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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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Case No. 3:11-CV-03003-JST (JCS) 0 -1-

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FURTHER AMENDING 

DAMAGES SUMMARY JUDGMENT ORDER

Scott D. Baker (SBN 84923) 

Email: sbaker@reedsmith.com 

Jonah D. Mitchell (SBN 203511) 

Email: jmitchell@reedsmith.com 

James A. Daire (SBN 239637) 

Email: jdaire@reedsmith.com 

Christine M. Morgan (SBN 169350) 

Email: cmorgan@reedsmith.com 

REED SMITH LLP 

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 543-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 391-8269 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SAFEWAY INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL RODMAN, on behalf of himself 

and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

SAFEWAY INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 3:11-CV-03003-JST (JCS) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FURTHER AMENDING 

DAMAGES SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

ORDER 

The Honorable Jon S. Tigar 

The parties to the above- captioned action, by and through their counsel, stipulate: 

WHEREAS, on March 10, 2014, this Court certified the following Class, solely for the 

purpose of bringing a breach of contract claim: 

All persons in the United States who registered to purchase 

groceries through Safeway.com at any time prior to November 15, 

2011, and made one or more purchases subject to the price markup 

implemented on or about April 12, 2010 (the “Class”). 

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Excluded from the Class are Defendant, as well as all employees of 

the judges assigned to this action in this Court, their spouses and any 

minor children living in their households, and other persons within a 

third degree relationship to any such federal judge; and finally, the 

entire jury venire called for jury service in relation to this lawsuit. 

Also excluded from the Class are any attorneys or other employees 

of any law firms hired, retained and/or appointed by or on behalf of 

the named Plaintiffs to represent the named Plaintiffs and/or any 

proposed Class members or proposed class in this lawsuit. 

(ECF No. 163); 

WHEREAS, on May 15, 2015, the parties jointly stipulated to dismiss with prejudice, 

pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff’s individual claims for 

violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq., False 

Advertising Laws, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500, et seq., and Consumers Legal Remedies Act, 

Cal. Civ. Code § 1750 (ECF No. 265); 

WHEREAS, on February 12, 2015, this Court granted partial summary judgment to 

Plaintiff and the Class and found that “Safeway breached the contract by charging Plaintiff and the 

Class members who registered beginning in 2006 more than the prices permitted under the terms 

of the contract” and that “[t]he Class is entitled to damages even for purchases which occurred 

after the Special Terms were amended on November 15, 2011” (ECF No. 237); 

WHEREAS, on August 31, 2015, the Court issued its Order 1) Denying Defendant’s 

Motion For Partial Summary Judgment 2) Denying Plaintiff’s Motion For Partial Summary 

Judgment As To Class Members Who Registered Prior To 2006 3) Granting Plaintiff’s Motion 

For Summary Judgment As To Damages (the “Damages MSJ Order”) (ECF No. 331); 

WHEREAS, the Damages MSJ Order found that the Class was entitled to recover damages 

in the amount of $30,979,262; 

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DAMAGES SUMMARY JUDGMENT ORDER

WHEREAS, on September 24, 2015, the parties submitted a Stipulation and [Proposed] 

Order Re Calculation of Damages Awarded by the Court pursuant to the Damages MSJ Order, and 

stated, among other things, that the $30,979,262 figure in the Court’s Damages MSJ Order 

included markup amounts for Class members, including those who registered before January 1, 

2006, whose claims had not yet been resolved (ECF No. 359); 

WHEREAS, on September 24, 2015, Court issued its Order Amending Prior Order in 

which it struck “$30,979,262” from the Damages MSJ Order and stated that it would file an 

Amended Order at the appropriate time (ECF No. 362); 

WHEREAS, as reflected in submissions by the parties and orders of this Court (ECF Nos. 

371, 373, 374, 376-80, 383), trial of this case was continued from October 7, 2015 to December 7, 

2015 and additional discovery was permitted; 

WHEREAS, on November 12, 2015, the parties submitted a Joint Stipulation and 

[Proposed] Order with respect to Class members who registered before January 1, 2006, 

stipulating that Class members who registered before January 1, 2006 entered into a contract with 

Safeway at the time of registration containing the following language: 

Product Pricing and Service Charges 

The prices quoted on our Web site at the time of your order are 

estimated prices only. You will be charged the prices quoted for 

Products you have selected for purchase at the time your order is 

processed at checkout. The actual order value cannot be determined 

until the day of delivery because the prices quoted on the Web site 

are likely to vary either above or below the prices in the store on the 

date your order is filled and delivered. 

(ECF No. 392); 

WHEREAS, in the November 12, 2015 Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order, the parties 

further stipulated that the Court’s prior summary judgment Orders (ECF Nos. 237 and 331) are 

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equally applicable to Class members who registered before January 1, 2006, as they are to Class 

members who registered between January 1, 2006 and November 14, 2011; 

WHEREAS, the parties’ November 12, 2015 Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order 

resolved all issues that remained for trial, and the parties stated that they would work together to 

determine the amount of damages due to Class members pursuant to the Court’s summary 

judgment Orders for submission to the Court; 

WHEREAS, on November 20, 2015, the Court issued its Order entering the Joint 

Stipulation submitted by the parties at ECF No. 392 (ECF No. 397); 

WHEREAS, the parties now wish to stipulate to the facts and findings set out below; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to the above-captioned action hereby stipulate and agree 

to the following: 

1. For the reasons stated in (a) the Court’s “Amended Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion 

for Partial Summary Judgment” dated February 12, 2015 (ECF No. 237), (b) sections I, 

II, IIIA, and the first and third sentences of the Conclusions in the Court’s “Order 1) 

Denying Defendant’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment 2) Denying Plaintiff’s 

Motion For Partial Summary Judgment As To Class Members Who Registered Prior 

To 2006 3) Granting Plaintiff’s Motion For Summary Judgment As To Damages” 

dated August 31, 2015 (ECF No. 331), (c) the parties’ “Stipulation and [Proposed] 

Order Re Calculation of Damages Awarded by the Court” dated September 24, 2015 

(ECF No. 359), (d) the Court’s “Order Amending Prior Order” dated September 24, 

2015 (ECF No. 362) and (e) the Court’s Order dated November 19, 2015 (ECF No. 

397), the certified class, including Plaintiff Michael Rodman, is entitled to recover 

damages for breach of contract against defendant Safeway Inc. in the amount of 

$30,979,262, plus pre-judgment interest computed at the rate of 10% per annum under 

California Civil Code Section 3289(b) from the date of each purchase transaction and 

continuing until the date the Court enters judgment. 

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2. The parties stipulate and agree to the following prejudgment interest calculations, 

depending on the date judgment is entered: 

3. Safeway continues to contest the Court’s prior orders (ECF Nos. 163, 237, 331), and 

reserves its right to appeal from the final judgment in this action and raise as issues in 

that appeal error in the Court’s prior orders or any other order made in this action. 

Dated: November 30, 2015 Dated: November 30, 2015 

REED SMITH LLP 

By: ___/s/ Jonah D. Mitchell*______________ 

Scott D. Baker (SBN 84923) 

Jonah D. Mitchell (SBN 203511) 

James A. Daire (SBN 239637) 

Christine M. Morgan (SBN 169350) 

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 543-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 391-8269 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SAFEWAY INC.

* Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to Civil Local 

Rule 5-1(i) regarding signatures, Jonah D. 

Mitchell hereby attests that concurrence in the 

filing of this document has been obtained. 

CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP 

By: ___/s/ Steven A. Schwartz_____________ 

Steven A. Schwartz (pro hac vice) 

Timothy N. Mathews (pro hac vice) 

361 W. Lancaster Ave. 

Haverford, PA 19041 

Telephone: (610) 642-8500 

Facsimile: (610) 649-3633 

James C. Shah (SBN 260435) 

Rose F. Luzon (SBN 221544) 

SHEPHERD, FINKELMAN, 

 MILLER & SHAH 

401 West A Street, Suite 2350 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 235-2416 

Facsimile: (866) 300-7367 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MICHAEL RODMAN and the Class 

DATE JUDGMENT 

ENTERED

PREJUDGMENT 

INTEREST ACCRUED AS 

OF DATE OF JUDGMENT 

Nov. 30, 2015 $10,905,505 

Dec. 1, 2015 $10,913,993 

Dec. 2, 2015 $10,922,481 

Dec. 3, 2015 $10,930,968 

Dec. 4, 2015 $10,939,455 

Dec. 5, 2015 $10,947,943 

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DAMAGES SUMMARY JUDGMENT ORDER

SO ORDERED: 

DATED: November 30, 2015 ________________________________ 

JON S. TIGAR 

United States District Judge 

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