In Re Ford Tailgate Litigation

Filing 127

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME TO MEET AND CONFER re #126 Letter filed by Gary Farson, Charles Cohen, Zane Dery, Spencer Ware, Vivian Buchanan, Melia Douglas, Joshua Carson, James Denning, Diana Brunner, Ronald Caunt, Al Morelli, Gary L. Buck, Michael Andosca, Nancy Hough, Dean Olack, Keith Bova, Ruben Wilson, Connie Garsey, Sally J. Nettleson, Linda Heywood, Carl Linder, Alan Lipkin, Connie Samaha, Debbie SanSouci, Ford Motor Company, Jo-Ann Gettman, Heather S. Hardee, Dennis Dougherty, Denise Procento, Fredrick Greg. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on 5/28/13. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2013)

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May 24, 2013
BY ECF FILING
Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero
United States District Court for the
Northern District of California
San Francisco Courthouse
Courtroom G – 15th Floor
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102
Re:

In re Ford Tailgate Litigation,
Case No. 11-CV-2953-RS (N.D. Cal.)

Dear Magistrate Judge Spero,
Pursuant to the Court’s May 20, 2013 Order to Meet and Confer (Dkt. No. 122), counsel
for Plaintiffs and Defendant Ford Motor Company have been working to resolve the matters at
issue in Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel (Dkt. No. 120). As we reported in our conversation with
you earlier today, the parties have made significant progress towards resolution, and the parties
believe that an agreement resolving the remaining outstanding issues is possible within the next
ten days. Given the Memorial Day weekend and the unavailability of necessary in-house
lawyers for Defendant, however, it is unlikely that agreement can be reached prior to the meetand-confer hearing currently scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Accordingly, we are jointly
requesting that our meet and confer date be rescheduled to June 3, 2013 to permit additional time
to resolve this matter. Since that date is just beyond the May 31 deadline set by the Court’s May
20, 2013 Order to Meet and Confer, we are requesting this short extension via this letter, as you
indicated we should do.
The parties appreciate the Court’s consideration of this request and stand ready to
respond should the Court have any questions.

Sincerely,
/s/ Adam J. Levitt
Adam J. Levitt (admitted pro hac vice)
Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
/s/ Terri S. Reiskin
Terri S. Reiskin (admitted pro hac vice)
Lead Counsel for Defendant Ford Motor Company

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