Opinion
4:23-cv-06352-HSG
04-18-2024
Christina Grace, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc.; Marin Association of Realtors; North Bay Association of Realtors; Northern Solano County Association of Realtors, Inc.; Solano Association of Realtors, Inc.; RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.; Anywhere Real Estate Inc.; Vanguard Properties, Inc.; Twin Oaks Real Estate Inc.; Windermere Real Estate Services Company Inc.; Rapisarda & Fox, Inc.; Realty ONE Group, Inc.; Keller Williams Realty, Inc.; Compass, Inc.; eXp World Holdings, Inc.; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants.
PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP Jill M. Manning JILL M. MANNING (Bar No. 178849) PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP DANIEL L. WARSHAW (Bar No. 185365) BOBBY POUYA (Bar No. 245527) NAVEED ABAIE (Bar No. 323338) ERIC J. MONT (Bar No. 319592) PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP DOUGLAS MILLEN (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming) ROBERT WOZNIAK (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming) MATTHEW RUAN (Bar No. 264409) FREED KANNER LONDON & MILLEN LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class FARMER BROWNSTEIN JAEGER GOLDSTEIN KLEIN & SIEGEL LLP David M. Goldstein DAVID M. GOLDSTEIN Counsel for Defendants SOLANO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, INC. and NORTHERN SOLANO COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Bonnie Lau BONNIE LAU (SBN 246188) DAVID E. GROTHOUSE (SBN 338805) Attorneys for Defendants North Bay Association of REALTORS® and Marin Association of REALTORS® CROWELL & MORING LLP Chahira Solh Chahira Solh (SBN: 248985) CROWELL & MORING LLP Attorneys for Defendant Compass, Inc. SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP Leo D. Caseria LEO DAVID CASERIA (SBN: 240323) Helen C. Eckert (SBN 240531) Attorneys for Defendant REALTY ONE GROUP, INC. and RAPISARDA & FOX, INC. SAUL EWING LLP Matthew J. Antonelli William E. Adams Matthew J. Antonelli Francis X. Riley (Pro Hac Vice) James Morsch (Pro Hac Vice) Jason W. McElroy (Pro Hac Vice) Attorneys for Defendant eXp World Holdings, Inc. CROWELL & MORING LLP Chahira Solh Chahira Solh (SBN: 248985) CROWELL & MORING LLP Attorneys for Defendant Compass, Inc. SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP Leo D. Caseria LEO DAVID CASERIA (SBN: 240323) Helen C. Eckert (SBN 240531) Attorneys for Defendant REALTY ONE GROUP, INC. and RAPISARDA & FOX, INC. SAUL EWING LLP Matthew J. Antonelli William E. Adams Matthew J. Antonelli Francis X. Riley (Pro Hac Vice) James Morsch (Pro Hac Vice) Jason W. McElroy (Pro Hac Vice) Attorneys for Defendant eXp World Holdings, Inc.
Action Filed: December 8, 2023
PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP
Jill M. Manning JILL M. MANNING (Bar No. 178849)
PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP
DANIEL L. WARSHAW (Bar No. 185365)
BOBBY POUYA (Bar No. 245527)
NAVEED ABAIE (Bar No. 323338)
ERIC J. MONT (Bar No. 319592)
PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP
DOUGLAS MILLEN (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
ROBERT WOZNIAK (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
MATTHEW RUAN (Bar No. 264409)
FREED KANNER LONDON & MILLEN LLC
Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class
FARMER BROWNSTEIN JAEGER GOLDSTEIN KLEIN & SIEGEL LLP
David M. Goldstein
DAVID M. GOLDSTEIN
Counsel for Defendants SOLANO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, INC. and NORTHERN SOLANO COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
Bonnie Lau
BONNIE LAU (SBN 246188)
DAVID E. GROTHOUSE (SBN 338805)
Attorneys for Defendants North Bay Association of REALTORS® and Marin Association of REALTORS®
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Chahira Solh
Chahira Solh (SBN: 248985)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Attorneys for Defendant Compass, Inc.
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
Leo D. Caseria
LEO DAVID CASERIA (SBN: 240323)
Helen C. Eckert (SBN 240531)
Attorneys for Defendant REALTY ONE GROUP, INC. and RAPISARDA & FOX, INC.
SAUL EWING LLP
Matthew J. Antonelli
William E. Adams
Matthew J. Antonelli
Francis X. Riley (Pro Hac Vice)
James Morsch (Pro Hac Vice)
Jason W. McElroy (Pro Hac Vice)
Attorneys for Defendant eXp World Holdings, Inc.
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Chahira Solh
Chahira Solh (SBN: 248985)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Attorneys for Defendant Compass, Inc.
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
Leo D. Caseria
LEO DAVID CASERIA (SBN: 240323)
Helen C. Eckert (SBN 240531)
Attorneys for Defendant REALTY ONE GROUP, INC. and RAPISARDA & FOX, INC.
SAUL EWING LLP
Matthew J. Antonelli
William E. Adams
Matthew J. Antonelli
Francis X. Riley (Pro Hac Vice)
James Morsch (Pro Hac Vice)
Jason W. McElroy (Pro Hac Vice)
Attorneys for Defendant eXp World Holdings, Inc.
JOINT STIPULATION RE: CONTINUANCE OF RESPONSE DEADLINES; ORDER
Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., Judge.
Plaintiff Christina Grace and Defendants Marin Association of REALTORS®, North Bay Association of REALTORS®, Northern Solano County Association of REALTORS®, Solano Association of REALTORS®, Inc., Vanguard Properties, Inc., Twin Oaks Real Estate, Inc., Windermere Real Estate Services Company, Inc., Rapisarda & Fox, Inc, Realty One Group, Inc., Compass, Inc., and eXp World Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “Certain Defendants,” and together with Plaintiff, the “Stipulating Parties”), stipulate as follows:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Plaintiff initiated this case on December 8, 2023 (ECF No. 1) (the “Lawsuit”);
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on January 12, 2024 (ECF No. 33);
WHEREAS, the Court previously granted the Parties' Joint Motion to Modify the Case Management Schedule on February 12, 2024 (ECF No. 108);
WHEREAS, the Court previously continued the dates for RE/MAX, Anywhere, and Keller Williams to respond to the FAC in light of the preliminary approval of settlement agreements they entered into in litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (ECF Nos. 53, 103);
WHEREAS, Certain Defendants' (other than Defendant Bay Area Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (“BAREIS”)) current deadline to respond to the FAC is April 22, 2024 (ECF No. 124);
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2024, the National Association of Realtors entered into a Settlement Agreement in litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, which Certain Defendants believe may resolve and/or affect the rights of the Parties to the Lawsuit;
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2024, Compass, Inc., entered into a Settlement Agreement in two litigations pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, which Compass believes may resolve and/or affect the rights of certain Parties to the Lawsuit;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff believes that the re1cord is unclear regarding the effect, if any, of settlements entered in different cases on the claims asserted in this case;
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2024, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an Order Denying Transfer of the Lawsuit to the Western District of Missouri (ECF No. 134);
WHEREAS, Certain Defendants, except for BAREIS, intend to file on or before April 30, 2024, a motion to stay this case until after final approval of the NAR, RE/MAX, Anywhere, Keller Williams, and Compass settlement agreements;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to oppose efforts to stay this case; and
WHEREAS, the Stipulating Parties agree that it would be a waste of the Court's and the Parties' resources to file motions to dismiss related to the FAC until after the Court rules on Certain Defendants' Motion to Stay.
STIPULATION
NOW, THEREFORE, in an effort to conserve judicial resources and have the Lawsuit proceed as efficiently as possible in light of the settlement agreements, the Stipulating Parties have agreed and hereby stipulate that the current deadlines for all Defendants other than BAEREIS to respond to the FAC shall be continued until thirty (30) days after the Court rules on Certain Defendants' forthcoming Motion to Stay.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
FILER'S ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) of the Northern District of California, regarding signatures, I, Joshua C. Stokes, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.
Joshua C. Stokes
ORDER
Based on the stipulation of the Parties, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation is DENIED.