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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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STIPULATION RE: CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION 

CASE NO. 11-CV-2953-RS

Adam J. Levitt (admitted pro hac vice) 

John E. Tangren (admitted pro hac vice) 

GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A. 

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

Telephone: 312-214-0000 

Facsimile: 312-214-0001 

alevitt@gelaw.com 

jtangren@gelaw.com 

Marvin L. Frank (admitted pro hac vice) 

Benjamin D. Bianco (admitted pro hac vice) 

Bridget V. Hamill (admitted pro hac vice) 

FRANK & BIANCO LLP 

275 Madison Avenue, Suite 801 

New York, New York 10016 

Telephone: 212-682-1853 

Facsimile: 212-682-1892 

mfrank@frankandbianco.com 

bbianco@frankandbianco.com 

bhamill@frankandbianco.com 

Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Counsel 

Keith G. Bremer, State Bar No. 155920 

Alison K. Hurley, State Bar No. 234042 

BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O’MEARA LLP 

20320 S.W. Birch Street, Second Floor 

Newport Beach, California 92660 

Telephone: (949) 221-1000 

Facsimile: (949) 221-1001 

kbremer@bremerwhyte.com 

ahurley@bremerwhyte.com 

Grant Davis (admitted pro hac vice) 

Thomas C. Jones (admitted pro hac vice) 

Timothy C. Gaarder (admitted pro hac vice) 

DAVIS, BETHUNE & JONES, LLC 

1100 Main Street, Suite 2930 

Kansas City, Missouri 64105 

Telephone: 816-421-1600 

Facsimile: 816-472-5972 

gdavis@dbjlaw.net 

tjones@dbjlaw.net 

tgaarder@dbjlaw.net 

Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee 

Amir Nassihi, State Bar No. 235936 

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON, LLP 

One Montgomery, Suite 2700 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 544-1900 

anassihi@shb.com 

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STIPULATION RE: CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION 

CASE NO. 11-CV-2953-RS

Terri S. Reiskin (admitted pro hac vice) 

Eric C. Tew (admitted pro hac vice) 

DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC 

1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 300 West 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Telephone: (202) 906-8609 

treiskin@dykema.com 

etew@dykema.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Ford Motor Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

 

IN RE FORD TAILGATE LITIGATION Case No. 11-CV-2953-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE: CLASS CERTIFICATION 

MOTION 

Judge: Hon. Richard Seeborg 

The parties in the above-captioned litigation jointly submit this Stipulation pursuant to Civil 

Local Rule 7-12, as to which they seek approval of the Court for a brief extension of the deadlines 

for the response and reply briefing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and related expert 

depositions. Per the Court’s Order re: Stipulation and Order re: Class Certification Motion, issued 

December 12, 2014 (Docket #213), the deadline for Ford Motor Company’s response to the Motion 

for Class Certification is March 11, 2015, the deposition of Ford’s experts offered in opposition to 

the Motion is April 8, 2015, and the deadline for Plaintiffs’ reply brief is May 29, 2015. The 

hearing on the class certification motion is set for June 18, 2015 (Docket # 181). 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and supporting materials, including five expert 

reports, were served on Ford on December 12, 2014 and filed on January 9, 2015 (Docket # 215). 

The parties have cooperated in the scheduling of expert depositions, the last of which was 

completed on January 30, 2015. However, lead defense counsel is required to undertake foreign 

travel for a client in early March and has other commitments that make compliance with the 

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STIPULATION RE: CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION 

CASE NO. 11-CV-2953-RS

existing scheduling order problematic. In addition, a conflict has arisen with the June 18, 2015 

class certification hearing. Specifically, Ford’s lead counsel has been asked to attend a client 

meeting that involves many other participants on that date. For these reasons, Ford’s counsel has 

requested, and Plaintiffs’ counsel has stipulated to, the following changes to the existing schedule: 

1. The deadline for Ford to file its Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification 

and to disclose experts in opposition shall be March 20, 2015. 

2. Plaintiffs will complete the deposition of Ford’s expert(s) offered in opposition of the 

Motion for Class Certification by April 17, 2015. 

3. The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their Reply to Ford’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion 

for Class Certification shall be June 8, 2015. 

4. The hearing on the Class Certification Motion shall be rescheduled to July 2, 2015 at 

______ __.m. 

Dated: February 6, 2015 Respectfully Submitted, 

 /s/ Adam J. Levitt 

Adam J. Levitt (admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

John E. Tangren (admitted pro hac vice) 

GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A. 

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1200 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

Telephone: (312) 214-0000 

E-mail: alevitt@gelaw.com 

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

 /s/ Terri S. Reiskin 

Terri S. Reiskin (admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

Eric C. Tew (admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC 

1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 300 West 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Telephone: (202) 906-8629 

treiskin@dykema.com 

etew@dykema.com 

Counsel for Defendant Ford Motor Co.

1:30 p

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STIPULATION RE: CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION 

CASE NO. 11-CV-2953-RS

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED, this ___ day of February, 

2015. 

 

 Hon. Richard Seeborg, U.S. District Judge 

9th

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