Opinion
Case No. 1:09-cv-00430-AWI-GSA
03-19-2013
GERALD CARLIN, JOHN RAHM, PAUL ROZWADOWSKI and BRYAN WOLFE, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. DAIRYAMERICA, INC. and CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC., Defendants.
BERMAN DeVALERIO Anthony D. Phillips Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. Christopher T. Heffelfinger Benjamin D. Brown Daniel A. Small Victoria S. Nugent COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC George F. Farah COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class and for Proposed Substitute Party, [ ] Wolfe. DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP Charles M. English Allison A. Davis OBER, KALER, GRIMES & SHRIVER Wendy M. Yoviene E. John Steren Counsel for Defendant DairyAmerica, Inc. HANSON BRIDGETT LLP Lawrence M. Cirelli John J. Vlahos Megan Oliver Thompson Counsel for Defendant California Dairies, Inc.
Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. (SBN 75484)
Christopher T. Heffelfinger (SBN 118058)
Anthony D. Phillips (SBN 259688)
BERMAN DeVALERIO
One California Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 433-3200
Facsimile: (415) 433-6382
Email: jtabacco@bermandevalerio.com
cheffelfinger@bermandevalerio.com
aphillips@bermandevalerio.com
Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class
[Additional Counsel listed on signature page]
CLASS ACTION
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR
SUBSTITUTION OF PARTY
(Doc. 115)
Judge: Hon. Anthony W. Ishii
The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record and subject to Court approval, recite and stipulate to substitute Diana Wolfe as a party and proposed class representative to this action in place of deceased plaintiff, Bryan Wolfe.
RECITALS
WHEREAS plaintiff Bryan Wolfe was a plaintiff and proposed class representative named in the Complaint and in the operative Amended Class Action Complaint, filed in this action on March 6, 2009 (ECF No. 1) and April 3, 2009 (ECF No. 8), respectively;
WHEREAS Mr. Wolfe died on August 7, 2012 during the pendency of this action;
WHEREAS Mr. Wolfe's death did not extinguish his claims in this action;
WHEREAS Diana Wolfe is Mr. Wolfe's widow;
WHEREAS Diana Wolfe is Mr. Wolfe's successor and representative of his estate;
WHEREAS plaintiffs have filed a Statement Noting Death of Plaintiff Bryan Wolfe concurrently herewith;
STIPULATION
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by the parties and by Ms. Wolfe, through their respective counsel of record, as follows:
1. Bryan Wolfe is no longer a party to this action by reason of death.
2. Diana Wolfe is substituted as a party and proposed class representative to this action in place of Bryan Wolfe.
Respectfully submitted,
BERMAN DeVALERIO
By: ___________
Anthony D. Phillips
Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr.
Christopher T. Heffelfinger
Benjamin D. Brown
Daniel A. Small
Victoria S. Nugent
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS
& TOLL, PLLC
George F. Farah
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS
& TOLL, PLLC
Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class and
for Proposed Substitute Party, [ ] Wolfe.
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP
By: ___________(as authorized on 3/8/13)
Charles M. English
Allison A. Davis
OBER, KALER, GRIMES & SHRIVER
By: ___________(as authorized on 3/8/13)
Wendy M. Yoviene
E. John Steren
Counsel for Defendant DairyAmerica, Inc.
HANSON BRIDGETT LLP
By: ___________(as authorized on 3/8/13)
Lawrence M. Cirelli
John J. Vlahos
Megan Oliver Thompson
Counsel for Defendant California Dairies, Inc.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
Pursuant to the parties' stipulation filed on March 8, 2013 (Doc. 115), Plaintiff-decedent Bryan Wolfe is no longer a party to this action and Diana Wolfe shall be substituted as a party to this action in place of Bryan Wolfe. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE