603 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated [ADDITIONAL COUNSEL ON SIGNATURE PAGE] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION MELANIE POLK-STAMPS, individually, on behalf of herself and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. NETFLIX, INC., WAL-MART STORES, INC. and WALMART.COM USA LLC, Defendants.
STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND

) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. CV 09 0244 (PJH) STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT

-1Dockets.Justia.com

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 6-1, Defendants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walmart.com USA LLC, and Netflix, Inc. ("Defendants") and Plaintiff Melanie Polk-Stamps, ("Plaintiff"), hereby stipulate: WHEREAS, on or about January 20, 2009, Plaintiff filed the complaint in this action, which alleges violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 & 2; WHEREAS, Plaintiff styled the action as a putative class action; WHEREAS, as of the date of this stipulation, several other plaintiffs have filed complaints in this District, including: a. No. CV 09-0002 (PJH), Andrea Resnick, Gary Bunker, John Haley, Amy Latham, Eric Roslansky And Kevin Simpson, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Walmart.Com USA LLC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Netflix, Inc.; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; b. No. CV 09-0096 (PJH), Michael O'Connor, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Walmart.com USA LLC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Netflix, Inc.; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; c. No. CV 09-0111 (PJH), Sarah Endzweig v. Walmart.Com USA LLC, WalMart Stores, Inc. and Netflix, Inc.; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; d. No. CV 09-0180 (PJH), Armond Faris, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; e. No. CV 09-00138 (PJH), Scott Lynch, Sisto Abeyta, Allison Hancock, and Bryan Eastman, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Walmart.Com USA LLC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Netflix, Inc.; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; f. No. CV 09-00139 (PJH), Jonathan Groce and Susan Horowitz on behalf of themselves and those similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; g. No. CV 09-0116 (PJH), Christopher P. Schmitz, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Walmart.Com USA LLC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Netflix, Inc.; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California;

STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND

-2-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

h. No. CV 09-00156 (PJH), Liza Sivek, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Walmart.com USA LLC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Netflix, Inc; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; i. No. CV 09-0236 (PJH), Katherine M. Anthony and Paul D. Gottfried, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Walmart.com USA LLC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Netflix, Inc.; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; j. No. CV 09-00274 (PJH), Richard Sheeler, Jr., on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Netflix Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; k. No. CV 09-00294 (PJH), Cathleen Chapman, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Netflix Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; l. No. CV 09-0398 (BZ), Michael Weiner, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; m. No. CV 09-0402 (JL), Margarita Lacabe, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; n. No. CV 09-0225 (PJH), Suzanne Slobodin, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; o. No. CV 09-0297 (PJH), Michael Orozco, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; p. No. CV 09-0340 (PJH), Linda Landels and Antonia Landels, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; q. No. CV 09-0349 (PJH), Sarah E. Grime, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California;
STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND

-3-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

r. No. CV 09-0361 (PJH), Douglas Meyer, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; s. No. CV 09-0368 (PJH), Laura Randall, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; t. No. CV 09-0378 (MEJ), Argyre S. Patras, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; u. No. CV 09-0377 (PJH), Melanie Miscioscia, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; v. No. CV 09-0375 (PJH), Frank Hirsch, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; w. No. CV 09-0400 (EDL), Amos Kober, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; x. No. CV 09-0391 (PJH), James Chatelain, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; y. No. CV 09-0399 (JCS), Tobias L. Millrood, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; z. No. CV 09-0434 (JL), Ranjan Roy, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; aa. No. CV 09-0447 (MEJ), Ashkun Zaker, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California;
STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND

-4-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

bb. No. CV 09-0445 (JCS), Brandon Bruno and Paige Gabay, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; cc. No. CV 09-0496 (MEJ), Sanjay Parikh, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Netflix, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC; pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; dd. No. CV 09-00508 (MEJ) Richard Cocadiz, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Netflix Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Walmart.com USA LLC; Reed Hastings Jr.; John Fleming, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. WHEREAS, each of these complaints alleges federal antitrust actions as against Defendants, and are styled as putative class actions; WHEREAS, Defendants agree that they have been served or have agreed to waive service with respect to this action; WHEREAS, Defendants have not yet been served with all of the complaints on file in this district; WHEREAS, in light of the multiple complaints on file, the potential for additional complaints in this and other various jurisdictions, and the complex nature of Plaintiff's allegations, Plaintiff and Defendants have agreed that Defendants' time to answer or otherwise respond to this complaint would be extended to 30 days after such time as a consolidated complaint is filed, or to an earlier time should Defendants agree to or a court enter an order imposing an earlier deadline with respect to a related case pending in this district, without prejudice to any party's right to seek additional enlargements of time as necessary; WHEREAS, in the event that a case or cases in other jurisdictions proceed on a different schedule, the parties agree to revise the terms of this stipulation to ensure that plaintiffs in this and the related cases in the Northern District of California are not prejudiced; WHEREAS, this stipulation shall not be taken as a waiver of any defenses that Defendants may have to Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or otherwise;

STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND

-5-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

WHEREAS, Defendants have not previously sought or received any enlargements of time to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendants, by and through their respective attorneys of record, stipulate that Defendants shall have from 30 days of the service of a consolidated class action complaint, or other extension as contemplated above, to answer or otherwise respond. Dated: February 5, 2009 Respectfully submitted, SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. By: /s/ Neal S. Manne (with permission) Neal S. Manne Richard W. Hess 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Marc M. Seltzer Stephen E. Morrissey Kathryn P. Hoek 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 950 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC

STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND

-6-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C. By: /s/ Jonathan M. Jacobson (with permission) Jonathan M. Jacobson Sara Ciarelli Walsh 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Scott A. Sher [e-mail] 1700 K Street, NW, 5th Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Netflix, Inc. Stipulated and agreed this 5th day of February, 2009 By: /s/ Mary Jane Fait (with permission) Theodore B. Bell John E. Tangren Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP 55 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1111 Chicago, IL 60603 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Daniel C. Girard Elizabeth C. Pritzker Alex C. Turan Girard Gibbs LLP 601 California Street, Suite 1400 San Francisco, CA 94108 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated

-7-