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Stipulation and [Proposed] Third Modified Scheduling Order; Case No. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB

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Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)

Michael.esser@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

555 California Street

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 439-1400

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

lefkowitz@kirkland.com

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice)

ross.weiner@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, N.Y. 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Attorneys for Defendant

CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785)

Michael S. Strimling (State Bar No. 96135)

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP

2125 Oak Grove Road

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Telephone: (925) 945-0200

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

mstrimling@bramsonplutzik.com

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703)

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice)

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice)

IZARD NOBEL LLP

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@izardnobel.com

rizard@izardnobel.com

nveno@izardnobel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALBA MORALES; LAINIE COHEN; LINDA 

CLAYMAN; and KENNETH DREW, on behalf of 

themselves and others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CONOPCO INC., d/b/a UNILEVER,

Defendant.

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CIV. NO. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

THIRD MODIFIED SCHEDULING 

ORDER

The parties in the above-captioned matter, by and through their designated counsel, jointly 

move the Court to approve the following modification to the case schedule. 

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The parties in this case seek to modify the Second Modified Scheduling Order [Dkt. #45] 

(the “Order”). The parties have met and conferred and determined that although considerable 

discovery has been taken—including Defendants producing more than 160,000 pages of discovery 

and deposing three of the four named Plaintiffs; and Plaintiffs deposing two Unilever witnesses—

additional time is needed to complete fact discovery, including the taking of additional depositions, 

prior to beginning the expert discovery phase. 

The parties have also determined that a modification of the Order would be beneficial to their 

efforts in potentially reaching a settlement. To that end, the parties have already engaged in a full 

day mediation with Jonathan Marks, an experienced and respected mediator, at which the parties 

made substantial progress, and the parties have continued to discuss a potential settlement, both with 

Mr. Marks and bilaterally, over phone and through email, and have tentatively scheduled a second 

in-person mediation session for early January 2016. 

Based on the foregoing, and in order to promote efficiency in the event that the parties, as 

they hope, will be able to resolve this matter out of Court when they resume their mediation, the 

parties wish to extend the time for completing fact discovery until the end of February 2016, which 

would necessarily impact the remaining dates in the litigation schedule. Accordingly, the parties 

suggest modifying the schedule set forth in the Order as follows:

Event Current Deadlines Proposed Amended 

Deadlines

Complete Discovery September 30, 2015 February 29, 2016

Plaintiffs Disclose Expert(s) / 

Produce Report(s)

October 28, 2015 March 31, 2016

Defendant Discloses Expert(s) / 

Produces Report(s) / Defendant 

Deposes Plaintiffs’ Expert(s) 

November 25, 2015 April 29, 2016

Plaintiffs Depose Defendant’s 

Expert(s) / Plaintiffs Disclose 

Rebuttal Expert(s) and/or Rebuttal 

Expert Report(s)

December 23, 2015 May 27, 2016

Defendant’s Depose Plaintiffs’ 

Rebuttal Expert(s)

January 13, 2016 June 17, 2016

Expert Discovery Closes January 20, 2016 June 24, 2016

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Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification

January 27, 2016 July 1, 2016

Defendant’s Opposition to 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification

February 24, 2016 July 29, 2016

Plaintiffs’ Reply in Further Support 

of Their Motion for Class 

Certification

March 23, 2016 August 26, 2016

Oral Argument on Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Class Certification

April 4, 2016 September 9, 2016

All Other Motions (Including 

Summary Judgment)

April 22, 2016 September 23, 2016

Opposition to Summary Judgment 

Motions

June 1, 2016 October 28, 2016

Reply to Summary Judgment 

Oppositions

June 22, 2016 November 23, 2016

Oral Argument on Motion(s) for 

Summary Judgment

July 11, 2016 December 9, 2016

Final Pretrial Conference September 12, 2016 February 10, 2017

Trial November 15, 2016 April 7, 2017

THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE to, and submit that, good cause is 

shown to support the following Third Modified Scheduling Order.

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. The parties’ stipulation to modify the Pretrial Scheduling Order is GRANTED; and the Order 

is modified as follows:

(i) On or before February 29, 2016, the parties shall complete fact discovery;

(ii) On or before March 31, 2016, Plaintiffs shall disclose expert(s) and produce expert(s) 

report(s);

(iii) On or before April 29, 2016, Defendant shall disclose expert(s), produce expert(s) 

report(s), and depose Plaintiffs’ expert(s);

(iv) On or before May 27, 2016, Plaintiffs shall depose Defendant’s expert(s), Plaintiffs 

shall disclose rebuttal expert(s) and rebuttal expert(s) report(s);

(v) On or before June 17, 2016, Defendant shall depose Plaintiffs’ rebuttal expert(s);

(vi) On or before June 24, 2016, expert discovery shall close (with all motions to compel 

heard and resulting orders obeyed on or before June 24, 2016);

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(vii) On or before July 1, 2016, Plaintiffs shall file their motion for class certification;

(viii) On or before July 29, 2016, Defendant shall file its opposition to Plaintiff’s motion 

for class certification;

(ix) On or before August 26, 2016, Plaintiffs shall file their reply brief in further support 

of their motion for class certification;

(x) On September 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the Court shall hear oral argument on Plaintiffs’ 

motion for class certification;

(xi) On or before September 23, 2016, all other motions, including summary judgment, 

shall be filed;

(xii) On or before October 28, 2016, oppositions to summary judgment motions shall be 

filed;

(xiii) On or before November 23, 2016, reply briefs in support of summary judgment 

motions shall be filed;

(xiv) On December 12, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the Court shall hear oral argument on any 

motions for summary judgment;

(xv) On February 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., the Court shall meet with the parties and hold a 

final pretrial conference;

(xvi) On April 11, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., the Court shall commence the jury trial.

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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

By: /s/ Michael P. Esser

Michael P. Esser (SBN 268634)

Michael.esser@kirkland.com

555 California Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 439-1400

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

lefkowitz@kirkland.com

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice)

ross.weiner@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Attorneys for Defendant

CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER

IZARD NOBEL LLP

By: /s/ Mark P. Kindall

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703)

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice)

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice)

29 South Main Street, Suite 305

West Hartford, CT 06107

Telephone: (860) 493-6292

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290

mkindall@izardnobel.com

rizard@izardnobel.com

nveno@izardnobel.com

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785)

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP

2125 Oak Grove Road

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Telephone: (925) 945-0200

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

Joseph J. DePalma (admitted pro hac vice)

Katrina Carroll (admitted pro hac vice)

LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC

Two Gateway Center, 12th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Telephone: (973) 623-3000

Facsimile: (973) 623-0858

jdepalma@litedepalma.com

kcarroll@litedepalma.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 22, 2015

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certify that all counsel of record who have consented to electronic 

service are being served with a copy of the attached Stipulation and [Proposed] Third Modified 

Scheduling Order via the CM/ECF system on September 22, 2015.

DATED: September 22, 2015 /s/ Michael P. Esser_____

 Michael P. Esser

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