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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO TRANSFER VENUE

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JENNER & BLOCK LLP 

Kenneth K. Lee (Cal. Bar No. 264296) 

klee@jenner.com 

Kelly M. Morrison (Cal. Bar No. 255513) 

kmorrison@jenner.com 

633 West 5th Street, Suite 3600 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054 

Phone: (213) 239-5100 

Facsimile: (213) 239-5199 

Attorneys for Defendant Bear Naked, Inc. 

Joseph N. Kravec, Jr. (pro hac vice) 

jkravec@stemberfeinstein.com 

Wyatt A. Lison (pro hac to be filed) 

wlison@stemberfeinstein.com 

Maureen Davidson-Welling (pro hac to be filed) 

mdavidsonwelling@stemberfeinstein.com 

STEMBER FEINSTEIN 

 DOYLE & PAYNE, LLC 

429 Forbes Avenue, 17th Floor 

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 

Phone: (412) 281-8400 

Fax: (412) 281-1007 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED ON 

SIGNATURE PAGE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHANEE THURSTON and LAWRENCE G. 

KNOWLES, III, on behalf of themselves and 

all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

BEAR NAKED, INC., 

Defendant. 

 No. CV 11-4678-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO TRANSFER VENUE

Judge: Hon. Richard Seeborg 

Action Filed: September 21, 2011 

*E-Filed 12/12/11*

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 Plaintiffs Chanee Thurston and Lawrence G. Knowles, III, and Defendant Bear Naked, Inc., 

enter into this stipulation requesting this Court to transfer this action to the Southern District of 

California and agreeing that the briefing and discovery schedule for this case should be coordinated 

and consistent with that in Bates v. Kashi Company, No. 11-1967 (S.D. Cal.). In entering into this 

stipulation, the parties state that: 

1. On September 21, 2011, Plaintiffs filed the Complaint in this action. Plaintiffs 

simultaneously filed a Notice of Related Cases, identifying Sethavanish v. Kashi Company, N.D. 

Cal. Case No. 4:11-cv-04453-CW. At that time, a case substantially similar to Sethavanish, titled 

Bates v. Kashi Company, No. 11-1967 (S.D. Cal.), was already pending in the Southern District of 

California before the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff. All three cases, including this action, involve 

allegations regarding “all natural” food labels. The deadline to respond to or answer the complaint 

in this action is January 4, 2012. 

2. On October 12, 2011, the Sethavanish plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit in 

the Northern District of California and re-filed their complaint in the Southern District of California, 

where the case was assigned to Judge Huff. 

3. On November 10, 2011, Defendant filed a Motion to Transfer this case to the 

Southern District of California, stating that there are six substantially similar “all natural” Kashi

cases, including Bates and Sethavanish, pending in that District. In the time since Defendant filed its 

Motion to Transfer, all six Kashi cases have been transferred to Judge Huff and have been 

consolidated, with the Bates v. Kashi Company designated as the lead case. 

4. On November 23, 2011, the parties filed a Stipulation to Continue the Briefing and 

Hearing Schedule on Defendant’s Motion to Transfer, indicating their intent to resolve Defendant’s 

motion without court intervention. The Court granted the extension that same day. 

5. The parties agree that this case should not be consolidated with the Kashi cases since 

they involve different defendant entities and different product lines. Neither party will seek 

consolidation of this case with the Kashi cases. 

6. Because Defendant Bear Naked is a subsidiary of Kashi, the parties believe that to 

some extent coordination (as opposed to consolidation) of this case with the consolidated “all 

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natural” Kashi cases could save judicial and party resources. Accordingly, the parties request that 

this case be transferred to Judge Huff in the Southern District of California and stipulate that the 

briefing and discovery schedule be coordinated and consistent with that in Bates v. Kashi Company. 

The parties agree that the deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint be continued 

from January 4, 2012 to March 4, 2012 to provide the Southern District of California an opportunity 

to coordinate the briefing and discovery schedule. 

7. Plaintiff reserves the right to seek transfer back to the Northern District of California 

if, after transfer to the Southern District of California, this case is not assigned to the same judge as 

or coordinated with the Kashi cases as set forth by this Stipulation. Defendant reserves its right to 

oppose any motion to transfer back to the Northern District of California. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to the 

Court’s approval, that this case shall be transferred to Judge Huff in the Southern District of 

California, for purposes of coordination with Bates v. Kashi Company, No. 11-1967 (S.D. Cal.). 

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Dated: December 12, 2011 

JENNER & BLOCK LLP 

_/s Kenneth K. Lee_________________ 

By: Kenneth K. Lee 

Attorneys for Defendant 

JENNER & BLOCK LLP 

Kenneth K. Lee (Cal. Bar No. 264296) 

klee@jenner.com 

Kelly M. Morrison (Cal. Bar No. 255513) 

kmorrison@jenner.com 

633 West 5th Street, Suite 3600 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054 

Phone: (213) 239-5100 

Facsimile: (213) 239-5199 

JENNER & BLOCK LLP 

Dean N. Panos (applying pro hac vice) 

dpanos@jenner.com 

Richard P. Steinken (applying pro hac vice) 

rsteinken@jenner.com 

353 N. Clark Street 

Chicago, IL 60654-3456 

Phone: (312) 222-9350 

Facsimile: (312) 527-0484 

Dated: December 12, 2011 

STEMBER FEINSTEIN 

DOYLE & PAYNE, LLC 

_/s Joseph N. Kravec, Jr.________________ 

By: Joseph N. Kravec, Jr. 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Joseph N. Kravec, Jr. (pro hac vice) 

Wyatt A. Lison (pro hac to be filed) 

Maureen Davidson-Welling (pro hac to be filed) 

STEMBER FEINSTEIN 

 DOYLE & PAYNE, LLC 

429 Forbes Avenue, 17th Floor 

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 

Phone: (412) 281-8400 

Fax: (412) 281-1007 

Janet Lindner Spielberg (Bar No. 221926) 

LAW OFFICE OF JANET 

 LINDNER SPIELBERG 

12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400 

Los Angeles, CA 90025 

Phone: (310) 392-8801 

Fax: (310) 278-5938 

Michael D. Braun (Bar No. 167416) 

BRAUN LAW GROUP, P.C. 

10680 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 280 

Los Angeles, CA 90064 

Phone: (310) 836-6000 

Fax: (310) 836-6010 

 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION AND 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), IT IS ORDERED that this action be 

transferred to the Southern District of California and that the deadline to answer or otherwise 

respond to the complaint is continued from January 4, 2012 to March 4, 2012. 

DATED: December ___, 2011 ______________________________ 

 The Honorable Richard Seeborg 

 U.S. District Court Judge 

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