Edwards et al v. National Milk Producers Federation et al

Filing 121

ORDER GRANTING 118 STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF PLAINTIFF CORLEA BURNETT. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 9/19/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2012)

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DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON (admitted pro hac vice)
JASON S. KILENE (admitted pro hac vice)
GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC
Canadian Pacific Plaza
120 South 6th Street, Suite 2600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
-andELAINE T. BYSZEWSKI (SBN 222304)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 203
Pasadena, California 91101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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MATTHEW EDWARDS, GEORGIA
BROWNE, TORAH MONTESSORI SCHOOL,
DANELL TOMASELLA, JEFFREY ROBB,
NELS THOGERSEN, BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB OF THE EAST VALLEY, JONATHAN
RIZZO, ALEX WEINSTEIN, JUSTIN
PACZESNY, ROBERT DELOSS, TERESA
TOBIN, TIFFANY MARIE HAVENER,
SCOTT COOK, DANELL TOMASELLA,
KORY PENTLAND, CHLOE BRITZIUS,
JOSEPH BURWELL, MARY ANDERSON,
JULIE EWALD, IAN GROVES, CODY
BARRETT, ROBERT GEORGE, SCOTT
WEBER, HARMONIE SKIPPER, JENNIFER
CLITES, CORLEA BURNETT, AMY HER, and
JOHN MURRAY individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.

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NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION, aka
COOPERATIVES WORKING TOGETHER; DAIRY
FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.; LAND O’LAKES,
INC.; DAIRYLEA COOPERATIVE INC.; and AGRIMARK, INC.,
Defendants.

Case No. 3:11-CV-04766-JSW
[consolidated with 11-CV-04791-JSW
and 11-CV-05253-JSW]
CLASS ACTION
JOINT STIPULATION OF
VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF
PLAINTIFF CORLEA BURNETT
Before: Hon. Jeffrey S. White

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Plaintiff Corlea Burnett (“Burnett”), and National Milk Producers Federation, aka

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Cooperatives Working Together; Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Land O’Lakes, Inc.; Dairylea

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Cooperative Inc.; and Agri-Mark, Inc. (“Defendants”), hereby file this Joint Stipulation of Voluntary

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Dismissal Without Prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Burnett

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consents to voluntarily dismiss her claims against Defendants in the above-captioned case, with each

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party to bear its own costs. This dismissal is without prejudice to refiling, and, should a class be

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certified in this matter, without prejudice to Burnett’s rights as an absent class member.

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Respectfully submitted:
DATED: September 17, 2012

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GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC
By: /s/ Daniel E. Gustafson
Daniel E. Gustafson
Jason S. Kilene
GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC
Canadian Pacific Plaza
120 South 6th Street, Suite 2600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Elaine T. Byszewski
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 203
Pasadena, California 91101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Steve W. Berman
George W. Sampson
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 8TH Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs

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WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
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By: /s/ Steven R. Kuney
Steven R. Kuney
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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BAKER & MILLER PLLC

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By: /s/ W. Todd Miller
W. Todd Miller
BAKER & MILLER PLLC
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20037

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Attorneys for Defendant Dairy Farmers of
America, Inc.

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EIMER STAHL LLP

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By: /s/ Nathan P. Eimer
Nathan P. Eimer
Daniel D. Birk
EIMER STAHL LLP
224 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Land O’ Lakes, Inc.

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BOND SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC

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By: /s/ Edward R. Conan
Edward R. Conan
BOND SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202-1355
Telephone [phone]

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Facsimile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorney for Defendant Dairylea Cooperative, Inc.
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KEKER &VAN NEST, LLP
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By: /s/ Paula L. Blizzard
Paula L. Blizzard
KEKER &VAN NEST, LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Ross H. Garber
SHIPMAN & GOODWIN, LLP
One Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Telephone [phone]
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Attorney for Defendant Agri-Mark, Inc.

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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
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By: /s/ Chong S. Park
Chong S. Park
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorney for Defendant
National Milk Producers Federation

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I, Daniel E. Gustafson, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from

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each of the other signatories.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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September
Dated the _________ day of ________________, 2012

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District Judge Jeffrey S. White

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