Case 3:17-cv-06011-WHA Document 205 Filed 04/04/18 Page 1 of 3

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ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Jonathan W. Hughes (SBN 186829)
jonathan.hughes@arnoldporter.com
Three Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
Telephone:
1 415.471.3100
Facsimile:
1 415.471.3400
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Matthew T. Heartney (SBN 123516)
matthew.heartney@arnoldporter.com
John D. Lombardo (SBN 187142)
john.lombardo@arnoldporter.com
777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017-5844
Telephone:
1 213.243.4000
Facsimile:
1 213.243.4199

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ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Philip H. Curtis (pro hac vice)
philip.curtis@arnoldporter.com
Nancy Milburn (pro hac vice)
nancy.milburn@arnoldporter.com
250 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019-9710
Telephone:
1 212.836.8000
Telephone:
1 212.836.8689

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Attorneys for Defendant BP p.l.c.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, acting by and through Oakland
City Attorney BARBARA J. PARKER,

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Plaintiff and Real Party in Interest,

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v.

First Filed Case:
Related Case:

No. 3:17-cv-06011-WHA
No. 3:17-cv-06012-WHA

BP P.L.C.’S RESPONSE TO THE
COURT’S MARCH 21, 2018 NOTICE TO
DEFENDANTS RE TUTORIAL
Case No. 3:17-cv-06011-WHA

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BP P.L.C., a public limited company of
England and Wales, CHEVRON
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation, EXXON MOBIL
CORPORATION, a New Jersey corporation,
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, a public
limited company of England and Wales, and
DOES 1 through 10,

Judge: Hon. William H. Alsup

Defendants.

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BP P.L.C.’S RESPONSE TO THE COURT’S MARCH 21, 2018 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS RE TUTORIAL
Case Nos. 3:17-cv-06011-WHA; 3:17-cv-06012-WHA

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the San
Francisco City Attorney DENNIS J.
HERRERA,

Case No. 3:17-cv-06012-WHA

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Plaintiff and Real Party in Interest,
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BP P.L.C., a public limited company of
England and Wales, CHEVRON
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation, EXXON MOBIL
CORPORATION, a New Jersey corporation,
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, a public
limited company of England and Wales, and
DOES 1 through 10,

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Defendants.
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BP P.L.C.’S RESPONSE TO THE COURT’S MARCH 21, 2018 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS RE TUTORIAL
Case Nos. 3:17-cv-06011-WHA; 3:17-cv-06012-WHA

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In its February 27, 2018 Order, the Court “invite[d] counsel to conduct a two-part tutorial on

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the subject of global warming and climate change.” No. 17-cv-06011, ECF No. 135. On March 21,

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2018, counsel for Plaintiffs and Chevron conducted the tutorial, and the Court recognized that some

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defendants had filed personal jurisdiction motions and would not risk waiving those defenses by

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participating.1 Later that day, the Court filed a Notice to Defendants Re Tutorial, ordering BP p.l.c.

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(“BP”), and other defendants, to “submit a statement explaining any disagreements with the

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statements made by counsel for defendant Chevron Corporation during the March 21 tutorial.” No.

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17-cv-06011, ECF No. 178.

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BP does not disagree with the tutorial presentation made by Chevron on March 21, 2018, and

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believes that it fairly responded to the Court’s tutorial request and questions. BP reserves the right

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to advance on motions and at trial such positions as are supported by fact and scientific/expert

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evidence in support of its defense.

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Dated: April 4, 2018

ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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By: /s/ Jonathan W. Hughes
Jonathan W. Hughes
Matthew T. Heartney
John D. Lombardo
Philip H. Curtis
Nancy Milburn

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Attorneys for Defendant BP p.l.c.

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For the avoidance of doubt, BP p.l.c. reiterates that it reserves and does not intend to waive its
personal jurisdiction defense.
-1BP P.L.C.’S RESPONSE TO THE COURT’S MARCH 21, 2018 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS RE TUTORIAL
Case Nos. 3:17-cv-06011-WHA; 3:17-cv-06012-WHA