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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
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`IN RE CATTLE ANTITRUST LITIGATION
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`Case No. 0:19-cv-01222 (JRT/HB)
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`This document relates to:
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`ALL CASES
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`KENNETH PETERSON, et al.,
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`Case No. 0:19-cv-01129 (JRT/HB)
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS, et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`IN RE DPP BEEF LITIGATION
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`Case No. 0:20-cv-01319 (JRT/HB)
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`This document relates to:
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`ALL CASES
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`ERBERT & GERBERT’S, INC.,
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`Case No. 0:20-cv-01414 (JRT/HB)
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS, et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`STIPULATION BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND JBS S.A.
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`Plaintiffs1 and JBS S.A. enter into this Stipulation regarding (1) authorizing
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`Plaintiffs to file their opening brief in support of their Motion to Approve Alternative
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`Service on JBS S.A. by March 30, 2021; (2) authorizing JBS S.A. to file its papers in
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`opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Approve Alternative Service by April 27, 2021; (3)
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`authorizing Plaintiffs to file reply papers in support of their Motion to Approve
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`Alternative Service on JBS S.A. by May 7, 2021; and (4) requesting that the Court
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`schedule the hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Approve Alternative Service on JBS S.A.
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`before Chief Judge Tunheim concurrently with Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss for
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`judicial efficiency.
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`In support of this Stipulation, Plaintiffs and JBS S.A. state:
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`1.
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`Plaintiffs and JBS S.A. met, conferred, and agreed upon the proposed
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`briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ Motion to Approve Alternative Service on JBS S.A. on
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`March 18, 2021. Plaintiffs intend to file a joint brief in support of their Motion to
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`Approve Alternative Service on JBS S.A.
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`2.
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`JBS S.A. filed a Motion to Dismiss on February 18, 2021, with JBS USA
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`Food Company, Swift Beef Company, and JBS Packerland, Inc. (Docket Nos. 338, 339,
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`340). Among other things, the Motion to Dismiss addressed an argument unique to JBS
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`S.A., that the claims against JBS S.A should be dismissed for insufficient service of
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`The term “Plaintiffs” collectively refers to the plaintiffs in the above referenced
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`actions: In re Cattle Antitrust Litig., No. CV 19-01222 (JRT/HB) (“Cattle”), Peterson, et
`al. v. JBS USA Food Company Holdings, et al., Case No. 0:19-cv-01129 (JRT/HB)
`(“Peterson”); In Re: DPP Beef Litigation, Case No. 0:20-cv-01319 (JRT/HB) (“DPP”);
`Erbert & Gerbert’s, Inc. v. JBS USA Food Company Holdings, et al., Case No. 0:20-cv-
`01414 (JRT/HB) (“E&G”). References to “Docket Nos.” are to the docket of In re Cattle
`Antitrust Litig., 19-cv-1222 (JRT/HB), unless stated otherwise.
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`process. The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their papers in opposition to JBS S.A.’s
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`Motion to Dismiss is currently April 5, 2021. The deadline for JBS S.A. to file its reply
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`papers in support of its Motion to Dismiss is currently May 3, 2021. A hearing date and
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`time on JBS S.A.’s Motion to Dismiss has not yet been scheduled before Chief Judge
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`Tunheim.
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`3.
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`The issues raised in Plaintiffs’ Motion to Approve Alternative Service on
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`JBS S.A. are related to the service of process issues raised in JBS S.A.’s Motion to
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`Dismiss (Docket Nos. 338, 339, 340), such that the two motions would most effectively
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`and efficiently be heard at the same time and by the same judge. Doing so would
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`conserve both the Court’s and parties’ resources.
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`4.
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`JBS S.A. believes that good cause exists for the extensions that are the
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`subject of this Stipulation. JBS S.A. bases its belief on the earlier briefing relating to this
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`issue and upon discussions with Plaintiffs during the meet-and-confer. The alternative
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`service motion will include points addressing Brazilian law and practice and is being
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`briefed alongside JBS S.A.’s Motion to Dismiss for insufficient service. Both motions
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`will address service of process issues, and further, analyzing those issues will involve
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`coordinating with persons in Brazil.
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`Wherefore, Plaintiffs and JBS S.A. respectfully request that the Court approve this
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`Stipulation and order as follows:
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`1.
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`The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their opening brief in support of their
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`Motion to Approve Alternative Service on JBS S.A. shall be March 30,
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`2021.
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`2.
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`The deadline for JBS S.A. to file its papers in opposition to Plaintiffs’
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`Motion to Approve Alternative Service on JBS S.A. shall be April 27,
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`2021.
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`3.
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`4.
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`The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their reply papers in support of their
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`Motion to Approve Alternative Service on JBS S.A. shall be May 7, 2021.
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`For judicial efficiency, Plaintiff’s Motion to Approve Alternative Service
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`on JBS S.A shall be heard by Chief Judge Tunheim at the same time and
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`date as the hearing on Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss, since both motions
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`will address service of process issues.
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`JBS S.A. further states that its agreement to this Stipulation shall not constitute a
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`waiver of any defenses that would otherwise be available under Rule 12(b) of the Federal
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`Rules of Civil Procedure.
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`IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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`Dated: March 26, 2021
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`/s/ Patrick J. McGahan
`David R. Scott (pro hac vice)
`Amanda F. Lawrence (pro hac vice)
`Patrick J. McGahan (pro hac vice)
`Michael P. Srodoski
`SCOTT+SCOTT
`ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP
`156 South Main Street
`P.O. Box 192
`Colchester, CT 06415
`Tel.: 860-537-5537
`Fax: 860-537-4432
`david.scott@scott-scott.com
`alawrence@scott-scott.com
`pmcgahan@scott-scott.com
`msrodoski@scott-scott.com
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`/s/ Christopher Morris
`Lewis A. Remele, Jr. (Bar No. 90724)
`Christopher R. Morris (Bar No. 230613)
`BASSFORD REMELE, PA
`100 South 5th Street, Suite 1500
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel.: 612-333-3000
`lremele@bassford.com
`cmorris@bassford.com
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`William F. Hargens (pro hac vice)
`Mark F. Enenbach (pro hac vice)
`Patrick E. Brookhouser, Jr. (pro hac vice)
`Matthew G. Munro (pro hac vice)
`MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN &
`KRATZ, PC LLO
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`Christopher M. Burke (pro hac vice)
`SCOTT+SCOTT
`ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP
`600 W. Broadway, Suite 3300
`San Diego, CA 92101
`Tel.: 619-233-4565
`Fax: 619-233-0508
`cburke@scott-scott.com
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`Anthony F. Fata (pro hac vice)
`Jennifer W. Sprengel (pro hac vice)
`Christopher P.T. Tourek (pro hac vice)
`Brian P. O’Connell (pro hac vice)
`CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER
`& SPRENGEL LLP
`150 S. Wacker
`Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel.: 312-782-4882
`Fax: 312-782-4485
`afata@caffertyclobes.com
`jsprengel@caffertyclobes.com
`ctourek@caffertyclobes.com
`boconnell@caffertyclobes.com
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`Ellen Meriwether (pro hac vice)
`CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER
`& SPRENGEL LLP
`205 N. Monroe St.
`Media, PA 19063
`Tel.: 215-864-2800
`Fax: 215-864-2810
`emeriwether@caffertyclobes.com
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`Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Cattle
`Plaintiffs
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`K. Craig Wildfang (Bar No. 0117043)
`Thomas J. Undlin (Bar No. 0183751)
`Stacey P. Slaughter (Bar No. 0296971)
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`800 LaSalle Avenue
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`First National Tower, Suite 3700
`1601 Dodge Street
`Omaha, NE 68102
`Tel.: 402-341-3070
`whargens@mcgrathnorth.com
`menenbach@mcgrathnorth.com
`pbrookhouser@mcgrathnorth.com
`mmunro@mcgrathnorth.com
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`Counsel for Defendants JBS USA Food
`Company, JBS Packerland, Inc. and
`Swift Beef Company, and Special
`Appearance for JBS S.A., in the Cattle
`Case
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`/s/ Jessica Nelson
`Donald G. Heeman (Bar No. 0286023)
`Jessica J. Nelson (Bar No. 0347358)
`Randi J. Winter (Bar No. 0391354)
`SPENCER FANE LLP
`100 South Fifth Street, Suite 2500
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel.: 612-268-7000
`dheeman@spencerfane.com
`jnelson@spencerfane.com
`rwinter@spencerfane.com
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`Stephen Neuwirth (pro hac vice)
`Sami H. Rashid (pro hac vice)
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
`SULLIVAN LLP
`51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
`New York, NY 10010
`Tel.: 212-849-7000
`stephenneuwirth@quinnemanuel.com
`samirashid@quinnemanuel.com
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`Counsel for Defendants JBS USA Food
`Company Holdings, JBS Packerland, Inc.
` and Swift Beef Company, and Special
`Appearance for JBS S.A.,
`in the Peterson, DPP and Erbert &
`Gerbert’s cases
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`Suite 2800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel: 612-349-8500
`Fax: 612-339-4181
`kcwildfang@robinskaplan.com
`tundlin@robinskaplan.com
`sslaughter@robinskaplan.com
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`Kellie Lerner
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`399 Park Avenue
`Suite 3600
`New York, NY 10022
`Tel: 212-980-7400
`Fax: 212-980-7499
`klerner@robinskaplan.com
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`Liason Counsel for the Cattle Plaintiffs
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`Michael L. Schrag (pro hac vice)
`Joshua Bloomfield (pro hac vice)
`George Sampson (pro hac vice)
`Kyla Jenny Gibboney
`GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP
`505 14th Street, Suite 1110
`Oakland, CA 94612
`Tel.: 510-350-9700
`mls@classlawgroup.com
`jjb@classlawgroup.com
`gws@classlawgroup.com
`kjg@classlawgroup.com
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`David E. Kovel (pro hac vice)
`Thomas W. Elrod (pro hac vice)
`Karen M. Lerner (pro hac vice)
`Anthony E. Maneiro (pro hac vice)
`KIRBY McINERNEY LLP
`250 Park Avenue, Suite 820
`New York, NY 10177
`Tel.: 212-371-6600
`dkovel@kmllp.com
`telrod@kmllp.com
`klerner@kmllp.com
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`amaneiro@kmllp.com
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`Richard M. Paul III (pro hac vice)
`Sean Cooper (pro hac vice forthcoming)
`PAUL LLP
`601 Walnut Street, Suite 300
`Kansas City, Missouri 64106
`Tel.: 816-984-8100
`Rick@PaulLLP.com
`Sean@PaulLLP.com
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`Melissa Weiner (Bar No. 0387900)
`PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW,
`LLP
`800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2150
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel.: 612-389-0600
`mweiner@pswlaw.com
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`Bruce L. Simon (pro hac vice)
`PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW,
`LLP
`44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
`San Francisco, CA 94104
`Tel.: 415-433-9000
`bsimon@pswlaw.com
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`Daniel L. Warshaw (pro hac vice)
`Bobby Pouya (pro hac vice)
`Matthew A. Pearson (pro hac vice)
`PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW,
`LLP
`15165 Ventura Blvd., Suite 400
`Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
`Tel.: 818-788-8300
`dwarshaw@pswlaw.com
`bpouya@pswlaw.com
`mapearson@pswlaw.com
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`Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee
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`/s/ Shana E. Scarlett
`Shana E. Scarlett (pro hac vice)
`Rio S. Pierce (pro hac vice)
`HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
`LLP
`715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
`Berkeley, California 94710
`Tel: (510) 725-3000
`Fax: (510) 725-3001
`shanas@hbsslaw.com
`riop@hbsslaw.com
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`Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
`Breanna Van Engelen (pro hac vice)
`HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
`LLP
`1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000
`Seattle, Washington 98101
`Tel: (206) 623-7292
`Fax: (206) 623-0594
`steve@hbsslaw.com
`breannav@hbsslaw.com
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`W. Joseph Bruckner (MN #0147758) Brian
`D. Clark (MN #0390069)
`Elizabeth R. Odette (MN #0340698)
`Arielle S. Wagner (MN #0398332)
`Stephanie A. Chen (MN #0400032)
`LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN
`P.L.L.P.
`100 Washington Avenue South,
`Suite 2200
`Minneapolis, MN 55401
`Tel: 612) 339-6900
`Fax: (612) 339-0981
`wjbruckner@locklaw.com
`erodette@locklaw.com
`bdclark@locklaw.com
`aswagner@locklaw.com
`sachen@locklaw.com
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`Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel for
`Plaintiffs in the Peterson Action
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`/s/ Joshua J. Rissman
`Daniel E. Gustafson (#202241)
`Daniel C. Hedlund (#258337)
`Michelle J. Looby (#0388166)
`Joshua J. Rissman (#0391500)
`Brittany Resch (#397656)
`GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC
`Canadian Pacific Plaza
`120 Sixth Street, Suite 2600
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel: (612) 333-8844
`Fax: (612) 339-6622
`dgustafson@gustafsongluek.com
`dhedlund@gustafsongluek.com
`mlooby@gustafsongluek.com
`jrissman@gustafsongluek.com
`bresch@gustafsongluek.com
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`Dennis J. Stewart (admitted pro hac vice)
`GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC
`600 B Street, 17thFloor
`San Diego, CA 92101
`Tel: (612) 333-8844
`Fax: (612) 339-6622
`dstewart@gustafsongluek.com
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`Adam J. Zapala (admitted pro hac vice)
`Elizabeth Tran Castillo (admitted pro hac
`vice)
`Alexander E. Barnett (pro hac vice
`forthcoming)
`James G.B. Dallal (pro hac vice
`forthcoming)
`Tamarah P. Prevost (pro hac vice
`forthcoming)
`COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY
`840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200
`Burlingame, CA 94010
`Tel: (650) 697-6000
`azapala@cpmlegal.com
`ecastillo@cpmlegal.com
`abarnett@cpmlegal.com
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`jdallal@cpmlegal.com
`tprevost@cpmlegal.com
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`Jason S. Hartley (admitted pro hac vice)
`HARTLEY LLP
`101 W. Broadway, Suite 820
`San Diego, CA 92101
`Tel: (619) 400-5822
`hartley@hartleyllp.com
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`Megan E. Jones (pro hac vice forthcoming)
`HAUSFELD LLP
`600 Montgomery Street, Suite 3200
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Tel: (415) 633-1908
`mjones@hausfeld.com
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`for
`Interim Co-Lead Counsel
`Proposed Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs
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`the
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`/s/ Blaine Finley
`Blaine Finley (pro hac vice)
`CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA, LLP
`4725 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 200
`Washington, DC 20016
`Tel: (202) 789-3960
`jonc@cuneolaw.com;
`bfinley@cuneolaw.com
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`Shawn M. Raiter (MN#240424)
`LARSON KING LLP
`30 East Seventh Street, Suite 2800
`Street Paul, MN 55101
`Tel: (651) 312-6518
`sraiter@larsonking.com
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`Don Barrett (to apply pro hac vice)
`Katherine Barrett Riley (to apply pro hac
`vice)
`David McMullan (to apply pro hac vice)
`BARRETT LAW GROUP, P.A.
`P.O. Box 927
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`404 Court Square North
`Lexington, Mississippi 39095-0927
`Tel: (662) 834-9168
`Fax: (662) 834-2628
`donbarrettpa@gmail.com
`kbriley@BarrettLawGroup.com
`dmcmullan@BarrettLawGroup.com
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`Jonathan W. Cuneo (to apply pro hac vice)
`Counsel for Erbert & Gerbert’s, Inc. and
`the Proposed Classes
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