Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. SunEdison, Inc. et al

Filing 60

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Motions terminated: (56 in 5:16-cv-02267-BLF) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Terraform Global, Inc., Peter Blackmore, (44 in 5:16-cv-02269-BLF) STIPULATION W ITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Terraform Global, Inc., (41 in 5:16-cv-02272-BLF) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Terraform Global, Inc., (39 in 5:16-cv-02273-BLF) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Terraform Global, Inc., (40 in 5:16-cv-02270-BLF) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Terraform Global, Inc.. (blflc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/14/2016)

1 Michael Bongiorno (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Timothy Perla (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
2 WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
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60 State Street
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Telephone: [phone]
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[e-mail]
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Jie (Lisa) Li (State Bar No. 260474)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
950 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants TerraForm Global, Inc. and Peter Blackmore
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[Additional counsel listed on signature page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
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Plaintiff,
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Related Case No. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

vs.
Judge: Hon. Beth Labson Freeman

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Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF; 5:16-cv-02269-BLF; 5:16-cv-02270-BLF; 5:16-cv-02272-BLF; 5:16-cv-02273BLF-NMC

1 ANTON S. BADRI, Individually and on Behalf of
Others Similarly Situated,
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Plaintiff,
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Related Case No. 5:16-cv-02269-BLF

vs.

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Defendants.

7 IRON WORKERS MID-SOUTH PENSION
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Similarly Situated,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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Defendants.
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MITESH PATEL, Individually and on Behalf of
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Related Case No. 5:16-cv-02270-BLF

Related Case No. 5:16-cv-02272-BLF

Plaintiff,
vs.
TERRAFORM GLOBAL, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.
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SIMON FRASER, Individually and on Behalf of
Others Similarly Situated,

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Related Case No. 5:16-cv-02273-BLFNMC

Plaintiff,

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vs.
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Brian Wuebbels, et al.,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF; 5:16-cv-02269-BLF; 5:16-cv-02270-BLF; 5:16-cv-02272-BLF; 5:16-cv-02273BLF-NMC

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2(a) and 7-12, the parties, by and through their respective

2 undersigned counsel of record, submit the following stipulation and proposed order:
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WHEREAS, on April 26, 2016, defendants removed, inter alia, the following actions from

4 the Superior Court of California, San Mateo County to federal court: Fraser v. Wuebbels et al.
5 (“Fraser”); Iron Workers Mid-South Pension Fund v. TerraForm Global, Inc. et al. (“Iron
6 Workers”); Badri v. TerraForm Global, Inc. et al. (“Badri”); Patel v. TerraForm Global, Inc. et al.
7 (“Patel”); Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. SunEdison, Inc. et al.
8 (“Oklahoma Firefighters”) (collectively, the “Removed Actions”);
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WHEREAS, on May 10, 2016, the Court related the Removed Actions to Beltran v.

10 Terraform Global, Inc., Case 5:15-cv-04981-BLF (“Beltran”) [Beltran Dkt. 115];
WHEREAS, on May 26 and 27, 2016, Plaintiffs moved to remand the Removed Actions

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WHEREAS, on June 1, 2016, Defendants moved to transfer the Removed Actions to the

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15 Southern District of New York [Fraser Dkt. 24-25; Iron Workers Dkt. 27-28; Badri Dkt. 31-32;
16 Patel Dkt. 28-29; Oklahoma Firefighters Dkt. 41, 43];
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ motions to remand and Defendants’ motions to transfer are scheduled

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WHEREAS, on June 14, 2016, the Court entered an Order granting the parties’ Joint

20 Stipulated Request to File Excess Pages and Extend Briefing Schedule, which provided that
21 oppositions to the remand and transfer motions would be filed on July 14, 2016, and reply briefs in
22 support of the motions would be filed on August 4, 2016;
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WHEREAS, the upcoming Initial Case Management Conference (“CMC”) and associated

24 ADR deadlines in the Removed Actions are as currently set as follows:
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CASE SCHEDULE – ADR MULTI-OPTION PROGRAM

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Event

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Governing Rule
FRCivP 26(f) & ADR L.R. 3-5

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Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
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meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early
settlement, ADR process selection, and
discovery plan

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file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Civil L.R. 16-8(b) & ADR L.R.
3-5(b)
Counsel

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file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice Civil L.R. 16-8(c) & ADR L.R.
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of Need for ADR Phone Conference

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7/28/2016 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial FRCivP 26(a)(1) & Civil L.R.
disclosure or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and 16-9
file Case Management Statement per Standing Order
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re Contents of Joint Case Management Statement
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8/4/2016 INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Civil L.R. 16-10
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at 11:00 a.m. in:
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Courtroom 3, 5th Floor
San Jose
WHEREAS, in the interests of efficiency and comity, the parties believe that it would be

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16 questions presented in the competing motions to remand and transfer;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby STIPULATE and AGREE as follows:

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1. The CMC currently scheduled before the Court on August 4, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in the

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Removed Actions, along with any associated deadlines under the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure and Local Rules (including ADR deadlines), shall be continued until after the

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Court rules on the motions to remand and transfer; and

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2. In the event the Removed Actions remain before the Court after it rules on the motions to

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remand and transfer, the Parties shall, if necessary, assist the Court by timely requesting

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that a new CMC be scheduled in the Removed Actions.

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Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
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Respectfully Submitted,

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/s/ Timothy Perla
Timothy Perla (admitted pro hac vice)
Michael Bongiorno (admitted pro hac vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Jie (Lisa) Li, SBN 260474
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
950 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for TerraForm Global, Inc., and
Peter Blackmore

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By:

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Attorneys for SunEdison, Inc., Ahmad Chatila,
Brian Wuebbels, Martin Truong, Jeremy
Avenier, Emmanuel Hernandez, Antonio R.
Alvarez, Clayton Daley, Jr., Georganne
Proctor, Steven Tesoriere, James B. Williams,
and Randy H. Zwirn

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/s/ Jaime A. Bartlett
Jaime A. Bartlett, SBN 251825
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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/s/ Daniel H. Bookin
Daniel H. Bookin, SBN 78996
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor

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Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
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Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Alejandro Hernandez

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/s/ Patrick D. Robbins
Patrick D. Robbins, SBN 152288
SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
535 Mission Street, 25th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Adam S. Hakki (pro hac vice app. to be
submitted)
Daniel C. Lewis (pro hac vice app. to be
submitted)
SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022-6069
Telephone: [phone]
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[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Underwriters
By: /s/ Ismail Ramsey
Ismail Ramsey (SBN 189820)
Katharine Kates (SBN 155534)
RAMSEY & ELRICH LLP
803 Hearst Avenue
Berkeley, California 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
katharine@ ramsey-ehrlich.com
Kevin J. O’Connor (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
HINCKLEY ALLEN
28 State Street
Boston, MA 02109-1775
Tel: [phone]

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Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
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[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Carlos Domenech Zornoza

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/s/ Francis A. Bottini, Jr.
Francis A. Bottini, Jr., SBN 175783
BOTTINI & BOTTINI, INC.
7817 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 102
La Jolla, CA 92037
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Anton S. Badri

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BRAGAR EAGEL & SQUIRE P.C.
885 Third Avenue, Suite 3040
New York, NY 10022
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Simon Fraser

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/s/ Ex Kano Sams II
Ex Kano Sams II, SBN 192936
Lionel Z. Glancy, SBN 134180
Robert V. Prongay, SBN 270796
Lesley F. Portnoy, SBN 304851
GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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/s/ Laurence M. Rosen
Laurence M. Rosen, SBN 219683
THE ROSEN LAW FIRM, P.A.
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Mitesh Patel

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Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
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Dennis J. Herman, SBN 220163
David W. Hall, SBN 274921
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
Post Montgomery Center
One Montgomery Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Oklahoma Firefighters
Pension and Retirement System

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/s/ Jennifer N. Caringal
Jennifer N. Caringal, SBN 286197
Darren J. Robbins, SBN 168593
James I. Jaconette, SBN 179565
Scott H. Saham, SBN 188355
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimilie: [phone]

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/s/ Jay N. Razzouk
Jay N. Razzouk, SBN 258511
ROBBINS ARROYO LLP
600 B Street, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Iron Workers Mid-South
Pension Fund

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Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
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1 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: ______________
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Honorable Beth Labson Freeman
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
and 5:16-cv-02273-BLF-PSG

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
I am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file the foregoing

3 Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Continue Case Management Conference. In compliance with
4 Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that the other signatories have concurred in this filing.
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/s/ Timothy Perla
Timothy Perla (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Related Case Nos. 5:16-cv-02267-BLF, 5:16-cv-02269-BLF, 5:16-cv-02270-BLF, 5:16-cv-02272-BLF,
and 5:16-cv-02273-BLF-PSG