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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice) 

Craig R. Spiegel (SBN 122000) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Telephone: (206) 623-7292 

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 

steve@hbsslaw.com 

craigs@hbsslaw.com 

Jeff D. Friedman (SBN 173886) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202 

Berkeley, CA 94710 

Telephone: (510) 725-3000 

Facsimile: (510) 725-3001 

jefff@hbsslaw.com 

Elaine T. Byszewski (SBN 222304) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 203 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7150 

Facsimile: (213) 330-7152 

elaine@hbsslaw.com 

[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page] 

Class Counsel

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

MATTHEW EDWARDS, et al., individually 

and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS 

FEDERATION, aka COOPERATIVES 

WORKING TOGETHER; DAIRY FARMERS 

OF AMERICA, INC.; LAND O’LAKES, INC.; 

DAIRYLEA COOPERATIVE INC.; and 

AGRI-MARK, INC., 

 Defendants. 

 Case No. 11-CV-04766-JSW 

[consolidated with 11-CV-04791-JSW 

and 11-CV-05253-JSW] 

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT 

STATEMENT; STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

Date: June 3, 2016 

Time: 11:00 a.m. 

Dept.: Courtroom 5 

Judge: Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-10(d), Plaintiffs and Defendants National Milk Producers 

Federation; Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Land O’Lakes, Inc.; Dairylea Cooperative Inc.; and 

Agri-Mark, Inc., (collectively, the “Parties”) jointly submit the following case management 

statement for purposes of “reporting progress or changes since the last statement was filed and 

making proposals for the remainder of the case development process” per Civil Local Rule 16-

10(d). As also required by that rule, the statement “report[s] the parties’ views about whether using 

some form of ADR would be appropriate.” 

1. MOTIONS 

Since the joint statement submitted on October 3, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a motion for 

summary adjudication, and Defendants filed a motion for decertification, a Daubert motion to 

exclude Plaintiffs’ expert, and a motion for summary judgment. These motions were set for 

hearing before the Court on March 4, 2016; the Court has not yet ruled. There have also been 

various other administrative motions. There have been no additional motions filed since the last 

joint statement filed on April 8, 2016. 

2. DISCOVERY 

Discovery has closed. 

3. RELATED CASES 

There are no pending related cases in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of 

California. Three related actions are pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of 

Illinois, First Impressions Salon v. National Milk Producers Federation, et al. (Case No. 3:13-cv00454), Belle Foods Trust, et al. v. National Milk Producers Federation, et al. (Case No. 3:14-cv01014), and Piggly Wiggly Midwest, LLC et al. v. National Milk Producers Federation, et al. 

(3:15-cv-00750). Each is a purported class action brought by a purported direct purchaser of milk 

products. The three cases have been consolidated under First Impressions. Another direct 

purchaser case has been brought in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, WinnDixie and Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC v. Southeast Milk, Inc., et al. (Case No. 3:15-cv-01143). There is 

also one related state court action, Kristie Tessandori v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Case No. 

1216-CV-13257 (Mo. Cir. Ct., Jackson Cnty.), which has settled. 

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4. SETTLEMENT AND ADR 

The parties participated in mediation on January 16, 2015, before the Hon. Layn R. Phillips, 

but were unable to resolve the case at that time. The parties recently had another mediation session 

before the Hon. Layn R. Phillips on May 16, 2016. The mediation did not result in an agreement. 

The parties are continuing to discuss resolution, however, and will conclude their discussions by 

June 9, 2016. The parties will notify the Court on or before June 10, 2016, whether resolution has 

been reached. Accordingly, the parties propose that the status conference set for June 3, 2016, be 

continued to June 17, 2016, with a further joint status conference report due by June 10, 2016. 

5. PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED SCHEDULE

Motions in limine served 4 weeks after Court’s rulings 

Oppositions to motions to limine served 6 weeks after Court’s rulings 

Motions in limine and oppositions filed 7 weeks after Court’s ruling 

Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order 7 weeks after Court’s ruling 

Pre-trial Conference 9 weeks after Court’s ruling 

Trial 10 weeks after Court’s ruling 

6. DEFENDANTS’ PROPOSED SCHEDULE

Hearing of Dispositive Motions To be determined by the Court 

Pretrial Conference 90 days after the Court rules on 

dispositive motions, or as 

otherwise determined by the 

Court 

Trial 120 days after the Court rules 

on dispositive motions, or as 

otherwise determined by the 

Court 

7. TRIAL 

Plaintiffs have requested a jury trial. The parties expect the trial to last approximately three 

to four weeks. This expectation could be affected by the Court’s rulings on pending motions. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: May 27, 2016 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

By /s/ Steve W. Berman 

Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice) 

Craig R. Spiegel (SBN 122000) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Telephone (206) 623-7292 

steve@hbsslaw.com 

craig@hbsslaw.com 

Jeff D. Friedman (173886) 

715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202 

Berkeley, CA 94710 

Telephone: (510) 725-3000 

Facsimile: (510) 725-3001 

jefff@hbsslaw.com 

Elaine T. Byszewski (SBN 222304) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 203 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone (213) 330-7150 

Facsimile (213) 330-7152 

elaine@hbsslaw.com 

Daniel E. Gustafson (pro hac vice) 

Jason S. Kilene (pro hac vice) 

Sara Payne (pro hac vice)

GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC 

650 Northstar East 

608 Second Avenue South 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Telephone: (612) 333-8844

Facsimile: (612) 339-6622 

dgustafson@gustafsongluek.com 

jkilene@gustafsongluek.com 

spayne@gustafsongluek.com 

Shpetim Ademi (pro hac vice)

ADEMI & O’REILLY, LLP 

3620 East Layton Avenue 

Cudahy, Wisconsin 53110 

Telephone: (414) 482-8000 

Facsimile: (414) 482-8001 

sademi@ademilaw.com 

Steven N. Berk (pro hac vice) 

BERK LAW PLLC 

2002 Massachusetts Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

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Telephone: (202) 232-7550 

Facsimile: (202) 232-7556 

steven@berklawdc.com 

Mark Reinhardt 

Garrett D. Blanchfield 

REINHARDT WENDORF & BLANCHFIELD 

332 Minnesota St., Suite 1250 

St. Paul, MN 55101 

Telephone: (651) 287-2100 

Facsimile: (651) 287-2103 

m.reinhardt@rwblawfirm.com 

g.blanchield@rwblawfirm.com 

Class Counsel 

DATED: May 27, 2016 WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 

By /s/ Steven R. Kuney 

Steven R. Kuney (pro hac vice) 

Email: skuney@wc.com 

Kevin Hardy (pro hac vice) 

Email: khardy@wc.com 

Carl R. Metz (pro hac vice) 

Email: cmetz@wc.com 

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 

725 Twelfth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: (202) 434-5000 

Fax: (202) 434-5029 

Jesse W. Markham Jr. 

Email: jmarkham@bakerandmiller.com 

BAKER & MILLER PLLC 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 500 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 646-8060 

Fax: (415) 433-5994 

W. Todd Miller (pro hac vice) 

Email: tmiller@bakerandmiller.com 

Lucy S. Clippinger (pro hac vice) 

Email: lclippinger@bakerandmiller.com 

Amber L. McDonald (pro hac vice) 

Email: amcdonald@bakerandmiller.com 

Ishai Z. Mooreville (pro hac vice) 

Email: imooreville@bakerandmiller.com 

BAKER & MILLER PLLC 

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300 

Washington, DC 20037 

Telephone: (202) 663-7820 

Fax: (202) 663-7849 

Attorneys for Defendant Dairy Farmers of 

America, Inc. 

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DATED: May 27, 2016 EIMER STAHL LLP 

By /s/ Nathan P. Eimer 

Nathan P. Eimer (pro hac vice) 

Email: neimer@eimerstahl.com 

Scott C. Solberg (pro hac vice) 

Email: ssolberg@eimerstahl.com 

Daniel D. Birk (pro hac vice) 

Email: dbirk@eimerstahl.com 

Benjamin E. Waldin (pro hac vice) 

Email: bwaldin@eimerstahl.com 

EIMER STAHL LLP 

224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100 

Chicago, IL 60604 

Telephone: (312) 660-7600 

Fax: (312) 692-1718 

George A. Nicoud (SBN 106111) 

Email: tnicoud@gibsondunn.com 

Matthew S. Kahn (SBN 261679) 

Email: mkahn@gibsondunn.com 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 

San Francisco, CA 94105-2933 

Telephone: (415) 393-8200 

Fax: (415) 393-8200 

Attorneys for Defendant Land O’Lakes, Inc. 

DATED: May 27, 2016 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

By /s/ Kenneth P. Ewing 

Kenneth P. Ewing (pro hac vice) 

Email: kewing@steptoe.com 

John J. Kavanagh (pro hac vice) 

Email: jkavanagh@steptoe.com 

STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Telephone: (202) 429-3000 

Fax: (202) 429-3902 

Dylan Ruga 

Email: druga@steptoe.com 

Steptoe & Johnson LLP 

2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2800 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: 310-734-3200 

Fax: 310-734-3300 

Attorneys for Defendant National Milk 

Producers Federation 

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DATED: May 27, 2016 SHIPMAN & GOODWIN LLP 

By /s/ Jill M. O’Toole 

Jill M. O’Toole (pro hac vice) 

Email: Jotoole@goodwin.com 

Eric Goldstein (pro hac vice) 

Email: egoldstein@goodwin.com 

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN LLP 

One Constitution Plaza 

Hartford, CT 06103 

Telephone: (860) 251-5000 

Fax: (860) 251-5099 

Diane Curran Polletta (pro hac vice) 

Email: dpolletta@goodwin.com 

Sarah Josephine McGinley (pro hac vice) 

Email: smcginley@goodwin.com 

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN, LLP 

300 Atlantic Street , Third Floor 

Stamford, CT 06901 

Telephone: (203) 324-8179 

Fax: (203) 324-8199 

Jan Nielsen Little (SBN 100029) 

KEKER & VAN NEST LLP 

633 Battery Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 391-5400 

Fax: (415) 397-7188 

Email: jnl@kvn.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Agri-Mark, Inc. 

DATED: May 27, 2016 BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC 

By /s/ Edward R. Conan 

Edward R. Conan (pro hac vice) 

Email: econan@bsk.com 

Clifford G. Tsan (pro hac vice) 

Email: ctsan@bsk.com 

Suzanne O. Galbato (pro hac vice) 

Email: sgalbato@bsk.com 

BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC 

One Lincoln Center 

Syracuse, NY 13202 

Telephone: (315) 218-8000 

Fax: (315) 218-8100 

William S. Farmer (SBN 46694) 

Email: wfarmer@fbj-law.com 

Jacob P. Alpren (SBN 235713) 

Email: jalpren@fbj-law.com 

FARMER BROWNSTEIN JAEGER, LLP 

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San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 795-2050 

Fax: (415) 520-5678 

Attorneys for Defendant Dairylea 

Cooperative, Inc. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Based on the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ordered that the status conference set for 

June 3, 2016, is continued to June 17, 2016, with a further joint status conference report due by 

June 10, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: ___________________ ___________________________ 

Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

May 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

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