Janney et al v. General Mills

Filing 79

STIPULATED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER - Discovery cutoff: 12/15/2014. Pretrial Conference set for 6/15/2015 02:00 PM and Bench Trial set for 7/6/2015 08:00 AM, both in Courtroom 12, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 10/21/2013. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2013)

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Michael R. Reese (California State Bar No. 206773)
[e-mail]
REESE RICHMAN LLP
875 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Stephen Gardner (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
5646 Milton Street, Suite 714
Dallas, Texas 75206
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs

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(additional plaintiffs’ counsel appear on signature page)

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Charles Sipos (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
PERKINS COIE LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Defendant General Mills, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JUDITH JANNEY and AMY
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MCKENDRICK, on behalf of themselves and )
those similarly situated,
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Plaintiffs,
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GENERAL MILLS and DOES 1-20,
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Defendants.
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SEAN BOHAC, on behalf of himself and all )
others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GENERAL MILLS, INC.,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 3:12-cv-03919-WHO
STIPULATED CASE
MANAGEMENTORDER

Case No. 3:12-cv-05280-WHO

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STIPULATED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
CASE NOS. 3:12-cv-03919-WHO, 3:12-cv-05280-WHO, and 3:12-cv-05099-WHO

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GABRIEL ROJAS, as an individual, and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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GENERAL MILLS, INC.,
Defendant.

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STIPULATED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
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Plaintiffs Judith Janney, Amy McKendrick, Sean Bohac and Gabrial Rojas (“Plaintiffs”) and

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Defendant General Mills, Inc. (“Defendant”) (collectively, the “Parties”), respectfully submit the

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following discovery schedule for this Court’s consideration. The Parties hereby request that the

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Court enter the following discovery schedule:

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Factual Discovery cut-off

December 15, 20141

Plaintiffs’ Disclosure of Class Certification Experts
(and corresponding Reports)

July 1, 2014

Defendant’s Disclosure of Class Certification Experts
(and corresponding Reports)

August 1, 2014

Deposition of Class Certification Experts

September 1, 2014

Disclosure of Rebuttal Class Certification Experts
(and corresponding Reports)

October 31, 2014

Deposition of Rebuttal Class Certification Experts and Reports

November 12, 2014

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification

September 22, 2014

Defendant’s Opposition to Motion for Class Certification

October 17, 2014

Plaintiff’s Class Certification Reply

November 7, 2014

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The Parties have agreed discovery will not be bifurcated and that merits discovery will
proceed simultaneously with class certification discovery. Notwithstanding the December 15, 2014,
discovery cutoff, the parties agree to meet and confer regarding the necessity of supplemental merits
discovery, and the scope of such discovery, in light of the Court’s Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Class Certification. The parties agree to file a joint submission within 21 days of issuance of the
Court’s Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, and that any such discovery will be limited
to a 90-day period.
The Parties will propose a separate schedule regarding discovery of non-class certification
experts who will testify at trial 45 days after the Court’s ruling on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class
Certification.

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STIPULATED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
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Parties’ Supplemental Briefing Re: Rebuttal
Certification Experts (10-page limit)

November 19, 2014

Hearing on Motion for Class Certification

December 3, 2014

Pretrial Hearing

June 15, 2015

Trial

July , 2015

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STIPULATED AND AGREED TO BY:

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October 11, 2013

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REESE RICHMAN LLP
/s/ Michael R. Reese
Michael R. Reese
875 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Stephen Gardner
Amanda Howell
CENTER FOR SCIENCE
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
5646 Milton Street, Suite 714
Dallas, TX 75206
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
George Richard Baker
BAKER LAW, P.C.
524 Union Street, #213
San Francisco, CA 94133
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Steven M. Sherman (164620)
SHERMAN BUSINESS LAW
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiffs Janney and McKendrick and the
Proposed Class

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STIPULATED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
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October 11, 2013

REESE RICHMAN LLP

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/s/ Michael R. Reese
Michael R. Reese

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Yvette Y. Golan
THE GOLAN FIRM
1919 Decatur Street
Houston, TX 77007

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Counsel for Plaintiff Bohac and the Proposed Class
October 11, 2013

REESE RICHMAN LLP

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/s/ Michael R. Reese
Michael R. Reese

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Benjamin M. Lopatin
THE LAW OFFICES OF
HOWARD W. RUBINSTEIN P.A.
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 500
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Plaintiff Rojas and the Proposed Class

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October 11, 2013

PERKINS COIE LLP

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/s/ Charles Sipos
Charles Sipos
[e-mail]
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Defendant General Mills, Inc.

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Pursuant to Stipulation, and modified to include a Pre-Trial Conference on June 16, 2015, it is
SO ORDERED.

Dated: October

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______________________
Hon. William H. Orrick

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STIPULATED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
CASE NOS. 3:12-cv-03919-WHO, 3:12-cv-05280-WHO, and 3:12-cv-05099-WHO

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ATTESTATION REGARDING SIGNATURE
I, Michael R. Reese, hereby attest that I received permission from Charles Sipos, counsel for
Defendant, to sign this e-filed document on his behalf.
Dated: October 11, 2013

/s/ Michael R. Reese

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