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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROCKET MOTORCYCLES, INC., a

California corporation, on behalf of itself

and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 07CV1780-LAB (WMC)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF

TIME WITH INSTRUCTIONS

[Dkt No. 5]

vs.

ARKANSAS BEST CORPORATION,

AVERITT EXPRESS, CON-WAY, INC.,

FEDEX CORPORATION, JEVIC

TRANSPORTATION, INC., SUN

CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, LLC., NEW

ENGLAND MOTOR FREIGHT, INC.,

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC.,

R+L CARRIERS, INC., SAIA, INC.,

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., USF

REDDAWAY INC., and YRC

WORLDWIDE, INC.,

Defendants.

This matter is before the court on the Joint Motion of the parties to extend the time

for Defendants to respond to the Complaint in this anti-trust action in consideration of the

motions pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate this action

with the multiple other national LTL Shipping Services Antitrust Cases. The parties

represent this case arises from substantially the same events and involves the same parties

as in Farm Water Technology Services, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp. a case currently pending

before District Judge Roger T. Benitez of this district, Case No. 07cv1389-BEN(RBB). They

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anticipate this action and Judge Benitez's case "will likely be assigned to the same judge and

magistrate judge. . . pursuant to the Low Number Rule." Judge Benitez previously granted

an extension of time for defendants to respond to the Complaint in Farm Water, and the

parties indicate defendants may seek another extension pending the MDL hearingscheduled

for November 2007. The Joint Motion here seeks to have this case establish the same

extended deadlines as Judge Benitez has approved or will approve in the Farm Water case.

In the interest of judicial economy, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the parties shall initiate

the Low Number Rule process forthwith to effectuate the related case reassignment so that

this case and the Farm Water case are under the control of a single District Judge while they

remain pending in this court, with disposition associated with any future MDL action to be

similarly coordinated. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED in the meantime the deadline for

Defendants to respond to the Complaint in this case is extended to November 5, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 11, 2007

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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