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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

CASE NO. 4:20-CV-02212-HSG

Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

Andrew S. Tulumello, SBN 196484

Claire L. Chapla, SBN 314255

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Telephone: 202.955.8500

Facismile: 202-530.9678

E-mail: atulumello@gibsondunn.com

E-mail: cchapla@gibsondunn.com

Attorneys for Defendant PepsiCo, Inc.

(additional counsel on signature page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CRYSTAL GEYSER WATER COMPANY;

THE CLOROX COMPANY; THE COCACOLA COMPANY; PEPSICO, INC.;

NESTLÉ USA, INC.; MARS, 

INCORPORATED; DANONE NORTH 

AMERICA; MONDELƜZ

INTERNATIONAL, INC.; COLGATEPALMOLIVE COMPANY; THE PROCTER 

& GAMBLE COMPANY; and DOES 1-25,

inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 4:20-cv-02212-HSG

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

Action Removed: April 1, 2020

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

CASE NO. 4:20-CV-02212-HSG

Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

Pursuant to N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 6-2, Plaintiff Earth Island Institute and Defendants Crystal 

Geyser Water Company; The Clorox Company; The Coca-Cola Company; PepsiCo, Inc.; Nestlé 

USA, Inc.; Mars, Incorporated; Danone US, LLC; 0RQGHOƝ]*OREDO//&; Colgate-Palmolive Company; and The Procter & Gamble Company (collectively, “Stipulating Defendants”) stipulate and 

agree as follows, subject to the Court’s approval:

WHEREAS, on April 1, 2020, Stipulating Defendants filed a Notice of Removal from the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to file a Motion to Remand pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447 on or 

before May 1, 2020 (“Motion”);

WHEREAS, under N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-3(a), the deadline for Stipulating Defendants to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion is fourteen (14) days after the Motion is filed;

WHEREAS, under N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-3(c), the deadline for Plaintiff to file a reply brief is 

seven (7) days after the deadline for Stipulating Defendants’ response;

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred concerning the briefing schedule on the Motion, and desire a short extension of the deadlines for their briefs;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that this stipulation does not waive any right to agree to or request further extensions; 

WHEREAS, this stipulation is not intended to operate as an admission of any factual allegation or legal conclusion and is submitted subject to and without waiver of any right, defense, affirmative defense, or objection, including personal jurisdiction; and

WHEREAS, this stipulation does not waive any party’s right to seek any other relief from the 

Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree, through their undersigned counsel and subject to the Court’s approval, that:

1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand shall be due on or before May 1, 2020.

2. Defendants’ response to the Motion shall be due on or before June 1, 2020.

3. Plaintiff’s reply shall be due on or before June 22, 2020.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

CASE NO. 4:20-CV-02212-HSG

Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 30, 2020 By: **/s/ Mark C. Molumphy 

Joseph W. Cotchett (SBN 36324)

Mark C. Molumphy (SBN 168009)

COTCHETT, PITRE, & MCCARTHY, LLP

San Francisco Airport Office Center

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, California 94010

Telephone: (650) 697-6000

Email: mmolumphy@cpmlegal.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Earth Island Institute

Dated: April 30, 2020 By: /s/ Andrew S. Tulumello 

Andrew S. Tulumello (SBN 196484)

Claire L. Chapla (SBN 314255)

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Telephone: 202.955.8500

Facsimile: 202.530.9678

Email: atulumello@gibsondunn.com

Email: cchapla@gibsondunn.com

Attorneys for Defendant PepsiCo, Inc.

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SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

CASE NO. 4:20-CV-02212-HSG

Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

By: **/s/ René P. Tatro 

René P. Tatro (SBN 078383)

Juliet A. Markowitz (SBN 164038)

TATRO TEKOSKY SADWICK LLP

333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4270

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: (213) 225-7171

Facsimile: (213) 225-7151

E-mail: rttro@ttsmslaw.com

E-mail: jmarkowitz@ttsmslaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant Crystal 

Geyser Water Company

By: **/s/ Mary Rose Alexander

Mary Rose Alexander (SBN 143899)

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2800

Chicago, Illinois 60611

Telephone: (312) 876-7700

E-mail: mary.rose.alexander@lw.com

Robert M. Howard (SBN 145870)

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

12670 High Bluff Drive

San Diego, California 92130

Telephone: (858) 523-5400

E-mail: robert.howard@lw.com

Margaret A. Tough (SBN 218056)

Shannon D. Lankenau (SBN 294263)

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 391-0600

E-mail: margaret.tough@lw.com

E-mail: shannon.lankenau@lw.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

The Clorox Company

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

CASE NO. 4:20-CV-02212-HSG

Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

By: **/s/ Gary T. Lafayette

Steven A. Zalesin 

Jane Metcalf (pro hac vice admission 

pending)

PATTERSON BELKNAP

WEBB & TYLER LLP

1133 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Telephone: (212) 336-2000

Email: sazalesin@pbwt.com

Email: jmetcalf@pbwt.com

Gary T. Lafayette (SBN 888666)

LAFAYETTE & KUMAGAI LLP

1300 Clay Street, Suite 810

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (415) 357-4600

Email: glafayette@lkclaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant

The Coca-Cola Company

By: **/s/ Stephen D. Raber

Stephen D. Raber (SBN 121958)

David Horniak (SBN 268441)

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP

725 Twelfth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005

Telephone: (202) 434-5000

Facsimile: (202) 434-5029

E-mail: sraber@wc.com

E-mail: dhorniak@wc.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

Mars, Incorporated

By: **/s/ Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr.

Theodore J. Boutros, Jr. (SBN 132099)

Perlette M. Jura (SBN 242332)

Bradley J. Hamburger (SBN 266916)

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

333 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90071-3197

Telephone: (213) 229-7000

Facsimile: (213) 229-6904

E-Mail: tboutrous@gibsondunn.com

E-Mail: pjura@gibsondunn.com

E-Mail: bhamburger@gibsondunn.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Nestlé USA, Inc.

By: **/s/ Angela C. Agrusa

Angela C. Agrusa (SBN 131337)

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

2000 Avenue of the Stars

Suite 400 North Tower

Los Angeles, California 90067-4704

Telephone: (310) 595-3000

Facsimile: (310) 595-3300

E-mail: angela.agrusa@dlapiper.com

George Gigounas (SBN 209334)

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

555 Mission Street, Suite 2400

San Francisco, CA 94105-2933

Telephone: (415) 615-6005

Facsimile: (415) 659-7305

E-mail: george.gigounas@dlapiper.com

Attorneys for Danone US, LLC

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

CASE NO. 4:20-CV-02212-HSG

Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

By: **/s/ Mark C. Goodman

Mark C. Goodman (SBN 154692)

Anne Kelts Assayag (SBN 298710)

BAKER MCKENZIE LLP

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1100

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 576-3080

Facsimile: (415) 374-2499

Email: mark.goodman@bakermckenzie.com

Email: anne.assayag@bakermckenzie.com

Attorneys for Defendant

0RQGHOƝ]*OREDO//&

By: **/s/ David C. Kiernan

David C. Kiernan (SBN 215335)

JONES DAY LLP

555 California Street, 26th floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 626-3939

Facsimile: (415) 875-5700

Email: dkiernan@jonesday.com

Attorneys for Defendant

The Procter & Gamble Company

** Pursuant to Civ. L.R. 5-1(i)(3), the electronic signatory has obtained approval from 

this signatory

By: **/s/ Richard Goetz

Richard Goetz (SBN 115666)

Dawn Sestito (SBN 214011)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

400 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071-2899

Telephone: (213) 430-6000

Facsimile: (213) 430-6407

E-Mail: dsestito@omm.com

E-Mail: rgoetz@omm.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Colgate-Palmolive Company

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE’S MOTION TO REMAND 

CASE NO. 4:20-CV-02212-HSG

Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having reviewed the above Stipulation and Proposed Order Regarding Briefing Schedule on 

Plaintiff Earth Island Institute’s Motion to Remand, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand shall be due on or before May 1, 2020.

2. Any response to the Motion to Remand shall be due on or before June 1, 2020.

3. Plaintiff’s reply to any response shall be due on or before June 22, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _______________________

_______________________________________

THE HONORABLE HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

5/1/2020

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