Allagas et al v. BP Solar International, Inc. et al

Filing 167

ORDER Re: Status reports regarding settlement. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 6/6/15. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2016)

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LI ER H 7 12 N D IS T IC T R OF C Robert J. Nelson (Cal. Bar No. 132797) rnelson@lchb.com Nimish R. Desai (Cal. Bar No. 244953) ndesai@lchb.com LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 13 R NIA ston usan Ill Judge S FO UNIT ED DERED O OR IT IS S A 4 S Attorneys for Defendants 3 RT 6 2 NO 5 Matthew T. Heartney (Cal. Bar No. 123516) matthew.heartney@aporter.com Alex Beroukhim (Cal. Bar No. 220722) e.alex.beroukhim@aporter.com ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844 Telephone: 213.243.4000 Facsimile: 213.243.4199 RT U O 1 S DISTRICT TE C TA Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 8 9 10 11 14 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 16 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 17 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 18 19 20 MICHAEL ALLAGAS, ARTHUR RAY and BRETT MOHRMAN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Case No. 3:14-cv-00560-SI (EDL) JOINT UPDATE REGARDING SETTLEMENT Plaintiffs, 21 22 v. Judge: Crtm: 23 BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Action Filed: January 9, 2014 Trial Date: None 24 Hon. Susan Illston 1 Defendants. 25 26 27 28 1306869.2 JOINT UPDATE RE SETTLEMENT CASE NO. 3:14-CV-00560-SI (EDL) 1 Pursuant to the April 18, 2016 Stipulation and Order Regarding Settlement, the parties 2 provide this update to the Court regarding the status of resolution. The parties are working 3 diligently to finalize the agreement, including regular conference calls and frequent exchange of 4 the many constituent documents. The parties will update the Court again on June 24, 2016 if the 5 preliminary approval motion has not been filed by that time. The parties are sensitive to the fact 6 that they have sought multiple extensions since filing the April 18, 2016 stipulation. Substantial 7 progress has been made on this complex settlement, and the parties anticipate that no additional 8 extensions may be needed. 9 As the parties have advised the Court in prior updates, since executing the Memorandum 10 of Understanding on March 1, 2016, they have been working diligently to finalize the settlement 11 and to present it to the Court for preliminary approval. This work includes, inter alia, preparing 12 the following: the settlement agreement; the amended complaint consistent with the proposed 13 settlement; the protocols for claims and for the remediation work that claimants are entitled to 14 under the settlement; the documents related to the processing of claims, including claim forms; 15 and the long and short form notices as well as the notice plan, in consultation with a notice 16 provider. The parties have also been actively meeting and conferring on the selection of an 17 independent claims administrator, and interviewing same. 18 19 Respectfully submitted, Dated: June 3, 2016 ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 20 By: 21 Matthew T. Heartney Matthew T. Heartney (Cal. Bar No. 123516) matthew.heartney@aporter.com Alex Beroukhim (SBN 220722) e.alex.beroukhim@aporter.com ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844 Telephone: (213) 243-4000 Facsimile: (213) 243-4199 22 23 24 25 26 27 Attorneys for Defendants BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. and HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. 28 1306869.2 -2- JOINT UPDATE RE SETTLEMENT CASE NO. 3:14-CV-00560-SI (EDL) 1 2 Dated: June 3, 2016 3 By: /s/ Robert J. Nelson Robert J. Nelson (Cal. Bar No. 132797) rnelson@lchb.com Nimish R. Desai (Cal. Bar No. 244953) ndesai@lchb.com LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 4 5 6 7 8 David M. Birka-White (Cal. Bar No. 85721) dbw@birka-white.com Mindy M. Wong (Cal. Bar No. 267820) mwong@birka-white.com BIRKA-WHITE LAW OFFICES 65 Oak Court Danville, CA 94526 Telephone: (925) 362-9999 Facsimile: (925) 362-9970 9 10 11 12 13 John T. Spragens (pro hac vice) jspragens@lchb.com LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP One Nashville Place 150 4th Ave North, Suite 1650 Nashville, TN 37219 Telephone: (615) 313-9000 Facsimile: (615) 313-9965 14 15 16 17 Attorney for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1306869.2 -3- JOINT UPDATE RE SETTLEMENT CASE NO. 3:14-CV-00560-SI (EDL)

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