In Re Pacific Fertility Center Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE PACIFIC FERTILITY CENTER Case No. 18-cv-01586-JSC

LITIGATION

ORDER DENYING THIRD-PARTY

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST TO

EXTEND CLASS CERTIFICATION

BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND VACATE

DISCOVERY AND TRIAL DEADLINES

11 Re: Dkt. No. 340 12 Plaintiffs filed this putative class action against Pacific Fertility Center (“Pacific Fertility”), Prelude Fertility, Inc. (“Prelude”), and Chart Industries (“Chart”) alleging various state law claims.1 Upon Pacific Fertility’s motion, the Court compelled the claims against it to arbitration. (Dkt. No. 192.) Plaintiffs have filed a motion for class certification of their claims against Prelude, Pacific MSO, and Chart. (Dkt. No. 301.) Two weeks before Plaintiffs filed their motion for class certification, Chart filed a third-party complaint against San Francisco Fertility Centers dba Pacific Fertility, and seven physicians alleging claims for indemnity and contribution. (Dkt. No. 288.) All but one of…