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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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Stipulation and [Proposed] First Modified Scheduling Order; Case No. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB 

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James Maxwell Cooper (SBN 284054)

max.cooper@kirkland.com 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

555 California Street, 27th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 439-1400 

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice) 

lefkowitz@kirkland.com 

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice) 

ross.weiner@kirkland.com 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

601 Lexington Avenue 

New York, N.Y. 10022 

Telephone: (212) 446-4800 

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER 

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785) 

Michael S. Strimling (State Bar No. 96135) 

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER 

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP 

2125 Oak Grove Road 

Walnut Creek, CA 94598 

Telephone: (925) 945-0200 

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792 

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com 

mstrimling@bramsonplutzik.com 

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703) 

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice) 

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice) 

IZARD NOBEL LLP 

29 South Main Street, Suite 305 

West Hartford, CT 06107 

Telephone: (860) 493-6292 

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290 

mkindall@izardnobel.com 

rizard@izardnobel.com 

nveno@izardnobel.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALBA MORALES; LAINIE COHEN; LINDA 

CLAYMAN; and KENNETH DREW, on behalf of 

themselves and others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

CONOPCO INC., d/b/a UNILEVER, 

Defendant. 

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CIV NO. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

FIRST MODIFIED SCHEDULING 

ORDER 

The parties in the above-captioned matter, by and through their designated counsel, 

HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE as follows: 

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WHEREAS, the parties to this case seek to modify the scheduling order [Dkt. #34] (the 

“Order”) to permit additional time for discovery in such a way that will not alter the trial date or the 

final pre-trial conference; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs served Defendant with an initial set of interrogatories and requests for 

production on April 17, 2014; 

WHEREAS, Defendant responded to Plaintiffs’ initial set of interrogatories and requests for 

production on June 3, 2014; 

WHEREAS, Defendant served Plaintiffs with initial sets of interrogatories and requests for 

production on August 6, 2014; 

WHEREAS, all Plaintiffs responded to Defendant’s initial set of interrogatories and requests 

for production by November 14, 2014; 

WHEREAS, Defendant intends to make an initial production of documents imminently and 

will continue producing documents on a rolling basis until complete; 

WHEREAS, the parties are continuing to meet and confer on discovery-related issues; 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and have agreed, that additional time for 

discovery is necessary; 

WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the parties wish to modify the schedule set forth in the 

Order as follows: 

Event Current Deadlines Proposed Amended 

Deadlines

Complete Discovery February 13, 2015 May 15, 2015 

Plaintiffs Disclose Expert(s) / 

Produce Report(s) 

March 13, 2015 June 12, 2015 

Defendant Discloses Expert(s) / 

Produces Report(s) / Defendant 

Deposes Plaintiffs’ Expert(s) 

April 10, 2015 July 10, 2015 

Plaintiffs Depose Defendant’s 

Expert(s) / Plaintiffs Disclose 

Rebuttal Expert(s) and/or Rebuttal 

Expert Report(s) 

May 8, 2015 Aug. 7, 2015 

Defendant’s Depose Plaintiffs’ 

Rebuttal Expert(s) 

June 5, 2015 Aug. 28, 2015 

Expert Discovery Closes June 12, 2015 Sept. 4, 2015 

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Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification 

July 10, 2015 Sept. 11, 2015 

Defendant’s Opposition to 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class 

Certification 

August 21, 2015 Oct. 9, 2015 

Plaintiffs’ Reply in Further Support 

of Their Motion for Class 

Certification 

Sept. 18, 2015 Nov. 6, 2015 

Oral Argument on Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Class Certification 

Oct. 5, 2015 Nov. 23, 2015 

All Other Motions (Including 

Summary Judgment) 

Dec. 7, 2015 Dec. 9, 2015 

Opposition to Summary Judgment 

Motions 

 Jan. 15, 2016 

Reply to Summary Judgment 

Oppositions 

 Feb. 5, 2016 

Oral Argument on Motion(s) for 

Summary Judgment 

 Feb. 16, 2016 

Final Pretrial Conference Feb. 16, 2016 Feb. 16, 2016 

Trial April 12, 2016 April 12, 2016 

THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE to, and submit that, good cause is 

shown to support the following First Modified Scheduling Order. 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that: 

1. The parties’ stipulation to modify the Pretrial Scheduling Order is GRANTED; and the Order 

is modified as follows: 

(i) On or before May 15, 2015, the parties shall complete fact discovery; 

(ii) On or before June 12, 2015, Plaintiffs shall disclose expert(s) and produce expert(s) 

report(s); 

(iii) On or before July 10, 2015, Defendant shall disclose expert(s), produce expert(s) 

report(s), and depose Plaintiffs’ expert(s); 

(iv) On or before August 7, 2015, Plaintiffs shall depose Defendant’s expert(s), Plaintiffs 

shall disclose rebuttal expert(s) and rebuttal expert(s) report(s); 

(v) On or before August 28, 2015, Defendant shall depose Plaintiffs’ rebuttal expert(s); 

(vi) On or before September 4, 2015, expert discovery shall close (with all motions to 

compel heard and resulting orders obeyed on or before September 4, 2015); 

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(vii) On or before September 11, 2015, Plaintiffs shall file their motion for class 

certification; 

(viii) On or before October 9, 2015, Defendant shall file its opposition to Plaintiff’s motion 

for class certification; 

(ix) On or before November 6, 2015, Plaintiffs shall file their reply brief in further support 

of their motion for class certification; 

(x) On November 23, 2015, or on a date and time to which the Court is amenable, the 

Court shall hear oral argument on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification; 

(xi) On or before December 9, 2015, all other motions, including summary judgment, 

shall be filed; 

(xii) On or before January 15, 2016, oppositions to summary judgment motions shall be 

filed; 

(xiii) On or before February 5, 2016, reply briefs in support of summary judgment motions 

shall be filed; 

(xiv) On February 22, 2016, the Court shall hear oral argument on any motions for 

summary judgment. 

(xv) The Final Pretrial Conference is continued to March 14, 2016. 

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By:/s/ _James Maxwell Cooper_______

James Maxwell Cooper (SBN 284054) 

max.cooper@kirkland.com 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

555 California Street, 27th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 439-1400 

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 

Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice) 

lefkowitz@kirkland.com 

Ross L. Weiner (admitted pro hac vice) 

ross.weiner@kirkland.com 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

601 Lexington Avenue 

New York, New York 10022 

Telephone: (212) 446-4800 

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER 

By:/s/ Mark P. Kindall (as authorized on

December 31, 2014) 

Mark P. Kindall (State Bar No. 138703) 

Robert A. Izard (admitted pro hac vice) 

Nicole A. Veno (admitted pro hac vice) 

IZARD NOBEL LLP 

29 South Main Street, Suite 305 

West Hartford, CT 06107 

Telephone: (860) 493-6292 

Facsimile: (860) 493-6290 

mkindall@izardnobel.com 

rizard@izardnobel.com 

nveno@izardnobel.com 

Alan R. Plutzik (State Bar No. 77785) 

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER 

& BIRKHAEUSER LLP 

2125 Oak Grove Road 

Walnut Creek, CA 94598 

Telephone: (925) 945-0200 

Facsimile: (925) 945-8792 

aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com 

Joseph J. DePalma (admitted pro hac vice) 

Katrina Carroll (admitted pro hac vice) 

LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC

Two Gateway Center, 12th Floor 

Newark, New Jersey 07102 

Telephone: (973) 623-3000 

Facsimile: (973) 623-0858 

jdepalma@litedepalma.com 

kcarroll@litedepalma.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

As modified above, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 5, 2015. 

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