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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 (See Defendant’s Response in Support of Red Plaintiffs’ Administrative Motion to

Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related, Docket Item No. 35.)

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Amnon Rosen, et al.,

 /

Evangeline Red, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

Unilever United States, Inc., et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 09-02563 JW

NO. C 10-00387 CB 

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

RELATE CASES

Presently before the Court are the parties’ Motions to Relate Cases. (See Docket Item Nos.

30, 34.) The parties move to relate this action with Red, et al. v. Unilever PLC and Unilever United

States, Inc., No. C 10-00387 CB, currently assigned to Judge Breyer.1

Civil Local Rule 3-12(a) provides that an action is related to another when: “(1) The actions

concern substantially the same parties, property, transaction or event; and (2) It appears likely that

there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the

cases are conducted before different Judges.” 

Here, Plaintiffs are collectively pursuing putative class action claims against Defendants. 

The Court finds that the two cases are related within the meaning of Rule 3-12. Accordingly, the

Court GRANTS the Motions to relate the cases and ORDERS as follows: 

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(1) The Clerk shall immediately relate these actions.

(2) On March 8, 2010 at 10 a.m., the parties in both actions shall appear for a Case

Management Conference.

(3) On or before February 26, 2009, the parties shall file a Joint Case Management

Conference Statement. The Statement shall include, among other things, the parties’

positions as to whether these cases should be consolidated into one action, and the

parties’ proposed schedules on how the cases should proceed.

Dated: February 17, 2010 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Gregory Steven Weston greg@westonfirm.com

Janelle Jad Sahouria jsahouria@mofo.com

Kim E. Richman eli@reeserichman.com

Michael Robert Reese michael@reeserichman.com

Jared H. Beck jared@beckandlee.com

William Lewis Stern wstern@mofo.com

Dated: February 17, 2010 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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