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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

EXTEND TRIAL DATES 

NO. CV 13-3072-EMC

RANDALL W. EDWARDS (S.B. #179053)

redwards@omm.com 

E. CLAY MARQUEZ (S.B. #268424) 

cmarquez@omm.com 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3823 

Telephone: (415) 984-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701 

BRIAN C. ANDERSON (S.B. #126539) 

banderson@omm.com 

SCOTT M. HAMMACK (pro hac vice) 

shammack@omm.com 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

1625 Eye Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20006-4001 

Tеlephone: (202) 383-5300 

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414 

Attorneys for Defendant Ford Motor Company

WARREN E. PLATT (S.B. #154086)

wplatt@swlaw.com 

SNELL & WILMER LLP 

Plaza Tower 

600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1400 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

Telephone: (714) 427-7000 

Facsimile: (714) 427-7799 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

In re: 

MYFORD TOUCH CONSUMER LITIGATION 

Case No. CV 13-3072-EMC

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND 

TRIAL DATE AND RELATED 

PRETRIAL DEADLINES 

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1(b) and 6-2, Defendant Ford Motor Company and Plaintiffs 

stipulate to extend the trial date and related pretrial deadlines in this matter for the reasons 

explained below, and they jointly request that the Court approve this stipulation and re-set the 

dates accordingly. In support of this Stipulation, the Parties state as follows: 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2017, the Court entered a Case Management and Pretrial 

Order for Jury Trial setting an estimated four-week trial to begin on May 11, 2018, with other 

pretrial deadlines in March and April 2018 (Dkt. No. 337); 

WHEREAS, on January 30, 2018, the parties submitted a Joint Case Management 

Conference Statement and Trial Plan Preview (Dkt. No. 371); 

WHEREAS, on February 7, 2018, the Court held a Case Management Conference in 

conjunction with the argument on the motion for summary judgment. At that conference, the 

(Denied)

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Court directed Plaintiffs to submit a more specific trial plan by February 20, 2018, Defendant to 

respond by March 1, 2018, and the Parties together to submit an updated joint status report by 

March 8, 2018 (Dkt. No. 379); 

WHEREAS, the Court set a status conference for March 15, 2018 (Dkt. No. 379); 

WHEREAS, at the Case Management Conference, the Court and Parties discussed some 

pre-trial issues, including disputes about the scope and structure of the class trial. At the 

conference, the Court and Parties also discussed dates of unavailability of lead counsel for both 

Parties if the trial date were to move. Specifically, it was discussed that due to prior 

commitments out of the country, trial counsel were unavailable from mid-June through late July; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have continued to meet and confer regarding a potential trial plan 

and other pretrial deadlines, but given the size and complexity of the overall case, and the number 

and type of remaining certified classes, claims, and issues, they continue to disagree about an 

appropriate trial structure; 

WHEREAS, to promote efficient litigation, conserve resources, and have a fair 

opportunity to adequately prepare this case for trial, the Parties agree that it is important to 

receive direction from the Court about the trial structure before the Parties must file certain 

pretrial motions or documents and exchange witness and exhibit lists, since those documents may 

change based on the Court’s decisions on the trial structure; 

WHEREAS, Ford intends to file a pre-trial decertification motion targeting three of the 

remaining certified claims, which Plaintiffs expect to oppose; 

WHEREAS, the Parties would like time to prepare revisions to potential pretrial motions 

and other documents after the Court provides direction about the appropriate trial structure and 

the decertification motion; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed that it would be more efficient and equitable to have 

a modest extension of the trial date until August 3, 2018 to facilitate this careful preparation and 

accommodate counsels’ pre-existing unavailability, and they will be prepared to discuss the trial 

schedule at the March 15 status conference. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree, subject to Court approval, 

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

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NO. CV 13-3072-EMC

that the trial and pretrial deadlines are extended as follows: 

Event Current Date Proposed New Date 

Last day for parties to Meet-and-Confer 

regarding pretrial deadlines 

March 13, 2018 May 4, 2018 

Exchange of Motions in Limine March 23, 2018 May 24, 2018 

Exchange of Oppositions to Motions in 

Limine

March 30, 2018 May 31, 2018 

Joint Pretrial Conference Statement; 

Pretrial Statement to Jury, Jury 

Instructions, Verdict Form, Marked 

Exhibits, Trial Brief, and Trial Plan 

April 3, 2018 June 7, 2018 

Final Pretrial Conference April 24, 2018 June 28, 2018 

Trial Begins May 11, 2018 

(A 4-week trial would 

end June 8, 2018) 

August 3, 2018 

(A 4-week trial would 

end August 31, 2018) 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

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Dated: February 23, 2018

Dated: February 23, 2018 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Randall W. Edwards 

 Randall W. Edwards 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FORD MOTOR COMPANY 

By: /s/ Steve W. Berman (with consent) 

 Steve W. Berman 

Steve W. Berman 

Craig Spiegel 

Tyler Weaver 

Catherine Y.N. Gannon 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

1918 8th Avenue, Suite 3300 

Seattle, Washington 98101 

Tel: (206) 623-7292 

Fax: (206) 623-0594 

steve@hbsslaw.com 

craigs@hbsslaw.com 

tyler@hbsslaw.com 

catherineg@hbsslaw.com 

Adam J. Levitt 

John E. Tangren 

DICELLO LEVITT & CASEY LLC 

10 North Dearborn Street, Eleventh Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

Tel: (312) 214-7900 

alevitt@dlcfirm.com 

jtangren@dlcfirm.com 

Roland Tellis 

Mark Pifko 

BARON & BUDD, P.C. 

15910 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600 

Encino, California 91436 

Tel: (818) 839-2320 

Fax: (818) 986-9698 

rtellis@baronbudd.com 

mpifko@baronbudd.com 

Nicholas E. Chimicles 

Benjamin F. Johns 

CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP 

One Haverford Centre 

361 West Lancaster Avenue 

Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041 

Tel: (610) 642-8500 

Fax: (610) 649-3633 

nick@chimicles.com 

benjohns@chimicles.com 

Class Counsel

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

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NO. CV 13-3072-EMC

ATTESTATION OF FILING 

Pursuant to Local Rule 5.1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I, Randall W. Edwards, hereby 

attest that concurrence in the filing of this Stipulation and Joint Request to Extend Trial Date and 

Related Pretrial Deadlines has been obtained from Steve Berman with conformed signatures 

above. 

Dated: February 23, 2018 By: /s/ Randall W. Edwards 

 Randall W. Edwards 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3823 

Telephone: (415) 984-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701 

O R D E R 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February __ , 2018 

 The Honorable Edward M. Chen 

 United States District Judge 

Status conference is advanced from 3/15/18 to Friday 3/9/18 at 10:00 a.m. A updated joint Status report shall be filed by 3/2/18. 27

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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