Hoffman et al v. Transworld Systems Incorporated et al, No. 2:2018cv01132 - Document 269 (W.D. Wash. 2022)
Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 268 Stipulated MOTION to Continue Deadline. Any motion concerning the scope of any continuation deposition of TSI's Designated Representative should be filed by 3/17/2022. The filing deadline and not ing dates for TSI's Motion for Summary Judgment(Dkt. # 161 ) and responses thereto, Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. # 232 ) and responses thereto are STRICKEN until further Order of the Court. Within five (5) days of the Court's decision on any motion concerning the continuation deposition of TSI's Designated Representative, the parties shall meet and confer to agree on a new filing deadline and noting dates for TSI's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. # 161 ), and Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. # 232 ). Signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly.(MW)
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Hoffman et al v. Transworld Systems Incorporated et al Doc. 269 Case 2:18-cv-01132-TSZ Document 269 Filed 03/14/22 Page 1 of 7 The Hon. Thomas S. Zilly 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 10 11 12 ESTHER HOFFMAN; SARAH DOUGLASS; ANTHONY KIM; and IL KIM and DARIA KIM, husband and wife and the marital community comprised thereof, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 vs. Case No. C18-1132 TSZ STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER CONTINUING DEADLINE FOR PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND CONCERNING DISCOVERY AND RELATED ISSUES TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS INCORPORATED; PATENAUDE AND FELIX, A.P.C.; MATTHEW CHEUNG, and the marital community comprised of MATTHEW CHEUNG and JANE DOE CHEUNG; National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2004-2; National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2005-2; National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2005-3; National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-1; National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-3; National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-4, Defendants. I. STIPULATED MOTION Pursuant to LCR 7(d)(1) and 10(g), Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby submit this 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER - 1 (Case No. C18-1132 TSZ) 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 441-5444 FAX (206) 838-6346 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:18-cv-01132-TSZ Document 269 Filed 03/14/22 Page 2 of 7 stipulated motion for entry of an order continuing the deadline for Plaintiffs to file their response 1 2 to Transworld Systems Inc.’s (“TSI’s”) Motion for Summary Judgment and concerning discovery issues and related deadlines. In support of this motion, the parties stipulate and submit 3 4 5 the following to the Court: 1. On July 20, 2021, the Court granted TSI’s motion for protective order (Dkt. 6 #191). Subsequently, on February 8, 2022, the Court granted in part and denied in part 7 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Testimony (Dkt. #258). 8 9 2. On March 8, 2022, Plaintiffs resumed their deposition of TSI’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) designated representative (“Designated Representative”). During the deposition, the 10 Parties disputed the scope of the Court’s February 8, 2022 Order, (Dkt. #258), and the witness 11 12 13 was instructed not to answer based on privilege as to some subjects inquired into by Plaintiffs. 3. The Plaintiffs intend to file a motion for a Court order concerning the instructions 14 to the Designated Representative to not answer the questions and will seek, inter alia, an order 15 requiring the Designated Representative to answer those questions. 16 17 4. Following the Court’s February 8, 2022 Order (Dkt. #258), TSI agreed to make its employee, Jonathan Boyd, available for further deposition. Mr. Boyd’s resumed deposition was 18 scheduled to occur on March 10, 2022. In view of Plaintiff’s intent to file a motion related to the 19 20 21 22 23 24 Designated Representative’s continuation deposition, Plaintiffs requested and TSI agreed that the issues should be resolved by the Court prior to Mr. Boyd’s resumed deposition. 5. On February 10, 2022, the Court entered an Order re-noting to April 15, 2022, TSI’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. #161), and requiring Plaintiffs’ response to the motion to be filed by March 18, 2022. 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER - 2 (Case No. C18-1132 TSZ) 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 441-5444 FAX (206) 838-6346 Case 2:18-cv-01132-TSZ Document 269 Filed 03/14/22 Page 3 of 7 6. 1 The Court’s February 10, 2022 Order also re-noted to April 15, 2022 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification. 2 7. Any motion concerning the instructions to the Designated Representative to not 3 4 5 answer questions at the March 8, 2022 deposition should be filed by March 17, 2022, and noted for consideration on April 1, 2022. 8. 6 The Parties stipulate and agree, subject to Court approval, that the current filing 7 deadlines and noting dates for TSI’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 161) and responses 8 thereto, and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. 232) and responses thereto are stayed 9 until further Order of the Court. 10 9. Within five (5) days of the Court’s decision on any motion concerning the scope 11 12 of the Designated Representative’s required testimony, the parties shall meet and confer and 13 attempt to agree on new filing deadline and noting dates for TSI’s Motion for Summary 14 Judgment (Dkt. #161) and responses thereto on a schedule similar to the current briefing 15 schedule and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. #232) and responses thereto on a 16 schedule similar to the current briefing schedule; for the completion of Jonathan Boyd’s 17 deposition and, if required by the Court’s decision, the continuation of the Designated 18 Representative’s deposition. In the event the parties cannot agree on any such dates, the Plaintiffs 19 20 21 and Defendants shall each submit their proposals for such dates to the Court within eight (8) days of the Court’s decision on Plaintiffs’ motion. 10. 22 23 24 All other case deadlines imposed by previous orders shall remain in full force and effect. SO STIPULATED THIS 13 day of March, 2022. 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER - 3 (Case No. C18-1132 TSZ) 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 441-5444 FAX (206) 838-6346 Case 2:18-cv-01132-TSZ Document 269 Filed 03/14/22 Page 4 of 7 Attorneys for Plaintiffs: 1 LEONARD LAW, PLLC BERRY & BECKETT, PLLP __/s/ Sam Leonard_______________ Sam Leonard, WSBA #46498 3614 California Ave. SW, #151 Seattle, WA 98116 Telephone: (206) 486-1176 Email: sam@seattledebtdefense.com /s/ Guy Beckett Guy W. Beckett, WSBA #14939 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 Telephone: (206) 441-5444 Email: gbeckett@beckettlaw.com 7 HENRY & DeGRAAFF, P.S. NORTHWEST CONSUMER LAW CENTER 8 /s/ Christina Henry Christina L. Henry, WSBA #31273 119 – 1st Ave. S., Ste. 500 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: (206) 330-0595 Email: chenry@HDM-legal.com /s/ Amanda Martin Amanda N. Martin, WSBA #49581 936 North 34th Street, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98103 Telephone: (206) 805-0989 Email: Amanda@NWCLC.org 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 Attorneys for Patenaude and Felix, A.P.C., and Matthew Cheung: 14 LEE SMART, P.S., INC. 15 16 17 18 19 /s/ Marc Rosenberg Marc Rosenberg, WSBA No. 31034 1800 One Convention Place 701 Pike St. Seattle, WA 98101-3929 Telephone: (206) 624-7990 Email: mr@leesmart.com 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER - 4 (Case No. C18-1132 TSZ) 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 441-5444 FAX (206) 838-6346 Case 2:18-cv-01132-TSZ Document 269 Filed 03/14/22 Page 5 of 7 Attorneys for National Collegiate Student Loan Trust Defendants: 1 LOCKE LORD LLP LOCKE LORD LLP /s/ Gregory Casamento /s/ J. Matthew Goodin J. Matthew Goodin Pro Hac Vice 111 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 4100 Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: (312) 443-0472 Email: jmgoodin@lockelord.com 8 Gregory T. Casamento R. James DeRose, III Andrew Braunstein Pro Hac Vice Brookfield Place 200 Vesey St., 20th Floor New York, NY 10281-2101 Email: gcasamento@lockelord.com rderose@lockelord.com andrewbraunstein@lockelord.com 9 FOSTER GARVEY PC 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 /s/ Timothy Filer Timothy J. Filer, WSBA #16285 1111 Third Ave., Ste. 3000 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 447-4000 Attorneys for Defendant Transworld Systems Inc. 15 SESSIONS, ISRAEL & SHARTLE 16 /s/ Justin Homes /s/ James Schultz Justin Homes Bryan C. Shartle Pro Hac Vice 3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste. 200 Metairie, LA 70002-7227 Telephone: (504) 828-3700 Email: jhomes@sessions.legal bshartle@sessions.legal James K. Schultz Pro Hac Vice 1545 Hotel Circle S., Ste. 150 San Diego, CA 92108 Telephone: (619) 758-1891 Email: jschultz@sessions.legal 17 18 19 20 SESSIONS, ISRAEL & SHARTLE 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER - 5 (Case No. C18-1132 TSZ) 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 441-5444 FAX (206) 838-6346 Case 2:18-cv-01132-TSZ Document 269 Filed 03/14/22 Page 6 of 7 WILLIAMS KASTNER & GIBBS, PLLC 1 2 3 4 /s/ Ryan Vollans Ryan W. Vollans, WSBA #45302 601 Union St., Ste. 4100 Seattle, WA 98101-2380 Telephone: (206) 628-6600 Email: rvollans@willliamskastner.com 5 6 II. ORDER The Court having considered the foregoing stipulated motion, and finding that good 7 cause has been shown for the requested relief, now therefore, it is hereby 8 9 10 ORDERED as follows: 1. Any motion concerning the scope of any continuation deposition of TSI’s 11 Designated Representative should be filed by March 17, 2022, and noted for consideration on 12 April 1, 2022. 13 14 15 16 17 2. The filing deadline and noting dates for TSI’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. #161) and responses thereto, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. #232) and responses thereto are STRICKEN until further Order of the Court. 3. Within five (5) days of the Court’s decision on any motion concerning the 18 continuation deposition of TSI’s Designated Representative, the parties shall meet and confer to 19 agree on a new filing deadline and noting dates for TSI’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 20 #161) and responses thereto, and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. #232) and 21 responses thereto; for the completion of Jonathan Boyd’s deposition and, if required by the 22 Court’s decision, the continuation of TSI’s Designated Representative’s deposition. In the event 23 24 25 26 the parties cannot agree on any such dates, the Plaintiffs and Defendants shall each submit their proposals for such dates to the Court within eight (8) days of the Court’s decision. STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER - 6 (Case No. C18-1132 TSZ) 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 441-5444 FAX (206) 838-6346 Case 2:18-cv-01132-TSZ Document 269 Filed 03/14/22 Page 7 of 7 4. 1 2 All other case deadlines imposed by previous orders shall remain in full force and effect. DONE THIS 14th day of March 2022. 3 A 4 Thomas S. Zilly United States District Judge 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER - 7 (Case No. C18-1132 TSZ) 1708 Bellevue Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 441-5444 FAX (206) 838-6346
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