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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:478724528.1 STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CMC TO SEPT. 13

George 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 Plaintiff and the Proposed Class

[Additional Counsel for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class Listed 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 

Facsimile: 415.434.3947 

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

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

SEPTEMBER 6 CMC TO SEPTEMBER 13 

[L.R. 6.2, 7-12, & 16-2]

TAC Filed: June 6, 2016 

Action Removed: March 23, 2016 

Trial Date: None Set

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

SMRH:478724528.1 STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CMC TO SEPT. 13

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 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

1. WHEREAS, on May 5, 2016, the Court issued an order setting a Case Management 

Conference for September 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. (Dkt. 20); 

2. WHEREAS, lead counsel for Defendants has a scheduling conflict that will prevent 

him from attending the Case Management Conference on September 6, 2016; 

3. WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and have agreed to continue the 

Case Management Conference from September 6, 2016 to September 13, 2016, or the next date 

upon which the Court is available to conduct the Case Management Conference;

4. WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 6-2(a)(2), 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; and

• 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. 

6. WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 6-2(a)(3), the parties inform the Court that the 

requested continuance would have no effect on the schedule for the case beyond delaying the Case 

Management Conference for one week. 

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

SMRH:478724528.1 STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CMC TO SEPT. 13

STIPULATION

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, by and 

through their respective counsel, that the Case Management Conference currently set for 

September 6, 2016 is continued to September 13, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., or the next date upon which 

the Court is available to conduct the Case Management Conference. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 3, 2016 ROSE LAW GROUP, PC

By /s/ Kathryn Honeker

KATHRYN HONEKER (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 

 lnageotte@roselawgroup.com 

 apetrolle@roselawgroup.com 

 docket@roselawgroup.com 

Additional Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed 

Class

Dated: August 3, 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

SMRH:478724528.1 STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CMC TO SEPT. 13

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________, 2016 

The Hon. William H. Orrick

United States District Judge

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