Opinion
Case No.: C 11-3156 PJH
11-22-2011
SUSAN HURTADO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. IKEA U.S. WEST, INC., a corporation, IKEA DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. a corporation, IKEA NORTH AMERICA CAPITAL, INC., a corporation, IKEA PROPERTY, INC., a corporation, IKEA SUPPLY AG, a corporation, and DOES 1-250, Defendants.
RANDALL B. AIMAN-SMITH #124599 REED W.L. MARCY #191531 HALLIE VON ROG #233152 aiman-smith marcy Attorneys for Plaintiff Susan Hurtado ALFRED DE LA CRUZ# 151388 KENNETH KAWABATA # 149391 MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRESTER LLP Attorneys for Defendants Ikea U.S. West, Inc., et al.
RANDALL B. AIMAN-SMITH #124599
REED W.L. MARCY #191531
HALLIE VON ROG #233152
aiman-smith marcy
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Susan Hurtado
ALFRED DE LA CRUZ# 151388
KENNETH KAWABATA # 149391
MANNING & KASS
ELLROD RAMIREZ TRESTER LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
Ikea U.S. West, Inc., et al.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO TRANSFER ACTION TO
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 3-13, 7-11 and 7-12, counsel for Susan Hurtado in Hurtado v. Ikea U.S. West, Inc., et al., Case No. C 11-3156-PJH, and counsel for defendant Ikea U.S. West, Inc., et al. ("Ikea") jointly submit the following Stipulation that the above-mentioned action be transferred to United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
WHEREAS, two putative class actions are pending against Ikea in the Southern District of California (Medellin v. Ikea U.S. West, Inc., No. 3:11-CV-00921-WQH(BGS), filed February 14, 2011, and Yeoman v. Ikea US West., Inc., No. 3:11-CV-00701-WQH(BGS), filed March 2, 2011);
WHEREAS, each of the Medellin and Yeoman actions concerns substantially the same parties, transactions and events, and the potential for unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense and conflicting results exists if the cases are in separate jurisdictions;
WHEREAS, the Medellin action is the lowest-numbered case;
WHEREAS, the plaintiffs in the Medellin and Yeoman actions are in the process of consolidating their complaints and have agreed to consolidate the Hurtado action once transferred to the Southern District;
THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree:
The action of Hurtado v. Ikea U.S. West, Inc., Case No. C 11-3156-PJH should be transferred to the Southern District of California.
Hallie Von Rock
Attorney for Plaintiff Susan Hurtado
Kenneth Kawabata
Attorney for Defendant Ikea U.S. West, Inc.
[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:
The action of Hurtado v. Ikea U.S. West, Inc., Case No. C 11-3156-PJH, shall be transferred to the Southern District of California.
Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton