Johnson et al v. Hewlett-Packard Company

Filing 99

ORDER regarding the filing of defendant's amended answer to plaintiff's third amended complaint re 98 Stipulation filed by Hewlett-Packard Company. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 11/1/2010. (be, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/1/2010)

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Johnson et al v. Hewlett-Packard Company Doc. 99 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 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T LAW S A N FR A N C I S C O TODD M. SCHNEIDER (SBN 158253) JOSHUA KONECKY (SBN 182897) LISA M. BOWMAN (SBN 253843) SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL BRAYTON KONECKY LLP 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel: (415) 421-7100 Fax: (415) 421-7105 tschneider@schneiderwallace.com jkonecky@schneiderwallace.com lbowman@schneiderwallace.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs MELINDA S. RIECHERT (SBN 65504) ROBERT J. SMITH (SBN 162784) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Admitted pro hac vice 2 Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Suite 700 Palo Alto, CA 94306-2122 Tel: 650.843.4000 Fax: 650.843.4001 mriechart@morganlewis.com Attorneys for Defendant HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY FRANKLIN D. AZAR & ASSOCIATES, P.C. FRANKLIN D. AZAR (Pro Hac Vice) BARRY DUNN (SBN 151340) NATHAN J. AXVIG (Pro Hac Vice) JASON B. WESOKY (Pro Hac Vice) TONYA MELNICHENKO (Pro Hac Vice) MEGHAN MARTINEZ (Pro Hac Vice) RICHARD BARKLEY (Pro Hac Vice) 14426 East Evans Avenue Aurora, Colorado 80014 Tel: (303) 757-3300 Fax: (303) 757-3206 BARBARA ANTONUCCI (SBN 209039) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP One Market, Spear Street Tower San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 Tel: 415.442.1000 Fax: 415.442.1001 bantonucci@morganlewis.com ANNE M. BRAFFORD, State Bar No. 237574 5 Park Plaza, 17th Floor Irvine, California 92614-3508 Telephone: 949.399.7000 Facsimile: 949.399.7001 abrafford@morganlewis.com UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JEFFREY JOHNSON, JENNIFER RIESE, SHAUN SIMMONS, MICHAEL DEBEVER, and JAMES PURVIS, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, Defendant. Case No. C-09-03596 CRB STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING THE FILING OF DEFENDANT'S AMENDED ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS' THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT 28 DB2/21953780.2 Case No. C-09-03596 CRB STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING THE FILING OF DEFENDANT'S AMENDED ANSWER Dockets.Justia.com 1 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 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T LAW S A N FR A N C I S C O Plaintiffs Jeffrey Johnson, Jennifer Riese, Shaun Simmons, Michael DeBever, and James Purvis ("Plaintiffs") and Defendant Hewlett-Packard Co. ("Defendant"), the parties to the aboveentitled action (collectively referred to herein as the "Parties"), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 1. action; 2. ("Answer"); 3. Plaintiffs have informed Defendant that they believe the Answer currently on file On August 9, 2010, Defendant timely filed its Answer to Plaintiffs' TAC On July 21, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a Third Amended Complaint ("TAC") in this is deficient in two ways. Specifically: (1) in response to certain allegations, Defendant's Answer stated that no response was required to legal conclusions; and (2) in response to Plaintiffs' quotation of statutes in the TAC, Defendant stated that it need not admit or deny the quotations on the ground that a statute or other document "speaks for itself." 4. Defendant has agreed to amend its Answer to take the form attached hereto (as Exhibit A), and the Parties submit the following Stipulation in order to expedite that process. 5. Defendant's Amended Answer (Exhibit A hereto) also revises its defenses to provide a more detailed basis for asserting each defense, to add certain defenses, and to remove certain defenses that Defendant is not planning to pursue at this time. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel of record and pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) that Defendant may file the Amended Answer to Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint in a form attached as Exhibit A to this stipulation. In so stipulating, none of the parties are waiving or compromising any claim or defense that any party may have. 28 DB2/21953780.2 CASE NO. C-09-03596 CRB 2 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING THE FILING OF DEFENDANT'S AMENDED ANSWER 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 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T LAW S A N FR A N C I S C O Dated: October 29, 2010 SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL BRAYTON KONECKY LLP By /s/Todd Schneider Todd M. Schneider Attorneys for Plaintiff JEFFREY JOHNSON, JENNIFER RIESE, and SHAUN SIMMONS Dated: October 29, 2010 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP By: /s/Melinda Riechert Melinda Riechert Attorneys for Defendant HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 28 DB2/21953780.2 CASE NO. C-09-03596 CRB 3 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING THE FILING OF DEFENDANT'S AMENDED ANSWER 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 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T LAW S A N FR A N C I S C O [PROPOSED] ORDER Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2) and the Stipulation above, Defendant Hewlett-Packard Company may file the Amended Answer to Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Stipulation. IT IS SO ORDERED. UNIT ED November 1 Dated: _________________, 2010 S DISTRICT TE C TA _____________________________________ RT U O The Honorable Charles R. Breyer UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ERED S ER N F D IS T IC T O R 28 DB2/21953780.2 Case No. C-09-03596 CRB [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING THE FILING OF DEFENDANT'S AMENDED ANSWER 1 A C LI FO harle Judge C s R. Bre yer R NIA IT IS S O ORD NO RT H

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