Zeisel v. Diamond Foods, Inc.
Filing
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO ADDRESS NEW LAW. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 1/30/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/30/2012)
Case3:10-cv-01192-JSW Document209-1 Filed01/24/12 Page1 of 2
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Jeffrey J. Lederman (SBN: 104622)
jlederman@winston.com
Jeffrey S. Bosley (SBN: 167629)
jbosley@winston.com
Amanda L. Groves (SBN: 187216)
agroves@winston.com
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5802
Telephone:
(415) 591-1000
Facsimile:
(415) 591-1400
Attorneys for Defendant
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5802
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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Winston & Strawn LLP
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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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Defendant.
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Case No. 3:10-cv-01192 JSW (EDL)
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING IN
PART AND DENYING IN PART
PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A
SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF
PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO
ADDRESS NEW LAW
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS
ACTION SETTLEMENT -- CASE NO. 3:10-CV-01192 JSW (EDL)
Case3:10-cv-01192-JSW Document209-1 Filed01/24/12 Page2 of 2
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Having considered: (a) Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental
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Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action
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Settlement to Address New Law (“Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion”); (b) the Declaration of Joseph
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N. Kravec, Jr. in Support of Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Brief
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in Support of Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement to
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Address New Law; and (c) Defendant Diamond Foods, Inc.’s Response Pursuant to Civil Local Rule
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7-11 Regarding Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Brief in Support
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of Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement to Address
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New Law, the Court rules as follows:
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5802
Winston & Strawn LLP
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion is GRANTED IN
PART AND DENIED IN PART.
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Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks leave to file a
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supplemental brief regarding the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co.,
and to bring to the Court's attention Sullivan v.
DB
Inc., --- F. 3d ---, 2012 WL 89176 (9th Cir. Jan. 12, 2012). Investments, _F.3d_, 2011 WL 6367740 (3rd
Cir. December 20, 2011).
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Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion is DENIED to the extent it seeks leave to file a
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supplemental brief regarding amendment of the operative complaint.
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Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for
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Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement to Address New Law attached to Plaintiff’s
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Administrative Motion as Exhibit 1 (“Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief”) is hereby deemed filed, in
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part. Certain portions of Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief do not address the extent the Mazza opinion
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does or does not impact certification of the proposed settlement class, and instead addresses
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proposed amendments to the operative complaint. These arguments, at page 3, line 11 through page
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4, line 16 (including footnote 1) and page 4, line 20 beginning with the word “If” through page 4,
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line 22, are inappropriate at this stage, and are deemed stricken from Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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January 30, 2012
Dated: _______________
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The Honorable Jeffrey S. White
United States District Judge
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS
ACTION SETTLEMENT -- CASE NO. 3:10-CV-01192 JSW (EDL)
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