Tietsworth v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. et al

Filing 125

STIPULATION AND ORDER REVISING CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE (approving 124 ). Signed by Judge Jeremy Fogel on 9/16/2011. (jflc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2011)

Jennie Lee Anderson (CA Bar No. 203586)
41 Lori E. Andrus (CA Bar No. 205816)
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2 Andrus Anderson LLP
155 Montgomery Street, Suite 900
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Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class
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**E-Filed 9/16/2011**

6 Clement L. Glynn (CA Bar No. 057117)
7 James M. Hanlon, Jr. (CA Bar No. 214096)
Glynn & Finley, LLP
8 100 Pringle Avenue, Suite 500
Walnut Creek, California 94596
9 Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
[e-mail], [e-mail]
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11 Michael T. Williams (CO Bar No. 33172; admitted pro hac vice)
Galen D. Bellamy (CA Bar No. 231792)
12 Joel S. Neckers (CO Bar No. 40886; admitted pro hac vice)
Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP
13 1801 California Street, Suite 3600
Denver, Colorado 80202
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[e-mail]
16 Attorneys for Sears, Roebuck and Co. ,and Whirlpool Corporation
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA--SAN JOSE DIVISION
RENEE TIETSWORTH, SUZANNE
REBRO, SONDRA SIMPSON, and JOHN
CAREY, On Behalf of Themselves and All
Others Similarly Situated,

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STIPULATION AND ---------------- ORDER
PROPOSED
REVISING CASE MANAGEMENT
SCHEDULE

Plaintiffs,

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CASE NO. C09-00288-JF

Judge:

Hon. Jeremy Fogel

vs.
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., and
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION,
Defendants.

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Stipulation and Proposed Order Revising Case Management Schedule

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2 and 7-12, the parties hereby stipulate and agree that the Case

2 Management Schedule adopted by the Court on August 10, 2011 (Docket # 122), should be
3 revised in the manner described below to allow time for the parties to complete discovery and
4 resolve any related discovery disputes in advance of Plaintiffs’ anticipated motion for class
5 certification, and in support thereof, state as follows:
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Under the current Case Management Schedule:

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a. The parties are to complete expert depositions on September 23, 2011.
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b. Plaintiffs are to file their motion for class certification on October 11, 2011.

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c. Defendants are to file their opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for class
certification on November 8, 2011.

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d. Plaintiffs are to file reply to their motion for class certification on December
2, 2011.

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e. Subject to the Court’s calendar, the hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for class
certification should be December 16, 2011.

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Defendants anticipate completing the outstanding document production with

16 respect to all document requests that were served prior to August 30, 2011, by September 23,
17 2011. The parties have exchanged expert reports, but have not completed expert depositions.
18 Additional time is needed to respond to additional discovery requests, to resolve certain
19 discovery disputes, to complete the inspection of Class Representative Renee Tietsworth’s
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washing machine, and to take the necessary expert depositions before the parties can brief class

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certification.
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Counsel for both parties met and conferred and have stipulated and agreed that

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a. The parties are to complete expert depositions on December 2, 2012.

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b. Plaintiffs are to file their motion for class certification on December 16,
2012.

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c. Defendants are to file their opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for class
certification on January 27, 2012.
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d. Plaintiffs are to file their reply to their motion for class certification on
February 24, 2012.
e. Subject to the Court’s availability, the hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for class
certification should be held in mid-March, 2012.
SO STIPULATED:
Dated: September 16, 2011

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/s/ Ed Kilpela_____
7 Michael T. Williams
Galen D. Bellamy
8 Edwin Kilpela, Jr.
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
9 1801 California Street, Suite 3600
Denver, CO 80202
10 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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/s/ Lori E. Andrus_____
Jennie Lee Anderson
Lori E. Andrus
Andrus Anderson LLP
155 Montgomery Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

12 Attorneys for Defendants Sears, Roebuck and
Co. and Whirlpool Corporation
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Natalie Finkelman
James C. Shah
Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, LLP
35 East State Street
Media, PA 19063
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Lesley E. Weaver (SBN 191305)
Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, LLP
199 Fremont Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-2255
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed
Class

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1 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:
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9/16/2011
Dated: _____________

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Hon. Jeremy M. Fogel
United States District Judge

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ECF CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to General Order No. 45 § X.B., the filing attorney attests that she has obtained

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/s/ Lori E. Andrus
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on September 16, 2011, I electronically filed the above document

3 with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing
4 to the e-mail addresses denoted on the Court’s Electronic Mail Notice List.
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I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the

6 foregoing is true and correct.
/s/ Lori E. Andrus

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