Greenberg v. Expedia, Inc. et al

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ORDER by Chief Magistrate Maria-Elena James granting 3 Stipulation (rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/24/2012)

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Laurence D. King (SBN # 206423)
Linda M. Fong (SBN 124232)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
350 Sansome Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415-772-4707
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Patricia Greenberg

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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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Patricia Greenberg,

Civil Case No. 3:12-cv-04975-MEJ
CLASS ACTION

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Plaintiff,

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Expedia, Inc., et al.,

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Defendants.

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this litigation on September 24, 2012;
WHEREAS, all of the Defendants have agreed to waive service of the complaint;
WHEREAS, a number of substantially similar complaints have been filed nationwide;
WHEREAS, a Motion for Consolidation and Transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 was filed
before the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (“JPML”) to coordinate and/or consolidate
all of the actions in one court;
WHEREAS, the JPML has scheduled the MDL Motion for a hearing on November 29,
2012, and the parties expect that the JPML will issue a decision on the motion within a few

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weeks after the hearing;1
WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendants Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com LP, Travelocity.com LP,

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Sabre Holdings Corporation, Priceline.com Incorporated, Booking.com B.V., Booking.com

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(USA), Inc., Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., Hilton Worldwide, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts

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Worldwide, Inc., Trump International Hotels Management, LLC, Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant

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Group, LLC, InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc., Wyndham Worldwide Corporation,

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Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC and Travelodge Hotels, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) expect

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that all of the actions will be coordinated and/or consolidated before one court; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendants wish to preserve the parties’ and the court’s

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resources and efficiently manage the litigation so as not to cause prejudice;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

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Complaint during the pendency of the Motion for Consolidation and Transfer under 28 U.S.C. §

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1407. If this Court is the transferee court, Defendants’ time to answer or otherwise plead will be

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extended until 60 days after a consolidated amended complaint is filed, and Plaintiffs will file

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their opposition to a motion to dismiss, if filed, within 60 days thereafter. In the event that the

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Motion for Consolidation and Transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 is denied, the parties will confer

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within seven (7) days of the JPML’s order regarding the due date for responsive pleadings in this

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action. No discovery shall be served in the above-captioned matter while this stipulation is in

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effect;

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any other related action prior to the JPML’s decision, Defendants agree that this stipulation will

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become void and in that event, all of the parties agree to negotiate in good faith regarding a

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responsive pleading date.

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Defendants will not be required to answer or otherwise plead in response to the

In the event that Defendants voluntarily file or are ordered to file a responsive pleading in

If this Court is the transferee court, Defendants agree that they will engage in a

John G. Heyburn II, A View from the Panel: Part of the Solution, 82 Tul. L. Rev. 2225, 2242
n.88 (2007-08) (then-Chair of the JPML: “[u]sually within two weeks of oral argument, the
Chair has finalized and approved each written opinion pertaining to that session”).
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conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) with Plaintiffs within 14 days of appointment of lead

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counsel for the Plaintiffs. If the Motion for Consolidation and Transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1407

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is denied, Defendants agree that they will engage in a conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.

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26(f) with Plaintiffs within 14 days of the denial of the motion.
ATTESTATION

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I hereby attest that I have on file all holographic signatures corresponding to any
signatures indicated by a conformed signature (/s/) within this e-filed document.

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/s/Laurence D. King
Laurence D. King

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Dated: October 23, 2012

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FOR PLAINTIFF:

FOR DEFENDANTS:

By: /s/ Laurence D. King
By:
Laurence D. King (SBN 206423)
Linda M. Fong (SBN 124232)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
350 Sansome Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Justin B. Farar (SBN 211556)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP By:
11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 620
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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/s/ Emily Johnson Henn
Emily Johnson Henn (SBN 269482)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
333 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 700
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Expedia, Inc. and Hotels.com LP
/s/ George S. Cary
George S. Cary (SBN 73858)
Steven J. Kaiser
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN &
HAMILTON LLP
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Travelocity.com LP and Sabre Holdings
Corporation

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/s/ Kevin J. Arquit
Kevin J. Arquit
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Priceline.com Incorporated, Booking.com
B.V. and Booking.com (USA), Inc.

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/s/ Christopher S. Yates
Christopher S. Yates (SBN 161273)
Daniel M. Wall
Brendan A. McShane
Jason L. Daniels
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.

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/s/ Steven A. Newborn
Steven A. Newborn
Carrie M. Anderson
Daniel E. Antalics (SBN 276488)
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
1300 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Of Counsel:
James C. Egan, Jr.

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Attorneys for Defendant
Hilton Worldwide, Inc.

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/s/ Christopher J. Kelly
Christopher J. Kelly (SBN 276312)
MAYER BROWN LLP
Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2112
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Robert E. Bloch
Richard Ben-Veniste
MAYER BROWN LLP
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide,
Inc.

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/s/ Francis J. Burke, Jr.
Francis J. Burke, Jr. (SBN 75970)
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
One Century Plaza
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3500
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3021
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Trump International Hotels
Management, LLC

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/s/ Marie L. Fiala
Marie L. Fiala (SBN 79676)
Ryan M. Sandrock (SBN 251781)
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC

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/s/ Timothy T. Scott
Timothy T. Scott (SBN 126971)
Leo Spooner III (SBN 241541)
KING & SPALDING LLP
333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 400
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
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Jeffrey S. Cashdan
Christine A. Hopkinson
Sarah E. Statz
KING & SPALDING LLP
1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant
InterContinental Hotels Group Resources,
Inc.

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/s/ Eugene F. Assaf
Eugene F. Assaf, P.C.
Edwin John U
Ian R. Conner
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
655 Fifteenth Street, N.W
Washington, D.C. 20005-5793
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202-879-5200
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendants
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation,
Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC and
Travelodge Hotels, Inc.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

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October 24, 2012

__________________
THE HONORABLE MARIA-ELENA JAMES
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on October 23, 2012, I electronically filed the foregoing document

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using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail addresses

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registered in the CM/ECF system, as denoted on the Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby

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certify that I have caused to be mailed a paper copy of the foregoing document via the United States

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Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF participants indicated on the Manual Notice List generated by the

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CM/ECF system.

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/s/Laurence D. King
Laurence D. King

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