Frame-Wilson et al v. Amazon.com Inc, No. 2:2020cv00424 - Document 169 (W.D. Wash. 2024)

Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 168 Stipulated MOTION Regarding Defendant Amazon.com, Inc.'s Motions to Dismiss the Amended Complaints. Amazon's Motion to Dismiss filed in De Coster v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00693-JHC (W.D. Wash.), Dk t. 142, is deemed filed in Frame-Wilson v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:20-cv-424-JHC (W.D. Wash.). Amazon's briefing schedule on a motion to dismiss is vacated, and the Court's decision on Amazon's Motion to Dismiss filed in DeCoster will apply equally to both De Coster and Frame-Wilson. Assuming Plaintiffs' claims survive Amazon's Motion to Dismiss, Amazon shall not be required to answer the SCAC in De Coster and the TAC in Frame-Wilson until 45 days after the resolution of the De Coster MTD. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)

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Frame-Wilson et al v. Amazon.com Inc Doc. 169 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 ELIZABETH DE COSTER et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, No. 2:21-cv-00693-JHC 12 13 14 15 Plaintiffs, v. AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, 16 Defendant. STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT AMAZON.COM, INC.’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS THE AMENDED COMPLAINTS NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: June 12, 2024 17 18 19 DEBORAH FRAME-WILSON et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, 20 21 22 23 24 No. 2:20-cv-00424-JHC Plaintiffs, v. AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. 25 26 27 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER RE: AMAZON’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINTS (2:21-CV-00693-JHC, 2:20-CV-00424-JHC) - 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 STIPULATED MOTION Pursuant to Local Civil Rules 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the parties in the above-captioned actions, 3 by and through their respective undersigned counsel, agree as follows, subject to the Court’s 4 approval: 5 WHEREAS, on April 22, 2024, Plaintiffs in De Coster v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:21-cv- 6 00693-JHC (W.D. Wash.), filed a Second Consolidated Amended Complaint (“SCAC”) in that 7 action, Dkt. 126; 8 WHEREAS, on May 13, 2024, Plaintiffs in Frame-Wilson v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:20- 9 cv-424-JHC (W.D. Wash.), filed a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), Dkt. 147; 10 WHEREAS, on May 22, 2024, Amazon filed a motion to dismiss the SCAC in De Coster, 11 Dkt. 142 (“the De Coster MTD”); 12 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ brief in opposition to the De Coster MTD is currently due on June 13 12, 2024, and Amazon’s reply in support of its motion to dismiss is currently due on June 24, 2024; 14 WHEREAS, Amazon’s motion to dismiss in Frame-Wilson is due on June 12, 2024; 15 WHEREAS, Amazon seeks to move to dismiss all of Plaintiffs’ claims in Frame-Wilson 16 on the same grounds as it moved to dismiss all of Plaintiffs’ claims in De Coster; 17 WHEREAS, the Parties agree that, if the Court issues a decision granting or denying any 18 part of the motion to dismiss in De Coster, that decision will apply equally to the claims in Frame19 Wilson; 20 WHEREAS, the Parties wish to avoid burdening the Court with duplicative briefing, 21 THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree (subject to the Court’s approval) as follows: 22 1. The motion to dismiss that Amazon filed in De Coster is deemed filed in Frame- 23 Wilson. 24 2. Plaintiffs’ opposition brief and Amazon’s reply brief in De Coster, once they are 25 filed on June 12 and 24 respectively, will be deemed filed in Frame-Wilson. 26 27 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER RE: AMAZON’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINTS (2:21-CV-00693-JHC, 2:20-CV-00424-JHC) - 2 1 3. The Court will file its decision resolving Amazon’s motion to dismiss in both De 2 Coster and Frame-Wilson, and that decision will apply equally to both De Coster and Frame3 Wilson. 4 4. The briefing schedule on Amazon’s motion to dismiss Frame-Wilson is otherwise 5 vacated. 6 5. The case schedule in Frame-Wilson shall proceed as if Amazon timely moved to 7 dismiss the TAC. 8 6. Assuming that Plaintiffs’ claims are not dismissed, Amazon shall not be required 9 to answer the SCAC in De Coster and the TAC in Frame-Wilson until 45 days after the resolution 10 of the De Coster MTD. 11 12 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 13 DATED: this 12th day of June, 2024. 14 15 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 16 By: /s/ John A. Goldmark John A. Goldmark, WSBA #40980 MaryAnn Almeida, WSBA #49086 920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300 Seattle, WA 98104-1610 Telephone: (206) 622-3150 Email: JohnGoldmark@dwt.com Email: MaryAnnAlmeida@dwt.com 17 18 19 20 21 22 PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP 23 Karen L. Dunn (pro hac vice) William A. Isaacson (pro hac vice) Amy J. Mauser (pro hac vice) Martha L. Goodman (pro hac vice) Kyle Smith (pro hac vice) 2001 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006-1047 24 25 26 27 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER RE: AMAZON’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINTS (2:21-CV-00693-JHC, 2:20-CV-00424-JHC) - 3 1 4 Telephone: (202) 223-7300 Email: kdunn@paulweiss.com Email: wisaacson@paulweiss.com Email: amauser@paulweiss.com Email: mgoodman@paulweiss.com Email: ksmith@paulweiss.com 5 Attorneys for Defendant Amazon.com, Inc. 2 3 6 7 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 8 By: /s/ Steve W. Berman Steve W. Berman (WSBA No. 12536) Barbara A. Mahoney (WSBA No. 31845) 1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 623-7292 Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 E-mail: steve@hbsslaw.com barbaram@hbsslaw.com 9 10 11 12 13 Anne F. Johnson (pro hac vice) 68 3rd Street, Suite 249 Brooklyn, NY 11231 Telephone: (718) 916-3520 E-mail: annej@hbsslaw.com 14 15 16 17 KELLER POSTMAN LLC 18 Zina G. Bash (pro hac vice) 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500 Austin, TX, 78701 Telephone: (512) 690-0990 E-mail: zina.bash@kellerpostman.com 19 20 21 22 Jessica Beringer (pro hac vice) Shane Kelly (pro hac vice) 150 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 4100 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Telephone: (312) 741-5220 E-mail: Jessica.Beringer@kellerpostman.com E-mail: shane.kelly@kellerpostman.com 23 24 25 26 Daniel Backman (pro hac vice) 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1100 27 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER RE: AMAZON’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINTS (2:21-CV-00693-JHC, 2:20-CV-00424-JHC) - 4 1 Washington, D.C., 20036 Telephone: 202-918-1123 E-mail: Daniel.Backman@kellerpostman.com 2 3 4 Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the proposed Class 5 KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P. 6 Derek W. Loeser (WSBA No. 24274) 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200 Seattle, WA 98101-3052 Telephone: (206) 623-1900 Facsimile: (206) 623-3384 E-mail: Dloeser@kellerrohrback.com 7 8 9 10 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 11 12 Alicia Cobb, WSBA # 48685 1109 First Avenue, Suite 210 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 905-7000 Email: aliciacobb@quinnemanuel.com 13 14 15 Steig D. Olson (pro hac vice) David D. LeRay (pro hac vice) Nic V. Siebert (pro hac vice) Maxwell P. Deabler-Meadows (pro hac vice) 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10010 Telephone: (212) 849-7000 Email: steigolson@quinnemanuel.com Email: davidleray@quinnemanuel.com Email: nicolassiebert@quinnemanuel.com Email: maxmeadows@quinnemanuel.com 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Adam B. Wolfson (pro hac vice) 865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-2543 Telephone: (213) 443-3000 Email: adamwolfson@quinnemanuel.com 23 24 25 Interim Executive Committee for Plaintiffs and the proposed Class 26 27 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER RE: AMAZON’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINTS (2:21-CV-00693-JHC, 2:20-CV-00424-JHC) - 5 1 2 ORDER The Court GRANTS the Parties’ stipulated motion. Amazon’s Motion to Dismiss filed in 3 De Coster v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00693-JHC (W.D. Wash.), Dkt. 142, is deemed 4 filed in Frame-Wilson v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:20-cv-424-JHC (W.D. Wash.). Amazon’s 5 briefing schedule on a motion to dismiss is vacated, and the Court’s decision on Amazon’s 6 Motion to Dismiss filed in DeCoster will apply equally to both De Coster and Frame-Wilson. 7 Assuming Plaintiffs’ claims survive Amazon’s Motion to Dismiss, Amazon shall not be required 8 to answer the SCAC in De Coster and the TAC in Frame-Wilson until 45 days after the 9 resolution of the De Coster MTD. 10 IT IS SO ORDERED this 12th day of June, 2024. 11 12 John H. Chun UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER RE: AMAZON’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINTS (2:21-CV-00693-JHC, 2:20-CV-00424-JHC) - 6

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