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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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STIP. TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE CONSOL. COMPLAINT AND CONTINUE INITIAL CMC 

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Eric H. Gibbs (SBN 178658) 

Dylan Hughes (SBN 209113) 

Steve Lopez (SBN 300540) 

GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP 

One Kaiser Plaza, Suite 1125 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 350-9700 

Facsimile: (510) 350-9701 

ehg@classlawgroup.com 

dsh@classlawgroup.com 

sal@classlawgroup.com 

Joseph G. Sauder (pro hac vice) 

Matthew D. Schelkopf (pro hac vice) 

CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP 

One Haverford Centre 

361 West Lancaster Avenue 

Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041 

Telephone: (610) 642-8500 

Facsimile: (610) 649-3633 

JGS@chimicles.com 

MDS@chimicles.com 

Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel 

[List of Counsel Continued on Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

IN RE: HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE 

LITIGATION 

Case No. 5:15-cv-1685-BLF 

Hon. Beth Labson Freeman 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO 

FILE CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT 

AND CONTINUE INITIAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

L.R. 7-12 

25'(5$33529,1*

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Plaintiffs Beth Graham and Elizabeth Mendoza, and Defendant Hyundai Motor America, who 

are the parties in the consolidated case pending before this Court, In re: Hyundai Sonata Engine 

Litigation, 5:15-cv-01685-BLF, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, this litigation arises out of allegations (denied by Defendant) that Hyundai 

manufactured, sold, and leased Sonata vehicles that have an engine defect that can cause sudden engine 

seizure; 

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiff Mendoza filed Mendoza v. Hyundai Motor Company, Ltd., 

No. 5:15-cv-1685-BLF on April 14, 2015, and counsel for Plaintiff Graham filed Graham v. Hyundai 

Motor America, Inc., No. 5:15-cv-2071-BLF, on May 7, 2015; 

WHEREAS, on June 24, 2015, the Court issued Orders consolidating the two cases under the 

present master docket and master file in Case No. 5:15-cv-1685-BLF, ordering Plaintiffs to file a 

consolidated complaint, and continuing the Initial Case Management Conference until October 15, 

2015; 

WHEREAS, on August 20, 2015, the Court issued an Order extending Plaintiffs’ time to file a 

consolidated complaint, currently due on October 8, 2015. 

WHEREAS, on September 8, 2015, the Court issued an Order appointing Eric H. Gibbs and 

David Stein of Gibbs Law Group LLP and Matthew D. Schelkopf and Joseph G. Sauder of Chimicles 

& Tikellis LLP as Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel; 

WHEREAS, since consolidation, counsel for the parties have met and conferred several times 

by telephone and in person, and have had several productive discussions regarding the allegations in the 

complaint, defenses to those allegations, scheduling, and potential resolution of this matter; 

WHEREAS, on September 2, 2015, the parties conferred with legal and engineering 

representatives from Hyundai and discussed a recall announced by the National Highway 

Transportation Safety Agency and Hyundai on September 24, 2015, whose details are described in the 

Safety Recall Report attached as Exhibit 1; 

WHEREAS, the parties are currently scheduled to enter mediation on October 29, 2015, with 

the assistance of Hon. James P. Kleinberg (Ret.) of JAMS; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that they will make substantial progress in their discussions 

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regarding resolution of this action in mediation and believe it will be the most efficient and expeditious 

manner of advancing this litigation; 

WHEREAS, as a result, the parties seek to extend Plaintiffs’ time to file a consolidated 

complaint and continue the Case Management Conference currently set for October 15, 2015. 

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE, subject to the Court’s approval, that: 

1. Plaintiffs’ time to file a consolidated complaint is extended until November 12, 2015; 

and 

2. The Case Management Conference set for October 15, 2015 shall be continued until 

November 19, 2015. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: October 1, 2015 GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP

By: /s/ Eric H. Gibbs 

 

Eric H. Gibbs 

Dylan Hughes 

Steve Lopez 

One Kaiser Plaza, Suite 1125 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 350-9700 

Facsimile: (510) 350-9701 

ehg@classlawgroup.com 

dsh@classlawgroup.com 

sal@classlawgroup.com 

 

Matthew D. Schelkopf 

Joseph G. Sauder 

CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP 

One Haverford Centre 

361 West Lancaster Avenue 

Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041 

Telephone: (610) 642-8500 

Facsimile: (610) 649-3633 

JGS@chimicles.com 

MDS@chimicles.com 

Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel 

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Dated: October 1, 2015 By: /s/ Shon Morgan 

 

Shon Morgan 

Joseph R. Ashby 

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART 

& SULLIVAN, LLP 

865 S. Figueroa St. 10th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Telephone: (213) 443-3252 

Facsimile: (213) 443-3100 

shonmorgan@quinnemanuel.com 

josephashby@quinnemanuel.com 

Counsel for Defendant Hyundai Motor America, Inc. 

* * * 

ORDER 

 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 HONORABLE BETH L. FREEMAN 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

2FWREHU

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ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURE 

 I, Eric H. Gibbs, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file the foregoing 

Stipulation to Extend Time to File Consolidated Complaint and Continue Initial Case Management 

Conference. In compliance with Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that the other signatories listed 

have concurred in this filing. 

Dated: October 1, 2015 By: /s/ Eric H. Gibbs 

 

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EXHIBIT 1 

 

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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004

Part 573 Safety Recall Report 15V-568

The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573

Manufacturer Name : Hyundai Motor America

Submission Date : SEP 10,2015

NHTSA Recall No. : 15V-568

Manufacturer Recall No. : 132

Manufacturer Information :

Manufacturer Name : Hyundai Motor America

Address : 10550 Talbert Avenue

Fountain Valley CA 92708

Company phone : 1-855-671-3059

Number of potentially involved : 470,000

Population :

Estimated percentage with defect : 2

Vehicle Information :

Vehicle : 2011-2012 Hyundai Sonata

Vehicle Type : LIGHT VEHICLES

Body Style : 

Power Train : GAS

Descriptive Information : Model Year 2011 and 2012 Hyundai Sonata vehicles manufactured at Hyundai 

Motor Manufacturing Alabama equipped with 2.0 liter and 2.4 liter Gasoline Direct 

injection engines.

Production Dates : DEC 11, 2009 - APR 12, 2012

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) Range

Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential VINs

Description of Defect :

Description of the Defect : Hyundai has determined that metal debris may have been generated from factory 

machining operations as part of the manufacturing of the engine crankshaft during 

the subject production period. As part of the machining processes, the engine 

crankshaft is cleaned to remove metallic debris. If the debris is not completely 

removed from the crankshaft’s oil passages, it can be forced into the connecting rod 

oiling passages restricting oil flow to the bearings. Since bearings are cooled by oil 

flow between the bearing and journal, a reduction in the flow of oil may raise 

bearing temperatures increasing the potential of premature bearing wear. A worn 

connecting rod bearing will produce a metallic, cyclic knocking noise from the 

engine which increases in frequency as the engine rpm increases. A worn 

connecting rod bearing may also result in illumination of the oil pressure lamp in 

the instrument cluster. If the vehicle continues to be driven with a worn connecting 

rod bearing, the bearing can fail, and the vehicle could stall while in motion.

FMVSS 1 :NR

FMVSS 2 :NR

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Part 573 Safety Recall Report 15V-568 Page 2

The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573

Description of the Safety Risk :An engine stall at higher speeds can increase the risk of a crash.

Description of the Cause : NR

Identification of Any Warning that can Occur : 1) Knocking noise from engine 

2) Illumination of engine warning lamp

Supplier Identification :

Component Manufacturer 

Name : NR

Address : NR

 NR

Country : NR

Chronology :

The 2011 Hyundai Sonata was the first Hyundai vehicle to use an engine manufactured in Hyundai’s Alabama 

engine factory. As is the case with any production process, revisions were made to the manufacturing 

processes. Of note, Hyundai initially used a mechanical deburring process to remove machining debris from 

the crankshaft. In April of 2012, Hyundai incorporated a high pressure “wet blast” process to remove metallic 

debris from the component. 

As the subject vehicles gained field experience, Hyundai became aware of engine-related warranty claims in 

the field. The vast majority of those claims evidenced that customers were responding to substantial noise, or 

the vehicle’s check engine light, and bringing their vehicles to service as a result of those warnings. Many 

customers also complained after the warranty was no longer available. In a relatively smaller number of 

instances, customers reported stalling events. However, the majority of those customers did not mention the 

speed at which the vehicle was moving at the time of the reported stalling event. These customers were also 

able to restart their vehicles and/or move the vehicles to the side of the road. 

In June, 2015, NHTSA raised the issue with Hyundai. Hyundai explained that, as of that time, it did not 

consider the issue to be safety-related due to the substantial warnings and the evidence that customers were 

responding to the warnings, among other reasons. Upon reviewing Hyundai’s information, the Office of 

Defects Investigation informed Hyundai of its concern over the potential for higher speed stalling events. 

These discussions occurred throughout August, 2015. On September 2, 2015, this issue was discussed at 

HMA’s Technical Committee meeting. At that time, Hyundai decided conduct the field action as a safety recall 

and to file this Defect Information Report. 

To date, there have been no reports of accidents or injuries attributed to this condition. 

Description of Remedy :

Description of Remedy Program : 1) Hyundai Motor America will notify owners of affected vehicles to 

return their vehicles to their Hyundai dealers to inspect, and if necessary, 

replace the engine assembly. 

2) Hyundai Motor America will increase the warranty for the engine 

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Part 573 Safety Recall Report 15V-568 Page 3

The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573

sub-assembly (short block) to 10 years/120,000 miles for both original and 

subsequent owners of 2011 and 2012 Sonatas manufactured at Hyundai 

Motor Manufacturing Alabama equipped with 2.0 liter and 2.4 liter Gasoline 

Direct injection engines. 

3) Hyundai will provide reimbursement to owners for repairs 

according to the plan submitted on November 2, 2014.

How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component : NR

Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : The cleaning process was revised in April 

2012 to utilize a hydraulic pressure “wet 

blast” process to clean the crankshaft oil 

passages.

Recall Schedule :

Description of Recall Schedule : NR

Planned Dealer Notification Date : NOV 09, 2015 - NOV 09, 2015

Planned Owner Notification Date :NOV 09, 2015 - NOV 09, 2015

* NR - Not Reported

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