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Nature of Suit Code: 195
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS

CASE NO. C-09-03660 (SBA) 

[Counsel for Parties listed on signature pages.] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

HELEN TARAGAN; FRANCES 

JEANETTE TAYLOR; CLARENCE 

TAYLOR on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs and Class, 

v. 

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., a 

California corporation; NISSAN MOTOR 

COMPANY, LTD., a Japanese company 

Defendant. 

Case No. C-09-03660 (SBA) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER AMENDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT NISSAN 

NORTH AMERICA, INC.’S MOTION TO 

STRIKE THE TAYLOR PLAINTIFFS’ 

CLASS ALLEGATIONS AND MOTION 

TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT 

FOR DAMAGES AND EQUITABLE 

RELIEF_______________________________ 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS 

CASE NO. C-09-03660 (SBA) 

WHEREAS, Defendant Nissan North America, Inc.’s (hereinafter “Defendant”) 

Motion to Strike the Taylor Plaintiffs’ Class Allegations and Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ 

Complaint for Damages and Equitable Relief (hereinafter “Motions”) are scheduled to be heard 

on January 26, 2010; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Oppositions to the Motions are due on January 5, 2010 and 

Defendant’s Replies are due on January 12, 2010, per Local Rule 7-3(a)(c); 

WHEREAS, due to the intervening holidays, Plaintiffs respectfully request the 

following amended briefing schedule: January 8, 2010 as the new due date for the Plaintiffs’ 

Opposition to the Motions, January 15, 2010 as the new due date for the Defendant’s Replies; 

WHEREAS, Defendant does not oppose this amended briefing schedule as long as 

it does not affect the hearing date; 

WHEREAS, the amended briefing schedule is not being interposed to delay the 

resolution of these motions or the progress of this case; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES as follows: 

1. Plaintiffs’ Oppositions to the Motions is now due on January 8, 2010. 

2. Defendant’s Reply, if any, in support of the Motions is now due on 

January 15, 2010. 

3. Per the Court’s prior order, the hearing on the Motions shall take place 

onJanuary 26, 2010.

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS 

CASE NO. C-09-03660 (SBA) 

Dated: December 31, 2009 Respectfully submitted, 

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

By: /s/ Cecilia Han ______________

 Cecilia Han 

Elizabeth J. Cabraser (SBN083151) 

Scott P. Nealey (SBN193062) 

Cecilia Han (SBN 235640) 

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

DAWN M. BARRIOS (#2821) 

BRUCE S. KINGSDORF (#7403) 

BARRIOS, KINGSDORF & CASTEIX, L.L.P. 

701 Poydras Street, Suite 3650 

New Orleans, LA 70139-3650 

Telephone: (504) 524-3300 

Facsimile: (504) 524-3313 

J. VAN ROBICHAUX, JR.

ROBICHAUX LAW FIRM 

P.O. Box 792500 

New Orleans, LA 70179 

Telephone: (504) 525-3300 

Facsimile: (504) 282-6298 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Class 

Dated: December 31, 2009 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 

By: /s/ Jessica Davidson Miller__________

 Jessica Davidson Miller, Esq. 

John H. Beisner, Esq. 

Jessica Davidson Miller, Esq. 

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 

1440 New York Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

Attorneys For Defendants

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS 

CASE NO. C-09-03660 (SBA) 

ORDER

 The parties’ stipulated request to modify the briefing schedule is GRANTED. The Court 

hereby CONTINUES the hearing on the motion and Case Management Conference from January 

26, 2010 to February 9, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. 

Dated: 1/04/10 By: 

 Saundra Brown Armstrong 

 United States District Judge 

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