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Parties Involved:
Aurora Dairy Corporation
Defendant
Aurora Organic Dairy
Defendant
Brenda Gallardo
Plaintiff

Document Text:

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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 STIPULATION REQUESTING AN ORDER VACATING THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT ORDER AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER & BIRKHAEUSER, LLP 

Robert M. Bramson (Cal. Bar No. 102006) 

2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 120 

Walnut Creek, California 94598 

Telephone: (925) 945-0200 

Facsimile: 925-945-8792 

rbramson@bramsonplutzik.com 

(Additional Counsel On Signature Page) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Brenda Gallardo 

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

Viviann C. Stapp (Cal. Bar No. 233036) 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 391-0600 

Fax: (415) 395-8095 

Email: viviann.stapp@lw.com 

Mark S. Mester (Ill. Bar No. 6196140) (pro hac vice)

Livia M. Kiser (Ill. Bar No. 6275283) (pro hac vice)

233 South Wacker Drive 

Sears Tower, Suite 5800 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Telephone: (312) 876-7700 

Fax: (312) 993-9767 

Email: mark.mester@lw.com 

 livia.kiser@lw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Aurora Dairy Corporation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

BRENDA GALLARDO, on behalf of herself 

and all other similarly situated, 

Plaintiff,

AURORA DAIRY CORPORATION, d/b/a 

AURORA ORGANIC DAIRY, 

Defendant

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Case No. 3:07-cv-05331-MMC

STIPULATION REQUESTING AN 

ORDER VACATING THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Pursuant to Civ. L. R. 6-2 and 16-2, Plaintiff Brenda Gallardo (“Plaintiff” or “Gallardo”) 

and Defendant Aurora Dairy Corporation (“Defendant” or “Aurora”) (collectively, the “Parties”), 

by and through their attorneys, submit the following as and for this Stipulation Requesting An 

Order Vacating The Case Management Conference: 

The above-captioned action is one of nineteen actions filed against Aurora Dairy 

Corporation, d/b/a Aurora Organic Dairy (“Aurora”) and/or several retailers who sell Aurora’s 

organic milk. See Dkt # 34 (Aurora Dairy Corporation’s Local Rule 3-13 Notice Of Pendency Of 

Other Actions Or Proceedings). 

On February 20, 2008, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“Multidistrict Panel”) 

issued an order transferring and consolidating four of those actions -- Freyre, et al. v. Aurora Dairy 

Corp. (D. Colo.), Still, et al. v. Aurora Dairy Corp. (D. Colo.); Fiallos v. Aurora Dairy Corp. (S.D. 

Fla.) and Mothershead, et al. v. Aurora Dairy Corp. (E.D. Mo.) -- in the Eastern District of 

Missouri. See Declaration of Livia M. Kiser (“Kiser Decl.”) ¶ 2, Ex. A (Transfer Order) at 7. In 

addition, the Multidistrict Panel identified eleven other actions -- including this action -- as 

“potential tag-along” actions. See id. at 5, n. 1. Accordingly, on February 26, 2008, the Clerk of 

the Multidistrict Panel issued a Conditional Transfer Order for this and the other previously 

identified “potential tag-along” actions. See Kiser Decl. Ex. B (Conditional Transfer Order) at 

10-11. This matter will be transferred pursuant to the Conditional Transfer Order because Plaintiff 

does not intend to oppose transfer and consolidation. See Kiser Decl. ¶ 4. Accordingly, the final 

order transferring and consolidating this action will be entered by the Multidistrict Panel shortly 

after March 12, 2008. See Kiser Decl. Ex. B at 1 (indicating notice of opposition due on or before 

March 12, 2008). 

On March 3, 2008, in light of the Conditional Transfer Order entered for this matter, the 

Parties agreed to stipulate to an order vacating the Case Management Conference currently 

scheduled for March 14, 2008. See Kiser Decl. ¶ 4. In light of the pending transfer and 

consolidation of this matter to the Eastern District of Missouri, the Parties agree that the Court 

should suspend pre-trial matters in this matter. The Parties face a number of near-term deadlines, 

including conferring and preparing a Joint Case Management Statement and otherwise engaging in 

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pre-trial activities. See Dkt # 33 (Case Management Conference Order). Many of these issues, 

such as the Case Management Conference implicate judicial and litigant resources. Accordingly, 

this Court should enter the attached proposed order. See e.g., Good v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.,

5 F. Supp. 2d 804, 809 (N.D. Cal. 1998) (vacating and ruling inter alia that scheduled case 

management conference be vacated where a “conditional order of transfer has been entered”). 

CONCLUSION

For the reasons stated above, the Parties agree and respectfully request that all proceedings 

in this matter be suspended pending the transfer and consolidation of this matter to the Eastern 

District of Missouri with the consolidated proceedings In re Aurora Dairy Corp. Organic Milk 

Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation. The Parties further agree and respectfully request that 

the Court vacate the Case Management Conference as proposed in the attached order. 

ATTESTATION OF SIGNATURE 

Concurrence in filing this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories. 

Dated: March 3, 2008 Respectfully submitted, 

DEFENDANT AURORA DAIRY 

CORPORATION

 By: /s/Viviann C. Stapp .

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

Viviann C. Stapp (Cal. Bar No. 233036) 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 1900 

San Francisco, California 94111-2562 

Telephone: (415) 391-0600 

Facsimile: (415) 395-8095 

Email: viviann.stapp@lw.com 

Mark S. Mester (pro hac vice)

Livia M. Kiser (pro hac vice)

233 South Wacker Drive 

Suite 5800 Sears Tower 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 

Telephone: (312) 876-7700 

Facsimile: (312) 993-9767 

Email: mark.mester@lw.com 

livia.kiser@lw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Aurora Dairy Corporation 

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By: /s/Robert M. Bramson

Robert M. Bramson 

BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER & 

BIRKHAEUSER, LLP 

Robert M. Bramson, Cal. Bar No. 102006 

2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 120 

Walnut Creek, California 94598 

Telephone: (925) 945-0200 

Facsimile: 925-945-8792 

rbramson@bramsonplutzik.com 

THE MILLS LAW FIRM

Robert W. Mills, Cal. Bar No. 062154 

Harry Shulman, Cal. Bar No. 209908 

145 Marina Boulevard 

San Rafael, CA 94901-4224 

Telephone: (415) 455-1326 

Facsimile: (415) 455-1327 

harry@millslawfirm.com 

CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC 

INTEREST

Stephen Gardner (pro hac vice pending)

Director of Litigation 

Katherine Campbell (pro hac vice pending)

Staff Attorney 

The Meadows Building 

5646 Milton Street, Suite 211 

Dallas, Texas 75206 

Telephone: 214-827-2774 

Facsimile: 214-827-2787 

sgardner@cspnet.org 

kcampbell@cspinet.org

Attorneys for Brenda Gallardo 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

The Court having considered the Stipulation Requesting An Order Amending The 

Case Management Schedule and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 

request is GRANTED. 

 The Case Management Conference Order entered on February 27, 2008 shall be 

vacated pending transfer and consolidation of this matter to the Eastern District of Missouri. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

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Maxine M. Chesney 

United States District Judge 

March 4, 2008

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