Opinion
2:23-CV-00344-CDS-EJY
07-11-2023
D.M.P., a minor child by and through his legal guardian, ANNIE POMPA MOREJON; C.V.P., a minor child by and through his legal guardian, RUBY PEREZ CHINO; C.R.C., a minor child by and through his legal guardian, AMERICA CARDONA; J.P. a minor child by and through his legal guardian, JESENIA PLASCENCIA; D.P, a minor child by and through his legal guardian MARGARET PETNEAUD, Plaintiffs, v. BEECH-NUT NUTRITION COMPANY, INC.; GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; PLUM PBC, d.b.a. PLUM ORGANICS; SPROUT FOODS, INC.; and WALMART, INC. Defendants.
Will Lemkul; NV Bar No. 6715 Christopher A. Turtzo; NV Bar No. 10253 Jennifer Saccuzzo; NV Bar No. 6807 Christian Barton; NV Bar No. 14824 MORRIS, SULLIVAN & LEMKUL, LLP Aimee Wagstaff (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Madeleine Clavier (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) WAGSTAFF LAW FIRM Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sean Claggett; NV Bar No. 8407 William T. Sykes; NV Bar No. 9916 Jennifer Morales; NV Bar No. 8829 Donald Graham; NV Bar No. 16086 CLAGGETT & SYKES LAW FIRM Alexandra M. Walsh (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) WALSH LAW PLLC Kimberly Channick (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) WALSH LAW PLLC Marina del Rey, CA 90292 PISANELLI BICE PLLC James J. Pisanelli, Esq., Bar No. 4027 Debra L. Spinelli, Esq., Bar No. 9695 M. Magali Mercera, Esq., Bar No. 11742 Bryan A. Merryman, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice) J. Taylor Akerblom, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice) WHITE & CASE LLP Attorneys for Gerber Products Company WILEY PETERSEN Robert J. Caldwell, Esq., Bar No. 7637 Jason M. Wiley, Esq., Bar No. 9274 Ryan S. Petersen, Esq., Bar No. 10715 Attorneys for Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, Inc EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP David Gutke, Esq., Bar No. 9820 Hayley E. La Morte, Esq., Bar No. 14241 Attorneys for Sprout Foods, Inc. ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS Kurt Bonds, NV Bar #6228 Attorneys for Walmart Inc Joel E. Tasca, Esq., NV Bar #14124 David E. Chavez, Esq., NV Bar #15192 Attorneys for Plum PBC dba Plum Organics
Will Lemkul; NV Bar No. 6715
Christopher A. Turtzo; NV Bar No. 10253
Jennifer Saccuzzo; NV Bar No. 6807
Christian Barton; NV Bar No. 14824
MORRIS, SULLIVAN & LEMKUL, LLP
Aimee Wagstaff (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Madeleine Clavier (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
WAGSTAFF LAW FIRM
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Sean Claggett; NV Bar No. 8407
William T. Sykes; NV Bar No. 9916
Jennifer Morales; NV Bar No. 8829
Donald Graham; NV Bar No. 16086
CLAGGETT & SYKES LAW FIRM
Alexandra M. Walsh (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
WALSH LAW PLLC
Kimberly Channick (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
WALSH LAW PLLC
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
PISANELLI BICE PLLC
James J. Pisanelli, Esq., Bar No. 4027
Debra L. Spinelli, Esq., Bar No. 9695
M. Magali Mercera, Esq., Bar No. 11742
Bryan A. Merryman, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
J. Taylor Akerblom, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
WHITE & CASE LLP
Attorneys for Gerber Products Company WILEY PETERSEN
Robert J. Caldwell, Esq., Bar No. 7637
Jason M. Wiley, Esq., Bar No. 9274
Ryan S. Petersen, Esq., Bar No. 10715
Attorneys for Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, Inc
EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP
David Gutke, Esq., Bar No. 9820
Hayley E. La Morte, Esq., Bar No. 14241
Attorneys for Sprout Foods, Inc.
ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS
Kurt Bonds, NV Bar #6228
Attorneys for Walmart Inc
Joel E. Tasca, Esq., NV Bar #14124
David E. Chavez, Esq., NV Bar #15192
Attorneys for Plum PBC dba Plum Organics
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINES TO SUBMIT OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' JOINT MOTION TO SEVER On June 27, 2023, Defendants jointly filed a Motion to Sever. (ECF Doc. # 41). The natural deadline to oppose the motion is July 11, 2023. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs, D.M.P., C.V.P., C.R.C., J.P., and D.P., and Defendants, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, Gerber Products Company, Plum PBC, Sprout Foods, Inc., and Walmart Inc., by and through their respective counsel of record, subject to the Court's approval, that the deadline for the Plaintiffs to submit their Opposition to Defendants' Joint Motion to Sever currently set for July 11, 2023, should be extended by 14 days to July 25, 2023. The deadline for Defendants to file a Reply in support of the Joint Motion to Sever should be extended to August 8, 2023.
Good cause exists to grant the extension of time. Plaintiffs anticipate filing a Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint adding new plaintiffs and defendants to this matter on or before July 25, 2023. Plaintiffs assert that the forthcoming motion for leave relates to the issues raised in the motion to sever and may potentially affect the relief sought by Defendants. The parties request the Court to rule on both motions concurrently and that any hearing on the motions, to the extent required by the Court, be scheduled for the same date. Thus, by this extension, the parties seek to avoid waste of party and judicial resources.
This is the first stipulation for an extension of time to submit an Opposition to Defendants' Joint Motion to Sever and Reply thereto, and it is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay.
Based on the foregoing stipulation, and on the basis of good cause, it is ORDERED that the deadline for the Plaintiffs to submit an Opposition to Defendants' Joint Motion to Sever be extended to July 25, 2023. The deadline for Defendants to file a Reply in support of the Joint Motion to Sever shall be extended to August 8, 2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED.