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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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1306869.2 JOINT UPDATE RE SETTLEMENT

CASE NO. 3:14-CV-00560-SI (EDL) 

Matthew T. Heartney (Cal. Bar No. 123516) 

matthew.heartney@aporter.com 

Alex Beroukhim (Cal. Bar No. 220722) 

e.alex.beroukhim@aporter.com 

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 

777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844 

Telephone: 213.243.4000 

Facsimile: 213.243.4199 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Robert J. Nelson (Cal. Bar No. 132797)

rnelson@lchb.com 

Nimish R. Desai (Cal. Bar No. 244953) 

ndesai@lchb.com 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MICHAEL ALLAGAS, ARTHUR RAY 

and BRETT MOHRMAN, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., 

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. and 

DOES 1-10, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:14-cv-00560-SI (EDL)

JOINT UPDATE REGARDING 

SETTLEMENT 

Judge: Hon. Susan Illston 

Crtm: 1 

Action Filed: January 9, 2014 

Trial Date: None 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Susan Illston

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1306869.2 - 2 - JOINT UPDATE RE SETTLEMENT

CASE NO. 3:14-CV-00560-SI (EDL) 

Pursuant to the April 18, 2016 Stipulation and Order Regarding Settlement, the parties 

provide this update to the Court regarding the status of resolution. The parties are working 

diligently to finalize the agreement, including regular conference calls and frequent exchange of 

the many constituent documents. The parties will update the Court again on June 24, 2016 if the 

preliminary approval motion has not been filed by that time. The parties are sensitive to the fact 

that they have sought multiple extensions since filing the April 18, 2016 stipulation. Substantial 

progress has been made on this complex settlement, and the parties anticipate that no additional 

extensions may be needed. 

As the parties have advised the Court in prior updates, since executing the Memorandum 

of Understanding on March 1, 2016, they have been working diligently to finalize the settlement 

and to present it to the Court for preliminary approval. This work includes, inter alia, preparing 

the following: the settlement agreement; the amended complaint consistent with the proposed 

settlement; the protocols for claims and for the remediation work that claimants are entitled to 

under the settlement; the documents related to the processing of claims, including claim forms; 

and the long and short form notices as well as the notice plan, in consultation with a notice 

provider. The parties have also been actively meeting and conferring on the selection of an 

independent claims administrator, and interviewing same. 

 Respectfully submitted,

Dated: June 3, 2016 ARNOLD & PORTER LLP

 By: Matthew T. Heartney

Matthew T. Heartney (Cal. Bar No. 123516) 

matthew.heartney@aporter.com 

Alex Beroukhim (SBN 220722) 

e.alex.beroukhim@aporter.com 

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 

777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844 

Telephone: (213) 243-4000 

Facsimile: (213) 243-4199 

Attorneys for Defendants

BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. and HOME 

DEPOT U.S.A., INC.

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1306869.2 - 3 - JOINT UPDATE RE SETTLEMENT

CASE NO. 3:14-CV-00560-SI (EDL) 

Dated: June 3, 2016 By: /s/ Robert J. Nelson 

Robert J. Nelson (Cal. Bar No. 132797) 

rnelson@lchb.com 

Nimish R. Desai (Cal. Bar No. 244953) 

ndesai@lchb.com 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

David M. Birka-White (Cal. Bar No. 85721) 

dbw@birka-white.com 

Mindy M. Wong (Cal. Bar No. 267820) 

mwong@birka-white.com 

BIRKA-WHITE LAW OFFICES 

65 Oak Court 

Danville, CA 94526 

Telephone: (925) 362-9999 

Facsimile: (925) 362-9970 

 John T. Spragens (pro hac vice) 

jspragens@lchb.com 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

One Nashville Place 

150 4th Ave North, Suite 1650 

Nashville, TN 37219 

Telephone: (615) 313-9000 

Facsimile: (615) 313-9965 

Attorney for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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