James v. UMG Recordings, Inc.

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ORDER consolidating cases (CASE NO.CV11-01613SI CASE NO.CV11-02431SI CASE NO.CV11-05321-SI CASE NO.CV12-01289-SI CASE NO.CV12-01305-SI)All future filings shall be made in the lead case. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 4/13/12. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/16/2012)

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JEFFREY D. GOLDMAN (Bar No. 155589),
[e-mail]
RYAN S. MAUCK (Bar No. 223173), [e-mail]
BRIAN M. YATES (Bar No. 241798), [e-mail]
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Seventh Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067-4308
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant UMG RECORDINGS, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICK JAMES, by and through THE JAMES
AMBROSE JOHNSON, JR. 1999 TRUST, his
successor in interest, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated,

CASE NO. CV11-01613 SI
CASE NO. CV11-02431 SI
CASE NO. CV11-05321-SI

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CASE NO. CV12-01289-JCS

Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. CV12-01305-SI
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STIPULATION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES

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UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,

(AS MODIFIED)

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Defendant.

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ROB ZOMBIE, a/k/a Robert Wolfgang
Zombie, f/k/a Robert Cummings; WHITE
ZOMBIE, a general partnership;
WHITESNAKE, a doing business as
designation of David Coverdale, by and for
WHITESNAKE PRODUCTIONS
(OVERSEAS) LIMITED; and DAVE MASON,
individually and on behalf of all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff

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UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,

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Defendant.

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CARLTON DOUGLAS RIDENHOUR, d/b/a
"CHUCK D", INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A
MEMBER OF "PUBLIC ENEMY", ON
BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS
SIMILARLY SITUATED,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,

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Defendant.

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OTIS WILLIAMS, RON TYSON, jointly d/b/a
“THE TEMPTATIONS,” on behalf of
themselves and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,

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Defendant.

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OTIS ROBERT HARRIS, JR., a.k.a. DAMON
HARRIS, individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,

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Defendant.

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This stipulation is based on the following facts:

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On March 27, 2012, this Court entered an order granting Plaintiff Otis Robert Harris,

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Jr. a.k.a. Damon Harris’s administrative motion to relate Harris v. UMG Recordings, Inc., Case No.

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CV12-01305-SI (the “Harris Action”) with Ridenhour v. UMG Recordings, Inc., Case No. CV11-

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05321-SI (the “Ridenhour action”), James v. UMG Recordings, Inc., Case No. CV11-01613 SI (the

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“James Action”) and Zombie et al. v. UMG Recordings, Inc., Case No. CV11-02431 SI (the

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“Zombie Action”) [Docket No. 75].

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Defendant UMG Recordings, Inc. (“Defendant”) is agreeable to consolidate the

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Harris Action and Williams et al. v. UMG Recordings, Inc., Case No. CV12-01289-JCS (the

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“Williams Action”) with the James Action, the Zombie Action and the Ridenhour Action solely for

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administrative convenience and for no other reason, and on that basis is willing to stipulate to

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consolidation, on the terms set out herein.

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The parties hereby agree and stipulate that the Harris Action and the Williams Action

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may be consolidated for all purposes with the James Action, the Zombie Action and the Ridenhour

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Action, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a)(2).

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The parties agree and stipulate as a material condition of this stipulation that

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consolidation of these five actions shall not be used or considered in any manner, directly or

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indirectly, for any purpose unrelated to consolidation, including but not limited to in connection

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with any motion concerning class certification. The parties further agree that this stipulation is

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without prejudice to Defendant’s right to move to sever the actions at such time as Defendant deems

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such a motion advisable, and Plaintiffs reserve the right to oppose that motion.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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DATED: April 10, 2012

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DAVID M. GIVEN
NICHOLAS A. CARLIN
ALEXANDER H. TUZIN
PHILLIPS, ERLEWINE & GIVEN LLP

By: /s/ David M. Given
DAVID M. GIVEN
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in James and Zombie

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DATED: April 10, 2012

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By: /s/ Michael W. Sobol
MICHAEL W. SOBOL
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in James and Zombie

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MICHAEL W. SOBOL
ERIC B. FASTIFF
ROGER N. HELLER
CECILIA HAN
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP

DATED: April 10, 2012

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MICHAEL P. LEHMANN
BRUCE J. WECKER
ARTHUR N. BAILEY, JR.
MICHAEL D. HAUSFELD
JAMES J. PIZZIRUSSO
HAUSFELD LLP

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By: /s/ Michael P. Lehmann
MICHAEL P. LEHMANN
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Ridenhour and Williams

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BRUCE L. SIMON
AARON M. SHEANIN
WILLIAM J. NEWSOM
CLIFFORD H. PEARSON
DANIEL L. WARSHAW
PEARSON, SIMON, WARSHAW & PENNY, LLP

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By: /s/ Bruce L. Simon
BRUCE L. SIMON
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Ridenhour and Williams

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DATED: April 10, 2012

EDGAR D. GANKENDORFF
CHRISTOPHE BELA SZAPARY
PROVOSTY & GANKENDORFF, L.L.C.

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By: /s/ Edgar D. Gankendorff
EDGAR D. GANKENDORFF
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Ridenhour

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DATED: April 10, 2012

NEVILLE L. JOHNSON
DOUGLAS L. JOHNSON
JAMES T. RYAN
JOHNSON & JOHNSON LLP

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By: /s/ Neville L. Johnson
NEVILLE L. JOHNSON
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Williams

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DATED: April 10, 2012

R. ALEXANDER SAVERI
CADIO ZIRPOLI
MELISSA SHAPIRO
SAVERI & SAVERI, INC.

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By: /s/ R. Alexander Saveri
R. ALEXANDER SAVERI
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Harris

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DATED: April 10, 2012

BRYAN L. CLOBES
CAFFERTY FAUCHER LLP

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By: /s/ Bryan L. Clobes
BRYAN L. CLOBES
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Harris

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DATED: April 10, 2012

JEFFREY D. GOLDMAN
RYAN S. MAUCK
BRIAN M. YATES
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP

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All filings shall be in C-11-1613 only until
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By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Goldman
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