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Parties Involved:
Vaughn Kerkorian
Plaintiff
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Defendant
Nissan North America, Inc.
Defendant
David Turner
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIP. AND ORDER RE CONSOLIDATED AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND NNA’S RESPONSE 

CASE NO. 4:18-CV-07292-HSG

CASE NO. 4:18-CV-07815-HSG 

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DRINKER BIDDLE &

REATH LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO

PAUL J. RIEHLE (SBN 115199)

Paul.Riehle@dbr.com 

MATTHEW J. ADLER (SBN 273147) 

Matthew.Adler@dbr.com 

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 

Four Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4180 

Telephone: (415) 591-7500 

Facsimile: (415) 591-7510 

E. PAUL CAULEY, JR. (pro hac vice) 

Paul.Cauley@dbr.com 

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 

1717 Main Street, Suite 5400 

Dallas, TX 75201-7367 

Telephone: (469) 357-2500 

Facsimile: (469) 327-0860 

Attorneys for Defendant 

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

CATHY BASHAW, ROBERT GARNEAU, 

NANCY HOUSELL, and JEFFREY 

OLKOWSKI on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. and

NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:18-cv-07292-HSG

Case No. 4:18-cv-07815-HSG 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ 

CONSOLIDATED AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND DEFENDANT 

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.’S 

RESPONSE THERETO 

VAUGHN KERKORIAN and DAVID 

TURNER, individually and on behalf of all 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. and

NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD, 

Defendants. 

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 WHEREAS, on November 30, 2018, Plaintiff Cathy Bashaw filed a putative class action 

Complaint in this Court against Nissan North America, Inc. (“NNA”) and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 

(“NML”) captioned Bashaw v. Nissan North America, Inc. et al., No. 4:18-cv-07292-HSG 

(“Bashaw”); 

 WHEREAS, on December 31, 2018, Plaintiffs Vaughn Kerkorian and David Turner filed 

a putative class action Complaint in this Court against NNA and NML captioned Kerkorian et al. 

v. Nissan North America, Inc. et al., No. 4:18-cv-07815-HSG (“Kerkorian”);

 WHEREAS, on January 3, 2019, Plaintiff Bashaw filed a Motion for Consolidation and 

Appointment of Interim Class Counsel (Bashaw Dkt. 12) (“Motion for Appointment”), which, 

among other things, sought consolidation of the Bashaw and Kerkorian actions; 

 WHEREAS, on February 7, 2019, NNA filed in the Bashaw and Kerkorian actions a 

Motion to Dismiss or Transfer for Improper Venue or, In the Alternative, Transfer for

Convenience (“Motions to Transfer”) (Bashaw Dkt. 19; Kerkorian Dkt. 23); 

 WHEREAS, on February 28, 2019, Plaintiffs in Bashaw filed a First Amended Class 

Action Complaint adding additional Plaintiffs Robert Garneau, Nancy Housell, and Jeffrey 

Olkowski (Bashaw Dkt. 28); 

 WHEREAS, on March 5, 2019, the Court held a Case Management Conference (“CMC”) 

in Bashaw and Kerkorian and determined that it was appropriate in the immediate term to 

consolidate Bashaw and Kerkorian as an administrative device; 

 WHEREAS, at the CMC, the parties stipulated to the consolidation of Bashaw and 

Kerkorian for administrative purposes without prejudice to the substantive or procedural rights of 

the parties and further agreed this administrative consolidation cannot be used against Plaintiffs or 

NNA in any future motions or proceedings in this action or act as a waiver of any rights or 

concession to any substantive or procedural position taken by the other; 

 WHEREAS, by minute order on March 6, 2019, the Court terminated the Motions 

to Transfer as moot in light of the First Amended Class Action Complaint in Bashaw and the 

impending Consolidated Amended Complaint, and directed the parties to file a stipulation and 

proposed order “setting a 1) date for the filing of a consolidated complaint, 2) briefing schedule 

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for the anticipated motion to dismiss after the consolidated complaint is filed, and 3) hearing date 

for the anticipated motion to dismiss and the motions currently pending” (Bashaw Dkt. 33; 

Kerkorian Dkt. 34); 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and NNA have met and conferred through counsel and have agreed 

to the schedule set forth below; 

 THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their respective 

counsel, as follows: 

1. Bashaw and Kerkorian are hereby consolidated for administrative purposes 

without prejudice to the substantive or procedural rights of the parties; 

2. Plaintiffs shall have until March 22, 2019 to file their Consolidated Amended 

Complaint; 

3. NNA shall have until April 22, 2019 to answer or other otherwise respond to the 

Consolidated Amended Complaint; 

4. If NNA files a motion in response to the Consolidated Amended Complaint, the 

briefing schedule shall be as follows: 

a. Plaintiffs shall have until May 20, 2019 to file their opposition; 

b. NNA shall have until June 10, 2019 to file its reply; 

c. NNA shall notice the hearing for June 27, 2019, or such other date as 

directed by the Court; 

5. The April 11, 2019 hearing on the Motion for Appointment shall be continued to 

June 27, 2019, or such other date as directed by the Court; 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 11, 2019 

 

BURSOR & FISHER, P.A. 

By:/s/ Joel D. Smith 

L. Timothy Fisher 

Joel D. Smith 

Frederick J. Klorczyk III 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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Dated: March 11, 2019 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

By: /s/ Paul J. Riehle 

Paul J. Riehle 

E. Paul Cauley, Jr. (pro hac vice) 

Matthew J. Adler 

Attorneys for Defendant 

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 

Attestation Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i) 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I, Paul J. Riehle, hereby attest that I have obtained 

concurrence in the filing of this document from the other signatory to this document. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 11th day of March, 2019, in San Francisco, CA. 

 /s/ Paul J. Riehle 

Paul J. Riehle

ORDER 

Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. The cases captioned: 

Bashaw v. Nissan North America, Inc. et al, Case No. 18-cv-07292-HSG; Kerkorian v. Nissan 

North America, Inc. et al, Case No. 18-cv-07815-HSG are hereby consolidated. The earliest-filed 

civil action, Case No. 18-cv-07292-HSG, shall serve as the lead case. The clerk is directed to 

administratively close the later-filed civil action, Case No. 18-cv-07815-HSG. All future filings 

should be done in the lead case (Case No. 18-cv-07292-HSG) only and should be captioned “In re 

Nissan North America, Inc. Litigation.” 

Date: March 12, 2019 

 

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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