Whalen v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 192

STIPULATION AND ORDER re #190 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE LIMIT FOR PLAINTIFFS' MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION filed by Michael Ervin, Grif Rosser, Jason Zuchowski, Jennifer Whalen, Thomas Mitchell, Jose Randy Rodriguez, Joe D'Aguanno, Deb Makowski, Art Avedisian. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 1/22/16. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2016)

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STEVE W. BERMAN (pro hac vice)
CRAIG R. SPIEGEL (122000)
TYLER WEAVER
CATHERINE Y.N. GANNON (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
ROLAND TELLIS (186269)
MARK PIFKO (228412)
BARON & BUDD, P.C.
15910 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600
Encino, California 91436
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (818) 986-96984
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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JOSEPH G. SAUDER (pro hac vice)
MATTHEW D. SCHELKOPF (pro hac vice)
CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP
One Haverford Centre
361 West Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Counsel

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ADAM J. LEVITT (pro hac vice)
GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A. 30 North
LaSalle Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

[Additional counsel listed on signature page]

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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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IN RE MYFORD TOUCH CONSUMER
LITIGATION

Case No. 13-cv-3072-EMC
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE LIMIT
FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MEMORANDUM
OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN
SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR
CLASS CERTIFICATION

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[N.D. CAL. L.R. 7-11]

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Judge:

Hon. Edward M. Chen

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Case No. 13-cv-3072-EMC

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STIPULATION EXTENDING PAGE LIMIT FOR BRIEF

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IN SUPPORT OF CLASS CERTIFICATION

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed the Third Amended Class Action Complaint in the above-titled
action in this Court and served it on Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) on October 13, 2015;

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WHEREAS, the Third Amended Class Action Complaint includes 19 plaintiffs from 12 states
collectively stating 44 causes of action;

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WHEREAS, Ford filed the Answer to Third Amended Class Action Complaint on October 30,

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2015;

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WHEREAS, Local Rule 7-2 provides that the points and authorities in support of a motion for

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class certification may not exceed 25 pages;

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WHEREAS, Local Rule 7-11 permits a party to seek miscellaneous administrative relief,

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including permission “to exceed otherwise applicable page limitations,” pursuant to a stipulation by the

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parties;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs will be filing their Motion for Class Certification on or before January 28,
2015;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs anticipate that they will need 50 pages to adequately address the elements

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of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a) and (b) in light of the number of allegations and causes of

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action in the Third Amended Class Action Complaint;

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WHEREAS, Ford expects that it may need to seek an extension of the page limit for its
opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification; however, until it has the opportunity to review
Plaintiffs’ brief, it cannot know how much, if any, additional pages it will need;
WHEREAS, Ford reserves the right, if necessary, to seek an extension of the page limits for its
opposition brief at the appropriate time; and
WHEREAS, execution of this stipulation is not a waiver of any claims or defenses Plaintiffs or
Ford may otherwise have;

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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by Plaintiffs and Ford, through their counsel of

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record, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiffs shall have leave to file a memorandum of

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points and authorities of no more than 50 pages in support of their Motion for Class Certification to be

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filed on or before January 28, 2015.

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DATED: January 21, 2016

BARON & BUDD, P.C.
By

/s/ Roland Tellis
ROLAND TELLIS

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Roland Tellis (186269)
Mark Pifko (228412)
BARON & BUDD, P.C.
15910 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600
Encino, California 91436
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
Catherine Y.N. Gannon (pro hac vice)
Craig R. Spiegel (122000)
Tyler S. Weaver (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 8th Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Adam J. Levitt (pro hac vice)
GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A.
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Joseph G. Sauder (pro hac vice)
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Matthew D. Schelkopf (pro hac vice)
CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP
One Haverford Centre
361 West Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Jeff D. Friedman (CSB No. 173886)
Shana E. Scarlett (CSB No. 217895)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, California 94710
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Jason A. Zweig (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
555 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, New York 10017
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Kyle J. McGee (pro hac vice)
GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A.
123 Justison Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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DATED: January 21, 2016

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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By

/s/ Randall W. Edwards
RANDALL W. EDWARDS

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RANDALL W. EDWARDS (S.B. #179053)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor

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San Francisco, CA 94111-3823
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
BRIAN C. ANDERSON (S.B. # 126539)
[e-mail]
SCOTT M. HAMMACK (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
DAVID R. DOREY (S.B. #286843)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006-4001
Tеlephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Ford Motor Company

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FILER’S ATTESTATION

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Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that the other signatory listed, on whose
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behalf the filing is submitted, concurs in the filing’s content and has authorized the filing.

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Dated: January 28, 2016

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Roland Tellis
BARON & BUDD, P.C.
By:

/s/ Roland Tellis
Roland Tellis

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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