Zeisel v. Diamond Foods, Inc.

Filing 163

ORDER GRANTING 160 Stipulated Request Amending June 13, 2011 Order Scheduling Trial and Pretrial Matters. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 8/30/11. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/30/2011)

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101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5802

Winston & Strawn LLP

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Jeffrey J. Lederman (SBN: 104622)
[e-mail]
Jeffrey S. Bosley (SBN: 167629)
[e-mail]
Amanda L. Groves (SBN: 187216)
[e-mail]
Lindsay C. Llewellyn (SBN: 257936)
[e-mail]
Sean D. Meenan (SBN: 260466)
[e-mail]
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5802
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.

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Joseph N. Kravec, Jr. (admitted pro hac vice)
STEMBER FEINSTEIN DOYLE
& PAYNE, LLC
429 Forbes Avenue, 17th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff
ELLIOT ZEISEL
Janet Lindner Spielberg (Bar No. 221926)
LAW OFFICE OF JANET LINDNER
SPIELBERG
12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff
ELLIOT ZEISEL

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Michael D. Braun (Bar No. 167416)
BRAUN LAW GROUP, P.C.
10680 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 280
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiff
ELLIOT ZEISEL

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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ELLIOT ZEISEL, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.

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DIAMOND FOODS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,

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Case No. 3:10-cv-01192 JSW (EDL)
JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING
JUNE 13, 2011 ORDER SCHEDULING
TRIAL AND PRETRIAL MATTERS

Defendant.

Date Complaint Filed: March 22, 2010

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING ORDER SCHEDULING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL MATTERS
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Pursuant to this Court’s Civil Standing Orders, October 19, 2010 Order Scheduling Trial and

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Pretrial Matters, February 3, 2011 Order Amending October 19, 2010 Order Scheduling Trial and

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Pretrial Matters, June 13, 2011 Order Amending February 3, 2011 Order Scheduling Trial and

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Pretrial Matters, and Civil Local Rules 6-2, 7-1(a) and 7-12, Plaintiff Elliot Zeisel (“Plaintiff”) and

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Defendant Diamond Foods, Inc. (“Diamond”) (collectively, the “Parties”) stipulate and agree as

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follows:

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WHEREAS, on October 19, 2010 the Court entered its Order Scheduling Trial and Pretrial
Matters [Docket No. 41] (“October 2010 Scheduling Order”);
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2011 the Court modified the October 2010 Scheduling Order

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Winston & Strawn LLP

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pursuant to the parties’ Joint Stipulated Request and entered its Order Amending Order Scheduling

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Trial and Pretrial Matters [Docket No. 66] (“February 2011 Scheduling Order”);

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WHEREAS, on June 13, 2011 the Court modified the February 2011 Scheduling Order

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pursuant to the parties’ Joint Stipulated Request and entered its Order Amending Order Scheduling

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Trial and Pretrial Matters [Docket No. 158] (“June 2011 Scheduling Order”);

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WHEREAS, in an attempt to avoid motion practice regarding certain depositions, the Parties

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are in the process of negotiating an agreement by which Diamond will produce additional documents

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in lieu of certain depositions;

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WHEREAS, the Parties have been working diligently and expeditiously to conduct fact

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discovery in this matter, have successfully reached agreement on nearly all discovery issues to date

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and respectfully request a two-week extension of the expert discovery and disclosure cut-off dates to

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allow for Parties to resolve their remaining discovery disputes– mostly related to a single deposition

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– described in the accompanying declarations;

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THEREFORE, the undersigned Parties submit this stipulated request and respectfully request
the Court amend the June 2011 Scheduling Order as follows:

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Jury Trial Date: Monday, 1/30/2012, at 8:00 a.m., 10-day estimate (no change)

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Pretrial Conference: Monday, 1/9/2012, at 2:00 p.m. (no change)

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Last Day to Hear Dispositive Motions: Friday, 11/4/2011, 9:00 a.m. (no change)

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Last Day for Expert Discovery: Friday, 11/4/2011 (previously 10/21/2011)
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Last Day for Expert Disclosure: Friday, 10/14/2011 (previously 9/30/2011)

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Close of Non-Expert Discovery: Wednesday, 8/31/2011 (no change)

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: August 29, 2011

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STEMBER FEINSTEIN DOYLE & PAYNE, LLC
By:

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San Francisco, CA 94111-5802

Winston & Strawn LLP

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Dated: August 29, 2011

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WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
By:

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/s/ Joseph N. Kravec, Jr.
Joseph N. Kravec, Jr.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ELLIOT ZEISEL

/s/ Amanda L. Groves
Amanda L. Groves
Attorneys for Defendant
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.

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I, Amanda L. Groves, hereby attest, pursuant to N.D. Cal. General Order No. 45, that the
concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from each signatory hereto.

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/s/ Amanda L. Groves
Amanda L. Groves

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 30, 2011
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The Honorable Jeffrey S. White
United States District Judge

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING ORDER SCHEDULING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL MATTERS
Case No. 3:10-CV-01192 JSW (EDL)