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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROSS STASIK, On His Own Behalf And 

On Behalf Of All Others Similarly 

Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA,

LTD.;

NYK LINE (NORTH AMERICA), INC.;

EUKOR CAR CARRIERS, INC.;

COMPAÑÍA SUD AMERICANA DE 

VAPORES, S.A.;

CSAV AGENCY NORTH AMERICA, 

LLC;

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD.;

‘K’ LINE AMERICA, INC.;

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES, LTD.;

MOL (AMERICA) INC.;

MOL LOGISTICS (U.S.A.), INC.;

NISSAN MOTOR CAR CARRIER CO., 

LTD.;

WORLD TRANSPORT CO., LTD.;

WORLD LOGISTICS SERVICE 

(U.S.A.), INC.;

TOYOFUJI SHIPPING CO., LTD.;

FUJITRANS U.S.A., INC.;

WALLENIUS LINES, AB;

WILH. WILHELMSEN HOLDING 

ASA;WILH. WILHELMSEN ASA; 

WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN 

LOGISTICS AMERICAS LLC; 

WWL VEHICLE SERVICES 

AMERICAS INC.; 

AMERICAN SHIPPING AND 

LOGISTICS GROUP; 

AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF 

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Civil No. 13CV1467 LAB BLM

CLASS ACTION

ORDER EXTENDING TIME 

FOR DEFENDANTS TO 

RESPOND TO THE CLASS 

ACTION COMPLAINT [CivLR 

7.2 & 12.1] 

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CARRIER, LLC; and

AMERICAN AUTO LOGISTICS, LP; 

and

AMERICAN LOGISTICS NETWORK, 

LLP,

Defendants

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HAVING FOUND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING in the Joint Motion For 

Order Extending Time For Defendants To Respond To The Class Action Complaint 

entered into by Plaintiff Stasik, the Wilhelmsen Defendants1, the MOL Defendants2, 

the NYK Defendants3, the “K” Line Defendants,

4 Compania Sud Americana De 

Vapores S.A. (“CSAV”), and Toyofuji Shipping Co., LTD. (collectively, the 

“Defendants”), the Court hereby enters the following orders:

1. Defendants shall have no obligation to respond to the Complaint in this 

action until after the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPMDL”) has 

entered an order in connection with the motion for transfer and consolidation and/or 

coordination in the matter pending before the JPMDL entitled IN RE: Vehicle 

Carrier Services Litigation, MDL No. 2471.

2. If this action is consolidated and/or coordinated for pretrial proceedings 

by the JPMDL, the Defendants shall, as permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, answer, 

move, or otherwise respond to a consolidated amended complaint (“CAC”) that 

consolidates this action and any Related Actions5 within 45 days after a CAC is 

 

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“Wilhelmsen Defendants” shall refer to the following defendants, only: Wilh. 

Wlhelmsen Holding ASA, Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, Wallenius Wilhelmsen 

Logistics AS, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Americas LLC, Wallenius Lines AB, 

WWL Vehicle Services Americas Inc., EUKOR Vehicle Carriers Inc., American 

Shipping and Logistics Inc., American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier, LLC, and American 

Auto Logistics, Inc; 

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“MOL Defendants” shall refer to the following defendants: Mitsui O.S.K. 

Lines, LTD., Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (U.S.A.), Inc., Nissan Motor Car Carrier 

Co., LTD., World Transport Co., LTD., and World Logistics Service (U.S.A.), Inc. 

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“NYK Defendants” shall refer to the following defendants: Nippon Yusen 

Kabushiki Kaisha and NYK Line (North America, Inc.). 

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“‘K’ Line Defendants” shall refer to the following defendants: Kawasaki 

Kisen Kaisha Ltd. and “K” Line America, Inc. 

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F. Ruggiero & Sons, Inc., et al. v. NYK Line (North America) Inc. et al., No. 

2:13-cv-03306-ES-SCM (D.N.J., May 24, 2013); Nelson, et al. v. Nippon Yusen 

(continued...)

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filed, unless the transferee court sets a different schedule. In the event Plaintiffs in 

any coordinated or related actions serves notice that they will not file a CAC, then 

the Defendants will have 45 days from the notice to respond to the Complaint.

3. If this action is not consolidated and/or coordinated for pretrial 

proceedings, the Defendants shall, as permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, answer, move,

or otherwise respond to the Complaint within 45 days after entry of any such order.

4. Defendants do not waive: (a) any jurisdictional defenses that may be 

available under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12; (b) any affirmative defenses under Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 8; (c) any other statutory or common law defenses that may be available to the 

Defendants; or (d) any right to seek or oppose any reassignment, transfer, or 

consolidation alternatives with respect to this action.

5. Nothing in this Order shall preclude Plaintiff Stasik or the Defendants 

from seeking to amend the filing deadlines set forth herein.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 7-17-13

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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(...continued)

Kabushiki Kaisha, et al., No. 3:13-cv-00604-HLA-MCR (M.D. Fla., May 24, 2013); 

MacQuarrie, et al. v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, et al., No. 3:13-cv-2409-JST 

(N.D. Cal., May 28, 2013); Knudson v. NYK Line (North America), Inc., No. 2:13-

cv-03485-ES-SCM (D.N.J., June 5, 2013); Adame v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki 

Kaisha, et al., No. 3:13-cv-00651-HLA-JBT (M.D. Fla., June 6, 2013); Martens 

Cars of Wash., Inc., et al. v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, et al., No. 3:13-cv02696-WHO (N.D. Cal., June 12, 2013); Levis, et al. v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki 

Kaisha, et al., No. 3:13-cv-02895-NMC (N.D. Cal., June 24, 2013); Spicer, et al. v. 

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), et al., No. 4:13-cv-02894-DMR (N.D. 

Cal., June 24, 2013); Stasik v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, et al., No. 3:13-cv01467-LAB-BLM (S.D. Cal., June 25, 2013); White v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki 

Kaisha, et al., 13-cv-01537-JAH-JMA (S.D. Cal., July 1, 2013); (collectively, the 

“Related Actions”).

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