Los Gatos Mercantile, Inc et al v. E.I DuPont De Nemours and Company et al
Filing
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING HEARING ON 120 , 124 MOTIONS TO DISMISS. Motion Hearing set for 5/7/2015 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 5th Floor, San Jose before Judge Beth Labson Freeman. Further Case Management Conference set for 5/21/2015 01:30 PM in Courtroom 3, 5th Floor, San Jose before Judge Beth Labson Freeman. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 2/4/2015. (blflc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2015)
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Ben F. Pierce Gore (SBN 128515)
PRATT & ASSOCIATES
1871 The Alameda, Suite 425
San Jose, California 95126
Telephone: (408) 369-0800
Facsimile: (408) 369-0752
Pgore@Prattattorneys.Com
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Attorney for Plaintiffs And the Putative Class
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Beatrice B. Nguyen (CSB NO. 172961)
bbnguyen@crowell.com
Crowell & Moring LLP
275 Battery Street, 23RD Floor San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
415.986.2800
Facsimile:
415.986.2827
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Attorneys for Defendant E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
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(Additional counsel listed on signature page)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
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LOS GATOS MERCANTILE, INC. d/b/a
LOS GATOS ACE HARDWARE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 5:13-cv-01180-BLF
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING HEARING ON
MOTIONS TO DISMISS
v.
[Civil L.R. 6-1, 6-2, 7-11, and 7-12]
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND
COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.
Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1, 6-2, 7-11, and 7-12, this Stipulation and [Proposed]
Order is entered into by and between Plaintiffs Los Gatos Mercantile, Inc. d/b/a Los Gatos Ace
Hardware; Ace Hardware of South Walton, Inc.; Abbott Paint and Carpet, Inc.; Lexington
Home Center, LLC; Proctor's Building Materials, Inc. d/b/a Proctors Do it Best Bldg Mtrl;
Greene’s Hardware & Supply Company, Inc.; R.F. Cole, Inc. d/b/a Brewers Paint Center; The
Carpet Shoppe, Inc.; Columbare, Inc. d/b/a Everyday’s True Value; Jan Harrison; Lee Ranalli;
Morgan Tanner; Spencer Hathaway; Todd Turley; Debbie Hale; Keli Anno; Deanna Deveney;
Christopher Kuon-Tsen Lee; Jim Buckingham; Tanda Saxton; John Wozniak; Jerome
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REGARDING HEARINGS ON MOTION TO DISMISS
CASE NO. 5:13-CV-01180-BLF
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Sherman; Beverly Jenkins; David Petersen; Tom Stever; Ransome Foose; Brian Bawol; and
Stacy Franklin (collectively “Plaintiffs”); Defendants E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company;
Huntsman International, LLC; Kronos Worldwide, Inc.; and Millennium Inorganic Chemicals,
Inc. (collectively “Defendants”); and Defendant National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited
d/b/a/ Cristal (“Cristal”).
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WHEREAS, the Court previously scheduled Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss the
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Second Amended Class Action Complaint and Cristal’s Motion to Dismiss to be heard on
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February 5, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.;
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WHEREAS, Jonathan W. Cuneo, lead counsel for Plaintiffs, has the flu and could only
travel from Washington, D.C. with difficulty and at the risk of infecting others;
WHEREAS, Katherine Van Dyck, Mr. Cuneo’s colleague and co-counsel in this matter,
is 31 weeks pregnant and also unable to travel from Washington, D.C. to attend the hearing;
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WHEREAS, certain counsel for Defendants have scheduling conflicts prohibiting them
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from appearing at the previously scheduled case management conference on February 19, 2015;
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WHEREAS, the parties agree and stipulate to continue the hearing on the pending
motions to dismiss until May 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the parties agree to postpone the case management conference until a date
following the agreed upon May 7, 2015 motions hearing.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that:
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The February 5, 2015 hearing on Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss and
Cristal’s Motion to Dismiss be vacated.
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The February 19, 2015 case management conference be vacated.
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Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss and Cristal’s Motion to Dismiss will be
heard by the Court on May 7, 2015.
Dated: February 4, 2015
PRATT & ASSOCIATES
/s/ Ben F. Pierce Gore
Ben F. Pierce Gore (SBN 128515)
1871 The Alameda, Suite 425
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San Jose, California 95126
Telephone: (408) 369-0800
Facsimile: (408) 369-0752
pgore@prattattorneys.com
Don Barrett (admitted pro hac vice)
Barrett Law Group, P.A.
P.O. Box 927
404 Court Square
Lexington, MS 39095
Telephone: (662) 834-2488
dbarrett@barrettlawgroup.com
Charles F. Barrett (admitted pro hac vice)
Charles Barrett, P.C.
6518 Highway 100, Suite 210
Nashville, TN 37205
Telephone: (615) 515-3393
Facsimile: (615) 515-3395
Email: charles@cfbfirm.com
Jonathan W. Cuneo (admitted pro hac vice)
Joel Davidow (pro hac vice to be filed)
Katherine Van Dyck (admitted pro hac vice)
507 C Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Telephone:
(202) 789-3960
Facsimile:
(202) 789-1813
jonc@cuneolaw.com
joel@cuneolaw.com
kvandyck@cuneolaw.com
Thomas P. Thrash (admitted pro hac vice)
Marcus N. Bozeman
Thrash Law Firm, P.A.
1101 Garland Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: (501) 374-1058
tomthrash@sbcglobal.net
bozemanmarcus@sbcglobal.net
Dewitt Lovelace
Lovelace & Associates, P.A.
12870 US Hwy 98 West, Ste. 200
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Telephone: (850) 837-6020
dml@lovelacelaw.com
Shawn M. Raiter
Paul Sand
Larson • King, LLP
2800 Wells Fargo Place
30 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Telephone: (651) 312-6500
sraiter@larsonking.com
psand@larsonking.com
Phillip Duncan
Richard Quintus
Duncan Firm, P.A.
900 S. Shackleford, Suite 725
Little Rock, AR 72211
Telephone: (501) 228-7600
phillip@duncanfirm.com
richard@duncanfirm.com
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Gerard V. Mantese
Mantese Honigman Rossman &
Williamson, P.C.
1361 E. Big Beaver Road
Troy, Michigan 48083
Telephone: (248) 457-9200
Facsimile: (248) 457-9201
gmantese@manteselaw.com
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Dated: February 4, 2015
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s/ Beatrice Nguyen
Beatrice Nguyen (CSB No. 172961)
bbnguyen@crowell.com
CROWELL & MORING LLP
275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 986-2800
Facsimile: (415) 986-2827
Shari Ross Lahlou
slahlou@crowell.com
Lucy Grace D. Noyola
lnoyola@crowell.com
CROWELL & MORING LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: (202) 624-2500
Facsimile: (202) 628-5116
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Attorneys for IPPs and the Putative Class
Counsel for Defendant
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND
COMPANY
Dated: February 4, 2015
/s/ James A. Reeder
James Arthur Reeder, Jr.
jreeder@velaw.com
Erica L. Krennerich
ekrennerich@velaw.com
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: (713) 758-2202
Facsimile: (713) 615-5947
Counsel for Defendant
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Dated: February 4, 2015
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s/ Paul Edward Coggins
Paul Edward Coggins
pcoggins@lockelord.com
Kelly Rothermel Vickers
kvickers@lockelord.com
LOCKE LORD LLP
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200
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Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: (214) 740-8000
Facsimile: (214) 740-8800
Regina J. McClendon
rmcclendon@lockelord.com
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 4100
San Francisco, CA 94104-4815
Telephone: (415) 318-8804
Facsimile: (415) 676-5816
Counsel for Defendant
KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC.
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Dated: February 4, 2015
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Robert D. Hallman (No. 239949)
rhallman@aporter.com
ARNOLD AND PORTER LLP
3 Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 471-3100
Facsimile: (415) 471-3400
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s/ James Cooper
James Cooper
james.cooper@aporter.com
Ryan Z. Watts
ryan.watts@aporter.com
ARNOLD AND PORTER LLP
555 Twelfth Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: (202) 942-5000
Facsimile: (202) 942-5999
Counsel for Defendant
CRISTAL USA INC., FORMERLY
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS,
INC.
Dated: February 4, 2015
HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
By: /s/ Jason M. Gonder
Jason M. Gonder (SBN 257522)
525 University Avenue, Suite 400
Palo Alto, California 94301
Phone: (650) 687-8800
Fax: (650) 687-8801
Email: jason.gonder@haynesboone.com
Richard A. Ripley (admitted pro hac vice)
800 17th Street, NW, Suite 500
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Washington, District of Columbia 20006
Phone: (202) 654-4500
Fax: (202) 654-4501
Email: richard.ripley@haynesboone.com
Timothy A. Newman (admitted pro hac vice)
2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700
Dallas, Texas 75219
Phone: (214) 651-5000
Fax: (214) 651-5940
Email: timothy.newman@haynesboone.com
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Attorneys for Defendant National Titanium
Dioxide Company Limited d/b/a Cristal
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ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I attest that concurrence in
the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatories.
Dated: February 4, 2015
s/ Ben F. Pierce Gore
Ben F. Pierce Gore
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Accordingly:
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Dismiss currently scheduled for February 5, 2015 is hereby continued to May 7, 2015 at
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The hearing on Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss and Cristal’s Motion to
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The case management conference currently scheduled for February 19, 2015 is
hereby continued to
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Dated:
, 2015
Hon. Beth Labson Freeman
United Stated District Judge
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