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Nature of Suit Code: 315
Nature of Suit: Airplane Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING STAY OF PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

CASE NO. 09-CV-05020-SI 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

Douglas W. Sullivan (SBN 088136) 

dsullivan@crowell.com 

Joel D. Smith (SBN 244902) 

jsmith@crowell.com 

275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 986-2800 

Facsimile: (415) 986-2827 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

Scott L. Winkelman (admitted pro hac vice) 

swinkelman@crowell.com 

Lisa J. Savitt (admitted pro hac vice) 

lsavitt@crowell.com 

April N. Ross (admitted pro hac vice) 

aross@crowell.com 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

Telephone: (202) 624-2500 

Facsimile: (202) 628-5116 

Attorneys for Defendant 

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 

BOWLES & VERNA LLP 

Michael P. Verna (SBN 84070) 

mverna@bowlesverna.com 

2121 N. California Boulevard, Suite 875 

Walnut Creek, California 94596 

Telephone: (925) 935-3300 

Facsimile: (925) 935-09371 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MARGITA GERGELOVA and VIKTOR 

GERGEL, individually, as successors-in-interest to 

ARNOLD GERGEL, deceased, and as co-Personal 

Representatives of the Estate of ARNOLD 

GERGEL; ALIA FAROUKH, individually, as 

legal guardian for KARIM WARDE KHALIFEH 

and MOHAMAD ALI KHALIFEH, as successorin-interest to HUSSEIN MOUNIR KHALIFEH, 

deceased and as Personal Representative of the 

Estate of HUSSEIN MOUNIR KHALIFEH; 

CAMILLE LACOME, individually, as legal 

guardian for ZOURI SALEMKOUR LACOME, as 

CASE NO. 09-CV-05020-SI 

[Assigned to Hon. Susan Y. Illston] 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING STAY OF 

PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING STAY OF PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

CASE NO. 09-CV-05020-SI 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Defendants Motorola, Inc., E. I. du Pont de 

Nemours and Company and Raychem Corporation (collectively, “Moving Defendants”) and all 

Plaintiffs, by and through their respective counsel of record, HEREBY STIPULATE AS 

FOLLOWS: 

1. WHEREAS, all defendants have filed with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict 

Litigation (the “Panel”) a Joint Motion for Coordinated or Consolidated Pre-Trial Proceedings 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 (the “Motion”), seeking to consolidate this case with two other 

actions also arising from the crash of Air France Flight 447, and the Panel has scheduled a 

successor-in-interest to SAMIR SALEMKOUR, 

deceased and as Personal Representative of the 

Estate of SALEMKOUR LACOME; MATTHIEU 

ARRONDO, individually, as successor-in-interest 

to CATHERINE ARRONDO TAKVORIA, 

deceased, and as Personal Representative of the 

Estate of CATHERINE ARRONDO TAKVORIA; 

CHANTAL KOEHLER, individually, as 

successor-in-interest to AUDREY QUESADA, 

deceased, SANA ZERELLI, deceased, and 

JASSIM ZERELLI, deceased, and as Personal 

Representative of the Estates of AUDREY 

QUESADA, SANA ZERELLI, AND JASSIM 

ZERELLI; and GUY WARRIOR, individually, as 

successor-in-interest to NEIL WARRIOR, 

deceased, and as Personal Representative of the 

Estate of NEIL WARRIOR, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

AIRBUS S.A.S.; HONEYWELL 

INTERNATIONAL; THALES GROUP; THALES 

U.S.A., INC.; MOTOROLA, INC.; INTEL CO.; 

ROCKWELL COLLINS CO.; HAMILTON 

SUNDSTRAND CORP.; GENERAL ELECTRIC 

CO.; GE AVIATION SYSTEMS, LLC; 

ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC..; DUPONT 

CO.; and RAYCHEM CO., 

Defendants.____ 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING STAY OF PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

CASE NO. 09-CV-05020-SI 

hearing on the Motion for March 25, 2010. A true and correct copy of the Panel’s hearing order 

is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

2. WHEREAS, Moving Defendants also have filed motions to dismiss Plaintiffs’ 

complaint, and this Court has scheduled a hearing on those motions for March 12, 2010 (Dkt. 87). 

3. WHEREAS, Moving Defendants and Plaintiffs seek to conserve judicial resources 

and will not suffer prejudice from delaying a ruling on Moving Defendants’ motions to dismiss 

until the Panel resolves Defendants’ Motion. 

4. WHEREAS, a stay pending the Panel’s resolution of Moving Defendants’ Motion 

is supported by case law. See, e.g., Rivers v. Walt Disney Co., 980 F. Supp. 1358, 1360-61 (C.D. 

Cal. 1997) (holding that stay was warranted, pending resolution by the Panel of a motion to 

transfer and consolidate, because such a stay would conserve judicial resources and would not 

prejudice the parties); Palmer v. Am. Honda Motor Co., No. CV 07-1904-PHX-DGC, 2008 WL 

54914, at *1 (D. Ariz. Jan. 3, 2008) (same). 

NOW, THEREFORE, MOVING DEFENDANTS AND PLAINTIFFS HEREBY 

STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

This Court may order that the hearings on Moving Defendants’ motions to dismiss are 

continued and taken off calendar until after the Panel’s ruling on the Motion to the Panel, with 

new hearings to be rescheduled thereafter at the request of the Moving Defendants (if appropriate 

in light of the Panel’s ruling) on a date and time convenient for this Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 9, 2010 BOWLES & VERNA LLP 

By: /s/ Michael P. Verna 

 Michael P. Verna 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING STAY OF PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

CASE NO. 09-CV-05020-SI 

Dated: March 9, 2010 SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS 

LLP 

By: /s/ Leo J. Murphy 

 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MOTOROLA, INC. 

Dated: March 9, 2010 CROWELL & MORING LLP 

By: /s/ Lisa J. Savitt 

 

Attorneys for Defendant 

E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND 

COMPANY 

Dated: March 9, 2010 MENDES & MOUNT LLP 

By: /s/ Jason L. Vincent 

 

Attorneys for Defendant 

RAYCHEM CORPORATION 

 Pursuant to General Order 45 Section X.B, each of the above signatories concurs in the 

filing of this document.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING STAY OF PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

CASE NO. 09-CV-05020-SI 

 [PROPOSED] ORDER

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

 The hearings on Moving Defendants’ motions to dismiss are continued and taken off 

calendar until after the Panel’s ruling on the Motion to the Panel, with new hearings to be 

rescheduled thereafter at the request of the Defendants (if appropriate in light of the Panel’s 

ruling) on a date and time convenient for this Court. 

DATED: , 2010 __________________________________ 

 Honorable Susan Y. Illston 

 United States District Court Judge 

024941\0000533\10725698.1 

withdrawn

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