Rodman v. Safeway, Inc.

Filing 477

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 476 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Exonerating Bond and Surety filed by Safeway Inc. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on December 19, 2017. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/19/2017)

1 James C. Shah (SBN 260435)
SHEPHERD, FINKELMAN, MILLER & SHAH, LLP
2 401 West A Street, Suite 2350
San Diego, CA 92101
3 Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP
5 Steven A. Schwartz
Timothy N. Mathews
6 361 W. Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
7 Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
8 E-mail: timothy [e-mail]
9 Attorneys for Plaintiff and on Behalf
of All Others Similarly Situated
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Scott D. Baker (SBN 84923)
11 Jonah D. Mitchell (SBN 203511)
James A. Daire (SBN 239637)
12 Christine M. Morgan (SBN 169350)
13 REED SMITH LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 1800
14 San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
15 E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendant
18 SAFEWAY INC.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL RODMAN, on behalf of himself
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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 11-03003 JST (JCS)
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER EXONERATING BOND AND
SURETY

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Defendant.

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Case No. 11-03003 JST (JCS)
JOINT STIP. & ORDER
EXONERATING BOND
AND SURETY

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Plaintiff Michael Rodman on behalf of himself and the certified Class (“Plaintiff”) and

2 Defendant Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”) stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, the Court entered final judgment in favor of Plaintiff for breach of contract

4 damages plus pre-judgment interest against Safeway on November 30, 2015 (Dkt. No. 406) (the
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WHEREAS, a Supersedeas Bond was issued by surety Westchester Fire Insurance
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Company and posted on behalf of Safeway on January 5, 2016 in the sum of Forty Two Million
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and No/100 Dollars ($42,000,000.00), Bond No. K08504040, in conjunction with Safeway’s
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appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the Judgment, and filed
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with the Court on January 7, 2016 (Dkt. No. 415).
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WHEREAS, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the

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WHEREAS, Safeway has satisfied the Judgment in full by depositing into a Judgment

15 Distribution Fund with Huntington National Bank the amount of Forty Two Million Three
16 Hundred Twenty One Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Five and 45/100 Dollars ($42,321,355.45)
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WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Court may now release and exonerate Bond No.
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K08504040.
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As set forth in the parties Joint Case Management Report and Stipulation Regarding Judgment
Distribution, Dkt. No. 473, Safeway is obligated to pay Class Counsel $118,610.80 for taxable
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JOINT STIP. & ORDER
EXONERATING BOND
AND SURETY

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: December 18, 2017

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REED SMITH LLP

5 By: ____/s/ Jonah D. Mitchell*___________
Scott D. Baker (SBN 84923)
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Jonah D. Mitchell (SBN 203511)
James A. Daire (SBN 239637)
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Christine M. Morgan (SBN 169350)
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101 Second Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94105
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Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
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Dated: December 18, 2017
CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP
By: ____/s/ Steven A. Schwartz ________
Steven A. Schwartz (pro hac vice)
Timothy N. Mathews (pro hac vice)
361 W. Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA 19041
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
James C. Shah (SBN 260435)
Rose F. Luzon (SBN 221544)
SHEPHERD, FINKELMAN,
MILLER & SHAH
401 West A Street, Suite 2350
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

Attorneys for Defendant
SAFEWAY INC.

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
MICHAEL RODMAN and the Class

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* I, Jonah D. Mitchell, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file
17 this document. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Steven A.
Schwartz have concurred in this filing.
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Case No. 11-03003 JST (JCS)
JOINT STIP. & ORDER
EXONERATING BOND
AND SURETY

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Supersedeas

3 Bond issued by surety Westchester Fire Insurance Company and posted on behalf of Safeway on
4 January 5, 2016 in the sum of Forty Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($42,000,000.00), Bond No.
5 K08504040, in conjunction with Safeway’s appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the
6 Ninth Circuit from the Judgment, and surety Westchester Fire Insurance Company are released,
7 exonerated and discharged from further liability forthwith.
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HON. JON S. TIGAR
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Case No. 11-03003 JST (JCS)
JOINT STIP. & ORDER
EXONERATING BOND
AND SURETY