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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 The Court has issued a case schedule in C 09-02563-JW (see Docket Item No. 25), but has

not yet done so in C 10-00387-JW.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Amnon Rosen, et al.,

Plaintiffs, /

Evangeline Red, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

Unilever United States, Inc., et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 09-02563 JW

NO. C 10-00387 JW

ORDER VACATING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;

GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

STAY DISCOVERY

These related cases are scheduled for a Case Management Conference on April 26, 2010. 

The parties submitted a Joint Case Management Statement. (See C 09-02563-JW Docket Item No.

54.) The parties disagree as to whether discovery should proceed at this time, in light of the fact that

the Court has taken under submission Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss in C 09-02563-JW and is set

to hear Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss in C 10-00387-JW on June 7, 2010. (See id. at 6-8, 10-11.)1

Defendants have moved to stay discovery in both cases. (See C 10-00387-JW Docket Item No. 50.)

Upon review of the parties’ submissions, the Court finds good cause to stay discovery in

both cases pending disposition of Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss. Judicial efficiency and cost to

the litigants is best served by proceeding with discovery only if these related cases survive the

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 In light of this Order, the Court DENIES as moot Defendants’ Motion to Stay Discovery

and Defendants’ Administrative Motion to Expedite Briefing Schedule for Defendant Unilever

United States, Inc.’s Motion to Stay Discovery. (C 10-00387-JW, Docket Item Nos. 50, 53.)

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 The Court also declines Defendants’ request to consolidate the cases and appoint lead class

counsel prior to ruling on the Motions to Dismiss. (See Joint Statement at 9-10.)

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Motions to Dismiss. Accordingly, the Court STAYS discovery in both cases pending resolution of

the Motions to Dismiss.2 The stay is without prejudice to the parties moving for an extension of the

discovery cutoff in C 09-02563-JW, should they find it necessary after the Court has ruled on the

Motions to Dismiss. In light of the stay, the Court VACATES the Case Management Conference.3

Dated: April 21, 2010 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Gregory Steven Weston greg@westonfirm.com

Janelle Jad Sahouria jsahouria@mofo.com

Jared Harrison Beck jared@beckandlee.com

John Joseph Fitzgerald jack@westonfirm.com

Kim E. Richman eli@reeserichman.com

Michael Robert Reese michael@reeserichman.com

William Lewis Stern wstern@mofo.com

Dated: April 21, 2010 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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