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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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Elizabeth J. Cabraser (State Bar No. 83151) 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & 

BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: 415.956.1000 

Facstmile: 415.956.1008 

Email: ecabraser@lchb.com 

Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel 

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. 

William B. Monahan 

Darrell S. Cafasso 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 

125 Broad Street 

New York, New York 10004 

Telephone: (212) 558-4000 

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588 

Email: giuffrar@sullcrom.com 

Email: monahanw@sullcrom.com 

Email: cafassod@sullcrom.com 

Counsel for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N. V, 

FCA US LLC, Sergio Marchionne, VM Motori, 

S.p.A., and VM North America, Inc. 

Matthew D. Slater 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 974-1500 

Facsimile: (202) 974-1999 

mslater@cgsh.com 

Counsel for Robert Bosch LLC and Robert 

Bosch GmbH 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP 

ECODIESEL MARKETING, SALES 

PRACTICES, AND PRODUCTS 

LIABILITY LITIGATION 

[DC 646836_1] 

Case No. 3:17 -md-02777 -EMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO ADJUST BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE FOR CLASS PLAINTIFFS' 

MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 

The Honorable Edward M. Chen 

STIPULATION TO ADJUST BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR 

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WHEREAS, under the current schedule (Dkt. 300), the oppositions of Defendants 

2 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.Y., FCA US LLC, Sergio Marchionne, VM Motori S.p.A., and VM 

3 North America, Inc. (together, the "FCA Defendants") and Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert 

4 Bosch LLC (together, the "Bosch Defendants") (collectively, "Defendants") to Class Plaintiffs' 

5 Motion for Class Certification (the "Motion") are due on July 23, 2018, and Class Plaintiffs' reply 

6 brief in support of their Motion is due on August 20, 20 18; 

7 WHEREAS, on June 6, 2018, Class Plaintiffs filed their Motion and attached three 

8 expert declarations, as well as one expert report authored by Steven P. Gaskin; 

9 WHEREAS, on June 8, 2018, Defendants wrote to Class Plaintiffs to request that 

10 they produce, among other things, the input files and software programs used in Mr. Gaskin's 

11 analysis, which Defendants contended were needed to fully replicate Mr. Gaskin's results; 

12 WHEREAS, on June 13 and 14, 2018, Class Plaintiffs produced facts and data 

13 considered by Mr. Gaskin and their other experts, which Plaintiffs maintain included all facts and 

14 data considered by Mr. Gaskin and necessary to replicate Mr. Gaskin's analysis in his June 6 

15 report; 

16 WHEREAS, Defendants' experts studied the facts and data produced by Class 

17 Plaintiffs and report that they were unable to replicate Mr. Gaskin's analysis in his June 6 report, 

18 and as a result, through June 22, the parties exchanged several emails concerning information 

19 related to Mr. Gaskin's report that Defendants believed had not yet been produced; 

20 WHEREAS, the Parties met and conferred by phone on June 11 and June 22 in an 

21 attempt to resolve their dispute; 

22 WHEREAS, on June 19, at the request of Defendants, Class Plaintiffs created and 

23 produced an additional "Data Glossary for Sawtooth," which described certain terms used in a 

24 computer program used in Mr. Gaskin's analysis; 

25 WHEREAS, on June 24, 2018, Plaintiffs permitted Defendants' experts to 

26 question Mr. Gaskin for approximately an hour to resolve issues raised by Defendants regarding 

27 the replication of Mr. Gaskin's analysis in his June 6 report; 

28 WHEREAS, as a result of the Parties' numerous meet and confers, culminating on 

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June 24, 2018, and Defendants' belief that Defendants did not have the information necessary to 

2 replicate Mr. Gaskin's analysis until Class Plaintiffs provided certain information to Defendants 

3 on the June 24, 2018 meet-and-confer, the Parties have agreed (i) to extend the time for 

4 Defendants to file their oppositions to Class Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification until 

5 August 6, 2018, and (ii) to extend the deadline for Class Plaintiffs' reply brief in support of their 

6 Motion to September 3, 20 18; and 

7 WHEREAS, the Parties do not seek a continuance of the hearing date scheduled 

8 for September 17, 2018. 

9 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and 

10 among the Parties hereto, through their undersigned counsel, and subject to the Court's approval, 

ll that (i) Defendants shall file their oppositions to Class Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification 

12 by August 6, 2018, and (ii) Class Plaintiffs shall file their reply brief in support of their Motion by 

13 September 3, 2018. 

14 SO STIPULATED. 

15 Dated: June 27, 2018 

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[DC 646836 _ 1] 

Respectfully submitted, 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 

By: Is/ Robert J. Giu(fra. Jr. 

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. 

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. 

William B. Monahan 

Darrell S. Cafasso 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 

125 Broad Street 

New York, New York 10004 

Telephone: (212) 558-4000 

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588 

giuffrar@sullcrom.com 

monahanw@sullcrom.com 

cafassod@sullcrom.com 

Counsel for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N. V. , FCA US LLC, 

Sergio Marchionne, VM Motori, S.p.A., and VM North 

America, Inc. 

STIPULATION TO ADJUST BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR 

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Dated: June 27,2018 

Dated: June 27,2018 

[DC 646836_1] 

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMIL TON LLP 

By: Is/ Matthew D. Slater 

Matthew D. Slater 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 974-1500 

Facsimile: (202) 974-1999 

mslater@cgsh.com 

Counsel for Robert Bosch LLC and Robert Bosch GmbH 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

By: Is/ Elizabeth J Cabraser 

Elizabeth J. Cabraser 

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: ( 415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

ecabraser@lchb.com 

Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel and Chair of the Plaintiffs' Steering 

Committee 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER ADJUSTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR CLASS 

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 

Based on the foregoing Stipulation, the Court GRANTS the Parties' Stipulation to Adjust 

Briefing Schedule for Class Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ______ , 2018. 

Edward M. Chen 

United States District Judge 

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Motion hearing reset from 9/17/18 to 9/28/18 at 10:00 a.m. 6/28

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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ATTESTATION (CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-l{i)(3)) 

2 In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-I (i)(3), I attest the concurrence in the filing of this 

3 document has been obtained from the signatories. 

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Dated: June 27, 20I8 

[DC 646836_ I] 

Is/ Michael P. Devlin 

Michael P. Devlin 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 27,2018, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was 

electronically filed and served electronically via the Court's CM/ECF system, which will 

automatically serve notice to all registered counsel of record. 

[DC 646836_1] 

Is/ Michael P. Devlin 

Michael P. Devlin 

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