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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE FORD TAILGATE LITIGATION Case No. 11-cv-02953-RS 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

AMEND JUDGMENT AND SETTING 

TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

On November 25, 2015, the Court granted defendant Ford Motor Company’s motion for 

summary judgment and ordered the clerk to close the file in this matter. On December 21, 2015, 

plaintiffs sent a letter to the court requesting the judgment be clarified to reflect its limited 

application to the named plaintiffs from California, New Jersey, and Florida. Subsequently, on 

December 28, 2015, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal.

Plaintiffs’ letter will be construed as a motion to alter or amend the judgment under Rule 

59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court retains jurisdiction to adjudicate this 

request because a timely-filed Rule 59(e) motion holds in abeyance a premature notice of appeal. 

See Fed. R. App. Proc. 4(a)(4)(A)(iv); Schroeder v. McDonald, 55 F.3d 454, 458–59 (9th Cir. 

1995) (noting Rule 4(a)(4) “provide[s] that when a notice [of appeal] is prematurely filed, it shall

be in abeyance and become effective upon the date of entry of an order disposing of the Rule 59(e) 

motion”).

Given that the November 25, 2015, order granted Ford’s summary judgment motion only 

as to the California, New Jersey, and Florida plaintiffs’ claims, plaintiffs’ motion to amend the 

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judgment will be granted.1 Additionally, the Clerk is directed to reopen the file in this matter. 

A Case Management Conference shall be held on January 28, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. All 

parties shall appear telephonically and must contact Court Conference at (866) 582-6878 at least 

one week prior to the Conference to arrange their participation. The parties shall file a Joint Case 

Management Statement at least one week prior to the Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 11, 2016

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RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

 

1 An amended judgment will issue simultaneously with this order.

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