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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

SMRH:478874885.2 STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CONTINUING SEPT. 13 CMC

ROSE LAW GROUP

Kathryn Honecker (admitted pro hac vice) 

Lauren Nageotte (admitted pro hac vice) 

Audra Petrolle (admitted pro hac vice) 

7144 E Stetson Drive, Suite 300 

Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 

Telephone: 480.505.3936 

Email: khonecker@roselawgroup.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class [Additional Counsel on Signature Page] 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

P. CRAIG CARDON, Cal. Bar No. 168646 

BENJAMIN O. AIGBOBOH, Cal. Bar No. 268531 

ERIC J. DIIULIO, Cal. Bar No. 301439 

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-4109 

Telephone: 415.434.9100 

Email: ccardon@sheppardmullin.com 

 baigboboh@sheppardmullin.com 

 ediiulio@sheppardmullin.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

WILLIAM RUSHING, Individually and on 

Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v. 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., a Delaware 

corporation, also d/b/a Williams-Sonoma and 

Williams-Sonoma Home; WILLIAMSSONOMA DTC, INC., a California 

corporation; WILLIAMS-SONOMA 

ADVERTISING, INC., a California 

corporation; WILLIAMS-SONOMA STORES, 

INC., a California corporation; POTTERY 

BARN, INC., a California corporation; 

POTTERY BARN KIDS, INC., a California 

corporation, also d/b/a Pottery Barn Baby; 

POTTERY BARN TEEN, INC., a California 

corporation also d/b/a PB Teen and PB Dorm; 

WEST ELM, INC., a California corporation; 

and DOES 1-30, 

Defendants.

Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

Assigned to the Hon. William H. Orrick

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER 

CONTINUING SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 

INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Complaint Filed: January 29, 2016 

Action Removed: March 23, 2016 

TAC Filed: June 6, 2016 

Trial Date: None Set

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-2- Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

SMRH:478874885.2 STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CONTINUING SEPT. 13 CMC

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4) and N.D. Cal. Local Rules 6-2, 7-12, and 16-2(e), 

Plaintiff William Rushing (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Williams-Sonoma 

DTC, Inc., Williams-Sonoma Advertising, Inc., Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., Pottery Barn, Inc., 

Pottery Barn Kids, Inc., Pottery Barn Teen, Inc., and West Elm, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”), 

by and through their respective counsel, stipulate as follows: 

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on August 15, 2016, the Court issued an Order Granting in Part Motion to 

Dismiss (“Order”) and directed Plaintiff to file an amended complaint within 30 days of the Order, 

i.e., by September 14, 2016; 

WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference is currently scheduled for 

September 13, 2016 (Dkt. 35); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendants have conferred and agree that continuing the Initial

Case Management Conference until after Plaintiff has filed his amended complaint pursuant to the 

Order and Defendants have responded will not, at this early stage, have a significant effect on the 

overall schedule for this case, and would be in the parties’ best interests and in the interest of 

judicial economy, as such a continuance would enable both the parties and the Court to focus 

attention and resources on the issues that will proceed in the litigation.

WHEREAS, all previous time modifications in the case are as follows:

• on March 29, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend Defendants’ time to respond to 

the First Amended Complaint from March 30, 2016 to April 20, 2016; 

• on May 5, 2016, pursuant to stipulation of the parties, the Court continued the June 

21, 2016 Case Management Conference to September 6, 2016; 

• on June 23, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend Defendants’ time to respond to 

the Third Amended Complaint from June 23, 2016 to June 27, 2016; and 

• on August 4, 2016, pursuant to stipulation of the parties, the Court continued the 

September 6, 2016 Case Management Conference to September 13, 2016. 

WHEREAS, Eric DiIulio attests that Kathryn Honecker concurs in filing this Stipulated 

Request For Order Continuing September 13, 2016 Initial Case Management Conference.

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-3- Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

SMRH:478874885.2 STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CONTINUING SEPT. 13 CMC

THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court issue an order as 

follows: 

• Plaintiff shall file his amended complaint on September 14, 2016; 

• Defendants shall file a response on or before October 3, 2016; 

• If Defendants’ response is an answer, the Initial Case Management 

Conference shall be continued to November 1, 2016; and 

• If Defendants’ response is a motion to dismiss, the Initial Case Management 

Conference shall be continued to the first available date at least 30 days 

after the Court issues an order on Defendants’ motion.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 17, 2016 ROSE LAW GROUP, PC

By /s/ Kathryn Honecker

Kathryn Honecker (admitted pro hac vice)

Lauren Nageotte (admitted pro hac vice) 

Audra Petrolle (admitted pro hac vice) 

-andGeorge Richard Baker, Cal. Bar No. 224003 

BAKER LAW, PC

436 N. Stanley Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90036

Telephone: 323.452.9685 

Email: richard@bakerlawpc.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

Dated: August 17, 2016 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/Eric J. DiIulio

P. Craig Cardon

Benjamin O. Aigboboh 

Eric J. DiIulio

Attorneys for Defendants

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-4- Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________, 2016 

The Hon. William H. Orrick

United States District Judge

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