Collier et al v. Ford Motor Company, No. 3:2023cv05778 - Document 22 (W.D. Wash. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 21 Stipulated MOTION Regarding 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, 2023Plaintiffs' response to Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 12, 2024Defendant's reply in support of Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 26, 2024Noting date for Defendants Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 26, 2024 Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle.(MW)

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Collier et al v. Ford Motor Company Doc. 22 Case 3:23-cv-05778-BHS Document 22 Filed 10/19/23 Page 1 of 6 1 The Honorable Benjamin H. Settle 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 9 10 11 12 13 14 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, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT Noted on Motion Calendar: October 18, 2023 Plaintiffs, 15 NO. 3:23-cv-05778-BHS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Ford. STIPULATION Plaintiffs and Defendant Ford Motor Company, by and through their undersigned counsel, respectfully stipulate as follows: 23 1. Plaintiffs filed their initial Complaint in this case on August 28, 2023. 24 2. Defendant waived service of the Summons and Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule 25 of Civil Procedure 4, which extended Defendant’s deadline to response to the 26 Complaint to November 5, 2023. STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT - 1 NO. 3:23-cv-05778-BHS TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Seattle, Washington 98101 TEL. 206.682.5600 • FAX 206.682.2992 Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:23-cv-05778-BHS Document 22 Filed 10/19/23 Page 2 of 6 1 3. Plaintiffs propose to file a First Amended Complaint on or before October 20, 2023. 2 4. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2), Defendant hereby consents to Plaintiffs filing a 3 First Amended Complaint on or before October 20, 2023. 4 5. The Parties have stipulated to allow Defendant 49 days from the date of filing and 5 service of the First Amended Complaint to file a responsive pleading or motion 6 pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12. 7 6. Should Defendant respond to the First Amended Complaint with a motion pursuant 8 to Rule 12, the parties have agreed to a briefing schedule that will accommodate the 9 Parties’ respective schedules. 10 NOW THEREFORE, the parties jointly stipulate and respectfully ask the Court to 11 (1) grant leave to Plaintiffs to file a First Amended Complaint, (2) extend the deadline for 12 Defendant to file a responsive pleading or motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13 12 and set a briefing schedule as follows: 14 Plaintiffs’ deadline to file first amended pleading: October 20, 2023 15 Deadline to file responsive pleading or Rule 12 motion: December 8, 2023 16 Plaintiffs’ response to Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 18, 2024 17 Defendant’s reply in support of Rule 12 motion, if filed: February 7, 2024 18 Noting date for Defendant’s Rule 12 motion, if filed: February 7, 2024 19 20 DATED this 17th day of October, 2023. Respectfully submitted, TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC 21 22 23 24 25 26 By: s/Jason T. Dennett Jason T. Dennett, WSBA #30686 jdennett@tousley.com s/Cecily C. Jordan Cecily C. Jordan, WSBA #50061 cjordan@tousley.com Kaleigh N. Boyd, WSBA #52684 kboyd@tousley.com 1200 5th Avenue, Suite 1700 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT - 2 NO. 3:23-cv-05778-BHS TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Seattle, Washington 98101 TEL. 206.682.5600 • FAX 206.682.2992 Case 3:23-cv-05778-BHS Document 22 Filed 10/19/23 Page 3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Seattle, WA 98101 206.682.5600 206.682.2992 Jonathan D. Selbin ** Jason L. Lichtman ** Muriel Kenfield-Kelleher ** LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10013-1413 212.355.9500 jselbin@lchb.com jlichtman@lchb.com mkenfieldkelleher@lchb.com Andrew R. Kaufman ** LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 222 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1640 Nashville, Tennessee 37201 615.313.9000 akaufman@lchb.com Tarek H. Zohdy * Cody R. Padgett * Laura E. Goolsby * Capstone Law, APC 1875 Century Park East Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: (310) 556-4811 Tarek.Zohdy@Capstonelawyers.com Cody.Padgett@Capstonelawyers.com Laura.Goolsby@Capstonelawyers.com Russell D. Paul * Abigail J. Gertner ** Amey J. Park ** BERGER MONTAGUE PC 1818 Market Street, Suite 3600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.875.3000 rpaul@bm.net agertner@bm.net apark@bm.net Ketan A. Patel * CORPUS LAW PATEL, LLC P.O. Box 724713 Atlanta, Georgia 31139 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT - 3 NO. 3:23-cv-05778-BHS TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Seattle, Washington 98101 TEL. 206.682.5600 • FAX 206.682.2992 Case 3:23-cv-05778-BHS Document 22 Filed 10/19/23 Page 4 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 678.597.8020 kp@corpus-law.com E. Powell Miller** Dennis A. Lienhardt** THE MILLER LAW FIRM PC 950 W. University Dr., Ste. 300 Rochester, MI 48307 Telephone: (248) 841-2200 Facsimile: (248) 652-2852 epm@millerlawpc.com ssa@millerlawpc.com Stephen R. Basser** Samuel M. Ward** BARRACK, RODOS, & BACINE 600 W Broadway, Suite 900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619)230-0800 Facsimile: (619) 230-1874 sbasser@barrack.com sward@barrack.com John G. Emerson** EMERSON FIRM, PLLC 2500 Wilcrest, Suite 300 Houston, TX 77042 jemerson@emersonfirm.com Telephone: (800) 551-8649 Facsimile: (501) 286-4659 * admitted pro hac vice ** pro hac vice forthcoming Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Classes SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP By: s/ Amit Nassihi Amir Nassihi, admitted pro hac vice 555 MISSION ST STE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 415-544-1900 Fax: 415-391-0281 Email: anassihi@shb.com 26 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT - 4 NO. 3:23-cv-05778-BHS TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Seattle, Washington 98101 TEL. 206.682.5600 • FAX 206.682.2992 Case 3:23-cv-05778-BHS Document 22 Filed 10/19/23 Page 5 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP Steven Rich, WSBA #48444 701 5TH AVE STE 6800 SEATTLE, WA 98104 206-344-7620 Email: srich@shb.com Attorneys for Defendant 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT - 5 NO. 3:23-cv-05778-BHS TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Seattle, Washington 98101 TEL. 206.682.5600 • FAX 206.682.2992 Case 3:23-cv-05778-BHS Document 22 Filed 10/19/23 Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 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: 4 Plaintiffs’ deadline to file first amended pleading: October 20, 2023 5 Deadline to file responsive pleading or Rule 12 motion: December 8, 2023 6 Plaintiffs’ response to Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 12, 2024 7 Defendant’s reply in support of Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 26, 2024 8 Noting date for Defendant’s Rule 12 motion, if filed: January 26, 2024 9 IT IS SO ORDERED. 10 11 Dated this 19th day of October, 2023. 12 13 14 _____________________________________ The Honorable Benjamin H. Settle 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEADLINE TO ANSWER COMPLAINT - 6 NO. 3:23-cv-05778-BHS TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Seattle, Washington 98101 TEL. 206.682.5600 • FAX 206.682.2992

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