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Parties Involved:
Coleman Natural Foods, LLC
Defendant
Perdue Farms Inc
Defendant
Perdue Foods LLC
Defendant
Barbara Perry
Plaintiff

Document Text:

3:17-cv-03502-JSC 

18-cv-02664-JST 

1 JOINT STIPULATION FOR BIFURCATION 

OF TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO 

PUNITIVE DAMAGES

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Michael A. Hood (SBN 71258) 

Erin W. Kendrella (SBN 273504) 

JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 

200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 500 

Irvine, California 92618 

Telephone: (949) 885-1360 

Facsimile: (949) 885-1380 

Email: michael.hood@jacksonlewis.com 

 erin.kendrella@jacksonlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PERDUE FOODS LLC 

[Additional Counsel on the Next Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BARBARA PERRY, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PERDUE FOODS, LLC and COLEMAN 

NATURAL FOODS, LLC, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO.: 3:17-cv-03502-JST

18-cv-02664-JST 

Judge Jon S. Tigar 

Courtroom 9 – 19th Floor 

Mag. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley 

Courtroom F – 15th Floor 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR 

BIFURCATION OF TRIAL WITH 

RESPECT TO PUNITIVE DAMAGES 

Complaint Filed: June 15, 2017 

Trial Date: June 10, 2019 

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Hunter Pyle, SBN 191125 

Tanya P. Tambling, SBN 262979 

HUNTER PYLE LAW 

428 Thirteenth Street, 11th Floor 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 444-4400 

Facsimile: (510) 444-4410 

Email: hunter@hunterpylelaw.com, 

 ttambling@hunterpylelaw..com 

Alex G. Tovarian, SBN 264547 

LAW OFFICES OF ALEKSEY G. TOVARIAN 

50 California Street, Ste. 3325 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 984-9990 

Facsimile: (415) 520-5830 

Email: tovarianlaw@gmail.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

BARBARA PERRY 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR BIFURCATION OF TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO 

PUNITIVE DAMAGES 

It is hereby stipulated and agreed, by and between Defendant PERDUE FOODS 

LLC (“Defendant”) and Plaintiff BARBARA PERRY (“Plaintiff”) (collectively the 

“Parties”), that the Parties jointly stipulate to bifurcating the trial of this matter such that 

punitive damages are tried separately, and, if liability is established, evidence of 

Defendant’s finances and net worth are outlined in the Declaration of Richard Morin, 

Vice President and Controller for Perdue Farms Inc., in lieu of Defendant producing 

confidential and proprietary business records as follows: 

1. Defendant is a privately held company and produces and distributes organic 

chicken, turkey, and pork products. Defendant is based in Salisbury, Maryland and 

operates as a subsidiary of Perdue Farms Inc. 

2. Defendant purchased Coleman Natural Foods in 2015 and continues to do 

business as Coleman Natural Foods. 

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3. Plaintiff prays for punitive damages in her Complaint. The Parties agree and 

stipulate to bifurcating the trial of this matter such that the amount of punitive damages is 

tried separately, if and only if the court or jury determines that the conditions for an 

award of punitive damages are satisfied. 

4. Grounds for bifurcating the trial are that admission of evidence of 

Defendant’s profits, net worth, financial status or wealth during the liability phase of trial 

would be unfairly prejudicial to Defendant. 

5. During the liability phase of the trial, no evidence of Defendant’s financial 

condition and net worth shall be admissible. Attorneys for the Parties agree they shall not 

interrogate any witnesses regarding or otherwise introduce any evidence at trial of 

Defendant’s financial condition or net worth, or the magnitude of Defendant’s operations 

for the liability phase of trial only. 

6. If liability is established for punitive damages, the evidence contained in this 

stipulation and the Declaration of Richard Morin, may be used as evidence of 

Defendant’s financial condition and net worth to support for Plaintiff’s claim for an 

amount of punitive damages. 

7. The Parties agree that this Joint Stipulation does not limit or waive 

Defendant from opposing and defending against Plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages. 

8. The Parties agree that the Joint Stipulation does not admit liability for either 

Party. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

HUNTER PYLE LAW 

LAW OFFICES OF ALEKSEY G. TOVARIAN 

DATED: January 18, 2019 By: /s/ Tanya P. Tambling 

Hunter Pyle, Esq. 

Tanya P. Tambling, Esq. 

Alex G. Tovarian, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

BARBARA PERRY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

Dated: January 22, 2019

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JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 

DATED: January 18, 2019 By: /s/ Erin W. Kendrella 

Michael A. Hood, Esq. 

Erin W. Kendrella, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PERDUE FOODS LLC dba Coleman 

Natural Foods (erroneously named a 

Coleman Natural Foods, LLC) 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED:________________________ ____________________________________ 

Hon. Jon S. Tigar 

United States District Judge 

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