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Stipulation and [Proposed] 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

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

CONOPCO, INC. D/B/A UNILEVER

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)

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE, LLP

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@ikrlaw.com

rizard@ikrlaw.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] 

MODIFIED SCHEDULING ORDER

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

move the Court to approve the following modifications to the July 12, 2016 scheduling order [ECF 

No. 63] relating to the October 17, 2016 final approval hearing on the proposed Class Action 

Settlement. The Parties do not propose a change to the Final Approval Hearing date. However, 

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because the Notice Plan includes a multi-week media campaign, the Parties request leave to change 

some of the other deadlines relating to notice, opting out, briefing and filing a claim.

Specifically, Plaintiffs request that the media campaign described in the Notice Plan 

commence no later than August 1, 2016 and conclude by August 30, 2016. Plaintiffs will file 

motions for final approval and for approval of an award of attorneys’ fees, expenses and for approval 

of lead plaintiff awards by no later than September 12, 2016. The deadline for Class Members to file 

objections or requests to opt out of the Settlement would be September 30, 2016. Plaintiffs would 

file any response to objections, together with a final report on the effectuation of the notice plan, by 

October 7, 2016. Finally, the deadline for Class Members to file claim forms would be five business 

days after the October 17, 2016 Final Approval Hearing: October 24, 2017. This schedule will 

permit adequate time to complete the Notice Plan and provide Class Members with a minimum of 

four weeks after receiving notice to decide whether to object or opt out of the Settlement. It will also 

give Class Members access to Plaintiffs’ final approval brief and their submission relating to fees 

and expenses well before the deadline for filing objections or requests to opt out. Finally, Class 

Members can – if they choose – wait to see whether the Court approves the Settlement before filing 

claims. 

Based on the foregoing, the Parties suggest modifying the schedule set forth in the July 12, 

2016 Order [ECF No. 63] as follows:

Event Current Deadlines Proposed Amended 

Deadlines

Publication Notice August 11, 2016 Media campaign to begin 

by August 1, 2016 and be 

completed by August 30, 

2016

Deadline for Plaintiffs to file 

motions and supporting papers on 

Final Approval, attorneys’ fees and 

expenses, and lead plaintiff awards

September 12, 2016 September 12, 2016 

(no change)

Deadline for Class Members to file 

objections or submit requests to opt 

out of the Settlement

September 19, 2016 September 29, 2016

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Deadline to file reply (if any) in 

support of Final Approval Motion 

and/or motion for award of 

attorneys’ fees and expenses and 

lead plaintiff awards

Not listed October 7, 2016

Final Approval Hearing October 17, 2016 October 17, 2016 

(No change)

Deadline for Class Members to file 

Claim Forms

September 19, 2016 October 24, 2016

DATED: July 13, 2016

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)

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE, LLP

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@ikrlaw.com

rizard@ikrlaw.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

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice)

LAW OFFICE OF NICOLE A. VENO, LLC

573 Hopmeadow Street

Simsbury, CT 06070

Telephone: (860) 474-4024

Facsimile: (860) 717-3207

nveno@venolaw.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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ORDER

THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE to, and submit that, good cause is 

shown to support the following Fifth Modified Scheduling Order.

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. The parties’ stipulation to modify the July 12, 2016 scheduling order [ECF No. 63] is 

GRANTED; and the Order is modified as follows:

(i) Plaintiffs shall direct the Notice Administrator to commence the media campaign 

described in the Notice Plan submitted in support of the Motion for Preliminary 

Approval by no later than August 1, 2016, and complete it by no later than August 30, 

2016;

(ii) Plaintiffs shall file a motion for final approval of the Settlement, together with 

supporting papers, by no later than September 12, 2016;

(iii) Plaintiffs shall file any motion for approval of an award of attorneys’ fees and 

expenses, as well as any motion for lead plaintiff awards, by no later than September 

12, 2016;

(iv) Class members shall file any objections to the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, 

and/or Plaintiffs’ requests for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses and lead 

plaintiff awards, by no later than September 29, 2016;

(v) Class members shall file any requests for exclusion by no later than September 29, 

2016;

(vi) Responses to any objections or requests for exclusion shall be filed by no later than 

October 7, 2016, together with a final report on effectuation of the Notice Plan.

(vii) The Final Approval Hearing shall take place as scheduled on October 17, 2016, at 

1:30 p.m.

(viii) Class members who wish to receive a portion of the Settlement fund shall file claim 

forms by no later than October 24, 2016.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2016

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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

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

Scheduling Order via the CM/ECF system on July 13, 2016.

DATED: July 13, 2016 /s/ Mark P. Kindall 

Mark P. Kindall

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