Grace v. National Association of Realtors et al

Filing 162

ORDER GRANTING 159 STIPULATION Setting Briefing Schedule for Defendants Marin Association of Realtors, North Bay Association of Realtors, Northern Solano Association of Realtors, and Solano Association of Realtors, Inc.'s 145 Motion to Dismiss. Reset Deadlines as to Docket No. 145 : Responses due by 6/27/2024 and Replies due by 7/18/2024. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 5/8/2024. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/8/2024)

PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP

555 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1205
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

1 JILL M. MANNING (Bar No. 178849)
[e-mail]
2 PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP
555 Montgomery St., Suite 1205
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San Francisco, California 94111
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5 DANIEL L. WARSHAW (Bar No. 185365)
[e-mail]
6 BOBBY POUYA (Bar No. 245527)
[e-mail]
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NAVEED ABAIE (Bar No. 323338)
[e-mail]
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ERIC J. MONT (Bar No. 319592)
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[e-mail]
PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP
10 15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400
Sherman Oaks, California 91403
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

16 Christina Grace, Individually and on Behalf of
17 All Others Similarly Situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Inc.; Marin Association of Realtors; North Bay
21 Association of Realtors; Northern Solano
22 County Association of Realtors, Inc.; Solano
Association of Realtors, Inc.; RE/MAX
23 Holdings, Inc.; Anywhere Real Estate Inc.;
Vanguard Properties, Inc.; Twin Oaks Real
24 Estate Inc.; Windermere Real Estate Services
Company Inc.; Rapisarda & Fox, Inc.; Realty
25 ONE Group, Inc.; Keller Williams Realty,
26 Inc.; Compass, Inc.; eXp World Holdings,
Inc.; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. 4:23-cv-06352-HSG
CLASS ACTION
STIPULATION SETTING BRIEFING
SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANTS MARIN
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®,
NORTH BAY ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS®, NORTHERN SOLANO
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, AND
SOLANO ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS®, INC.’S MOTION TO
DISMISS; ORDER
[CIVIL L.R. 6-2]
Judge: Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
Courtroom: 2, Fourth Floor
Action Filed: December 8, 2023
Trial Date: None Set

Case No. 4:23-cv-06352-HSG
STIPULATION SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR REALTOR ASSOCIATOIN DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS; ORDER

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiff Christina Grace (“Plaintiff”), and Defendants

2 Marin Association of REALTORS®, North Bay Association of REALTORS®, Northern Solano
3 Association of REALTORS®, and Solano Association of REALTORS®, Inc. (“Realtor
4 Association Defendants”) (together, “Stipulating Parties”), by and through their undersigned
5 counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:
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RECITALS
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2024, the Realtor Association Defendants filed a motion to

8 dismiss on and noticed the hearing on June 13, 2024 (ECF No. 145) (“Motion to Dismiss”);
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WHEREAS, on April 29, 2024, the Clerk directed counsel to re-notice the Motion to

10 Dismiss, vacated the June 13, 2024 hearing date, and stated that the briefing schedule remains in

PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP

555 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1205
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

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WHEREAS, on May 7, 2024, the Realtor Association Defendants re-noticed the hearing on

13 their Motion to Dismiss to August 1, 2024 (ECF No. 155);
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s current deadline to file an opposition to the Motion to Dismiss is

15 May 9, 2024, and the deadline to file a reply is May 16, 2024 (ECF No. 145);
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WHEREAS, counsel for the Stipulating Parties have conferred and agreed to a briefing

17 schedule for the Motion to Dismiss;
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendant eXp World Holdings Inc. (“eXp”) stipulated to the

19 same briefing schedule for eXp’s motion to dismiss, which the Court granted (ECF No. 157); and
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WHEREAS, this stipulation does not impact or change any other deadlines in the litigation

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STIPULATION

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NOW THEREFORE, the Stipulating Parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

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1. Plaintiff’s deadline to oppose the Realtor Association Defendants’ Motion to
Dismiss is extended from May 9, 2024 to June 27, 2024.
2. The Realtor Association Defendants’ deadline to file a reply is extended from
May 16, 2024 to July 18, 2024.

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STIPULATION SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR REALTOR ASSOCIATION DEFENDANTS’
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3. The hearing date for the Motion to Dismiss remains unchanged on August 1,
2024 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2 (ECF No. 155).

4 Dated: May 8, 2024

PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP

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By:

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Jill M. Manning (Bar No. 178849)
555 Montgomery St., Suite 1205
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]

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PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP

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555 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1205
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

/s/ Jill M. Manning

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Christina Grace

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP_

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By:
/s/ Bonnie Lau
BONNIE LAU (SBN 246188)
25 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants North Bay Association of
REALTORS® and Marin Association of REALTORS®

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Dated: May 8, 2024

FARMER BROWNSTEIN JAEGER GOLDSTEIN
KLEIN & SIEGEL LLP
By:

/s/ David M. Goldstein

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David M. Goldstein
155 Montgomery Street, Suite 301
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Solano Association of
REALTORS® Inc. and Northern Solano County
Association of REALTORS®

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ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests that concurrence in
the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatories above.

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/s/ Jill M. Manning
JILL M. MANNING

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555 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1205
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the Stipulating Parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s deadline to file an opposition to Marin Association of REALTORS®,

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North Bay Association of REALTORS®, Northern Solano Association of

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REALTORS®, and Solano Association of REALTORS®, Inc.’s Motion to

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Dismiss (ECF No. 145) is extended from May 9, 2024 to June 27, 2024.

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2. Marin Association of REALTORS®, North Bay Association of REALTORS®,

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Northern Solano Association of REALTORS®, and Solano Association of

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REALTORS®, Inc.’s deadline to file a reply is extended from May 16, 2024 to

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PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP

555 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1205
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

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July 18, 2024.
3. The hearing date remains unchanged on August 1, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in

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Courtroom 2 (ECF No. 155).

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THE HONORABLE HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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