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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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KENNETH BECKER, WILLIAM YOUNGER, :
MARK. RUSHING, WILLIAM BOYD, RICHARD :
GALAUSKI, FRANK OWEN, NATHAN :
BUTLER, JAMES JARVAIS and ANDY COON, :
individually and all others similarly situated, : Civil Action No. O7—l36—***
Plaintiffs,
v.
MARATPEON PETROLEUM COMPANY,
LLC, MURPHY OIL COWORATION, THE :
PANTRY, INC, SPEEDWAY SUPERAMERNJA, :
LLC, and WILCO HESS LLC, :
Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
WHEREAS this matter comes before the Court upon the _joint application ofPlaintiffs
and Defendants to Stay Proceedings pending a decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict
Litigation (the "I\/IDL Panel"), and the joint application of Plaintiffs and Defendants to extend
the time by which Defendants shall rnove, answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs Complaint;
WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed this Complaint, which is captioned as a class action, on
March 7, 2007, This case invoives allegations that gasoline and diesei fuel expand in volume as
their temperatures increase such that a gallon of fuel at 60° Fahrenheit contains more energy than
a gallon of fuel sold at a higher temperature. At the present time, the patties represent that there
are approximately 26 other sitnilar actions filed across the country. Defendants in one ofthe
similar actions, the Galczzrsici case tiled inthe District of New Jersey, have filed a motion with the
MDL Panel seeking consolidation and transfer to the District of New Jersey. Other defendants
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subsequently iiied a responsive brief before the MDL Panet agreeing that the actions should be
consolidated, either in New Jersey or Okiahoma, Plaintiffs in this case have indicated that they
will {ite a brief in the MDL Panel proceeding where they will agree that the actions should be
consolidated, but perhaps in ajurisdiction different than those suggested by Defendants;
WHEREAS stays have already been entered in many ofthe eases referenced above, and
stay motions have been tiled in every other case; and
WHEREAS the petition to consolidate and transfer pending before the MDL Panel is
scheduled to be heard at their May meeting,
IT IS HERIELBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties and subject
to the approval ofthe Court, that:
1, This case is stayed pending a decision by the MDL Pane};
2, Defendants shail move, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint within thirty
days ofthe date of the MDL Panel’s decision or such other time as ordered by the MDL Panel or
the transfer court; and
3, Counsel for Wilco Hess LLC shall immediately forward to this Court any orders from
the MDL Panel concerning the motion to consolidate and transfer, and counsel for all parties
shalt provide a status report to this Court indicating the status ofthe petition before the MDL
Panel no later than May 28, 2007,
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Collins J. Seitz, Jr. (]3arN0. 2237) Samuel A. Noien (Ba1·"No. 71)
Kevin F. Brady (Bar No. 2248) Amie Shea Gaza (Bar No. 93)
CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP Richards, Layton & Finger, PA.
1007 North Orange Street One Rodney Square
P. O. Box 2207 P. O, Box. 551
Wilmingjou, Delaware 198992207 Wiimingtou, DE 19899
Telephone: (302) 658~9i¢ll "lielegaltonez (302) 65 E —7700
Facsimile: (.302) 658-5614 Facsirnile: (302) 65}-770I
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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS, KENNETH OfC0zmseI I
BECKER, WILLIAM YOUNGER, AMRK 131·ian.J. Moiloy
RUSHING, WILLIAM WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER, PA.
BOYD, RICHARD GALA USKL FRANK 90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900 .
OWEN NA THAN BUTLER, JAMES JARVAIS P..O. Box 10 -
cmd ANDY COON fndivicizrcilly cmd all others Woodbridge, NJ 07095-0958
similcrrly sirzzmecf Telephone: (732) 855~6083
Facsimile: (732) 726~6699
E—mail: bmoIl0y@i»s¤iler1!z.com
A TTORNEK9 F OR DEF ENDANT
WILC O HESS LLC
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MITCHELL & JERNIGAN, L..L.P. Laura C— Fey
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pv ()_ BOX 26;) SIWIOOK, HARDY & BACON, i.,.L.P.
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ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDAN TS
MARA THON PETROLEUM COMPANIULLC,
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION and
SPEED WA Y SUPEILAJVIERICA, LLC
SO ORDERED this day of March, 2007.
HONORABLEE MARY PAT THYNGE, U.S.i\/ini.
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