Hawkins v. UGI Corporation

Full title: LINDA HAWKINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMULARLY…

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, C.D. California

Date published: Apr 22, 2015

CV 14-08461 DDP (JCx) (C.D. Cal. Apr. 22, 2015)

Opinion

LINDA HAWKINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMULARLY SITUATED, Plaintiff, v. UGI CORPORATION; AMERIGAS PROPANE, INC.; AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P.; AMERIGAS PARTNERS, L.P., doing business as AMERIGAS CYLINDER EXCHANGE; FERRELLGAS COMPANY, INC.; FERRELLGAS, L.P., doing business as BLUE RHINO LLC; FERRELLGAS, INC.; FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP.; FERRELLGAS FINANCE CORP., Defendants. No. CV 14-08461 DDP (JCx) United States District Court, C.D. California. April 22, 2015

          ORDER (DOCKET NUMBERS 14 & 15)

          DEAN D. PREGERSON, District Judge.

         Plaintiff's largely unopposed Motion to Consolidate the Hawkins Action, No. 14-cv-8461-DDP (Jcx) and the Treibach Action, No. 14-cv-09398 DDP) JCx, is GRANTED, in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiffs shall file an Amended (Consolidated) Complaint in the Hawkins Action within ten days of the date of this Order. Upon filing of the Amended (Consolidated) Complaint, the court shall dismiss the Treibach Action. Defendants shall file responses to the Amended (Consolidated) Complaint by May 11, 2015. If the responses are in the form of motions, Plaintiffs' opposition shall be filed by June 1, 2015. Any reply shall be filed by June 15, 2015. Defendants' Motions to Dismiss shall be noticed for hearing on June 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. The pending motions (DOCKET NUMBERS 22 and 23) are VACATED.

         Plaintiff's motion is denied insofar as it seeks to establish a leadership structure at this stage. Upon filing of the Consolidated Complaint, the parties may file a stipulation regarding, or Plaintiff may seek relief from, Local Rule 23-3.

         IT IS SO ORDERED.