The People of the State of California v. BP P.L.C. et al
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO ENLARGE BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND PAGE LIMITS AS MODIFIED by Judge William Alsup granting as modified (79) Stipulation in case 3:17-cv-06011-WHA.Associated Cases: 3:17-cv-06011-WHA, 3:17-cv-06012-WHA(whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/16/2017)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, acting by and through Oakland
City Attorney BARBARA J. PARKER,
v.
Plaintiff and Real Party in Interest,
BP P.L.C., a public limited company of
England and Wales, CHEVRON
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation, EXXON MOBIL
CORPORATION, a New Jersey corporation,
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, a public
limited company of England and Wales, and
DOES 1 through 10,
Case No. 17-cv-6011-WHA
Case No. 17-cv-6012-WHA
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
REQUESTING CHANGE TO BRIEFING
SCHEDULE AND EXTENSION OF PAGE
LIMITS AS MODIFIED
Defendants.
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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE – Case Nos 17-CV-6011-WHA; 17CV-6012-WHA
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff the People of the State of California, by and through the San Francisco
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City Attorney, filed this action in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San
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Francisco, on September 19, 2017;
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WHEREAS, on the same day, the People of the State of California, by and through the
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Oakland City Attorney, filed a related action against the same Defendants in the Superior Court of the
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State of California, County of Alameda (collectively with the San Francisco City Attorney,
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“Plaintiffs”);
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WHEREAS, Defendants removed these cases to the United States District Court for the
Northern District of California on October 20, 2017 (Dkt. 1);
WHEREAS, on October 24, 2017, Plaintiffs and Defendants filed with this Court a stipula-
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tion providing that all Defendants shall have until November 27, 2017 to answer or otherwise
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respond to the complaints, and noting that the Parties intended to meet and confer to reach a
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negotiated schedule on the anticipated motion to remand and other motions (Dkt. 8);
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WHEREAS, on October 27, 2017, the Parties filed with this Court a stipulation to designate
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the San Francisco and Oakland actions as related under Local Rule 3-12(b) (the “Related Cases”)
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(Dkt. 31);
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WHEREAS, on October 31, 2017, this Court designated the cases as being related (Dkt. 32);
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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs intend to file a Motion to Remand, which Defendants intend to
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oppose;
WHEREAS, the Parties agree it would be more efficient for the Parties and the Court for
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Defendants to file Motions to Dismiss or other responses to the Complaints after Plaintiffs file a
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Motion to Remand and the entry of an Order finally resolving any such motion;
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WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred, and have agreed on a reasonable and orderly
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briefing schedule for the Motion to Remand and Motions to Dismiss or other responses to the
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Complaints that is in their respective interests and that will result in judicial efficiency; and
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WHEREAS, the Parties have considered the page limitations set forth in the Local Rules and
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this Court’s standing order and herein propose adjustments to the default page limitations that the
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Parties believe will enable them to present adequate arguments on the Motion to Remand as across
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the Related Cases in light of the number of Parties, the multiple asserted bases for removal, and the
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nature of the issues raised therein:
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STIPULATION
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree and stipulate, and respectfully request the
Court pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and 7-4(b) to enter an order, as follows:
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Because the Related Cases contain essentially identical allegations and bases for re-
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moval, the Parties agree that briefing for the Motion to Remand should be consolidated. Rather than
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filing separate briefs in each case, the Parties shall file consolidated briefs that will apply to both of
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the Related Cases.
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On or before November 20, 2017, Plaintiffs shall file their Motion to Remand, along
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with any supporting briefs and other materials. Plaintiffs shall file a consolidated motion in order to
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avoid multiple briefs being filed. A Consolidated Motion to Remand in both Related Cases and on
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behalf of all Plaintiffs shall be no more than 35 pages, excluding any exhibits and other supporting
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materials. As recited above, the Parties believe this number of pages is appropriate given the number
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of Parties, the multiple asserted bases for removal, and the nature of the issues raised therein.
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On or before January 17, 2018, Defendants shall file their response(s) to Plaintiffs’
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Motion to Remand. Defendants shall coordinate their efforts to file a consolidated response to the
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extent possible in order to avoid multiple briefs being filed, reserving the right of any Defendant to
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file a separate brief to the extent a separate response is necessary. A Consolidated Opposition to
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Motion to Remand in all Related Cases and on arguments common to the Defendants shall be no
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more than 65 pages. Defendants believe this number of pages is appropriate given the number of par-
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ties, the multiple asserted bases for remand, and the complexity of the issues raised therein; plaintiffs
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do not oppose this request and take no position on the number of pages Defendants request.
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On or before February 7, 2018, Plaintiffs shall file their reply, if any, to Defend-
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ants’ response(s) in opposition to the Motion to Remand. Plaintiffs shall file a consolidated
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reply that shall, consistent with Local Rule 7-3, be no longer than thirty-nine (39) pages, or sixty
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(60) percent of the number of pages Defendants are allotted for their Consolidated Opposition.
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If Defendants file any separate opposition briefs, Plaintiffs’ opposition to those individual briefs
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shall be no longer than sixty (60) percent of the pages actually used by each Defendant in the
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separate brief Plaintiffs are opposing.
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Defendants will not be required to file Answers or Motions to Dismiss or otherwise
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respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaints until after the Court issues its ruling on the Motion to Remand and
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Plaintiffs agree not to argue that such Motions to Dismiss or other responses are untimely so long as
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they are filed as set forth in this briefing schedule. In the event the Court denies the Motion to
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Remand, Defendants will not be required to file their responses to the Complaints until thirty (30)
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days following entry of an Order denying the Motion to Remand, and Defendants reserve the right to
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seek more time from the Court if appropriate.
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This stipulation does not operate as an admission of any factual allegation or legal
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conclusion and is submitted subject to and without waiver of any right, defense, affirmative defense,
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claim, or objection, including lack of personal jurisdiction, lack of subject matter jurisdiction,
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insufficient process, or insufficient service of process.
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Dated: November 14, 2017.
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By: /s/ Matthew D. Goldberg
By: /s/ Theodore J. Boutrous
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Dennis J. Herrera (SBN 139669)
Ronald P. Flynn (SBN 184186)
Yvonne R. Meré (SBN 173594)
Robb W. Kapla (SBN 238896)
Matthew D. Goldberg (SBN 240776)
SAN FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY’S
OFFICE
City Hall, Room 234
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, California 94102-4602
Telephone: (415) 554-4748
Facsimile: (415) 554-4715
robb.kapla@sfgov.org
Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr.(SBN 132099)
Andrea E. Neuman (SBN 149733)
William E. Thomson (SBN 187912)
Ethan D. Dettmer (SBN 196406)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 229-7000
Facsimile: (213) 229-7520
tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
aneuman@gibsondunn.com
wthomson@gibsondunn.com
edettmer@gibsondunn.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the San Francisco City Attorney DENNIS J. HERRERA
Anne Champion (pro hac vice)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166-0193
Telephone: (212) 351-4000
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By: /s/ Barbara J. Parker
achampion@gibsondunn.com
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Barbara J. Parker (SBN 069722)
Maria Bee (SBN 167716)
Erin Bernstein (SBN 231539)
OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY
One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 6th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: (415) 554-4748
Facsimile: (415) 554-4715
bparker@oaklandcityattorney.org
By: /s/ Herbert J. Stern
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the Oakland
City Attorney
By: /s/ Steve W. Berman
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: (206) 623-7292
Facsimile: (206) 623-0594
steve@hbsslaw.com
Matthew F. Pawa (pro hac vice)
Benjamin A. Krass (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
LLP
1280 Centre Street, Suite 230
Newton Centre, Massachusetts 02459
Telephone: (617) 641-9550
Facsimile: (617) 641-9551
mattp@hbsslaw.com
benk@hbsslaw.com
Shana E. Scarlett (SBN 217895)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, California 94710
Telephone: (510) 725-3000
Facsimile: (510) 725-3001
shanas@hbsslaw.com
Herbert J. Stern (pro hac vice)
Joel M. Silverstein (pro hac vice)
STERN & KILCULLEN, LLC
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 110
P.O. Box 992
Florham Park, NJ 07932-0992
Telephone: (973) 535-1900
Facsimile: (973) 535-9664
hstern@sgklaw.com
jsilverstein@sgklaw.com
By: /s/ Neal S. Manne
Neil S. Manne (SBN 94101)
Johnny W. Carter (pro hac vice)
Erica Harris
SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: (713) 651-9366
Facsimile: (713) 654-6666
nmanne@susmangodfrey.com
jcarter@susmangodfrey.com
Steven Shepard (pro hac vice)
SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 336-8330
sshepard@susmangodfrey.com
Kemper P. Diehl (pro hac vice)
SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: (206) 373-7382
kdiehl@susmangodfrey.com
Counsel for Chevron Corporation
Attorneys for Plaintiff
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
By: /s/ Megan R. Nishikawa
By: /s/ Dawn Sestito
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Megan R. Nishikawa (SBN 271670)
KING & SPALDING LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 318-1200
Facsimile: (415) 318-1300
mnishikawa@kslaw.com
Tracie J. Renfroe (pro hac vice)
Carol M. Wood (pro hac vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713) 751-3200
Facsimile: (713) 751-3290
cwood@kslaw.com
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Justin A. Torres (pro hac vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006-4707
Telephone: (202) 737 0500
Facsimile: (202) 626 3737
jtorres@kslaw.com
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M. Randall Oppenheimer (SBN 77649)
Dawn Sestito (SBN 214011)
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899
Telephone: (213) 430-6000
Facsimile: (213) 430-6407
roppenheimer@omm.com
dsestito@omm.com
Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (pro hac vice)
Daniel J. Toal (pro hac vice)
Jaren E. Janghorbani (pro hac vice)
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &
GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
Telephone: (212) 373-3000
Facsimile: (212) 757-3990
twells@paulweiss.com
dtoal@paulweiss.com
jjanghorbani@paulweiss.com
Counsel for ConocoPhillips Company
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Counsel for Exxon Mobil Corporation
By: /s/ Elizabeth Kim
By: /s/ Jonathan W. Hughes
Jerome C. Roth (SBN 159483)
Elizabeth A. Kim (SBN 295277)
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
Telephone: (415) 512-4000
Facsimile: (415) 512-4077
jerome.roth@mto.com
elizabeth.kim@mto.com
Jonathan W. Hughes (SBN 186829)
Rachael S. Shen (SBN 312658)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE
SCHOLER LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
Telephone: (415) 471-3100
Facsimile: (415) 471-3400
jonathan.hughes@apks.com
rachael.shen@apks.com
Daniel P. Collins (SBN 139164)
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
Telephone: (213) 683-9100
Facsimile: (213) 687-3702
daniel.collins@mto.com
Counsel for Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Matthew T. Heartney (SBN 123516)
John D. Lombardo (SBN 187142)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE
SCHOLER LLP
777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844
Telephone: (213) 243-4000
Facsimile: (213) 243-4199
matthew.heartney@apks.com
john.lombardo@apks.com
Nancy Milburn (pro hac vice)
Philip H. Curtis (pro hac vice)
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ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE
SCHOLER LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019-9710
Telephone: (212) 836-8000
nancy.milburn@apks.com
philip.curtis@apks.com
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Counsel for BP p.l.c.
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E-FILING ATTESTATION
I, Steve W. Berman, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this
document. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that each of the signatories
identified above has concurred in this filing.
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/s/ Steve W. Berman
STEVE W. BERMAN
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
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Having considered the parties’ Stipulation and supporting declarations, and good cause
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appearing, the Court hereby GRANTS the parties’ Stipulation. For purposes of Plaintiffs’
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forthcoming Motion to Remand, the parties shall submit consolidated briefs that will apply to Case
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No. 3:17-cv-06011-WHA and Case No. 3:17-cv-06012-WHA. All deadlines and page limits shall be
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as set forth in the parties’ Stipulation as modified therein.
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: _________________________
November 16, 2017.
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Hon. William H. Alsup
United States District Court Judge
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