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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PRETRIAL ORDER 

REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY OF SETTLEMENT 

DOCUMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

MDL NO. 17-MD-2777-EMC

Elizabeth J. Cabraser (State Bar No. 083151)

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & 

BERNSTEIN, LLP

275 Battery Street, 29th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

Telephone: (415) 956-1000

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008

Email: ecabraser@lchb.com

Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel

Leigh P. Rendé (PA Bar No. 203452)

Joseph W.C. Warren (D.C. Bar No. 452913)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

JUSTICE

Environment and Natural Resources Division

Environmental Enforcement Section

P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, DC 20044-7611

Telephone: (202) 514-1461

Email: leigh.rende@usdoj.gov

Email: joseph.warren@usdoj.gov

Counsel for the United States

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, V.M. Motori S.p.A., 

V.M. North America, Inc., and Sergio 

Marchionne

Matthew Slater

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & 

HAMILTON LLP

2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

Telephone: (202) 974-1500

Facsimile: (202) 974-1999

Email: 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

No. 3:17-md-02777-EMC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY OF 

SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS AND 

COMMUNICATIONS

Hon. Edward M. Chen

WHEREAS, with the assistance of the Settlement Master (Kenneth Feinberg), the United 

States, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “United States”); the 

Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (the “PSC), on behalf of the consumer and reseller dealer putative 

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class plaintiffs (together with the United States, “Plaintiffs”); FCA US LLC, Fiat Chrysler 

Automobiles N.V., V.M. Motori S.p.A., VM North America, Inc., and Sergio Marchionne 

(collectively, “FCA”); Robert Bosch LLC, and Robert Bosch GmbH (together with FCA, 

“Defendants”); and the California Air Resources Board and the California Office of the Attorney 

General (together, “California”), have been discussing and will continue to discuss pre-trial 

resolution of claims asserted in this Action;

WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs, Defendants and California are, collectively, the “Participants” 

under this Order, and

WHEREAS, the Participants wish to provide for the confidentiality of Settlement

Documents and Communications to the extent provided by, and in accordance with, the terms of 

this Order and with Pretrial Order No. 6, which was previously issued by the Court;

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby STIPULATED, AGREED AND ORDERED:

1. Pursuant to the Court’s inherent authority and Federal Rule of Evidence 408, every 

recipient of this Order shall treat all drafts and final version of any and all term sheets, 

appendices, release agreements, consent decrees, and any communications (written, oral or 

electronic) regarding resolution or partial resolution of claims related to the model year 2014–

2016 Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee light-duty vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter V6 diesel 

engines (“Vehicles”), including the substance of any discussions and any document prepared in 

connection therewith (collectively, “Settlement Documents and Communications”), as strictly 

confidential. 

2. A Participant who obtains Settlement Documents and Communications under this

Order from another Participant may share such information with those attorneys or employees of 

the receiving Participant who, in the opinion of such Participant, are responsible for these 

settlement negotiations or have a need to know such information to perform their official duties, 

provided that such attorneys or employees have affirmed in writing, before receiving any 

Settlement Documents and Communications, that they have read this Order and agree to be bound 

by its terms and conditions. Likewise, a Participant who obtains Settlement Documents and

Communications under this Order also may share such information with those consultants and 

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experts of the Participant who are assisting in the negotiations and who, in the opinion of such 

Participant, require access to provide such assistance, provided that any such person has affirmed

in writing before receiving any Settlement Documents and Communications that he or she has

read this Order and agrees to be bound by its terms and conditions. 

3. Each of the five Participants shall designate one individual (“Coordinator”) who 

shall be responsible for keeping a list of all individuals who have received copies of Settlement 

Documents and Communications from the Participant. This list shall include the name, title and 

affiliation of each individual provided with Settlement Documents and Communications. Each 

Coordinator shall periodically provide updated copies of these lists to the Settlement Master. 

Except in the event of a good-faith claim of violation of this Order, Participants agree not to 

request copies of these lists or the identities of the individuals on them. The list of individuals 

provided to the Settlement Master may exclude the identities of consulting experts retained by the 

Participants who have received copies of Settlement Documents and Communications, provided 

that the Coordinator maintains a record of the certifications by such experts of agreement to be 

bound by this Order. Each Coordinator shall note any such exclusions on the updated lists 

provided to the Settlement Master.

4. In communications among the United States, California, and FCA (“Group of 

Three”), each Participant may discuss and share with other Group of Three members Settlement 

Documents and Communications that it received from another member of the Group of 

Three. When communicating with other Participants or with the Settlement Master, FCA may 

not discuss, refer to, or reveal, in whole or in part, the substance of any Settlement Document and 

Communication that it received from either the United States or California without the advance 

written permission of both government parties, including but not limited to (1) any offer of 

compromise made by the United States or California or (2) any statement made by the United 

States or California in responding to an offer of compromise or other Settlement Document and 

Communication. Likewise, when communicating with other Participants or with the Settlement 

Master, neither the United States nor California may discuss, refer to, or reveal, in whole or in 

part, the substance of any Settlement Document and Communication that it received from another 

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member of the Group of Three without that member’s advance written permission, including but 

not limited to (1) any offer of compromise made by another member of the Group of Three or 

(2) any statement by another member of the Group of Three responding to an offer of 

compromise or other Settlement Document and Communication. Nothing herein prevents a 

member of the Group of Three from sharing and discussing Settlement Documents and 

Communications for which it is the sole originator, provided that the release of such information 

is made to a Participant or the Settlement Master and the release otherwise complies with the 

restrictions imposed by this Paragraph 4. 

5. No Participant or individual subject to this Order shall share Settlement 

Documents and Communications, whether draft or final, with any individual not employed by or 

retained on behalf of a Participant, as defined herein, without express written consent by all 

Participants. Prior to receiving any Settlement Documents and Communications pursuant to this 

paragraph, each non-party individual must be provided a copy of this Order and must agree in 

writing to be bound by it. 

6. Settlement Documents and Communications shall not be released under the 

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, and any corresponding state open records acts 

absent good cause shown in this proceeding. 

7. Any person found to be in violation of this Order will be subject to imposition of 

sanctions. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Dated: March 7, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP

By:/s/ Elizabeth J. Cabraser

Elizabeth J. Cabraser

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

Dated: March 7, 2018

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

By:/s/ Leigh P. Rendé

Joseph Warren

Leigh P. Rendé

United States Department of Justice

Environmental Enforcement Section

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division

P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044-7611

Telephone: (202) 514-1461

Facsimile: (202) 514-0097

Leigh.rende@usdoj.gov

Government Coordinating Counsel

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Dated: March 7, 2018

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

By:/s/ Robert J. Giuffra, Jr.

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr.

William B. Monahan

Darrell S. Cafasso

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, V.M. Motori S.p.A., 

V.M. North America, Inc., and Sergio 

Marchionne

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP

By:/s/ 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

FOR CALIFORNIA: 

Dated: March 7, 2018 By: /s/ Judith Fiorentini_______________

Judith Fiorentini

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

Jon Worm

Deputy Attorney General

California Attorney General’s Office

600 West Broadway, Suite 1800

San Diego, California 92101

Phone: (619) 738-9343

Facsimile: (619) 645-2271

judith.fiorentini@doj.ca.gov

jon.worm@doj.ca.gov

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ATTESTATION (CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3))

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest the concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the signatories.

Dated: March 7, 2018 /s/ Leigh P. Rendé

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on March 7, 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.

/s/ Leigh P. Rendé

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