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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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JOINT STIPULATION;

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

010545-12 825559 V1

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STEVE W. BERMAN (admitted pro hac vice)

ASHLEY A. BEDE (admitted pro hac vice)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Telephone: (206) 623-7292 

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 

steve@hbsslaw.com 

ashleyb@hbsslaw.com

ELAINE T. BYSZEWSKI (SBN 222304) 

CHRISTOPHER R. PITOUN (SBN 290235) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

301 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 203 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7150 

Facsimile: (213) 330-7152 

elaine@hbsslaw.com

christopherp@hbsslaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ROBERT HODSDON, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

MARS, INC., a Delaware corporation, and 

MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA 

LLC, a Delaware company, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-cv-04450-RS 

CLASS ACTION 

JOINT STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE TO COINCIDE 

WITH MOTION TO DISMISS 

HEARING DATE; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

Judge: Hon. Richard Seeborg 

 Ctrm.: 3 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - 1 - 

Case No. 3:15-cv-04450-RS 

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2(a), and 7-12, plaintiff Robert Hodsdon (“Plaintiff”) and 

defendants Mars, Inc. and Mars Chocolate North America, LLC (“Mars”) hereby stipulate to 

continue the case management conference date from January 7, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., to January 28, 

2016, at 10:00 a.m., in order to coincide with the hearing date on Mars’s motion pursuant to Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 12. 

WHEREAS, on October 21, 2015, the parties entered into a scheduling stipulation pursuant 

to Local Rule 6-1(a) by which Mars filed its motion on November 20, 2015, Plaintiff must oppose by 

December 14, 2015, and Mars must respond by December 23, 2015; 

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties conferred regarding a mutually convenient date for the 

hearing on Mars’s motion; 

WHEREAS, Mars noticed the hearing on its motion for January 28, 2016; 

WHEREAS, in the interests of efficiency and conserving the resources of the parties and the 

Court, the parties agree that the initial case management conference scheduled for January 7, 2016, 

shall be continued to coincide with the hearing on Mars’s motion; 

WHEREAS, the new date for the case management conference is not sought for the purposes 

of unnecessary delay; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have also agreed on a schedule to complete their Rule 26 obligations; 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE: 

1. The hearing on any motion filed by Mars pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12 

shall be on January 28, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., or on such other date ordered by the Court;

2. The Case Management Conference shall take place on January 28, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., or 

on such other date ordered by the Court for the hearing on Mars’s motion. 

3. The last day to (i) meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection, and discovery plan, (ii) file ADR Certificate and (iii) file either 

Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference shall be 

December 18, 2015 (previously December 17, 2015). 

4. The last day to file the Rule 26(f) report, complete initial disclosures or state objection in 

Rule 26(f) report, and file the Case Management Statement shall be January 15, 2016 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - 2 - 

Case No. 3:15-cv-04450-RS 

(previously December 31, 2015). 

Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: November 23, 2015 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

By: /s/ Elaine T. Byszewski 

Elaine T. Byszewski (SBN 222304) 

Christopher R. Pitoun (SBN 290235) 

301 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 203 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7150 

elaine@hbsslaw.com

christopherp@hbsslaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 

By: /s/ Stephen D. Raber 

Stephen D. Raber (State Bar No. 121958) 

Joelle S. Perry (State Bar No. 275244) 

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 

725 Twelfth Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: (202) 434-5000 

Fax: (202) 434-5029 

E-mail: sraber@wc.com 

E-mail: jperry@wc.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Mars, Inc. and Mars

Chocolate North America, LLC 

SIGNATURE ATTESTATION 

I hereby attest that I have obtained the consent of Stephen D. Raber, counsel for Defendants, 

for the filing of this stipulation. 

By: /s/ Elaine T. Byszewski 

Elaine T. Byszewski 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ______________________ 

 __________________________________ 

The Honorable Richard Seeborg

 United States District Judge 

11/23/15

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