Whalen v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 218

STIPULATION AND ORDER re #216 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Extend Page Limit for Defendant Ford's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of its Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification filed by Ford Motor Company. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 3/10/16. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2016)

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

Case No. 3:13-CV-3072-EMC

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MYFORD TOUCH CONSUMER
LITIGATION

CLASS ACTION

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE LIMIT FOR
DEFENDANT FORD’S MEMORANDUM
OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN
SUPPORT OF ITS OPPOSITION TO
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS
CERTIFICATION

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

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Hearing Date:
Time:
Judge:
Courtroom:

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May 26, 2016
1:30 PM
Hon. Edward M. Chen
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STIP. TO EXTEND PAGE LIMIT FOR
FORD’S OPP. TO CLASS CERT.
NO. 13-CV-3072-EMC

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STIPULATION EXTENDING PAGE LIMIT FOR BRIEF
IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO CLASS CERTIFICATION
WHEREAS, the Third Amended Class Action Complaint filed in the above action
includes 19 plaintiffs from 12 states, collectively stating 44 causes of action (Dkt. No. 183,
October 13, 2015);
WHEREAS, the parties stipulated to allow Plaintiffs to file a 50-page Motion for Class
Certification; in this stipulation, Ford anticipated that it would need an extension to the page limit
but reserved its right to seek such an extension until it reviewed Plaintiffs’ brief (Dkt. No. 190,
January 21, 2016);
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a 50-page Motion for Class Certification accompanied by four
expert reports and a 66-page attorney declaration (Dkt. No. 196, January 28, 2016);
WHEREAS, Local Rule 7-3(a) provides that the brief or memorandum of points and
authorities in opposition to a motion may not exceed 25 pages;
WHEREAS, Local Rule 7-11 provides that a party can move to “exceed otherwise
applicable page limitations;”
WHEREAS, Local Rule 7-3 provides that “[a]ny evidentiary and procedural objections to
the motion must be contained within the brief or memorandum;”
WHEREAS, Ford anticipates that it will raise evidentiary objections to certain of the
expert reports Plaintiffs submitted with their Motion for Class Certification;
WHEREAS, Ford anticipates that it will need 75 pages to respond adequately to
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, which raises complex legal and factual issues related to
the numerous plaintiffs and causes of action in this case;
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have agreed not to oppose Ford’s motion seeking to extend the
page limit for its Opposition up to 75 pages;
WHEREAS, execution of this stipulation is not a waiver of any claims or defenses
Plaintiffs or Ford may otherwise have;
WHEREAS, for the reasons set forth above, other materials properly before the Court, and

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the record in this case, the parties agree that there is good cause to grant this stipulated request to
extend the page limitation;
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by Plaintiffs and Ford, through their
counsel of record, pursuant to Local Rule 7-11 and subject to the approval of the Court, that Ford
shall have leave to file a memorandum of points and authorities of no more than 75 pages in
support of its Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, to be filed on or before
March 15, 2016.
Dated: March 9, 2016

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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By:

/s/ Randall W. Edwards_ ___
RANDALL W. EDWARDS

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

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Dated: March 9, 2016

BARON & BUDD, P.C.

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By: /s/ Roland Tellis_____________
ROLAND TELLIS
Roland Tellis (S.B. #186269)
Mark Pifko (S.B. #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 (S.B. #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]

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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)
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 (S.B. #173886)
Shana E. Scarlett (S.B. #217895)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, California 94710
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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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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: March 9, 2016

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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By: _/s/ Randall W. Edwards_______
RANDALL W. EDWARDS

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Attorneys for Defendant Ford Motor Company

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Having reviewed the foregoing stipulated request, other matters properly before the Court,

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Certification.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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