Ferrari, et al v. Autobahn, Inc. et al

Filing 129

STIPULATION AND ORDER STAYING PROCEEEDINGS TO PERMIT FURTHER MEDIATION [*AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT*]. Action stayed through 4/30/18. The 3/26/18 Case management conference is VACATED. Compliance hearing set 4/27/18 at 9:01AM.. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 2/26/18. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/26/2018)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Herman Franck, Esq. (SB #123476) Elizabeth Betowski, Esq. (SB #245772) FRANCK & ASSOCIATES 910 Florin Road, Suite 212 Sacramento, CA 95831 Tel. (916) 447-8400 Fax (916) 447-0720 Bruce Nye, Esq. (SBN 77608) Monica J. Baumann, Esq. (SBN 269514) Jade F. Jurdi, Esq. (SBN 273401) SCALI RASMUSSEN 1901 Harrison Street, 14th Floor Oakland, California 94612 Phone No.: (510) 248-4755 Fax No.: (213) 239-5623 bnye@scalilaw.com mbaumann@scalilaw.com jjurdi@scalilaw.com Janet Varnell, Esq. Brian Warwick, Esq. David Lietz, Esq. Varnell & Warwick, P.A Complex Consumer Litigation P.O. Box 1870 Lady Lake, FL 32158 Telephone: 352-753-8600; Fax: 352-504-3301 bwarwick@varnellandwarwick.com ivarnellavarnellandwarwiek.com 11 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Steve Ferrari, Mike Keynejad et al. 12 Daniel F. Katz (pro hac vice) F. Greg Bowman (pro hac vice) Juli Ann Lund (pro hac vice) Mary Beth Hickcox-Howard (pro hac vice) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 725 12th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone No.: (202) 434-5000 Fax No.: (202) 434-5029 dkatz@wc.com jlund@wc.com mhickcox-howard@wc.com Regina M. Rodriguez (pro hac vice) HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 4085 Campbell Avenue, Suite 100 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: (303) 899-7338 Fax: (303) 899-7333 Regina.rodriguez@hoganlovells.com 13 14 15 16 17 Attorneys for Defendants AUTOBAHN, INC. and SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC Attorneys for Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 19 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 20 STEVE FERRARI, et al., 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 v. Plaintiffs, AUTOBAHN, INC. DBA AUTOBAHN MOTORS; MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC; AND SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 4:17-CV-00018-YGR ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS TO PERMIT FURTHER MEDIATION AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT The Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 28 Stipulation Staying Proceedings Case No. 4:17-CV-00018-YGR 1 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs in the above-named action have filed suit against Defendants 2 Autobahn, Inc., Sonic Automotive, Inc. (collectively, “the Autobahn Defendants”), and 3 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“MBUSA”); 4 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their Third Amended Complaint on February 6, 2018; 5 WHEREAS, Defendants’ deadline to respond to the Third Amended Complaint is 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 February 27, 2018; WHEREAS, on November 8, 2017, the parties participated in a mediation session with retired Judge Raul Ramirez of ADR Services, Inc.; WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and the Autobahn Defendants have engaged in further settlement discussions subsequent to the November mediation session; WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and the Autobahn Defendants believe that negotiations have progressed to a point where a further mediation session with Judge Ramirez will be productive; 13 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and the Autobahn Defendants have agreed upon a framework for 14 further discussions in a second mediation session before Judge Ramirez that would address all 15 claims against the Autobahn Defendants as well as potentially narrow the scope of the claims 16 remaining against MBUSA; 17 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and the Autobahn Defendants have agreed to schedule a further 18 mediation session with Judge Ramirez in Sacramento on March 9, 2018, which is the first 19 available date on Judge Ramirez’s calendar; 20 WHEREAS, in light of the above, the parties agree and respectfully request that all non- 21 settlement related proceedings, including the deadline for Defendants to respond to the Third 22 Amended Complaint, should be stayed pending the conclusion of the further mediation, to permit 23 the parties to focus their efforts on seeking to resolve and/or narrow the claims in this action. 24 25 26 27 NOW THEREFORE, ALL PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR UNDERSIGNED COUNSEL hereby stipulate and respectfully request that: 1. All non-settlement proceedings, including the deadline for Defendants to respond to the Third Amended Complaint, shall be stayed until further Order of the Court. 28 -1- Stipulation Staying Proceedings Case No. 4:17-CV-00018-YGR 1 2. 2 3 4 5 6 The Case Management Conference set for March 26, 2019 shall be taken off calendar. 3. The parties shall submit a status report to the Court on the earlier of: April 9, 2018 or five days after agreeing on resolution of some or all of the claims in the case. 4. Any party wishing to lift the stay of proceedings may file a request with the Court seeking such relief. 7 8 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 9 10 Dated: February 21, 2018 11 By: /s/ Regina M. Rodriguez REGINA M. RODRIGUEZ Attorneys for Defendants Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC 12 13 14 Dated: February 21, 2018 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VARNELL & WARWICK, P.A. By: /s/ David Lietz DAVID LIETZ Attorneys for Plaintiffs STEVE FERRARI MICHAEL KEYNEJAD, ET AL. 16 19 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP Dated: February 21, 2018 WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP By: /s/ F. Greg Bowman F. GREG BOWMAN Attorneys for Defendants AUTOBAHN, INC. and SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC. ORDER Pursuant to stipulation, this action is stayed through April 30, 2018. The March 26, 2018 case management conference is VACATED. A compliance hearing regarding the status of settlement is set for April 27, 2018, on the Court's 9:01 a.m. calendar. The parties shall file a joint statement regarding the status of their negotiations no later than April 20, 2018. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: February 26 2018 ___________, YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS United States District Judge H OGAN L OVELLS US LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW -2- Case No. 4:17-CV-00018-YGR

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