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

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DYKEMA GOSSETT LLC

Tamara A. Bush (197153) tbush@dykema.com

333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3100

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 457-1800

Facsimile: (213) 457-1850

DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC

John M. Thomas (266842,) jthomas@dykema.com

2723 South State Street, Suite 400

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Telephone: (734) 214-7613

Facsimile: (734) 214-7696

Attorneys for Defendant

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

DAVID BARANCO, JAMES ABBITT,

HARRIET ABRUSCATO, DONALD 

BROWN, DANIEL CARON, ANITA 

FARRELL, JOHN FURNO, JAMES 

JENKIN, ROGER KINNUNEN, GARY 

KUBBER and MALISA NICOLAU, 

individually and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a 

Delaware corporation; 

Defendants.

Case No. 3:17-CV-03580-EMC

Assigned to Hon. Edward M. Chen, Courtroom 5 – San Francisco

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND EXTEND DEFENDANT’S TIME 

TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS’ 

AMENDED COMPLAINT

Complaint Filed: June 21, 2017

1st Amend Complaint: August 18, 2017 Trial Date: None

Plaintiffs and Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY (“Ford”) (collectively 

the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff David Baranco filed a putative class action complaint in 

the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, on June 21, 2017 (the 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTEND DEFENDANT’S TIME TO RESPOND TO 

PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT

CASE NO. 3:17-CV-03580 

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“Original Complaint”);

WHEREAS, upon stipulation of the parties, Ford’s time to respond to the 

Original Complaint was extended to August 25, 2017; 

WHEREAS, on July 10, 2017, the Court entered a Case Management Order 

setting a case management conference for September 21, 2017;

WHEREAS, on August 18, 2017, before any response to the Original 

Complaint was filed, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint 

(“Amended Complaint”), which added ten additional plaintiffs from 7 additional 

states; 

WHEREAS, Ford’s response to the Amended Complaint is currently due on 

September 1, 2017;

WHEREAS, due to a trial in another matter for Ford’s counsel and the 

additional number of Plaintiffs and claims asserted in the Amended Complaint, Ford 

has requested and Plaintiffs have agreed to extend Ford’s time to respond to the 

Amended Complaint until October 16, 2017;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that adjourning the case management 

conference to a date after Ford responds to the Amended Complaint is appropriate to 

preserve judicial economy and the parties resources and to make the conference more 

efficient and useful; and

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant, as the filer of this document, attests that 

concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from each of the other 

signatories.

IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT: 

1. The last day for Ford to file a response to Plaintiffs’ Amended

Complaint in the above-entitled action shall be October 16, 2017; and

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MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTEND DEFENDANT’S TIME TO RESPOND TO 

PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT

CASE NO. 3:17-CV-03580 

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2. The Case Management Conference set for September 21, 2017 shall be

adjourned and reset to a new date after October 16, 2017, which shall be determined 

by the Court pursuant to its schedule. 

Dated: August 30, 2017 DYKEMA GOSSETT LLC

By: /s/ Tamara A. Bush

John M. Thomas

Tamara A. Bush

Attorneys for Defendant

FORD MOTOR COMPANY 

Dated: August 30, 2017 BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON LLP

By: /s/ Timothy G. Blood

Timothy G. Blood

Leslie E. Hurst

Attorneys for Plaintiff s 

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MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTEND DEFENDANT’S TIME TO RESPOND TO 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having reviewed the Parties’ Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order 

Concerning Time to File Response to Amended Complaint and Adjourning the Case 

Management Conference, and for good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED THAT: 

1. Defendant Ford Motor Company’s response to Plaintiffs’ Amended

Complaint in the above-entitled action shall be continued from September 1, 2017 to 

October 16, 2017; and

2. The Case Management Conference set for September 21, 2017 is

adjourned and reset to _________________________ at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:________________ By: ________________________________

HON. EDWARD M. CHEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTEND DEFENDANT’S TIME TO RESPOND TO 

PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT

CASE NO. 3:17-CV-03580 

November 21, 2017 10:00 a.m. 8/31/17

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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