Edwards et al v. National Milk Producers Federation et al

Filing 419

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Joint Case Management Statement due by 6/10/2016. Further Case Management Conference set for 6/17/2016 11:00 AM in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor, Oakland. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on May 27, 2016. (jswlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2016)

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Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
Craig R. Spiegel (SBN 122000)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Jeff D. Friedman (SBN 173886)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Elaine T. Byszewski (SBN 222304)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 203
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]

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Class Counsel

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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MATTHEW EDWARDS, et al., individually
and on behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,

Case No. 11-CV-04766-JSW
[consolidated with 11-CV-04791-JSW
and 11-CV-05253-JSW]

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v.
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NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS
FEDERATION, aka COOPERATIVES
WORKING TOGETHER; DAIRY FARMERS
OF AMERICA, INC.; LAND O’LAKES, INC.;
DAIRYLEA COOPERATIVE INC.; and
AGRI-MARK, INC.,

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Defendants.

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT
STATEMENT; STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING
CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE
Date:
Time:
Dept.:
Judge:

June 3, 2016
11:00 a.m.
Courtroom 5
Hon. Jeffrey S. White

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-10(d), Plaintiffs and Defendants National Milk Producers

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Federation; Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Land O’Lakes, Inc.; Dairylea Cooperative Inc.; and

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Agri-Mark, Inc., (collectively, the “Parties”) jointly submit the following case management

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statement for purposes of “reporting progress or changes since the last statement was filed and

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making proposals for the remainder of the case development process” per Civil Local Rule 16-

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10(d). As also required by that rule, the statement “report[s] the parties’ views about whether using

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some form of ADR would be appropriate.”

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MOTIONS
Since the joint statement submitted on October 3, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a motion for

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summary adjudication, and Defendants filed a motion for decertification, a Daubert motion to

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exclude Plaintiffs’ expert, and a motion for summary judgment. These motions were set for

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hearing before the Court on March 4, 2016; the Court has not yet ruled. There have also been

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various other administrative motions. There have been no additional motions filed since the last

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joint statement filed on April 8, 2016.

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Discovery has closed.

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DISCOVERY

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RELATED CASES
There are no pending related cases in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

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California. Three related actions are pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of

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Illinois, First Impressions Salon v. National Milk Producers Federation, et al. (Case No. 3:13-cv-

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00454), Belle Foods Trust, et al. v. National Milk Producers Federation, et al. (Case No. 3:14-cv-

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01014), and Piggly Wiggly Midwest, LLC et al. v. National Milk Producers Federation, et al.

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(3:15-cv-00750). Each is a purported class action brought by a purported direct purchaser of milk

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products. The three cases have been consolidated under First Impressions. Another direct

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purchaser case has been brought in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Winn-

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Dixie and Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC v. Southeast Milk, Inc., et al. (Case No. 3:15-cv-01143). There is

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also one related state court action, Kristie Tessandori v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Case No.

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1216-CV-13257 (Mo. Cir. Ct., Jackson Cnty.), which has settled.
JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
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SETTLEMENT AND ADR

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The parties participated in mediation on January 16, 2015, before the Hon. Layn R. Phillips,

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but were unable to resolve the case at that time. The parties recently had another mediation session

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before the Hon. Layn R. Phillips on May 16, 2016. The mediation did not result in an agreement.

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The parties are continuing to discuss resolution, however, and will conclude their discussions by

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June 9, 2016. The parties will notify the Court on or before June 10, 2016, whether resolution has

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been reached. Accordingly, the parties propose that the status conference set for June 3, 2016, be

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continued to June 17, 2016, with a further joint status conference report due by June 10, 2016.

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PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED SCHEDULE 

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Motions in limine served

4 weeks after Court’s rulings

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Oppositions to motions to limine served

6 weeks after Court’s rulings

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Motions in limine and oppositions filed

7 weeks after Court’s ruling

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Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order

7 weeks after Court’s ruling

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Pre-trial Conference

9 weeks after Court’s ruling

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Trial

10 weeks after Court’s ruling

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DEFENDANTS’ PROPOSED SCHEDULE 

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Hearing of Dispositive Motions

To be determined by the Court

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Pretrial Conference

90 days after the Court rules on
dispositive motions, or as
otherwise determined by the
Court

Trial

120 days after the Court rules
on dispositive motions, or as
otherwise determined by the
Court

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TRIAL
Plaintiffs have requested a jury trial. The parties expect the trial to last approximately three

to four weeks. This expectation could be affected by the Court’s rulings on pending motions.

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Respectfully submitted,

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DATED: May 27, 2016

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HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
By
/s/ Steve W. Berman
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
Craig R. Spiegel (SBN 122000)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Jeff D. Friedman (173886)
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Elaine T. Byszewski (SBN 222304)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 203
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
[e-mail]

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Daniel E. Gustafson (pro hac vice)
Jason S. Kilene (pro hac vice)
Sara Payne (pro hac vice)
GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC
650 Northstar East
608 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Shpetim Ademi (pro hac vice)
ADEMI & O’REILLY, LLP
3620 East Layton Avenue
Cudahy, Wisconsin 53110
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Steven N. Berk (pro hac vice)
BERK LAW PLLC
2002 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

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Telephone: [phone]
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[e-mail]

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Mark Reinhardt
Garrett D. Blanchfield
REINHARDT WENDORF & BLANCHFIELD
332 Minnesota St., Suite 1250
St. Paul, MN 55101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Class Counsel

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DATED: May 27, 2016

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WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
By /s/ Steven R. Kuney
Steven R. Kuney (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Kevin Hardy (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Carl R. Metz (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
725 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Jesse W. Markham Jr.
Email: [e-mail]
BAKER & MILLER PLLC
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 500
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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W. Todd Miller (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Lucy S. Clippinger (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Amber L. McDonald (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Ishai Z. Mooreville (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
BAKER & MILLER PLLC
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant Dairy Farmers of
America, Inc.

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DATED: May 27, 2016

EIMER STAHL LLP

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By /s/ Nathan P. Eimer
Nathan P. Eimer (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Scott C. Solberg (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Daniel D. Birk (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Benjamin E. Waldin (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
EIMER STAHL LLP
224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone: [phone]
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George A. Nicoud (SBN 106111)
Email: [e-mail]
Matthew S. Kahn (SBN 261679)
Email: [e-mail]
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Land O’Lakes, Inc.

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DATED: May 27, 2016

STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP

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By /s/ Kenneth P. Ewing
Kenneth P. Ewing (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
John J. Kavanagh (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: [phone]
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Dylan Ruga
Email: [e-mail]
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant National Milk
Producers Federation

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SHIPMAN & GOODWIN LLP

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By /s/ Jill M. O’Toole
Jill M. O’Toole (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Eric Goldstein (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
SHIPMAN & GOODWIN LLP
One Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Diane Curran Polletta (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Sarah Josephine McGinley (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
SHIPMAN & GOODWIN, LLP
300 Atlantic Street , Third Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Telephone: [phone]
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Jan Nielsen Little (SBN 100029)
KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant Agri-Mark, Inc.

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DATED: May 27, 2016

BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC

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By /s/ Edward R. Conan
Edward R. Conan (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Clifford G. Tsan (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Suzanne O. Galbato (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202
Telephone: [phone]
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William S. Farmer (SBN 46694)
Email: [e-mail]
Jacob P. Alpren (SBN 235713)
Email: [e-mail]
FARMER BROWNSTEIN JAEGER, LLP

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235 Montgomery St., Suite 835
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Dairylea
Cooperative, Inc.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Based on the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ordered that the status conference set for
at 11:00 a.m.
June 3, 2016, is continued to June 17, 2016, with a further joint status conference report due by

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June 10, 2016.

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IT IS SO ORDERED

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May 27, 2016
Dated: ___________________

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___________________________
Hon. Jeffrey S. White
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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