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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Second Modified Scheduling Order; Case No. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB

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Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)

michael.esser@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

555 California Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 439-1400

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

lefkowitz@kirkland.com

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice)

ross.weiner@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, N.Y. 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Attorneys for Defendant

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785)

Michael S. Strimling (State Bar No. 96135)

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP

2125 Oak Grove Road

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Telephone: (925) 945-0200

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

mstrimling@bramsonplutzik.com

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703)

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice)

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice)

IZARD NOBEL LLP

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@izardnobel.com

rizard@izardnobel.com

nveno@izardnobel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALBA MORALES; LAINIE COHEN; LINDA 

CLAYMAN; and KENNETH DREW, on behalf of 

themselves and others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CONOPCO INC., d/b/a UNILEVER,

Defendant.

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CIV NO. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

SECOND MODIFIED SCHEDULING 

ORDER

The parties in the above-captioned matter, by and through their designated counsel, 

HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE as follows:

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WHEREAS, the parties to this case seek to modify the scheduling order [Dkt. #43] (the 

“Order”); and

WHEREAS, the parties have had preliminary discussions concerning the possibility of 

reaching a settlement in the litigation; and

WHEREAS, the parties have scheduled a mediation for June 15, 2015 in New York City 

with Jonathan Marks, an experienced and respected mediator; and

WHEREAS, the parties have been diligently working to complete discovery in this action, as 

follows:

 Plaintiffs served Defendant with an initial set of interrogatories and requests for 

production on April 17, 2014; 

 Defendant responded to Plaintiffs’ initial set of interrogatories and requests for 

production on June 3, 2014;

 Defendant served Plaintiffs with initial sets of interrogatories and requests for 

production on August 6, 2014; 

 All Plaintiffs responded to Defendant’s initial set of interrogatories and requests for 

production by November 14, 2014;

 Defendant made its first production of 24,755 pages of documents on December 31, 

2014;

 Defendant produced an additional 101,248 pages of documents on February 26, 2015; 

 Defendant produced an additional 25,791 pages of documents on March 3, 2015; 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs have been diligently reviewing and analyzing the documents 

produced by Defendant; 

 Defendant took the deposition of Plaintiff Kenneth Drew in Albany, New York on 

March 31, 2015; 

 Defendant took the deposition of Plaintiff Lainie Cohen in Boston, Massachusetts on 

April 9, 2015; 

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 Defendant took the deposition of Plaintiff Alba Morales in New York City on April 

23, 2015; and

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and have determined that, although 

considerable discovery has been taken, additional time is needed to complete fact discovery, 

including the taking of additional depositions, prior to beginning the expert discovery phase; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have also agreed that a modification of the existing schedule would 

be beneficial to their efforts to prepare for the mediation scheduled for June 15, 2015; and

WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the parties wish to extend the time for completing fact 

discovery until the end of September, 2015; and 

WHEREAS, extending the time for completing fact discovery would necessarily impact the 

remaining dates in the litigation schedule; modify the schedule set forth in the Order as follows:

Event Current Deadlines Proposed Amended 

Deadlines

Complete Fact Discovery May 15, 2015 September 30, 2015

Plaintiffs Disclose Expert(s) / 

Produce Report(s)

June 12, 2015 October 28, 2015

Defendant Discloses Expert(s) / 

Produces Report(s) / Defendant 

Deposes Plaintiffs’ Expert(s) 

July 10, 2015 November 25, 2015

Plaintiffs Depose Defendant’s 

Expert(s) / Plaintiffs Disclose 

Rebuttal Expert(s) and/or 

Rebuttal Expert Report(s)

Aug. 7, 2015 December 23, 2015

Defendant’s Depose Plaintiffs’ 

Rebuttal Expert(s)

Aug. 28, 2015 January 13, 2016

Expert Discovery Closes Sept. 4, 2015 January 20, 2016

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification

Sept. 11, 2015 January 27, 2016

Defendant’s Opposition to 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification

Oct. 9, 2015 February 24, 2016

Plaintiffs’ Reply in Further 

Support of Their Motion for 

Class Certification

Nov. 6, 2015 March 23, 2016

Oral Argument on Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Class Certification

Nov. 23, 2015 April 8, 2016

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All Other Motions (Including 

Summary Judgment)

Dec. 7, 2015 April 22, 2016

Opposition to Summary 

Judgment Motions

Jan. 15, 2016 June 1, 2016

Reply to Summary Judgment 

Oppositions

Feb. 5, 2016 June 22, 2016

Oral Argument on Motion(s) for 

Summary Judgment

Feb. 22, 2016 July 9, 2016

Final Pretrial Conference March 14, 2016 July 29, 2016

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree and stipulate to, and submit that good cause is shown 

to support, the following Second Modified Scheduling Order.

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. The parties’ stipulation to modify the Pretrial Scheduling Order is GRANTED; and the Order 

is modified as follows:

(i) On or before September 30, 2015, the parties shall complete fact discovery;

(ii) On or before October 28, 2015, Plaintiffs shall disclose expert(s) and produce 

expert(s) report(s);

(iii) On or before November 25, 2015, Defendant shall disclose expert(s), produce 

expert(s) report(s), and depose Plaintiffs’ expert(s);

(iv) On or before December 23, 2015, Plaintiffs shall depose Defendant’s expert(s), 

Plaintiffs shall disclose rebuttal expert(s) and rebuttal expert(s) report(s);

(v) On or before January 13, 2016, Defendant shall depose Plaintiffs’ rebuttal expert(s);

(vi) On or before January 20, 2016, expert discovery shall close (with all motions to 

compel heard and resulting orders obeyed on or before September 4, 2015);

(vii) On or before January 27, 2016, Plaintiffs shall file their motion for class certification;

(viii) On or before February 24, 2016, Defendant shall file its opposition to Plaintiff’s 

motion for class certification;

(ix) On or before March 23, 2016, Plaintiffs shall file their reply brief in further support of 

their motion for class certification;

(x) On April 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the Court shall hear oral argument on Plaintiffs’ 

motion for class certification;

(xi) On or before April 22, 2016, all other motions, including summary judgment, shall be 

filed;

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(xii) On or before June 1, 2016, oppositions to summary judgment motions shall be filed;

(xiii) On or before June 22, 2016, reply briefs in support of summary judgment motions 

shall be filed;

(xiv) On July 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the Court shall hear oral argument on any motions for 

summary judgment. 

(xv) On September 12, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the parties shall appear for a final pre-trial 

conference.

(xvi) On November 15, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., the parties shall appear to commence the jury 

trial.

By:/s/ Michael P. Esser 

Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)

michael.esser@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

555 California Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 439-1400

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

lefkowitz@kirkland.com

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice)

ross.weiner@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Attorneys for Defendant

CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER

By:/s/ Mark P. Kindall 

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703)

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice)

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice)

IZARD NOBEL LLP

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@izardnobel.com

rizard@izardnobel.com

nveno@izardnobel.com

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785)

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP

2125 Oak Grove Road

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Telephone: (925) 945-0200

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

Joseph J. DePalma (admitted pro hac vice)

Katrina Carroll (admitted pro hac vice)

LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC

Two Gateway Center, 12th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Telephone: (973) 623-3000

Facsimile: (973) 623-0858

jdepalma@litedepalma.com

kcarroll@litedepalma.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 28, 2015

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certify that all counsel of record who have consented to electronic 

service are being served with a copy of the attached Stipulation and [Proposed] Second Modified 

Scheduling Order via the CM/ECF system on April 27, 2015.

DATED: April 27, 2015 /s/ Mark P. Kindall

Mark P. Kindall

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