Jackie Fitzhenry-Russell et al v. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., et al

Filing 130

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING MARGARIAN LAW FIRM. Re: Dkt. No. #119 . The Court ORDERS the Margarian Law Firm to file their appearances before the Court, and file a document explaining what the firm's role is in this case. Document must be filed by 3/14/2018. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 3/7/2018. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JACKIE FITZHENRY-RUSSELL, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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v.
DR. PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.,
et al.,

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
REGARDING MARGARIAN LAW
FIRM
Re: Dkt. No. 119

Defendants.
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The Margarian Law Firm appears as counsel of record for plaintiff Gegham

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Margaryan, but have not filed appearances in this case as required under Civil Local Rule

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5-1(c)(2). The Margarian Law Firm was not named as lead class counsel in this case, but

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has appeared in the caption of documents filed by plaintiffs in this case since at least

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October 31, 2017. Dkt. No. 97. Attorneys Margarian and Ovsepyan of the Margarian Law

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Firm have participated in the depositions that are at issue in the discovery letter briefs filed

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with the Court yesterday. Dkt. No. 126. Indeed, both attorneys Margarian and Ovsepyan

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were accused of engaging in improper behavior at the deposition of plaintiff Margaryan.

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Thus, the Court is concerned about attorneys that have not even appeared before it

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potentially misbehaving at depositions in this case. The Court explicitly named Gutride

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Safier LLP as lead counsel in this case. Dkt. No. 60; see also In re Anthem Data Breach

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Litigation, Case No. 15-md-02617 LHK, dkt. no. 972 (expressing disappointment at the

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retention of multiple law firms to represent a class, and the duplication of efforts and
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inefficiency this caused).
Thus, the Court ORDERS the Margarian Law Firm to file their appearances before

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the Court, and file a document explaining what the firm’s role is in this case. This

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document must be filed with the Court by March 14, 2018.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 7, 2018

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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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