Opinion
3:23-cv-05778-BHS
10-19-2023
JOHN COLLIER, KRYSTA RENFRO, ALEX SAMUELS, BRADLEY CARICOFE, SHAWN THIBODEAUX, JULIE THIBODEAUX, CATHY CARROLL, LAZARO GOMEZ, KENNETH HUNNEL, LEANNE HUNNEL, and JAMES KOHEN individually, and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Ford.
Jason T. Dennett, WSBA #30686 Cecily C. Jordan, WSBA #50061 Kaleigh N. Boyd, WSBA #52684 Jonathan D. Selbin ** Jason L. Lichtman ** Muriel Kenfield-Kelleher ** LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Andrew R. Kaufman ** LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Tarek H. Zohdy * Cody R. Padgett * Laura E. Goolsby * Capstone Law, APC Los Angeles, CA 90067 Russell D. Paul * Abigail J. Gertner ** Amey J. Park ** BERGER MONTAGUE PC Ketan A. Patel * CORPUS LAW PATEL, LLC E. Powell Miller** Dennis A. Lienhardt** THE MILLER LAW FIRM PC Stephen R. Basser** Samuel M. Ward** BARRACK, RODOS, & BACINE John G. Emerson** EMERSON FIRM, PLLC * admitted pro hac vice ** pro hac vice forthcoming Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Classes Amir Nassihi, admitted pro hac vice SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP Steven Rich, WSBA #48444 Attorneys for Defendant
Noted on Motion Calendar: October 18, 2023
Jason T. Dennett, WSBA #30686 Cecily C. Jordan, WSBA #50061 Kaleigh N. Boyd, WSBA #52684 Jonathan D. Selbin ** Jason L. Lichtman ** Muriel Kenfield-Kelleher ** LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Andrew R. Kaufman ** LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Tarek H. Zohdy * Cody R. Padgett * Laura E. Goolsby * Capstone Law, APC Los Angeles, CA 90067 Russell D. Paul * Abigail J. Gertner ** Amey J. Park ** BERGER MONTAGUE PC Ketan A. Patel * CORPUS LAW PATEL, LLC E. Powell Miller** Dennis A. Lienhardt** THE MILLER LAW FIRM PC Stephen R. Basser** Samuel M. Ward** BARRACK, RODOS, & BACINE John G. Emerson** EMERSON FIRM, PLLC * admitted pro hac vice ** pro hac vice forthcoming Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Classes
Amir Nassihi, admitted pro hac vice SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP Steven Rich, WSBA #48444 Attorneys for Defendant
STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT
The Honorable Benjamin H. Settle
STIPULATION
Plaintiffs and Defendant Ford Motor Company, by and through their undersigned counsel, respectfully stipulate as follows:
1. Plaintiffs filed their initial Complaint in this case on August 28, 2023.
2. Defendant waived service of the Summons and Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4, which extended Defendant’s deadline to response to the Complaint to November 5, 2023.
3. Plaintiffs propose to file a First Amended Complaint on or before October 20, 2023.
4. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2), Defendant hereby consents to Plaintiffs filing a First Amended Complaint on or before October 20, 2023.
5. The Parties have stipulated to allow Defendant 49 days from the date of filing and service of the First Amended Complaint to file a responsive pleading or motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12.
6. Should Defendant respond to the First Amended Complaint with a motion pursuant to Rule 12, the parties have agreed to a briefing schedule that will accommodate the Parties’ respective schedules.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties jointly stipulate and respectfully ask the Court to (1) grant leave to Plaintiffs to file a First Amended Complaint, (2) extend the deadline for Defendant to file a responsive pleading or motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12 and set a briefing schedule as follows:
Plaintiffs’ deadline to file first amended pleading: October 20, 2023
Deadline to file responsive pleading or Rule 12 motion: December 8, 2023
Plaintiffs’ response to Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 18, 2024
Defendant’s reply in support of Rule 12 motion, if filed: February 7, 2024
Noting date for Defendant’s Rule 12 motion, if filed: February 7, 2024
Respectfully submitted, TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
ORDER
Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, Plaintiffs are granted leave to file a First Amended Complaint. The Court adopts the parties’ agreed briefing schedule, as set forth below:
Plaintiffs’ deadline to file first amended pleading: October 20, 2023
Deadline to file responsive pleading or Rule 12 motion: December 8, 2023
Plaintiffs’ response to Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 12, 2024
Defendant’s reply in support of Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 26, 2024
Noting date for Defendant’s Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 26, 2024
IT IS SO ORDERED.