Papasan et al v. Dometic Corporation et al

Filing 119

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 118 STIPULATION CONTINUING HEARING ON DEFENDANT DOMETICCORPORATIONS 83 MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE.(ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/9/2018)

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LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Peter A. Wald (Bar No. 85705)
Marcy C. Priedeman (Bar No. 258505)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Robert C. Collins III (appearance pro hac vice)
Emily R. Goebel (appearance pro hac vice)
Adam L. Rosenbloom (appearance pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2800
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
DOMETIC CORPORATION

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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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CATHERINE PAPASAN, NELSON AND
MARJORIE GOEHLE, ANDREW YOUNG,
JIMMY BYERS, CHRISTOPHER
JOHNSTON, RICHARD AND LEAH
VOLLBERG, TIMOTHY CHERRY, PAULA
MEURER, JILL AND SID GARRETT,
RICHARD LANDSHEFT, GARY GRAUS,
GWENDOLYN AND LOUIS KING, and all
persons similarly situated,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
HEARING ON DEFENDANT DOMETIC
CORPORATION’S MOTION TO
TRANSFER VENUE
The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 4:16-cv-02117-HSG

vs.
DOMETIC CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
HEARING ON TRANSFER MOTION
CASE NUMBER: 4:16-CV-02117-HSG

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WHEREAS, on October 20, 2017, Dometic filed the Motion to Transfer Venue
(“Transfer Motion”) (ECF No. 83);
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2018, the parties appeared before the Court for oral argument
on the Transfer Motion;
WHEREAS, following the decision from the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict

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Litigation (“JPML”) in IN RE: Dometic Gas Absorption Refrigerator Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL

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No. 2811 (the “MDL Action”), the Court reset the hearing on the Transfer Motion for March 1,

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2018 at 2:00 p.m. (ECF No. 117);

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WHEREAS, lead counsel for Defendant Dometic Corporation (“Dometic”) has an

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unavoidable scheduling conflict on March 1, 2018 that will prevent him from being able to

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attend the hearing on the Transfer Motion scheduled for March 1, 2018;

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WHEREAS, counsel for Dometic has conferred with counsel for Plaintiffs regarding this

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scheduling conflict, and Plaintiffs’ counsel has stated that they are also available on March 6,

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2018 and do not oppose the requested continuance;

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WHEREAS, the parties recognize that their stipulated continuance date of March 6, 2018

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is not during the Court’s normal hearing times but seek to propose as short a continuance as

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possible;

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WHEREAS, if the Court prefers the normal Thursday call, the parties are available on
April 19, 2018;
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2016, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to extend the time

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for Dometic to answer or otherwise plead to the initial Complaint by thirty (30) days (ECF No.

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23). On July 18, 2016, the court granted the parties’ stipulation to extend the time for Dometic

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to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Class Action Complaint by twenty-eight

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(28) days (ECF No. 43). On November 27, 2017, Dometic filed a Motion for Enlargement of

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Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Class Action Complaint

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(“Motion for Enlargement”) (ECF No. 94). On November 28, 2017, the Court granted the

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Motion for Enlargement, requiring Dometic to respond to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Class

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Action Complaint fourteen days after the later of (i) the Court’s order on Dometic’s Transfer
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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
HEARING ON TRANSFER MOTION
CASE NUMBER: 4:16-CV-02117-HSG

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Motion, or (ii) the JPML’s decision in the MDL Action (ECF No. 96);

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WHEREAS, no other case deadlines have been set by the Court and, therefore, the

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continuance of the hearing on Dometic’s Transfer Motion would have no impact on the schedule

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for the case;

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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that, subject to the

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Court’s approval, the hearing on Dometic’s Transfer Motion shall be continued from March 1,

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2018 to March 6, 2018 or, alternatively, April 19, 2018.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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DATED: February 8, 2018

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
By: /s/ Peter A. Wald_________
Peter A. Wald

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Peter A. Wald (Bar No. 85705)
Marcy C. Priedeman (Bar No. 258505)
505 Montgomery St., Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Robert C. Collins III (appearance pro hac vice)
Emily R. Goebel (appearance pro hac vice)
Adam L. Rosenbloom (appearance pro hac vice)
330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2800
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
DOMETIC CORPORATION

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
HEARING ON TRANSFER MOTION
CASE NUMBER: 4:16-CV-02117-HSG

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Dated: February 8, 2018

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

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By: /s/ Thomas E. Loeser
Thomas E. Loeser

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Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice )
Thomas E. Loeser (SBN 202724)
1918 Eight Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 998101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
Jeff D. Friedman
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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LAW OFFICES OF TERRENCE A. BEARD
Terrence A. Beard
3240 Lone Tree Road, Suite 101
Antioch, CA 94509
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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DECLARATION REGARDING CONCURRENCE

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I, Peter A. Wald, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used to

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file this STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON

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DEFENDANT DOMETIC CORPORATION’S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE. In

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compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Plaintiffs’ counsel has concurred

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in this filing.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
HEARING ON TRANSFER MOTION
CASE NUMBER: 4:16-CV-02117-HSG

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DATED: February 8, 2018

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

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/s/ Peter A. Wald___________
Peter A. Wald

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The hearing on Dometic’s
Transfer Motion is continued from March 1, 2018 to March 6, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

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Dated: February 9, 2018
The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
HEARING ON TRANSFER MOTION
CASE NUMBER: 4:16-CV-02117-HSG