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Stipulation and [Proposed] Fourth Modified Scheduling Order; Case No. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB 

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Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)

Michael.esser@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

555 California Street

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 439-1400

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

lefkowitz@kirkland.com

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice)

ross.weiner@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, N.Y. 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Attorneys for Defendant

CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785)

Michael S. Strimling (State Bar No. 96135)

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP

2125 Oak Grove Road

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Telephone: (925) 945-0200

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

mstrimling@bramsonplutzik.com

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703)

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice)

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice)

IZARD NOBEL LLP

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@izardnobel.com

rizard@izardnobel.com

nveno@izardnobel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALBA MORALES; LAINIE COHEN; LINDA 

CLAYMAN; and KENNETH DREW, on behalf of 

themselves and others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CONOPCO INC., d/b/a UNILEVER,

Defendant.

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CIV. NO. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

FOURTH MODIFIED SCHEDULING 

ORDER

The parties in the above-captioned matter, by and through their designated counsel, jointly 

move the Court to approve the following modification to the case schedule. 

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The parties in this case seek to modify the Third Modified Scheduling Order [Dkt. #47] (the 

“Order”). With the able assistance of Jonathan Marks, an experienced mediator, the parties 

successfully reached an agreement in principle earlier this month resolving the dispute, and are 

presently working to finalize both the Settlement Agreement and the documentation to support a 

Motion for Preliminary Approval. The Parties believe that it would be counterproductive to 

continue to litigate the case at this juncture, preferring to focus their efforts on expediting the 

conclusion of the formal agreement.

Although the Parties are very hopeful that the Settlement Agreement will be concluded 

rapidly and will be approved by the Court, if these events do not occur the Parties will need to 

continue the litigation. Accordingly, the Parties would like to extend the existing dates in the 

schedule by two months. In the event that the Parties had to continue the litigation, the current date 

for concluding fact discovery is not sufficient for taking the remaining depositions of fact witnesses 

that would need to be scheduled prior to beginning the expert phase of discovery. 

Based on the foregoing, the Parties suggest modifying the schedule set forth in the Order as 

follows:

Event Current Deadlines Proposed Amended 

Deadlines

Complete Discovery February 29, 2016 April 29, 2016

Plaintiffs Disclose Expert(s) / 

Produce Report(s)

March 31, 2016 May 30, 2016

Defendant Discloses Expert(s) / 

Produces Report(s) / Defendant 

Deposes Plaintiffs’ Expert(s) 

April 29, 2016 June 28, 2016

Plaintiffs Depose Defendant’s 

Expert(s) / Plaintiffs Disclose 

Rebuttal Expert(s) and/or Rebuttal 

Expert Report(s)

May 27, 2016 July 26, 2016

Defendant’s Depose Plaintiffs’ 

Rebuttal Expert(s)

June 17, 2016 August 17, 2016

Expert Discovery Closes June 24, 2016 August 23, 2016

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification

July 1, 2016 August 30, 2016

Defendant’s Opposition to 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification

July 29, 2016 September 27, 2016

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Plaintiffs’ Reply in Further Support 

of Their Motion for Class 

Certification

August 26, 2016 October 25, 2016

Oral Argument on Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Class Certification

September 9, 2016 November 8, 2016

All Other Motions (Including 

Summary Judgment)

September 23, 2016 November 22, 2016

Opposition to Summary Judgment 

Motions

October 28, 2016 December 30, 2016

Reply to Summary Judgment 

Oppositions

November 23, 2016 January 24, 2017

Oral Argument on Motion(s) for 

Summary Judgment

December 9, 2016 February 7, 2017

Final Pretrial Conference February 10, 2017 April 11, 2017

Trial April 7, 2017 June 5, 2017

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DATED: February 29, 2016

By: /s/ Michael P. Esser_______

Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)

Michael.esser@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

555 California Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 439-1400

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

lefkowitz@kirkland.com

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice)

ross.weiner@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Attorneys for Defendant

CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER

By: /s/ Mark P. Kindall

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703)

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice)

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice)

IZARD NOBEL LLP

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@izardnobel.com

rizard@izardnobel.com

nveno@izardnobel.com

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785)

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP

2125 Oak Grove Road

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Telephone: (925) 945-0200

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

Joseph J. DePalma (admitted pro hac vice)

Katrina Carroll (admitted pro hac vice)

LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC

Two Gateway Center, 12th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Telephone: (973) 623-3000

Facsimile: (973) 623-0858

jdepalma@litedepalma.com

kcarroll@litedepalma.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE to, and submit that, good cause is 

shown to support the following Third Modified Scheduling Order.

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. The parties’ stipulation to modify the Pretrial Scheduling Order is GRANTED; and the Order 

is modified as follows:

(i) On or before April 29, 2016, the parties shall complete fact discovery;

(ii) On or before May 31, 2016, Plaintiffs shall disclose expert(s) and produce expert(s) 

report(s);

(iii) On or before June 28, 2016, Defendant shall disclose expert(s), produce expert(s) 

report(s), and depose Plaintiffs’ expert(s);

(iv) On or before July 26, 2016, Plaintiffs shall depose Defendant’s expert(s), Plaintiffs 

shall disclose rebuttal expert(s) and rebuttal expert(s) report(s);

(v) On or before August 17, 2016, Defendant shall depose Plaintiffs’ rebuttal expert(s);

(vi) On or before August 23, 2016, expert discovery shall close (with all motions to 

compel heard and resulting orders obeyed on or before June 24, 2016);

(vii) On or before August 30, 2016, Plaintiffs shall file their motion for class certification;

(viii) On or before September 27, 2016, Defendant shall file its opposition to Plaintiff’s 

motion for class certification;

(ix) On or before October 25, 2016, Plaintiffs shall file their reply brief in further support 

of their motion for class certification;

(x) On November 14, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., the Court shall hear oral argument on 

Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification;

(xi) On or before November 22, 2016, all other motions, including summary judgment, 

shall be filed;

(xii) On or before December 30, 2016, oppositions to summary judgment motions shall be 

filed;

(xiii) On or before January 24, 2017, reply briefs in support of summary judgment motions 

shall be filed;

(xiv) On February 6, 2017 at 1:30 p.m., the Court shall hear oral argument on any 

motions for summary judgment;

(xv) On April 10, 2017 at 1:30 p.m., the Court shall meet with the parties and hold a final 

pretrial conference;

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(xvi) On June 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., the Court shall commence trial.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 29, 2016

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who have consented to electronic 

service are being served with a copy of the attached Stipulation and [Proposed] Fourth Modified 

Scheduling Order via the CM/ECF system on February 29, 2016.

DATED: February 29, 2016 /s/ Nicole A. Veno 

Nicole A. Veno

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