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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: VOLKSWAGEN “CLEAN DIESEL” 

MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND 

PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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This Order Relates To:

ALL ACTIONS

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MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC)

PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 2: 

APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT 

OF PLAINTIFFS’ LEAD COUNSEL 

AND STEERING COMMITTEE 

MEMBERS

 

In Pretrial Order No. 1 (Dkt. No. 2), the Court noted that it intended to appoint a Plaintiffs’ 

Steering Committee(s) to conduct and coordinate the pretrial stage of this litigation with the 

defendants’ representatives or committee. The Court thus issues this Order to set forth the 

schedule and procedure for appointing Plaintiffs’ lead counsel(s) and steering committee(s). The 

Court may appoint steering committee members whose primary responsibility is to represent the 

interests of particular categories of putative plaintiff class members, for example, car owners or 

lessees, or car dealership plaintiffs.

The Court requires individual application for a lead counsel or steering committee position. 

Any attorney who has filed an action in this MDL litigation may apply for a lead counsel or 

steering committee position or both. All applications must be e-filed in the Master file, 15-MD2672, on or before Friday, January 8, 2016. 

Each attorney’s application shall include a resume no longer than two pages and a letter no 

longer than three pages (single-spaced) addressing the following criteria: 

(1) professional experience in this type of litigation, including MDL experience as lead or 

liaison counsel and/or service on any plaintiffs’ committees or subcommittees; 

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(2) the names and contract information of judges before whom the applicant has appeared 

in the matters discussed in response to no. 1 above; 

(3) willingness and ability to immediately commit to time-consuming litigation; 

(4) willingness and ability to work cooperatively with other plaintiffs’ counsel and defense 

counsel; 

(5) access to resources to prosecute the litigation in a timely manner; 

(6) willingness to serve as lead counsel, a member of a steering committee, or both; 

(7) the particular category or categories of plaintiffs the applicant wants to specifically 

represent (vehicle owners, lessees, dealerships or all plaintiffs, etc.); and 

(8) any other considerations that qualify counsel for a leadership position. 

Applications may also include an attachment indicating the names of other counsel who 

have filed cases in this MDL litigation and support the applicant’s appointment as lead counsel or 

a steering committee member.

All responses or objections to applications must be e-filed in the Master file, 15-MD-2672, 

on or before Thursday, January 14, 2016 and are likewise limited to three single-spaced pages. 

The Court will hold an initial case management conference on Thursday, January 21, 2016; at that 

time applicants will have the opportunity to address the Court briefly in person. Thereafter, the

Court will appoint lead counsel(s) and members of the steering committee(s) as promptly as 

practicable.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2015

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CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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