Bates-Ferreira v. Phillip Morris International Inc.

1 Michael R. Doyen (SBN 119687) [email protected] Daniel B. Levin (SBN 226044) [email protected] Bethany W. Kristovich (SBN 241891) [email protected] John L. Schwab (SBN 301386) [email protected] MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071-3426 Telephone: (213) 683-9100 Facsimile: (213) 687-3702 Attorneys for Defendant Swedish Match North America, LLC Christine G. Rolph (SBN 190798) [email protected] LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 2004-1304 Telephone: (202) 637-2200 Facsimile: (202) 637-2201 Attorney for Defendant Philip Morris International Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JOHN DOE, individually and on behalf of all Case No. 2:24-CV-00987-TLN-CKD other persons similarly situated, STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 20 Plaintiff, BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE 21 vs. MOTION TO PROCEED UNDER A PSEUDONYM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. and SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA, Complaint Filed: March 29, 2024 LLC, Judge: Hon. Troy L. Nunley 24 Defendants.

1 Plaintiff John Doe and Defendants Swedish Match North America LLC (“Swedish Match”) and Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate to the below briefing schedule to resolve Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion to Proceed Under a Pseudonym. The parties agree and stipulate as follows: 5 WHEREAS on April 1, 2024, Plaintiff filed an Administrative Motion to Proceed Under a Pseudonym (ECF No. 2); 7 WHEREAS, this Court ordered Plaintiff to serve the Motion on Defendants and allowed Defendants 21 days from their first appearance to file an opposition or statement of non- opposition; 10 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff John Doe and Defendants Swedish Match and PMI: 12 1.Defendants shall file their Oppositions, if any, to Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion to Proceed Under a Pseudonym no later than May 8, 2024; 14 2.Plaintiff shall file his Reply, if any, no later than May 18, 2024.

15 The parties submit that this schedule will facilitate prompt resolution of Plaintiff’s Motion.

16 Pursuant to Local Rule 131(e), counsel for PMI and counsel for Plaintiff have authorized the submission of this document.

18 Defendants do not waive any jurisdictional, affirmative, or other defenses.1 The filing of this stipulation is not intended to waive and should not be construed to waive any challenge to personal jurisdiction or other defense available to Defendants under Rule 12(b). See Freeney v. Bank of Am. Corp., 2015 WL 4366439, at *20 (C.D. Cal. July 16, 2015) (filing a notice of related cases, notice of appearance, and motion for extension of time to answer did not constitute a waiver of Rule 12(b) defense).

1 Dated: April 17, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 2 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP By: /s/ Bethany W. Kristovich Michael R. Doyen (SBN 119687) [email protected] Daniel B. Levin (SBN 226044) [email protected] Bethany W. Kristovich (SBN 241891) [email protected] John L. Schwab (SBN 301386) [email protected] 9 Attorneys for Defendant Swedish Match North America LLC Dated: April 17, 2024 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP By: /s/ Christine G. Rolph Christine G. Rolph (SBN 190798) 14 [email protected] Attorney for Defendant Philip Morris 15 International Inc. Dated: April 17, 2024 BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.

By: /s/ Brittany S. Scott Brittany S. Scott (SBN 327132) 22 [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff and the Putative Class || Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

3 || Dated: April 17, 2024 J) /) 5 Troy L. Nunley ] 6 United States District Judge