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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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Case No. 15-cv-05078 EMC STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION

ROSEMARY M. RIVAS (Bar No. 209147)

rrivas@finkelsteinthompson.com

QUENTIN A. ROBERTS (Bar No. 306687)

qroberts@finkelsteinthompson.com

FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON LLP

1 California Street, Suite 900

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 398-8700

Facsimile: (415) 398-8704

Interim Counsel for Plaintiffs Ehder Soto, Heney 

Shihad, Dan Shiner, and Mauri Sanders

Clark R. Nichols (pro hac vice)

CNichols@perkinscoie.com

PERKINS COIE LLP

The PSE Building 10885 N.E. Fourth Street, Suite 700 

Bellevue, WA 98004-5579

Telephone: 425.635.1400

Facsimile: 425.635.2400

Sunita Bali (Bar No. 274108) 

SBali@perkinscoie.com

PERKINS COIE LLP 

505 Howard Street, Suite 1000

San Francisco, CA 94105-3204

Telephone: 415.344.7000

Facsimile: 415.344.7050

Attorneys for Defendants

SAFEWAY INC. and THE VONS COMPANIES,

INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE SAFEWAY TUNA CASES Case No. 15-cv-05078 EMC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE THE JANUARY 26, 2017

CLASS CERTIFICATION FILING DATE 

TO FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Judge: Hon. Edward M. Chen

Courtroom: 5, 17th Floor

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Case No. 15-cv-05078 EMC STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION

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WHEREAS, the Court initially set a date of January 5, 2017 for Plaintiffs to file a motion 

for class certification;

WHEREAS, at the last case management conference with the Court on December 8, 2016, 

the parties informed the Court that they were continuing with settlement discussions and that due 

to Defendants’ witness unavailability in December 2016, they wished to continue the January 5, 

2017 class certification filing deadline by three weeks;

WHEREAS, the Court continued the January 5, 2017 class certification filing deadline to 

January 26, 2017;

WHEREAS, the parties have continued settlement discussions and Plaintiffs were prepared 

to take Defendants’ deposition on January 10, 2017 and January 18, 2017 pursuant to F.R.C.P. 

30(b)(6) except they wished to focus on settlement discussions and counsel for Defendants was ill;

WHEREAS, the parties have continued settlement discussions and expect those will either 

be completed in the next week and culminate in a settlement agreement or they will proceed with 

the litigation;

ACCORDINGLY, the parties by and through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate as 

follows:

1) The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their motion for class certification will be 

February 9, 2017 and the hearing will be scheduled for March 16, 2017.

DATED: January 20, 2017 FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON LLP

By: /s/ Rosemary M. Rivas

 Rosemary M. Rivas

Interim Counsel for Plaintiffs Ehder Soto, Heney 

Shihad, Dan Shiner and Mauri Sanders

DATED: January 20, 2017 PERKINS COIE LLP 

By: /s/ Clark R. Nichols 

Clark R. Nichols 

Attorneys for Defendants SAFEWAY INC. and THE 

VONS COMPANIES, INC.,

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Case No. 15-cv-05078 EMC STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION

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FILER’S ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1 regarding signatures, I attest under penalty of perjury that 

the concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from all signatories.

/s/ Rosemary M. Rivas

 Rosemary M. Rivas

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Based on the foregoing stipulation and good cause being shown, the Court hereby 

GRANTS the parties’ Stipulation. The Court hereby orders as follows:

The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their motion for class certification is continued to

February 9, 2017 and the hearing will be scheduled for March 16, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: ___________________________

 Hon. Edward M. Chen 

 United States District Court Judge

January 24, 2016

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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