Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_17-md-02777/USCOURTS-cand-3_17-md-02777-14/pdf.json

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

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1568123.3 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE 

LIMITS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING 

CASE NO. 3:17-MD-02777-EMC

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 

Facsimile: 415.956.1008 

Email: ecabraser@lchb.com 

Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel 

(Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee Members Listed on 

Signature Page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP

ECODIESEL® MARKETING, SALES 

PRACTICES, AND PRODUCTS 

LIABILITY LITIGATION 

 This Document Relates to: 

MDL 2777 EMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO EXTEND 

PAGE LIMITS FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION BRIEFING 

The Honorable Edward M. Chen 

DORU BALI, et al., on behalf of themselves and 

all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V., FCA 

US LLC, SERGIO MARCHIONNE, VM MOTORI 

S.p.A., VM NORTH AMERICA, INC., ROBERT 

BOSCH GmbH, and ROBERT BOSCH LLC, 

Defendants. 

(modified)

Case 3:17-md-02777-EMC Document 325 Filed 06/05/18 Page 1 of 6
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1568123.3 -1- 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE 

LIMITS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING 

CASE NO. 3:17-MD-02777-EMC 

WHEREAS, under the Court-ordered schedule (Dkt. 300), Class Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Class Certification is due on June 6, 2018; the oppositions of Defendants Fiat Chrysler 

Automobiles N.V., FCA US LLC, Sergio Marchionne, VM Motori S.p.A., and VM North 

America, Inc. (together, the “FCA Defendants”) and Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch LLC 

(together, the “Bosch Defendants”) (collectively, “Defendants”) are due on July 23, 2018; and 

Class Plaintiffs’ reply brief in support of their Motion is due on August 20, 2018; 

WHEREAS, all parties believe that, to adequately address the relevant class certification 

issues, they will require more pages than the default amount of pages permitted under the Local 

Rules; and 

WHEREAS, following a meet-and-confer process, the parties do not oppose and agree to 

the page-limit extensions proposed herein. 

IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED AND AGREED by the Parties, through their 

respective counsel of record, that, subject to the Court’s approval, (1) Class Plaintiffs shall have 

up to 50 pages for their brief in support of class certification; (2) the FCA Defendants and the 

Bosch Defendants shall have up to 100 pages in the aggregate for their briefs in opposition to 

class certification, to be divided between the FCA Defendants and the Bosch Defendants as 

appropriate and to avoid duplication; and (3) Class Plaintiffs shall have up to 50 pages for their 

reply in support of class certification. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 5, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

By: /s/ 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 

Case 3:17-md-02777-EMC Document 325 Filed 06/05/18 Page 2 of 6
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1568123.3 -2- 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE 

LIMITS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING 

CASE NO. 3:17-MD-02777-EMC 

Dated: June 5, 2018 SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 

By: /s/ Robert J. Giuffra, 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, V.M. Motori, S.p.A., and V.M. North 

America, Inc. 

Dated: June 5, 2018 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

Case 3:17-md-02777-EMC Document 325 Filed 06/05/18 Page 3 of 6
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1568123.3 1 

 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE 

LIMITS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING

CASE NO. 3:17-MD-02777-EMC 

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: June 5th, 2018 /s/ Elizabeth J. Cabraser 

 Elizabeth J. Cabraser 

Case 3:17-md-02777-EMC Document 325 Filed 06/05/18 Page 4 of 6
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1568123.3 1 

 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE 

LIMITS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING

CASE NO. 3:17-MD-02777-EMC 

[PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING PAGE LIMITS 

Based on the foregoing Stipulation, the Court ORDERS as following: 

(1) Class Plaintiffs shall have up to ____ pages for their brief in support of class 

certification; 

(2) the FCA Defendants and the Bosch Defendants shall have up to ____ pages in the 

aggregate for their briefs in opposition to class certification, to be divided between the FCA 

Defendants and the Bosch Defendants as appropriate and to avoid duplication; and 

(3) Class Plaintiffs shall have up to ____ pages for their reply in support of class 

certification. 

Dated: , 2018 

 The Honorable Edward M. Chen 

 

50 75 35 6/5

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

Case 3:17-md-02777-EMC Document 325 Filed 06/05/18 Page 5 of 6
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1568123.3 1 

 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND PAGE 

LIMITS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING

CASE NO. 3:17-MD-02777-EMC 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 5, 2018, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was 

electronically filed and served via the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will automatically service 

notice to all registered counsel of record. 

 /s/ Elizabeth J. Cabraser 

 Elizabeth J. Cabraser 

 

Case 3:17-md-02777-EMC Document 325 Filed 06/05/18 Page 6 of 6