Friedman v. Apple, Inc. et al

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MOTION for Change Venue by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Memo of Points and Authorities, # 2 Declaration D. House, # 3 Declaration S. Plunkett, # 4 Exhibit A, # 5 Exhibit B, # 6 Exhibit C, # 7 Exhibit D, # 8 Exhibit E, # 9 Exhibit F, # 10 Exhibit G, # 11 Exhibit H, # 12 Exhibit I, # 13 Exhibit J, # 14 Proof of Service)(Preovolos, Penelope). Modified on 3/7/2011 - Plunkett Declaration has s/ signature. Email sent to Atty to file Corrected Declaration of S. Plunkett. Removed duplicate text (jah).

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Michael W. Sobol (State Bar No. 194857)
[e-mail]
Roger N. Heller (State Bar No. 215348)
[e-mail]
Allison Elgart (State Bart No. 241901)
[e-mail]
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Weisblatt Plaintiffs

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*E-FILED - 12/15/10*

[Additional Counsel listed on signature page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION

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ADAM WEISBLATT, JOE HANNA, and
DAVID TURK, individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,

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STIPULATION AND []
ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION
PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 42

v.

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Case No. 5:10-cv-02553-RMW

APPLE INC., AT&T MOBILITY LLC,
and Does 1-10,
Defendants.

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STUART LOGAN, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated,

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Case No. 5:10-cv-02588-RMW

Plaintiff,

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v.

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APPLE INC. and AT&T MOBILITY LLC,

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Defendants,
COLETTE OSETEK, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Case No. 5:10-cv-04253-RMW

Plaintiff,

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v.

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APPLE INC.,

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Defendant,

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WHEREAS, Weisblatt et. al v. Apple Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal. Case No. 5:10-cv-02553-

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RMW) (the “Weisblatt” action”) was filed on June 9, 2010, naming as defendants Apple Inc.

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(“Apple”), AT&T Inc., and AT&T Mobility LLC (“AT&T Mobility”);

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WHEREAS, plaintiffs in the Weisblatt action filed their First Amended Complaint on
June 23, 2010;
WHEREAS, by stipulated Order dated September 22, 2010, defendant AT&T Inc. was
dismissed from the Weisblatt action without prejudice;
WHEREAS, Logan v. Apple Inc. et. al. (N. D. Cal. Case No. 5:10-cv-02588-RMW) (the

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“Logan action”) was filed on June 11, 2010, naming as defendants Apple and AT&T Mobility;

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WHEREAS, by Order dated September 14, 2010, this Court related the Logan action to

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the Weisblatt action;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Stipulation And Order Regarding Motion To Compel

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Arbitration, Discovery And Deferral Of Responsive Pleading Of AT&T Mobility LLC, dated

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November 4, 2010 (Logan Dkt. No. 41), AT&T Mobility’s time to respond to the Logan

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complaint was extended to December 6, 2010;

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Order Granting Motion of AT&T Mobility LLC For An

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Extension Of Time To Respond To The First Amended Complaint, dated November 15, 2010

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(Weisblatt Dkt. No. 61), AT&T Mobility’s time to respond to the Weisblatt First Amended

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Complaint was extended to December 6, 2010;

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WHEREAS, Case Management Conferences in the Weisblatt and Logan actions are

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scheduled for December 17, 2010 (see Order on Defendant AT&T Mobility LLC’s Motion To

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Compel Arbitration Or, In The Alternative, To Stay Case, dated October 18, 2010, Weisblatt

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Dkt. No. 50, and Stipulation And Order Continuing November 19, 2010 Case Management

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Conference To December 17, 2010, dated November 17, 2010, Logan Dkt. No. 46);

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WHEREAS, Osetek v. Apple Inc. (N.D. Cal. Case No. 5:10-cv-04253-RMW) (the
“Osetek action”) was filed on September 20, 2010, naming Apple as a defendant;
WHEREAS, by Order dated October 27, 2010, this Court related the Osetek action to the
Weisblatt action;
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WHEREAS, the Weisblatt, Logan, and Osetek actions are all currently pending before this
Court;
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2010, defendant Apple filed a Motion to Consolidate

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Related Actions (Weisblatt Dkt. No. 57; Logan Dkt. No. 42; Osetek Dkt. No. 12) (“Motion to

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Consolidate”), asking the Court to consolidate the Weisblatt, Logan, and Osetek actions for all

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purposes pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42, and the hearing on Apple’s Motion to Consolidate is

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currently scheduled for January 7, 2011;

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WHEREAS, on November 12, 2010, defendant AT&T Mobility filed its Notice of Joinder

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in Apple Inc.’s Motions to Consolidate Related Actions as to the two actions in which AT&T

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Mobility is named as a defendant, Weisblatt and Logan (Weisblatt Dkt. No. 59 and Logan Dkt.

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No. 45); and

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WHEREAS, the Weisblatt, Logan, and Osetek actions arise from the same circumstances
and allegations, and involve common questions of law and fact,
Plaintiffs in the Weisblatt, Logan, and Osetek actions, defendant Apple, and defendant
AT&T Mobility, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
1. The Weisblatt, Logan, and Osetek actions shall be consolidated for all purposes,

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pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a). The case number for the consolidated

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proceedings shall be 5:10-cv-02553-RMW (the case number for the first-filed

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Weisblatt action).

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2. Defendant Apple’s pending Motion to Consolidate is dismissed as moot, and the

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January 7, 2011 hearing for Apple’s Motion to Consolidate is vacated.

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3. Defendant AT&T Mobility shall not be required to respond further to the

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complaints filed in the Weisblatt or Logan actions.
4. Plaintiffs shall file a consolidated master complaint (“Master Complaint”) by no
later than December 10, 2010.

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5. Defendants Apple and AT&T Mobility shall file their responses to the Master

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Complaint by no later than January 14, 2011. To the extent that Apple and/or

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AT&T Mobility move to dismiss one or more of the claims alleged in the Master
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Complaint: (a) Plaintiffs shall file their opposition(s) to any such motion(s) by no

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later than February 11, 2011; and (b) defendant(s) shall file their replies by no later

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March 4, 2010. Any such motions shall be heard by the Court on March 18, 2011

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at 9:00 a.m.

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6. The Case Management Conferences scheduled for December 17, 2010 in the

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Weisblatt and Logan actions are hereby taken off calendar. The Initial Case

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Management Conference in the consolidated action shall be held on March 18,

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2011 at 10:30 a.m. or on such later date as the Court orders.

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7. The Court’s Order on Defendant AT&T Mobility’s Motion to Compel Arbitration

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or, in the Alternative, to Stay Case, entered in the Weisblatt action on October 18,

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2010 (Weisblatt Dkt. No. 50), shall be fully binding on the parties in the

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consolidated action. The parties agree that AT&T Mobility’s right to seek to

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compel arbitration of the named plaintiff’s claims in accordance with their

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arbitration agreements is preserved, and in particular agree that all arguments

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raised in AT&T Mobility’s Motions to Compel Arbitration and to Dismiss Claims

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or, in the Alternative, to Stay Case, filed in the Weisblatt action (Weisblatt Dkt.

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No. 23) and Logan action (Logan Dkt. No. 32), shall be preserved as if such

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arguments were raised in the consolidated action.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Counsel for Weisblatt Plaintiffs:

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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN,
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LLP

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Dated: December 6, 2010

By: /s/ Michael W. Sobol
Michael W. Sobol
[e-mail]
Roger N. Heller
[e-mail]
Allison Elgart
[e-mail]
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Counsel for Logan Plaintiffs

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THE WESTON FIRM

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By: /s/ Gregory S. Weston
Gregory S. Weston
[e-mail]
888 Turquoise Street
San Diego, CA 92109
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Jack Fitzgerald
[e-mail]
2811 Sykes Court
Santa Clara, California 95051
Telephone: [phone]

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Counsel for Osetek Plaintiffs

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SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP

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By: /s/ Willem F. Jonckheer
Willem F. Jonckheer
[e-mail]
Three Embarcadero Center
Suite 1650
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Apple Inc.

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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By: /s/ Penelope A. Preovolos
Penelope A. Preovolos
[e-mail]
Andrew D. Muhlbach (CA SBN 175694)
[e-mail]
Heather A. Moser (CA SBN 212686)
[e-mail]
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7522

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Counsel for AT&T Mobility LLC

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CROWELL & MORING, LLP

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By: /s/ M. Kay Martin
M. Kay Martin (CSB No. 154697)
[e-mail]
275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Kathleen Taylor Sooy
[e-mail]
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Tel: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: 1 2 / 1 5 / 1 0
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Hon. Ronald M. Whyte
United States District Judge

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