IN RE CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP ECODIESEL MARKETING

Case No. 17-md-02777-EMC.

295 F.Supp.3d 927 (2018)

IN RE CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP ECODIESEL MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

Signed March 15, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 18 U.S.C. § 1962
Cause: 18 U.S.C. § 1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Nature of Suit: 470 Racketeer / Corrupt Organization
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Chavez, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Jessica Thompson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, E. Powell Miller , The Miller Law Firm, P.C., James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., Jeffrey Scott Goldenberg , Goldenberg Schneider, LPA, Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne, Peter B. Fredman , Law Office of Peter Fredman & Sharon S. Almonrode , The Miller Law Firm, P.C.

Benjamin Greenberg, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated & Andrew Loescher, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, represented by Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, E. Powell Miller , The Miller Law Firm, P.C., James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., Jeffrey Scott Goldenberg , Goldenberg Schneider, LPA, Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne & Sharon S. Almonrode , The Miller Law Firm, P.C.

Miguel Fragoso, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP, Gretchen Freeman Cappio , Keller Rohrback, LLP, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Greg Lewis , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., pro hac vice, Ryan McDevitt , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, E. Powell Miller , The Miller Law Firm, P.C., Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, Jeffrey Scott Goldenberg , Goldenberg Schneider, LPA, Joe P. Leniski, Jr. , Branstetter Stranch Jennings, PLLC, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne, Lisa Faye Petak , Keller Rohrback L.L.P. & Sharon S. Almonrode , The Miller Law Firm, P.C.

Mathue Fasching, Plaintiff, represented by Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, Jeffrey Greg Lewis , Keller Rohrback L.L.P. & Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne.

Thomas McGann, Jr. & Joseph Neupert, Plaintiffs, represented by Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP, Gretchen Freeman Cappio , Keller Rohrback, LLP, pro hac vice, Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., pro hac vice, Ryan McDevitt , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, Jeffrey Greg Lewis , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Joe P. Leniski, Jr. , Branstetter Stranch Jennings, PLLC, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne & Lisa Faye Petak , Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Bryan Muckenfuss & John Radziewicz, Plaintiffs, represented by Joseph F. Rice , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, Jeffrey Greg Lewis , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Joe P. Leniski, Jr. , Branstetter Stranch Jennings, PLLC, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne & Lisa Faye Petak , Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Satyanam Singh & Binh Quoc Tran, Plaintiffs, represented by Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, Jeffrey Greg Lewis , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Joe P. Leniski, Jr. , Branstetter Stranch Jennings, PLLC, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne & Lisa Faye Petak , Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Luke Kitchel, Plaintiff, represented by Peter Prieto , Podhurst Orseck, P.A., pro hac vice, David Brian Fernandes , Baron & Budd, P.C., David S. Stellings , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein, pro hac vice, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Kevin R. Budner , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, Mark P. Pifko , Baron and Budd PC, Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice, Phong-Chau Gia Nguyen , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Rachel Lynn Jensen , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Roland K. Tellis , Baron Budd, P.C. & Wilson McClelland Dunlavey , Lieff Cabraser.

Gregory Wilkerson, Joseph Moynihan, Mark Richards, Timothy Green, Jeff Parisi, Adam Burwell, Louis Bodie, Jamie Broom, Walter Swan, Craig McCully, Aaron Carter, Daniel Brown, Nelson Delgado, Bobby Reichert, Christopher Mattingly, Micah Martin, Leslie Ghrist, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated & Michah Williams, Plaintiffs, represented by Peter Prieto , Podhurst Orseck, P.A., pro hac vice, David Brian Fernandes , Baron & Budd, P.C., Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Kevin R. Budner , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, Mark P. Pifko , Baron and Budd PC, Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice, Phong-Chau Gia Nguyen , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Rachel Lynn Jensen , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Roland K. Tellis , Baron Budd, P.C. & Wilson McClelland Dunlavey , Lieff Cabraser.

Travis Morgan, Plaintiff, represented by Peter Prieto , Podhurst Orseck, P.A., pro hac vice, David Brian Fernandes , Baron & Budd, P.C., Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Kevin R. Budner , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, Mark P. Pifko , Baron and Budd PC, Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice, Phong-Chau Gia Nguyen , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Rachel Lynn Jensen , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP & Roland K. Tellis , Baron Budd, P.C.

Elmer Brinkman, Plaintiff, represented by Peter Prieto , Podhurst Orseck, P.A., pro hac vice, David Brian Fernandes , Baron & Budd, P.C., Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Kevin R. Budner , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, Mark P. Pifko , Baron and Budd PC, Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice, Rachel Lynn Jensen , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Roland K. Tellis , Baron Budd, P.C. & Wilson McClelland Dunlavey , Lieff Cabraser.

Marius Bihorean, Plaintiff, represented by Peter Prieto , Podhurst Orseck, P.A., pro hac vice, David Brian Fernandes , Baron & Budd, P.C., Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Kevin R. Budner , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, Mark P. Pifko , Baron and Budd PC, Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice, Phong-Chau Gia Nguyen , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Rachel Lynn Jensen , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Robert Cecil Gilbert , Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weisleberg Gilbert, pro hac vice, Roland K. Tellis , Baron Budd, P.C. & Wilson McClelland Dunlavey , Lieff Cabraser.

GN Systems, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Peter Prieto , Podhurst Orseck, P.A., pro hac vice, David Brian Fernandes , Baron & Budd, P.C., David S. Stellings , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein, pro hac vice, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Kevin R. Budner , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, Mark P. Pifko , Baron and Budd PC, Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice, Phong-Chau Gia Nguyen , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Rachel Lynn Jensen , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Robert Cecil Gilbert , Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weisleberg Gilbert, pro hac vice, Roland K. Tellis , Baron Budd, P.C. & Wilson McClelland Dunlavey , Lieff Cabraser.

Steven Elowitz, Michael Johnson, Jeffrey Weaver, Karl Calhoun, Josh Clafin & Joseph L. Weber, Plaintiffs, represented by Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP, Gretchen Freeman Cappio , Keller Rohrback, LLP, pro hac vice, Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., pro hac vice, Ryan McDevitt , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP & Jeffrey Greg Lewis , Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Jeffrey W. Griggs, Plaintiff, represented by Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP & Jeffrey Greg Lewis , Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Auburn Carpenter, Plaintiff, represented by Jessica Thompson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Theodore Jon Leopold , Cohen Milstein, pro hac vice, Andrew N. Friedman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Christopher A. Seeger , Seeger Weiss LLP, pro hac vice, Douglas James McNamara , Cohen Milstein Sellers Toll PLLC, E. Powell Miller , The Miller Law Firm, P.C., Jennifer Rebecca Scullion , Seeger Weiss LLP, Scott Alan George , Seeger Weiss LLP, pro hac vice & Sharon S. Almonrode , The Miller Law Firm, P.C.

Gregory Giauque, Plaintiff, represented by Jessica Thompson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Theodore Jon Leopold , Cohen Milstein, pro hac vice, Andrew N. Friedman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Christopher A. Seeger , Seeger Weiss LLP, pro hac vice, Douglas James McNamara , Cohen Milstein Sellers Toll PLLC, E. Powell Miller , The Miller Law Firm, P.C., Jennifer Rebecca Scullion , Seeger Weiss LLP & Scott Alan George , Seeger Weiss LLP.

Tom Gillespe, Lawrence Diener, Matt Ortman, Graham Bolkema, Kyle Heidlebaugh, George Milner, Joseph Bernardo & Jesse Sandifer, Plaintiffs, represented by Jessica Thompson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Theodore Jon Leopold , Cohen Milstein, pro hac vice, Andrew N. Friedman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Christopher A. Seeger , Seeger Weiss LLP, pro hac vice, Douglas James McNamara , Cohen Milstein Sellers Toll PLLC, E. Powell Miller , The Miller Law Firm, P.C., Jennifer Rebecca Scullion , Seeger Weiss LLP, Scott Alan George , Seeger Weiss LLP & Sharon S. Almonrode , The Miller Law Firm, P.C.

Victor Feldman, Dennis Overstreet, Austin Hawthorn & Samuel Price, Plaintiffs, represented by Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Theodore Jon Leopold , Cohen Milstein, pro hac vice, Andrew N. Friedman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Douglas James McNamara , Cohen Milstein Sellers Toll PLLC, Eric James Artrip , Mastando Artrip LLC, pro hac vice & Richard Paul Rouco , Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davies & Rouco, pro hac vice.

Jose Licea, Heather Deerenberg, Sing Sun, Warren Carmichael, Casey Wheelock, Finlay Drake, Marco Silio, Tad Leroy, Louis Barrie & James Deberry, Plaintiffs, represented by Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Theodore Jon Leopold , Cohen Milstein, pro hac vice, Andrew N. Friedman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice & Douglas James McNamara , Cohen Milstein Sellers Toll PLLC.

Russell Bloom, Plaintiff, represented by Roland K. Tellis , Baron Budd, P.C., Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Theodore Jon Leopold , Cohen Milstein, pro hac vice, Andrew N. Friedman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice & Douglas James McNamara , Cohen Milstein Sellers Toll PLLC.

R.D. Warren, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher Boyce Hood , Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, Travis Edward Lynch , Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, William Lewis Garrison, Jr. , Heninger Garrison Davis,LLC, K. Stephen Jackson , Jackson and Tucker, P.C. & Taylor Christopher Bartlett , Heninger Garrison Davis.

Albert Sebastian, Plaintiff, represented by David S. Casey, Jr. , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt and Penfield LLP, Ethan T. Litney , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP, Jeremy Keith Robinson , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt and Penfield, Wendy M. Behan , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield & Gayle Meryl Blatt , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP.

Christopher Walker & Betty Lou Rugg, Plaintiffs, represented by Francis Onofrei Scarpulla , Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla, Christina Gill Roseman , Roseman Law Firm & Patrick Bradford Clayton , Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla.

Jason Gaines, Plaintiff, represented by James W. Anderson , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Joseph R. Saveri , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc., Nicomedes Sy Herrera , Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Inc. & Vincent J. Esades , Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C.

Maye Ramirez, Freddy Trejos, Andriy Chorny, Gilder Whitlock, Bruce Brake, Robert Betsworth, John Vaughan, David Goodrich, Melvin Alexander, Jr., Beverly Sayers, Iyanse Rodriguez & Thomas Hutchison, Plaintiffs, represented by James C. Shah , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, LLP, Andrew Sciolla , Pogust Braslow & Millrood LLC & Harris L. Pogust , Pogust Braslow & Millrood, LLC.

Dan Feist & Melvin McConnell, Plaintiffs, represented by James C. Shah , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, LLP.

Nathan Friedenfels, Plaintiff, represented by Kristin J. Moody , Berman Tabacco, Aidan Chowning Poppler , Berman Tabacco, Catherine Sung-Yun K. Smith , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Daniel E. Gustafson , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, pro hac vice, Daniel C. Hedlund , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, pro hac vice, Richard Michael Hagstrom , Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC & Todd Anthony Seaver , Berman Tabacco.

John Milligan, Plaintiff, represented by Tina Wolfson , Ahdoot & Wolfson, P.C.

Katherine Zonio, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen T. Cox , Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller.

Kirt Rothe & Catherine Plaster, Plaintiffs, represented by Daniel Kent Bryson , Whitfield Bryson Mason LLP, John D. Hafemann & Daniel Kent Bryson , Whitfield Bryson Mason LLP, pro hac vice.

Bret Rivero, Plaintiff, represented by Marc R. Michaud , Patrick Miller LLC, pro hac vice.

Jamie Varnado & Mr. Marc R Michaud, Plaintiffs, represented by Marc R. Michaud , Patrick Miller LLC.

Charles Marlatt, Jr., Stanley Bruce, Robert Hornberger, Jeffrey Cook & Lotus Summit Trading LLC, Plaintiffs, represented by Eric H. Gibbs , Gibbs Law Group LLP, Mark H. Troutman , Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor LLC, Amy Marie Zeman , Girrard Gibbs LLP, Andre M. Mura , Gibbs Law Group LLP, David K. Stein , Gibbs Law Group LLP, Gregory M. Travalio , Isaac, Wiles, Burkholder & Teetor, LLP & Shawn Kincade Judge , Isaac Wiles Burkholder Teetor LLC.

Derek R. Johnson, Plaintiff, represented by Ann Ritter , Motley Rice, LLC, pro hac vice, Archie I. Grubb, II , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C., pro hac vice, Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP, pro hac vice, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, pro hac vice, Eric B. Snyder , Bailey & Glasser LLP, Gretchen Freeman Cappio , Keller Rohrback, LLP, pro hac vice, James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, pro hac vice, Joe P. Leniski, Jr. , Branstetter Stranch Jennings, PLLC, pro hac vice, Jonathan D. Boggs , Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Joseph F. Rice , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Katherine E. Charonko , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., pro hac vice, Ryan McDevitt , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., W. Daniel Miles, III , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., David S. Stellings , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein, pro hac vice & Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice.

Stonewall J. Webster, III, Plaintiff, represented by Ann Ritter , Motley Rice, LLC, pro hac vice, Archie I. Grubb, II , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C., pro hac vice, Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP, pro hac vice, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, pro hac vice, Eric B. Snyder , Bailey & Glasser LLP, James Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, pro hac vice, Joe P. Leniski, Jr. , Branstetter Stranch Jennings, PLLC, pro hac vice, Jonathan D. Boggs , Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Joseph F. Rice , Motley Rice LLC, pro hac vice, Katherine E. Charonko , Bailey and Glasser, LLP, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., pro hac vice, Ryan McDevitt , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., David S. Stellings , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein, pro hac vice & Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, pro hac vice.

John Stephens, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew England Brashier , Beasley Allen, pro hac vice, Archibald Irwin Grubb, II , Beasley Allen, pro hac vice, C. Morris Mullin , Waldrep Mullin & Callahan LLC, David Cowan Rayfield , Waldrep Mullin & Calahan LLC, Henry Clay Barnett, III , Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles, pro hac vice, Wilson Daniel Miles, III , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Adam J. Levitt , DiCello Levitt & Casey LLC, H. Clay Barnett, III , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C. & Larry Apaul Golston, Jr. , Beasley Allen Law Firm, pro hac vice.

Bill Turner, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew England Brashier , Beasley Allen, pro hac vice, Archibald Irwin Grubb, II , Beasley Allen, pro hac vice, C. Morris Mullin , Waldrep Mullin & Callahan LLC, David Cowan Rayfield , Waldrep Mullin & Calahan LLC, Henry Clay Barnett, III , Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles, Wilson Daniel Miles, III , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Adam J. Levitt , DiCello Levitt & Casey LLC, H. Clay Barnett, III , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C. & Larry Apaul Golston, Jr. , Beasley Allen Law Firm, pro hac vice.

Kayla Kelley, Plaintiff, represented by Erica C. Mirabella & Tina Wolfson , Ahdoot & Wolfson, P.C.

Chatom Motor Company, Plaintiff, represented by R. Edward Massey, Jr. , Clay, Massey & Assoc., Stacey Slaughter , Robins Kaplan LLP, Michael Francis Ram , Robins Kaplan LLP & Susan S. Brown , Robins Kaplan LLP.

Robert Cornett, Wayne Tonnesen & Jeff Scholz, Plaintiffs, represented by Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice.

Castle Car Company, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Aaron Rihn , Robert Peirce and Associates, P. C., Charles E. Schaffer , Levin Sedran & Berman & Daniel C. Levin , Levin Fishbein Sedran & Berman.

Anthony Leocadio, Mark Franey, Deputy John Jordan, Anthony Conti, Davis Williams, Joseph Sandoval, Kevin Warren, Robert Longboat, Stephen Kotula, Kathleen Hodges, Paul Wages, Justin Fagala, Scott Bennett, Michael Butzen, Jason Smith, Howard Purdue, David Smith, Sheila Landes, Scotty Adams, Kathy Gillan, Harold Basham, Brian Schneider, Mark Savana, William Blackwell, Joseph Noone, John Barone, John Hansen, James Hedgecock, Kenneth Malott, Mary Branch, Michele Rodriguez, Ronnie Williams, Jeremiah Brown, Marion Lathem, Jerry Pettijohn, Nathan Pope, Claud Aldridge, Elizabeth Lewis, Mike McCutchen, Mary Black, Dave Kinsinger, Orlan Wallace, Dustin O'Dell, Linda Vargas, Freddie Steinhilber, Shannon Boutain, Paul Isaacson, Ted Neher, Jerry Cooley, Brian Atnip, Jim Janis, Nicholis Duncan & Shaun Sackett, Plaintiffs, represented by Charles W. Miller , Heygood, Orr & Pearson.

United States of America, Plaintiff, represented by Leigh P. Rende , United States Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section, Emily C. Powers , US DOJ & Joseph William Chinn Warren , U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section.

John Pandolph, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by Timothy J. Abeel, Jr. , Timothy Abeel & Associates, P.C.

Doru Bali, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Joan Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP.

Gary Koopmann, Timothy Kidd & Victor Pirnik, Plaintiffs, represented by Michael J. Wernke , Pomerantz LLP.

Mark E. Brennan, Plaintiff, pro se.

Anna Codon, Cecilio Lopez, Justin Sowell, Lori Gove, Jason Jackson, Darrell Garza, Brice McManus, Wanda Gloyna, Jose Santos, Jude Beaver, Humberto Esteves, Rodger Prince, Douglas Hudges, Robert Tarin & Brett Baker, Plaintiffs, represented by Charles W. Miller , Heygood, Orr & Pearson, Eric Donovan Pearson , Heygood, Orr & Pearson & Michael Everett Heygood , Heygood, Orr & Pearson.

Randall Copeland, Holly Cumbass, Bobby Gaskins, Jeffrey Morrow, Thomas Irwin, Karmen Mixon, Gerald Hatton, Aaron Lemoine, Mark Cravens, Thomas Bookwalter, Edythe Bookwalter, James Heiser, George Gray, Mitchell Corwin, Dennis Hull, Casey Miller, Ronald Sweeney, Jason Keith, Robert Langham, Robert Till, Floyd Wells, Jonas Slabaugh, Larry Lolley, Janet Lolley, Mike Monteith, Michael Kolsch, Marie Robbins, Brad Green, Roger Griffis & Zack Griffis, Plaintiffs, represented by Clifford Paskel , Paskel, Tashman & Walker, P.C.

Johnathan C Breaux, Plaintiff, represented by Kevin Reeve Duck , Duck Law Firm.

FCA US LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Defendant, represented by Amie Adelia Vague , Lightfoot Franklin & White, Kyle Allen Niemi , Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Samuel H. Franklin , Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC, Wesley B. Gilchrist , Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC, Darrell Scott Cafasso , Sullivan Cromwell LLP, Gary G. Hebert , McGlinchey Stafford- N.O., Marshall Thomas Cox , McGlinchey Stafford, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. , Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, pro hac vice, Sharon L. Nelles , Sullivan and Cromwell LLP & William B. Monahan , Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, pro hac vice.

Robert Bosch GmbH, a corporation organized under the laws of Germany, Defendant, represented by Matthew D. Slater , Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP.

Robert Bosch LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Defendant, represented by Matthew D. Slater , Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP & Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr. , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., Defendant, represented by Amie Adelia Vague , Lightfoot Franklin & White, Kyle Allen Niemi , Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. , Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Samuel H. Franklin , Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC, Wesley B. Gilchrist , Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC & William B. Monahan, Esq. , Sullivan & Cromwell, pro hac vice.

Melvin McConnell, Defendant, represented by James C. Shah , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, LLP, Andrew Sciolla , Pogust Braslow & Millrood LLC & Harris L. Pogust , Pogust Braslow & Millrood, LLC.

VM Motori S.p.A., VM North America, Inc. & Sergio Marchionne, Defendants, represented by Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. , Sullivan and Cromwell LLP.

Brandon Automotive, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Defendant, represented by Rebecca Jean Boyle , Dietze & Davis, P.C. & William A. Rogers, III , Dietze & Davis, P.C.

Michael E Heygood, Movant, pro se.

The People of the State of California, Interested Party, represented by Jon F. Worm , Office of the Attorney General Public Rights/Consumer.


ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS

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