Whalen v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 62

ORDER ALLOWING TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE re #61 Notice (Other) filed by Jennifer Whalen. COURT TO CALL COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 1/22/14. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2014)

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Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 8th Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[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]
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]

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Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Counsel
[Additional Counsel listed on signature page]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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IN RE:
MYFORD TOUCH CONSUMER
LITIGATION.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.: 13-cv-3072-EMC
CLASS ACTION

AMENDED REQUEST FOR
TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE FOR
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Amended Request for Telephonic Appearance for Case Management Conference and [Proposed] Order; 13-cv3072-EMC

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Please take notice that Adam J. Levitt and Matthew D. Schelkopf of Plaintiffs’ counsel

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respectfully request to appear telephonically for the Case Management Conference currently

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scheduled for January 23, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. before the Honorable Edward M. Chen of the

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above entitled court. The remaining lead co-counsel will appear personally in front of Your

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Honor.

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Plaintiff’s co-lead counsel, Adam J. Levitt, is unable to appear in person at the Case

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Management Conference because he will be returning from a multi-day, business conference in

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Miami for a legal organization of which he is one of the leaders and at which he spoke. That

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conference was planned well prior to the Court's setting of the January 23, 2014 status hearing

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date and Mr. Levitt knows that two of his three other co-lead counsel will be present at the

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hearing in person. Notwithstanding those facts, due to Mr. Levitt’s fiduciary obligations to his

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clients and the other members of the proposed class(es), he believes it is his obligation to

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participate in the January 23 hearing if possible and to the extent possible.

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Plaintiff’s co-lead counsel, Matthew D. Schelkopf, consistent with this Court’s Order

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Adopting Guidelines to Limit Costs and Expenses, Including Attorney’s Fees (Docket No. 42),

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is requesting to attend the Case Management Conference, scheduled for January 23, 2014,

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telephonically so as to limit the costs and expenses in prosecuting this case. His in-person

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attendance would require airline travel to and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the

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likelihood of overnight accommodations. He has discussed the proposed telephonic attendance

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with all Co-lead Counsel and believes it is effective in limiting costs and expenses since two co-

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lead counsel will be attending the conference in-person.

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Dated: January 22, 2014

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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Adam J. Levitt
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]
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Amended Request for Telephonic Appearance for Case Management Conference and [Proposed] Order; 13-cv3072-EMC

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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Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 8th Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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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]

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Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Counsel

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IT IS SO ORDERED that Adam J. Levitt and Matthew D. Schelkopf of plaintiffs’
Interim Co-lead Counsel is allowed to appear by telephone on January 23, 2014 at 10:30 a.m.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of the foregoing Request for Telephonic

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Appearance for Case Management Conference and [Proposed] Order was electronically filed

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with this Court’s CM/ECF system on this 22nd day of January, 2014 and was thus served

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automatically upon all counsel of record.

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/s/ Adam J. Levitt
Adam J. Levitt

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Amended Request for Telephonic Appearance for Case Management Conference and [Proposed] Order; 13-cv3072-EMC