Gillard et al v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al

Filing 90

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 89 Stipulation Setting Schedule for Case Through Class Certification. Discovery / Motions due by 9/11/2020; Responses due by 11/11/2020; Replies due by 1/7/2021 and. Motion Hearing set for 1/21/2021 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/27/2019)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC Crystal Foley (SBN 224627) E-mail:cfoley@simmonsfirm.com 100 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 1350 Los Angeles, CA 90245 Tel.: (310) 322-3555 – Fax: (310) 322-3655 SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC Paul J. Hanly, Jr. (admitted Pro Hac Vice) E-mail: phanly@simmonsfirm.com Mitchell M. Breit (admitted Pro Hac Vice) E-mail: mbreit@simmonsfirm.com 112 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Tel.: (315) 220-0134 – Fax: (212) 213-5949 Attorneys for Plaintiffs HERZFELD & RUBIN, P.C. Michael B. Gallub (admitted Pro Hac Vice) E-mail: mgallub@herzfeld-rubin.com Homer B. Ramsey (admitted Pro Hac Vice) E-mail: hramsey@herzfeld-rubin.com 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 Tel.: (212) 471-8500 – Fax: (212) 344-3333 HERZFELD & RUBIN LLP Craig L. Winterman (SBN 75220) E-mail: cwinterman@hrllp-law.com 10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel.: (310) 553-0451 – Fax: (310) 553-0648 Attorneys for Defendant 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 20 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 MIKE MADANI, ROMSIN OUSHANA and JOHN CHESS on behalf themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. Defendants. Case No. 4:17-cv-07287-HSG STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR CASE THROUGH CLASS CERTIFICATION Courtroom: 2 Judge: Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 28 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR CASE THROUGH CLASS CERTIFICATION CASE NO. 4:17-CV-07287-HSG 1 Pursuant to this Court’s Order dated August 8, 2019, Dkt. No. 84, Plaintiffs and Defendant 2 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (collectively, the “Parties”) enter into this stipulation jointly 3 proposing the following schedule through class certification: 4 5 6 Event Deadline Defendant’s response to Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint due: September 23, 2019 7 8 9 Close of Class Certification Discovery (including any merits discovery September 11, 2020 overlapping with class certification discovery) by: 10 Plaintiffs’ class certification motion and exchange of any expert reports September 11, 2020 11 on the issues pertaining to class certification due: 12 Depositions of Plaintiffs’ class certification experts to be completed: October 12, 2020 13 14 Defendant’s opposition to class certification motion and exchange of any November 11, 2020 15 expert reports on the issues pertaining to class certification due: 16 17 Depositions of Defendant’s class certification experts to be completed: December 11, 2020 Plaintiffs’ reply brief in support of class certification due: January 7, 2021 Hearing on Plaintiffs’ class certification motion: January 21, 2021 18 19 20 21 22 23 The Parties propose that setting any other dates at this time is premature until the Court has 24 ruled on Plaintiffs’ anticipated motion for class certification. The Parties therefore propose that the 25 scheduling of all further dates, including deadlines pertaining to the conducting/completion of merits 26 fact and expert discovery (including expert reports and depositions), motions for summary judgment 27 and/or other relief, motions in limine, and any other discovery, motions or proceedings, be deferred 28 until after the Court has issued its decision on Plaintiffs’ anticipated class certification motion. The 1 STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR CASE THROUGH CLASS CERTIFICATION CASE NO. 4:17-CV-07287-HSG 1 Parties respectfully submit that the Court’s ruling on class certification may have a significant 2 impact upon this action including the substance and scope of further discovery. 3 4 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 5 6 Dated: August 26, 2019 SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC 7 8 By: 9 10 11 12 Dated: August 26, 2019 /s/ Mitchell M. Breit MITCHELL M. BREIT Attorneys for Plaintiffs HERZFELD & RUBIN, P.C. 13 14 15 16 By: /s/ Michael B. Gallub MICHAEL B. GALLUB Attorneys for Defendant VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR CASE THROUGH CLASS CERTIFICATION CASE NO. 4:17-CV-07287-HSG 1 2 ATTESTATION UNDER LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3) I, Craig L. Winterman, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this 3 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR CASE THROUGH 4 CLASS CERTIFICATION. 5 6 In compliance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Mitchell M. Breit, counsel for Plaintiffs, has concurred in this filing. 7 8 Dated: August 26, 2019 HERZFELD & RUBIN, LLP 9 10 11 12 By: /s/ Craig L. Winterman CRAIG L. WINTERMAN Attorneys for Defendant VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR CASE THROUGH CLASS CERTIFICATION CASE NO. 4:17-CV-07287-HSG 1 ORDER 2 Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation, the Court hereby orders as follows: 3 1. 4 5 6 September 23, 2019. 2. 3. 4. 11 12 15 Depositions of Plaintiffs’ class certification experts shall be completed by October 12, 2020. 5. 13 14 Plaintiffs’ class certification motion and exchange of any expert reports on the issues pertaining to class certification shall be due by September 11, 2020. 9 10 Class Certification Discovery (including any merits discovery overlapping with class certification discovery) shall be completed by September 11, 2020. 7 8 Defendant’s response to Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint shall be due by Defendant’s opposition to class certification motion and exchange of any expert reports on the issues pertaining to class certification shall be due by November 11, 2020. 6. Depositions of Defendant’s class certification experts shall be completed by December 11, 2020. 16 17 7. Plaintiffs’ reply brief in support of class certification shall be due by January 7, 2021. 18 8. Hearing on Plaintiffs’ class certification motion will be held on January 21, 2021. 19 20 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 22 23 24 Dated: 8/27/2019 __________________________________ HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. United States District Judge 25 26 27 28 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR CASE THROUGH CLASS CERTIFICATION CASE NO. 4:17-CV-07287-HSG

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