Jill Merrick, for herself, as a private attorney general, and/or on behalf of...

THE HONORABLE JAMAL N. WHITEHEAD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON JILL MERRICK, for herself, as a private attorney general, and/or on behalf of all others NO. 2:25-cv-02291-JNW similarly situated, STIPULATED MOTION AND Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 11 CONSOLIDATE CASES v. 12 NOTED FOR CONSIDERATION: PREMIUM BRANDS OPCO LLC, JANUARY 23, 2026 Defendant.

15 I. INTRODUCTION 16 Plaintiff Jill Merrick in the action entitled Merrick v. Premium Brands Opco LLC, Case No. 2:25-CV-02291-JNW (“Merrick Action”) and Plaintiff Gayla Sue Breach in the action entitled Breach v. Premium Brands Opco, LLC, No. 2:26-cv-0021-TL (“Breach Action”), respectfully request that the Court consolidate the Merrick and Breach actions into a single consolidated action under Case No. 2:25-CV-02291-JNW. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 42; LCR 42(b).

21 II. STIPULATION 22 1. The Merrick action was originally filed in King County Superior Court on October 10, 2025. Defendant Premium Brands Opco LLC removed the Merrick Action to this Court on November 14, 2025.

25 2. The Breach Action was originally filed in King County Superior Court on December 4, 2025. Defendant Premium Brands removed the Breach Action to this Court on January 5, 2026. Premium Brands filed a notice of related case in the Breach Action on the same day (at ECF No. 3).

3 3. The Merrick Action is the earlier filed action under Local Civil Rule 42(a).

4 4. All parties to both the Merrick and Breach actions agree that the cases should be consolidated for all purposes, including through trial. LCR 42(b).

6 5. “If actions before the court involve a common question of law or fact, the court may . . . consolidate the actions.” Fed R. Civ. P. 42(a). Once the court identifies a common question of law or fact, it “considers factors such as the interests of justice, expeditious results, conservation of resources, avoiding inconsistent results, and the potential for prejudice.”

10 Rittmann v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. C16-1554-JCC, 2019 WL 2994634, at *1 (W.D. Wash. July 9, 2019). The court balances “the savings of time and effort of consolidation will produce against any inconvenience, delay, confusion, or prejudice that may result.” Id. 13 6. Here, the parties agree that the Merrick and Breach actions should be consolidated because they involve overlapping factual and legal issues against the same defendant. Plaintiffs have asserted similar claims against Premium Brands for violations of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act and Consumer Protection Act based alleged false or misleading email subject lines. The parties ask that the Court consolidate these two related actions and propose that Plaintiffs file a single consolidated amended class action complaint.

19 7. The due date for Premium Brands’ response to the complaints in both the Merrick and Breach actions is currently January 26, 2026. See ECF No. 17 in Merrick Action and ECF No. 7 in Breach Action.

22 8. The parties are concurrently filing a stipulated motion to transfer the Breach Action so that the cases may be consolidated in accordance with LCR 42 24 9. The parties request that the Court consolidate the Merrick and Breach Actions, and that the Court adopt the following schedule: 1 Event Proposed Deadline Filing of Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Class Action Complaint 01/27/2026 Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss 02/27/2026 Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss 03/20/2026 Defendant’s Reply 03/27/2025 RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED AND DATED this 28th day of January, 2026.

8 HATTIS LUKACS & CORRINGTON BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP By: /s/ Daniel M. Hattis By: /s/ Meegan B. Brooks Daniel M. Hattis, WSBA No. 50428 Meegan B. Brooks, WSBA #62516 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Che Corrington, WSBA No. 54241 100 Pine Street, Suite 3100 Email: [email protected] San Francisco, California 94111 11711 SE 8th Street, Suite 120 Telephone: (628) 600-2250 Bellevue, Washington 98005 Telephone: (425) 233-8650 Attorneys for Premium Brands Opco LLC Facsimile: (425) 412-7171

16 Daniel M. Hutchinson Admitted Pro Hac Vice Email: [email protected] Roger N. Heller Admitted Pro Hac Vice Email: [email protected] Courtney J. Liss Admitted Pro Hac Vice Email: [email protected] Sara B. Evall Admitted Pro Hac Vice Email: [email protected] LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP Battery Street, 29th Floor San Francisco, California 94111-3339 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 Attorneys for Plaintiff Jill Merrick TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP PLLC By: /s/ Beth E. Terrell Beth E. Terrell, WSBA #26759 Email: [email protected] Jennifer Rust Murray, WSBA #36983 Email: [email protected] Blythe H. Chandler, WSBA #43387 Email: [email protected] Eden B. Nordby, WSBA #58654 Email: [email protected] North 34th Street, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98103 Telephone: (206) 816-6603 Sophia M. Rios, Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming Email: [email protected] BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.

8241 La Mesa Blvd., Suite A La Mesa, California 91942 Telephone: (619) 489-0300 E. Michelle Drake, Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming Email: [email protected] BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.

1229 Tyler Street NE, Suite 205 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413 Telephone: (612) 594-5933 Colleen Fewer, Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming Email: [email protected] BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 376-2097 James Hannaway, Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming Email: [email protected] BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.

1001 G Street NW, 4th Floor Suite 400 East Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (202) 869-4524 Attorneys for Plaintiff Gayla Sue Breach in Case No. 2:26-cv-0021-TL 1 III. ORDER 2 IT IS SO ORDERED. The CLERK is directed to consolidate Merrick v. Premium Brands Opco LLC, Case No. 2:25-CV-02291-JNW and Breach v. Premium Brands Opco, LLC, No. 2:26-cv-0021-TL, under Case No. 2:25-CV-02291-JNW.

5 The Court sets the following schedule: Event Due Date Filing of Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Class Action Complaint 01/29/2026 Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss 02/28/2026 Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss 03/20/2026 Defendant’s Reply 03/27/2025 13 DATED this 28th day of January, 2026.

15 A Jamal N. Whitehead 17 United States District Judge