Baranco v. Ford Motor Company et al

Filing 90

STIPULATION AND ORDER re #89 FILING ANSWER filed by Ford Motor Company. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 3/21/18. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2018)

1 DYKEMA GOSSETT LLC

Tamara A. Bush (197153)

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333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3100

3 Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: [phone]
[phone]

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5 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC

John M. Thomas (266842,)

6 David M. George – Pro Hac Vice

[e-mail]

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2723 South State Street, Suite 400

8 Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Telephone: [phone]
[phone]

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2723 SOUTH STATE STREET
SUITE 400
ANN ARBOR, MI 48104

DYKEMA GOSSETT LLP

Sherry A. Rozell, Pro Hac Vice

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Two W. Second Street, Suite 1100

12 Williams Center Tower II

Tulsa, OK 74103

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Attorneys for Defendant

15 FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
DAVID BARANCO, JAMES ABBITT,

Case No. 3:17-CV-03580-EMC

20 FARRELL, JOHN FURNO, JAMES

BROWN, DANIEL CARON, ANITA

Assigned to Hon. Edward M. Chen,
Courtroom 5 – San Francisco

21 KUBBER and MALISA NICOLAU,

CLASS ACTION

19 HARRIET ABRUSCATO, DONALD

JENKIN, ROGER KINNUNEN, GARY

individually and on behalf of all others
22 similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.

25 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a

Delaware corporation;

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Defendants.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING FILING AN
ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT
[L.R. 6-1(A)]
Complaint Filed: June 21, 2017
1st Amend Complaint: August 18, 2017
Trial Date:
November 4, 2019

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FILING AN ANSWER TO
PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [L.R. 6 1(A)]
CASE NO. 3:17-CV-03580

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Plaintiffs and Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY (“Ford”) (collectively

2 the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, on March 12, 2018, the Court entered an Order Granting In Part

4 and Denying In Part Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended
5 Complaint. Pursuant to that Order Plaintiffs have 30 days to file an amended
6 complaint.
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WHEREAS, during the Further Case Management Conference held on

8 March 15, 2018, Plaintiffs’ counsel advised the Court and Ford that they will be filing
9 a Second Amended Class Action Complaint on or before April 11, 2018.

WHEREAS, upon stipulation of the parties, it is agreed that Ford will not file

11 an Answer to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint but instead will file a response to
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SUITE 400
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12 Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(3);
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WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant, as the filer of this document, attests that

14 concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from each of the other
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IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT:

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Ford will not file an Answer to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint but

18 instead will file a response to Plaintiffs’ to-be filed Second Amended Complaint in
19 accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(3).
20 Dated: March 21, 2018

DYKEMA GOSSETT LLC

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By: /s/ Tamara A. Bush
David M. George (admitted pro hac vice)
John M. Thomas
Tamara A. Bush
Attorneys for Defendant
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON LLP

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By: /s/ Leslie E. Hurst
Timothy G. Blood
Leslie E. Hurst
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FILING AN ANSWER TO
PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [L.R. 6 1(A)]
CASE NO. 3:17-CV-03580

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, the Stipulation is

3 GRANTED. The Court Orders that:
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Ford is not required to file an Answer to Plaintiffs’ First Amended

5 Complaint.
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Once filed, Ford will respond to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint

7 in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(3).
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FILING AN ANSWER TO
PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [L.R. 6 1(A)]
CASE NO. 3:17-CV-03580