Zeisel v. Diamond Foods, Inc.

Filing 200

ORDER GRANTING 199 Stipulation to File Second Amended Complaint. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on November 8, 2011. (jswlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/8/2011)

Case3:10-cv-01192-JSW Document199

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Janet Lindner Spielberg (SBN 221926)
LAW OFFICES OF JANET LINDNER
SPIELBERG
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, #400
Los Angeles, California 90025
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Joseph N. Kravec, Jr. (pro hac vice)
Ellen M. Doyle (pro hac vice)
Wyatt Lison (pro hac vice)
Maureen Davidson-Welling (pro hac vice)
STEMBER FEINSTEIN DOYLE
& PAYNE LLC
Allegheny Building, 17th Floor
429 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email:[e-mail]

Michael D. Braun (SBN 167416)
BRAUN LAW GROUP, P.C.
10680 West Pico Boulevard, Suite 280
Los Angeles, California 90064
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ELLIOT ZEISEL,
on behalf of himself and all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation,

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Defendant.

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CASE NO.: CV 10-1192
CLASS ACTION
STIPULATION PURSUANT TO FED. R.
CIV. PROC. 15(a)(2) FOR FILING OF
SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Stipulation Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 15(a)(2) for Filing of Second Amended Complaint and [Proposed] Order;
Case No.: CV 10-1192

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Plaintiff Elliot Zeisel (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Diamond Foods, Inc. (“Diamond”)

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(collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as

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follows:

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WHEREAS, on March 22, 2010 Plaintiff filed his Complaint in this action [Docket No. 1];

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WHEREAS, on June 18, 2010 Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint in this action

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[Docket No. 15];

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WHEREAS, on October 19, 2010 the Court entered its Order Scheduling Trial and Pretrial

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Matters [Docket No. 41], which adopted by reference the Parties’ January 15, 2010 proposed

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deadline to amend the pleadings;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Diamond participated in two mediation sessions, the second held
on October 13, 2011;

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WHEREAS, as a result of their mediation efforts the Parties reached a settlement in principle
subject to final settlement documentation and approval of the Court of a final settlement agreement;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff now seeks to amend his operative complaint to conform to the scope of
the class and claims subject to the Parties’ settlement agreement in principle;

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2), Diamond consents to

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Plaintiff filing his Second Amended Complaint without the need for a motion seeking leave of

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Court;

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WHEREAS, a true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s proposed Second Amended Complaint is
attached hereto as Exhibit A;

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THEREFORE, (1) without admitting the allegations therein, and expressly denying liability,

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Diamond consents pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) to Plaintiff filing his Second

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Amended Complaint, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; (2) Plaintiff shall file the

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Second Amended Complaint separately today; (3) the Second Amended Complaint shall be deemed

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served as of the time it is filed; (4) Diamond shall respond to the Second Amended Complaint within

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the time established by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Stipulation Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 15(a)(2) for Filing of Second Amended Complaint and [Proposed] Order;
Case No.: CV 10-1192

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Dated: November 8, 2011

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STEMBER FEINSTEIN DOYLE
& PAYNE LLC

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

By: /s/ Joseph N. Kravec, Jr.
Joseph N. Kravec, Jr.
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

By: /s/ Amanda L. Groves
Amanda L. Groves

Ellen M. Doyle
Wyatt A. Lison
Maureen Davidson-Welling
Allegheny Building, 17th Floor
429 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Jeffrey J. Lederman
Jeffrey S. Bosley
Amanda L. Groves
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5802
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Respectfully submitted,

Attorneys for Defendant Diamond Foods, Inc.
Janet Lindner Spielberg
LAW OFFICES OF JANET LINDNER
SPIELBERG
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, #400
Los Angeles, California 90025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Michael D. Braun (SBN 167416)
BRAUN LAW GROUP, P.C.
10680 West Pico Boulevard, Suite 280
Los Angeles, CCalifornia 90064
Telephone: [phone]
Facsímile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

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Stipulation Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 15(a)(2) for Filing of Second Amended Complaint and [Proposed] Order;
Case No.: CV 10-1192

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I, Joseph N. Kravec, Jr., 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/ Joseph N. Kravec, Jr.
Joseph N. Kravec, Jr.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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November 8, 2011
Dated ______________________

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JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Stipulation Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 15(a)(2) for Filing of Second Amended Complaint and [Proposed] Order;
Case No.: CV 10-1192