Venezia et al v. Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. et al
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 9 . Case Management Statement due by 11/5/2014. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/12/2014 10:00 AM in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 9/19/2014. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2014)
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LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Niall E. Lynch (Bar No. 157959)
niall.lynch@lw.com
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94111-6538
Telephone: +1.415.391.0600
Facsimile: +1.415.395.8095
Attorney for Defendants
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P. and
FERRELLGAS, L.P.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Tammy H. Boggs (Bar No. 252538)
tboggs@foley.com
3579 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, California 92130
Telephone: +1.858.847.6700
Facsimile: +1.858.792.6773
Attorney for Defendants
AMERIGAS PARTNERS, L.P., AMERIGAS
PROPANE L.P., and AMERIGAS PROPANE, INC.
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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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SEAN VENEZIA, MICHAEL S. HARVEY,
GREGORY LUDVIGSEN, ARTHUR HULL,
and ALAN ROCKWELL, individually and on
behalf of a class of all others similarly
situated,
CASE NO. 3:14-CV-03141-NC
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P., a limited
partnership; FERRELLGAS, L.P., a limited
partnership d/b/a Blue Rhino; AMERIGAS
PARTNERS, L.P., a limited partnership, and
AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P., a limited
partnership d/b/a AmeriGas Cylinder
Exchange, and AMERIGAS PROPANE,
INC., a corporation,
Defendants.
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Plaintiffs Sean Venezia, Michael S. Harvey, Gregory Ludvigsen, Arthur Hull, and Alan
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Rockwell, by and through their respective counsel (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Ferrellgas
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Partners, L.P., Ferrellgas, L.P., AmeriGas Partners, L.P., AmeriGas Propane, L.P., and
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AmeriGas Propane, Inc., by and through their respective counsel (collectively, “Defendants”),
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hereby stipulate the following:
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WHEREAS, on July 10, 2014, Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of all others
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similarly situated, filed a complaint captioned Sean Venezia v. Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. et al.,
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No. 3:14-cv-03141, a putative class action alleging violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act,
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State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Laws, and State Consumer Protection and Unfair
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Competition Laws;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the July 11, 2014 Order Setting Initial Case Management
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Conference and ADR Deadlines, the Initial Case Management Conference was scheduled for
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October 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM;
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WHEREAS, over thirty similar actions have been filed against Defendants in at least six
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other courts—the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the United
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States District Court for the District of Kansas, the United States District Court for the Southern
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District of California, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
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the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and the United States
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District Court for the Central District of California. These actions raise allegations and claims
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similar to those asserted in the Complaint pending before this Court. Motion practice regarding
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the appropriate forum for consolidation and/or transfer of this case and over thirty others is
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currently underway before the Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”). See JPML
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Docket No. 2567, In re Pre-Filled Propane Tank Antitrust Litigation;
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WHEREAS, the JPML has set a hearing on the Motion to Transfer and Consolidate on
October 2, 2014, which necessitates the requested continuance;
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WHEREAS, no prior extension has been requested;
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WHEREAS, in order to avoid the unnecessary expenditure of the Court’s and parties’
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resources prior to the JPML’s ruling on the Motion to Transfer and Consolidate, the parties agree
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to continue the Initial Case Management Conference until after the Motion to Transfer and
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Consolidate has been adjudicated, motions to dismiss have been filed and resolved, and an
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answer has been filed in this case; and
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WHEREAS, this Stipulation and Order is without prejudice to, or waiver of, any rights,
arguments, or defenses otherwise available to the parties to this action.
NOW, THEREFORE, in the interest of judicial economy and good cause showing, the
undersigned parties, by and through their counsel of record, stipulate as follows:
The Initial Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for October 8, 2014 at
10:00 AM, shall be continued until thirty days after an answer is filed in this case, with the other
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dates set by the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines
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continued accordingly.
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The parties respectfully request that the Court enter an Order approving this Stipulation.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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Dated: September 17, 2014
Respectfully submitted,
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
By: /s/ Niall E. Lynch
Niall E. Lynch
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Niall E. Lynch
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94111-6538
Telephone: (415) 391-0600
Facsimile: (415) 395-8095
niall.lynch@lw.com
Attorney for Defendants
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. and Ferrellgas, L.P.
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Dated: September 17, 2014
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Respectfully submitted,
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
By: /s/ Tammy H. Boggs
Tammy H. Boggs
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FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Tammy H. Boggs
3579 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130
Telephone: (858) 847-6700
Facsimile: (858) 792-6773
tboggs@foley.com
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Attorney for Defendants AmeriGas Partners,
L.P., AmeriGas Propane, L.P. and AmeriGas
Propane, Inc.
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Dated: September 17, 2014
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Respectfully submitted,
LUKAS, NACE, GUTIERREZ & SACHS,
LLP
By: /s/ Brooks E. Harlow
Brooks E. Harlow
LUKAS, NACE, GUTIERREZ & SACHS, LLP
Brooks E. Harlow
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200
McLean, VA 22101
Telephone: (703) 584-8678
Facsimile: (703) 584-8694
bharlow@fcclaw.com
Attorney for Plaintiffs Sean Venezia, Michael S.
Harvey, Gregory Ludvigsen, Arthur Hull and
Alan Rockwell
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Case management conference schduled
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for November 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Joint case management statement due November 5, 2014.
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DATED:______________________
September 19, 2014
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ATTESTATION CLAUSE
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I, Niall Lynch, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file
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this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Initial Case Management Conference pursuant
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to Civil Local Rule 5-1. I hereby attest that Tammy Boggs and Brooks Harlow have concurred
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in this filing. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America
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that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 17th day of September, 2014 at San
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Francisco, California.
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Dated: September 17, 2014
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
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By: /s/ Niall E. Lynch
Niall E. Lynch
Attorney for Defendants
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. and Ferrellgas, L.P.
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