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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

C.A. NO. 3:15-CV-03229-SC 

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ROBERT C. HILLIARD (Pro Hac Vice) 

MARION REILLY (Pro Hac Vice) 

HILLIARD MUÑOZ GONZALES L.L.P. 

719 S Shoreline Blvd., Suite #500 

Corpus Christi, TX 78401 

Telephone: (361) 882-1612 

Facsimile: (361) 882-3015 

bobh@hmglawfirm.com 

marion@hmglawfirm.com 

Steve W. Berman (Pro Hac Vice)

Anthea Grivas (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 

antheag@hbsslaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

GAIL PAYNE, ROBERT GORMAN 

and STEPHANIE SMITH 

 [Additional Counsel on Signature Page] 

KEKER & VAN NEST LLP 

JOHN W. KEKER - #49092 

R. ADAM LAURIDSEN - #243780 

THOMAS E. GORMAN - #279409 

PHILIP J. TASSIN - #287787 

633 Battery Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 391-5400 

Facsimile: (415) 397-7188 

jkeker@kvn.com 

alauridsen@kvn.com 

tgorman@kvn.com 

ptassin@kvn.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF 

BASEBALL (d/b/a MAJOR LEAGUE 

BASEBALL); and ROBERT D. MANFRED, 

JR. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GAIL PAYNE, ROBERT GORMAN, and 

STEPHANIE SMITH, individually and on behalf

of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF 

BASEBALL (d/b/a MAJOR LEAGUE 

BASEBALL); and ROBERT D. MANFRED, 

JR., et al. 

 Defendants. 

 No. 3:15-CV-03229-SC 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

Judge: Hon. Samuel Conti 

Date Filed: October 23, 2015 

 

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Plaintiff Gail Payne and Defendants Office of the Commissioner of the Baseball (d/b/a 

Major League Baseball) and Robert D. Manfred, Jr., by and through their undersigned counsel, 

dispute and agree as follows: 

WHEREAS, on July 13, 2015, Plaintiff filed her Original Complaint; 

WHEREAS, on October 2, 2015, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the Original 

Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Stipulation entered into by the Parties, Plaintiff’s deadline to file 

her Response in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is October 23, 2015; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff's deadline to file an Amended Complaint as a matter of right was 

October 23, 2015 and Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on or before that date; 

WHEREAS, Defendants agreed to withdraw their Motion to Dismiss the Original 

Complaint upon the filing of Amended Complaint and have now done so; 

WHEREAS, Defendants anticipate filing a New Motion to Dismiss the Amended 

Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that a briefing schedule regarding the new Motion to 

Dismiss will be efficient for the Court and parties 

IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED that: 

1. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint shall be filed no 

later than November 20, 2015; 

2. Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First 

Amended Complaint shall be filed no later than December 14, 2015; 

3. Defendants’ Reply in Support of their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended 

Complaint shall be filed no later than December 23, 2015. 

SO STIPULATED AND AGREED: 

 

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DATED: October 23, 2015 HILLIARD MUÑOZ GONZALES L.L.P. 

 By /s/ Robert C. Hilliard ROBERT C. HILLARD 

MARION M. REILLY 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

GAIL PAYNE 

DATED: October 23, 2015 By /s/ Steve W. Berman 

STEVE W. BERMAN 

ANTHEA GRIVAS 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

GAIL PAYNE 

DATED: October 23, 2015 By /s/ John W. Keker 

JOHN W. KEKER 

R. ADAM LAURIDSEN 

THOMAS E. GORMAN 

PHILIP J. TASSIN 

Attorneys for Defendants 

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF 

BASEBALL (d/b/a MAJOR LEAGUE 

BASEBALL); and ROBERT D. 

MANFRED, JR. 

PURSUANT TO A STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, IT IS SO ORDERED:. 

Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint shall be filed no later 

than November 20, 2015. Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 

Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint shall be filed no later than December 14, 2015. Defendant’s 

Reply in Support of their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint shall be filed no 

later than December 23, 2015. 

Dated: ______________ 

 _________________________________ 

 United States District Court Judge 

10/27/2015

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