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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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Stipulated Req. For Briefing Schedule 

Case No. 4:15-cv-04705-JSW

David C. Kiernan (State Bar No. 215335)

dkiernan@JonesDay.com

JONES DAY

555 California Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: +1.415.626.3939

Facsimile: +1.415.875.5700

Attorneys for Defendants

Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company 

and Reynolds American Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

RUSSELL BRATTAIN, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SANTA FE NATURAL TOBACCO 

COMPANY, INC., REYNOLDS 

AMERICAN, INC., and DOES 1 through 59,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:15-cv-04705-JSW

Judge Jeffrey S. White

STIPULATED REQUEST AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO 

DISMISS

Complaint Filed October 9, 2015

No Trial Date Assigned

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR BRIEFING SCHEDULE

On October 12, 2015, Plaintiff served a 111-paragraph class-action Complaint against 

Sante Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. and Reynolds American, Inc. (“Defendants”), alleging 

five causes of action challenging Defendants’ use of terms “100% additive-free,” “natural” and/or 

“organic” in the marketing of American Spirits cigarettes. Plaintiff seeks to represent a class of 

all persons in the State of California who purchased American Spirits. 

On December 14, 2015, Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety on the 

grounds (among others) that it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and each 

cause of action is preempted by federal law. Under the local rules, Plaintiff’s opposition is due 

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fourteen days later on December 28, 2015, and Defendants’ reply is due seven days after 

Plaintiff’s opposition on January 4, 2016.

In light of the holidays and the issues to be briefed, including federal preemption, the 

parties agree that Plaintiff be allowed an additional fourteen days to file his opposition and 

Defendants be allowed an additional seven days to file their reply. 

NOW THEREFORE the parties hereby agree, stipulate, and request that the Court enter 

the following briefing schedule:

Plaintiff’s opposition is due January 13, 2016; and

Defendants’ reply in support of their motion to dismiss is due by January 27, 2016.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: December 15, 2015 JONES DAY

By: /S/ David C. Kiernan

David C. Kiernan

Attorneys for Defendants

Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company and 

Reynolds American Inc.

Dated: December 15, 2015 EGGNATZ, LOPATIN & PASCUCCI, LLP

By: /S/ Benjamin M. Lopatin

Benjamin M. Lopatin

2201 Market Street, Suite H

San Francisco, California 94114

Telephone: 415-324-8620

Facsimile: 415-520-2262

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Russell Brattain

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: __________________ ______________________________________________

THE HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Pursuant to L.R. 5-1(i), I attest that the concurrence in the filing of this document has been 

obtained from Benjamin M. Lopatin which shall serve in lieu of his signature.

By: /S/ David C. Kiernan

 David C. Kiernan

NAI-1500647353v2

December 15, 2015

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