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Parties Involved:
Ford Motor Company
Defendant
Kenneth Hunnel
Plaintiff
Leanne Hunnel
Plaintiff
Stephen Jackson
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:24-CV-00423-DJC-AB 

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Cody R. Padgett (SBN 275553) 

cody.padgett@capstonelawyers.com 

Nathan N. Kiyam (SBN 317677) 

nate.kiyam@capstonelawyers.com 

CAPSTONE LAW APC 

1875 Century Park East, Suite 1000 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 556-4811 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

KENNETH HUNNEL and LEANNE HUNNEL 

Amir Nassihi (SBN 235936) 

anassihi@shb.com 

SHOOK HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

555 Mission Street, Suite 2300 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.544.1900 

Facsimile: 415.391.0281 

Attorneys for Defendant

FORD MOTOR COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KENNETH HUNNEL, LEANNE HUNNEL, 

Individually and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 

 Defendant. 

 Case No.: 2:24-cv-00423-DJC-DB 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO 

DISMISS 

 

 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

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Plaintiffs KENNETH HUNNEL AND LEANNE HUNNEL (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant 

FORD MOTOR COMPANY (“Defendant” or “Ford”), collectively referred to as the “Parties,” by 

and through their respective counsel, have met and conferred regarding the briefing schedule 

(“Schedule”) as extended on Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Class Action 

Complaint (“FAC”), and subject to Court approval and having agreed to further extend the Schedule, 

hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. On February 7, 2024, Plaintiff filed the original complaint (Dkt. 1); and 

2. On April 18, 2024, the Court granted Defendant’s L.R. 28-day extension to respond to June 

3, 2024 (Dkt. 15); and

3. On May 24, 2024, and pursuant to the Parties’ Joint Status Report (Dkt. 16), the Court granted 

the Parties’ stipulation for Plaintiff to file an amended complaint on July 3, 2024 and for 

Defendant to respond on August 23, 2024 (Dkt. 19); and

4. On July 3, 2024, the FAC was filed (Dkt. 28) which added new plaintiffs; and

5. On September 13, 2024, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 32); and 

6. On October 29, 2024, the Court permitted Defendant to withdraw its Motion to Dismiss 

without prejudice as to re-filing by November 25, 2024 while the Parties continued to meet 

and confer regarding their efforts to reach a resolution (Dkt. 36); and 

7. On November 25, 2024, Defendant filed the currently pending Motion to Dismiss and noticed 

it for hearing on March 20, 2025 (Dkt. 37); and 

8. Plaintiffs’ response to the pending Motion to Dismiss was extended by stipulation and court 

order to January 17, 2025 (Dkt. 40), and Defendant’s reply was extended by stipulation and 

court order to February 19, 2025 (Dkt. 40); and 

9. On December 13, 2024, Plaintiff Stephen Jackson filed his Notice of Voluntary Dismissal 

Without Prejudice (Dkt. 41); and 

10. In light of the recent changes to the case and such other discussions between the Parties, the 

Parties have conferred and have agreed to further extend the deadlines to the pending Motion 

to Dismiss as follows: Plaintiffs shall be permitted to file their response to the pending Motion 

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to Dismiss on or before February 14, 2025, and Defendant shall be permitted to file its reply 

on or before March 14, 2025. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED. 

Dated: January 16, 2025 CAPSTONE LAW APC 

/s/ Nathan N. Kiyam 

 Cody R. Padgett 

 Nathan N. Kiyam 

 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: January 16, 2025 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

/s/ Amir Nassihi (as authorized on 1/15/2025) 

AMIR NASSIHI 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

 

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ATTESTATION OF SIGNATURE 

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 131(e), the undersigned hereby attests that concurrence in the filing 

of this document has been obtained from all signatories hereto. 

Dated: January 16, 2025 

/s/ Nathan N. Kiyam 

 

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ORDER

 The parties’ above-referenced stipulation is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiffs shall file their 

response to the pending Motion to Dismiss on or before February 14, 2025, and Defendant shall file 

its reply on or before March 14, 2025. Further, the Court VACATES the hearing on Defendant’s 

Motion to Dismiss, set for March 20, 2025, and RESETS the matter for hearing on April 3, 2025, at 

1:30 PM in Courtroom 7 before District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 17, 2025 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta 

 THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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