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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

SMRH:479355295.2 STIPULATED REQUEST RE: DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO FOURTH AND FIFTH AM. 

COMPLAINTS, BRIEFING SCHEDULING, AND NOVEMBER 8 CMC

ROSE LAW GROUP

KATHRYN HONECKER (admitted pro hac vice)

AUDRA PETROLLE (admitted pro hac vice)

7144 E Stetson Drive, Suite 300

Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

Telephone: 480.505.3936

Email: khonecker@roselawgroup.com

apetrolle@roselawgroup.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class [Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

P. CRAIG CARDON, Cal. Bar No. 168646

BENJAMIN O. AIGBOBOH, Cal. Bar No. 268531

ERIC J. DIIULIO, Cal. Bar No. 301439

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4109

Telephone: 415.434.9100

Email: ccardon@sheppardmullin.com

baigboboh@sheppardmullin.com

ediiulio@sheppardmullin.com

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

WILLIAM RUSHING, Individually and on 

Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., a Delaware 

corporation, also d/b/a Williams-Sonoma, and 

Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, PB 

Teen, and PB Dorm, Pottery Barn Kids, 

Pottery Barn Baby, and West Elm; 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA DTC, INC., a 

California corporation; WILLIAMSSONOMA ADVERTISING, INC., a 

California corporation; and DOES 1-30,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

Assigned to the Hon. William H. Orrick

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATED REQUEST AND 

ORDER:

(1) EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND 

TO FOURTH AM. COMPLAINT; 

(2) SETTING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO 

PROPOSED FIFTH AM. COMPLAINT;

(3) SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR 

ANTICIPATED MOTION TO DISMISS; 

AND

(4) CONTINUING NOV. 8, 2016 CMC 

Complaint Filed: January 29, 2016

Action Removed: March 23, 2016

4

th Am. Complaint Filed: September 14, 2016

Trial Date: None Set

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SMRH:479355295.2 STIPULATED REQUEST RE: DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO FOURTH AND FIFTH AM. 

COMPLAINTS, BRIEFING SCHEDULING, AND NOVEMBER 8 CMC

TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4) and Northern District of California Local Rules 6-1, 6-

2, 7-12, and 16-2(e), Plaintiff William Rushing (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Williams-Sonoma,

Inc., Williams-Sonoma DTC, Inc., and Williams-Sonoma Advertising, Inc. (collectively 

“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby respectfully stipulate and jointly 

request that the Court extend Defendants’ deadline to respond to Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Class 

Action Complaint (“Fourth Amended Complaint”); set the time for Defendants to respond to 

Plaintiff’s proposed Fifth Amended Class Action Complaint (“Fifth Amended Complaint”); set a 

briefing schedule for Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss; and continue the Case 

Management Conference currently set for November 8, 2016 (“CMC”) until after ruling on 

Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed his Fourth Amended Complaint (Dkt. 43) on September 14, 

2016.

WHEREAS, the deadline for Defendants to respond the Fourth Amended Complaint is 

currently October 3, 2016 (Dkt. 40).

WHEREAS, Plaintiff delivered an amended CLRA notice letter to Defendants on 

September 19, 2016 and Plaintiff plans to filed a Fifth Amended Complaint for the sole purpose of

seeking permissible damages for the CLRA claim alleged in the Fourth Amended Complaint if

Plaintiff’s CLRA claim is not resolved within 30 days of Defendants’ receipt of Plaintiff’s

September 19, 2016 letter in accordance with California Civil Code § 1782(b). For avoidance of 

doubt, Defendants do not waive their right to pursue any challenges to the Fourth Amended 

Complaint or Fifth Amended Complaint including, but not limited to, the addition of any damages 

claims under the CLRA. 

WHEREAS, the Parties’ agree that Plaintiff’s Fifth Amended Complaint would render 

moot any response to the Fourth Amended Complaint filed by Defendants.

WHEREAS, on September 26, 2016, the Court scheduled the initial CMC in this matter for 

November 8, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in Courtroom 2 (Doc. 46). 

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-3- Case No. 3:16-cv-01421-WHO

SMRH:479355295.2 STIPULATED REQUEST RE: DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO FOURTH AND FIFTH AM. 

COMPLAINTS, BRIEFING SCHEDULING, AND NOVEMBER 8 CMC

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendants have met and conferred and agree that Defendants’ 

deadline to respond to the Fourth Amended Complaint should be extended until after Plaintiff files 

his anticipated Fifth Amended Complaint, agree to the terms of this stipulation and [proposed] 

order, and agree that continuing the CMC until after the Court has heard and ruled on Defendants’ 

motion to dismiss the Fourth Amended Complaint or Fifth Amended Complaint will not, at this 

early stage, have a significant effect on the overall schedule for this case and would be in the 

parties’ best interests and in the interest of judicial economy by allowing them to focus their 

attention and resources on the issues that will proceed in the litigation. 

WHEREAS, all previous time modifications in the case are as follows:

 on March 29, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend Defendants’ time to respond to 

the First Amended Complaint from March 30, 2016 to April 20, 2016;

 on May 5, 2016, pursuant to stipulation of the parties, the Court continued the June 

21, 2016 Case Management Conference to September 6, 2016;

 on June 23, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend Defendants’ time to respond to 

the Third Amended Complaint from June 23, 2016 to June 27, 2016; 

 on August 4, 2016, pursuant to stipulation of the parties, the Court continued the 

September 6, 2016 Case Management Conference to September 13, 2016; and

 on August 23, 2016, pursuant to stipulation of the parties, the Court continued the 

September 13, 2016 Case Management Conference, and on September 26, 2016 the 

Court scheduled the CMC for November 8, 2016.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff plans to file his Fifth Amended Complaint on or before October 24, 

2016, but does not waive his right to file his Fifth Amended Complaint after that date as permitted 

by California Civil Code § 1782(b).

WHEREAS, Defendants will respond to the Fifth Amended Complaint as set forth below; 

WHEREAS, if Defendants file a motion to dismiss the Fifth Amended Complaint, the 

briefing of the motion to dismiss shall be scheduled as set forth below.

WHEREAS, if Plaintiff does not file a Fifth Amended Complaint by October 24, 2016, 

Defendants deadline to respond to the Fourth Amended Complaint shall be November 14, 2016;

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COMPLAINTS, BRIEFING SCHEDULING, AND NOVEMBER 8 CMC

WHEREAS, if Defendants file a motion to dismiss the Fourth Amended Complaint, the 

briefing of the motion to dismiss shall be scheduled as set forth below.

WHEREAS, Eric DiIulio attests that Kathryn Honecker concurs in filing this stipulation. 

STIPULATION

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, by and 

through their respective counsel, that:

1. If Plaintiff files a Fifth Amended Complaint by October 24, 2016, Defendants’ 

obligation to respond to the Fourth Amended Complaint will become moot, and Defendants will 

respond to the Fifth Amended Complaint on or before November 14, 2016.

2. If Defendants file a motion to dismiss the Fifth Amended Complaint, the following 

briefing schedule shall apply:

a. Plaintiff shall file his opposition on or before December 6, 2016; and

b. Defendants shall file their reply on or before December 20, 2016.

3. If Plaintiff advises Defendants that he intends to file a Fifth Amended Complaint 

after October 24, 2016, the parties agree to confer regarding the briefing schedule for any motion 

to dismiss the Fifth Amended Complaint. 

4. If Plaintiff does not file a Fifth Amended Complaint by October 24, 2016 and 

advises Defendants that he will not be filing a Fifth Amended Complaint on or before October 24, 

2016, Defendants’ deadline to respond to the Fourth Amended Complaint shall be November 14, 

2016.

5. If Defendants file a motion to dismiss the Fourth Amended Complaint, the 

following briefing schedule shall apply:

a. Plaintiff shall file his opposition on or before December 6, 2016; and

b. Defendants shall file their reply on or before December 20, 2016.

6. The CMC, currently set for November 8, 2016, and all related deadlines are 

continued until at least 30 days after ruling on Defendants’ motion to dismiss either the Fourth 

Amended Complaint or Fifth Amended Complaint. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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SMRH:479355295.2 STIPULATED REQUEST RE: DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO FOURTH AND FIFTH AM. 

COMPLAINTS, BRIEFING SCHEDULING, AND NOVEMBER 8 CMC

Dated: October 3, 2016 ROSE LAW GROUP, PC

By /s/ Kathryn Honecker

Kathryn Honecker (admitted pro hac vice)

Audra Petrolle (admitted pro hac vice)

-andGeorge Richard Baker, Cal. Bar No. 224003

BAKER LAW, PC

436 N. Stanley Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90036

Telephone: 323.452.9685

Email: richard@bakerlawpc.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

Dated: October 3, 2016 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/ Eric. J. DiIulio

P. Craig Cardon

Benjamin O. Aigboboh

Eric J. DiIulio

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, as modified below, IT IS SO ORDERED:

1. The hearing on the motion to dismiss shall be set on January 11, 2017 at 2 p.m.

2. The Case Management Conference is continued until February 7, 2017.

DATED October 5, 2016

The Honorable William H. Orrick

United States District Judge

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