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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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LIBA/2141669.1 

FORREST A. HAINLINE (SBN 64166)

fhainline@goodwinprocter.com 

ROBERT B. BADER (SBN 233165) 

rbader@goodwinprocter.com 

ELISE E. LEUNG (SBN 267250) 

eleung@goodwinprocter.com 

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

Three Embarcadero Center, 24th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Tel.: 415.733.6000 

Fax: 415.677.9041 

Attorneys for Defendant: 

Honest Tea, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

SCOTT WITTHOFF, an individual, on behalf 

of himself, the general public and those 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HONEST TEA, INC.; AND DOES 1 

THROUGH 50 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. CV-10-05442 (SBA) 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME TO MOVE TO REMAND 

AND TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT 

BY FOUR DAYS 

 

This stipulation is between Plaintiff SCOTT WITTHOFF (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant 

HONEST TEA, INC. (“Defendant”). The parties have agreed as follows: 

WHEREAS, on October 29, 2010, Plaintiff filed a class action complaint in San Francisco 

Superior Court; 

WHEREAS, on December 1, 2010, Defendant removed Plaintiff’s class action complaint 

to this Court (Dkt.# 1); 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND TIME Case No. CV-10-05442 (SBA) 

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WHEREAS, on December 8, 2010, Defendant filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint 

(Dkt. #5); 

In its notice of removal, Defendant argued that this Court has jurisdiction under the Class 

Action Fairness Act because the parties are diverse and there is more than $5 million in 

controversy; 

Plaintiff has stated that he intends to file an amended Complaint that will clarify that he is 

seeking on behalf of himself and a putative class a total of less than $5 million in damages, and 

proposed that Defendant stipulate to a remand of this action to state court; 

Plaintiff provided a draft amended complaint and proposed stipulation to remand this 

action to state court to counsel for Defendant on December 29, 2010; 

The current deadline for Plaintiff to file a motion for remand pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1447(c) and to file an amended complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a) is Monday, January 3, 

2011. 

So that the parties may attempt to reach a stipulated agreement concerning remand and an 

amended complaint, and in light of the unavailability of the principals of Defendant Honest Tea to 

review Plaintiff’s proposed amended complaint and proposed stipulation for remand before 

January 3, 2011 during the present holiday schedule, the parties jointly stipulate to and request that 

the Court order that Plaintiff’s deadlines for filing a motion to remand pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1447(c) and to file an amended complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a) be extended by four 

days, up to and including Friday, January 7, 2011. 

Neither party has previously requested an extension of time for this or any other deadline 

in this action. 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND TIME Case No. CV-10-05442 (SBA) 

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NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AND AGREE TO THE 

FOLLOWING: 

(1) Plaintiff’s deadline to move to remand this action to state court, pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1447(c) shall be extended from Monday, January 3, 2011 up to and including 

Friday, January 7, 2011. 

(2) Plaintiff’s deadline to file an amended complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

15(a) shall be extended from Monday, January 3, 2011 up to and including Friday, January 

7, 2011. 

DATED this 30th day of December, 2010 

/s/ Seth Safier Seth Safier (SBN: 197427) 

GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP 

 835 Douglass Street 

 San Francisco, California 94114 

 Telephone: (415) 336-6545 

 Facsimile: (415) 449-6469 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

/s/ Forrest A. Hainline III 

Forrest A. Hainline III (SBN: 64166) 

fhainline@goodwinprocter.com 

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

Three Embarcadero Center, 24th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Tel.: 415.733.6000 

Fax: 415.677.9041 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Honest Tea, Inc. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this _5th day of January, 2011. 

 ___________________________________ 

 The Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong 

 United States District Judge 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND TIME Case No. CV-10-05442 (SBA) 

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ATTESTATION OF SIGNATURE

(N.D. Cal. General Order No. 45) 

Pursuant to N.D. Cal. General Order No. 45 § X(B), I hereby attest under penalty of 

perjury that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained by all the signatories. 

Dated: December 30, 2010 By: /s/ Forrest A. Hainline III 

Forrest A. Hainline III 

PROOF OF SERVICE

I further certify that this document filed through the ECF system will be sent 

electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing 

(NEF) and paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non registered participants on this 30th 

day of December, 2010. 

 

/s/ Forrest A. Hainline III 

Forrest A. Hainline III 

 

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