Griffith v. Government Employees Insurance Company et al

Filing 19

ORDER Resetting Deadlines as to 13 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint. Responses due by 2/26/2016. Replies due by 3/11/2016. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 2/4/2016. (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2016)

1 Rosemary M. Rivas (Bar No. 209147)
[e-mail]
2 FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON LLP
1 California Street, Suite 900
3 San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
4 Facsimile: [phone]

5 Marc L. Godino (Bar No. 182689)

[e-mail]
6 GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
7 Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone: [phone]
8 Facsimile: [phone]

9 Attorneys for Plaintiff

BERNADINE GRIFFITH

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11 STEVEN H. FRANKEL (Bar No. 171919)
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[e-mail]
LAURA LEIGH GEIST (Bar No. 180826)
[e-mail]
DENTONS US LLP
525 Market Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105-2708
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

16 Attorneys for Defendants

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE
17 COMPANY and GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE
COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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21 BERNADINE GRIFFITH, on behalf of herself
and all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER MODIFYING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

vs.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE

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INSURANCE COMPANY,
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No. 3:16-cv-00112-CRB

[Civil L.R. 6-2]

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
MODIFYING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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STIPULATION

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, Plaintiff Bernadine Griffith (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants

3 Government Employees Insurance Company and GEICO General Insurance Company
4 (“Defendants”), through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows:
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1.

Plaintiff commenced this action in the Superior Court of the State of California for

6 the County of San Francisco on November 24, 2015. Defendants were served with the summons
7 and Plaintiff's Class Action Complaint for Damages ("Complaint") on December 11, 2015.
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2.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sections 1332, 1441, 1446 and 1453, Defendants removed

9 the action to this Court on January 8, 2016. (ECF Docket No.1.) Thereafter, on January 11, 2016,
10 Plaintiff and Defendants stipulated and agreed to extend the time for Defendants to respond to
11 Plaintiff’s Complaint from January 15, 2016 to January 29, 2016. (ECF Docket No. 7.)
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On January 29, 2016, Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s

13 Complaint (“Motion”) that is noticed for hearing on March 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. (ECF Docket
14 No. 13.) To accommodate counsels' respective schedules, prior to filing the Motion, Plaintiff and
15 Defendants met and conferred and agreed on the March 25, 2016 hearing date.
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Subject to the Court’s approval, Plaintiff and Defendants also met and conferred

17 and agreed to a modification of the briefing schedule set forth in Civil L.R. 7-3 for opposition and
18 reply memoranda on the Motion such that Plaintiff’s Opposition Memorandum and Defendants'
19 Reply Memorandum would be filed as follows:
a.

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2016 (instead of February 12, 2016 as provided in Civil L.R. 7-3); and

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b.

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Defendants’ Reply Memorandum to be filed on Friday, March 11, 2016
(instead of February 19, 2016 as provided in Civil L.R. 7-3).

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Plaintiff's Opposition Memorandum to be filed on Friday, February 26,

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Plaintiff and Defendants respectfully request that the parties’ stipulation be adopted

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
MODIFYING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON LLP
GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP

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By

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/s/ Rosemary M. Rivas
Rosemary M. Rivas
Attorneys for Plaintiff BERNADINE GRIFFITH

DENTONS US LLP

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By

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/s/ Steven H. Frankel
Steven H. Frankel
Attorneys for Defendants GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY and
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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CERTIFICATION

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Pursuant to Civil L. R. 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has

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Dated: February 2, 2016

By /s/ Steven H. Frankel
Steven H. Frankel

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ORDER

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Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Charles R. Breyer
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
MODIFYING BRIEFING SCHEDULE