De Coster et al v. Amazon.com Inc, No. 2:2021cv00693 - Document 108 (W.D. Wash. 2024)

Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 107 Stipulated MOTION Regarding Class Certification Briefing Schedule. The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their class certification motion is extended to 5/7/2024. The deadline for Amazon to respond to Plaintiffs' motion is 8/7/2024. The deadline for Plaintiffs' reply brief is 10/7/2024. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)

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De Coster et al v. Amazon.com Inc Doc. 108 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 10 ELIZABETH DE COSTER et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, 11 12 13 14 v. AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-JHC STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE - 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 STIPULATION 2 The parties, by and through their counsel, have agreed and stipulate as follows: 3 1. The parties agree that good cause justifies an extension of the Court’s current 4 class certification briefing schedule, including to allow sufficient time to coordinate depositions 5 with other litigation, including the appropriate depositions before a class certification motion. In 6 a prior stipulation the parties agreed to “coordinate depositions of Amazon witnesses with the 7 plaintiffs in Mbadiwe v. Amazon, and People of California v. Amazon with respect to claims 8 arising from Amazon’s agreements with third-party sellers so long as (1) it is feasible to do so, 9 (2) there is acceptance by the plaintiff groups, and (3) it does not impede the W.D. Wash. 10 Plaintiffs’ ability to take depositions in an orderly manner consistent with their case schedules.” 11 Dkt. 87 ¶ 3. The parties seek an adjustment of the class certification briefing schedule to make 12 coordinated depositions more feasible. They are, however, still working out the amount of time 13 that will be needed to achieve coordination of the depositions that Plaintiffs believe are needed 14 before filing their class certification motion. 15 2. In the interim, to provide certainty to the parties and avoid motion practice while 16 they discuss the additional adjustment to the schedule, the parties agree to a minimum two- 17 month extension of the current briefing deadlines. 18 3. The parties propose an interim modification of the schedule as follows: 19 Current Schedule (Dkt. 98) Proposed Schedule Deadline for Plaintiffs to file motion for class certification March 7, 2024 May 7, 2024 Opposition to Motion to Certify Class June 7, 2024 August 7, 2024 August 7, 2024 October 7, 2024 25 Reply in Support of Motion to Certify Class 26 Hearing on Motion to Certify Class To be set by the Court after briefing completed To be set by the Court after briefing completed 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE - 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 4. Upon completion of the parties’ discussions, they will proceed to make any further schedule proposals to the Court. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the parties, through their undersigned counsel of record, and the parties ask the Court to order, that: 1. The deadline for Plaintiffs to file their class certification motion is extended to May 7, 2024. 7 2. The deadline for Amazon to respond to Plaintiffs’ motion is August 7, 2024. 8 3. The deadline for Plaintiffs’ reply brief is October 7, 2024. 9 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DATED: January 25, 2024 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP By /s/ Steve W. Berman Steve W. Berman (WSBA No. 12536) By /s/ Barbara A. Mahoney 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 Anne F. Johnson (pro hac vice) 68 3rd Street, Suite 249 Brooklyn, NY 11231 Telephone: (718) 916-3520 E-mail: annej@hbsslaw.com 21 KELLER POSTMAN LLC 22 Zina G. Bash (pro hac vice) 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500 Austin, TX, 78701 Telephone: (512) 690-0990 E-mail: zina.bash@kellerpostman.com 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE - 3 1 2 3 4 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 5 6 7 8 9 10 Daniel Backman (pro hac vice) 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, D.C., 20036 Telephone: 202-918-1123 E-mail: Daniel.Backman@kellerpostman.com Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the proposed Class 11 KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P. 12 By: /s/ Derek W. Loeser 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP By: /s/ Alicia Cobb Alicia Cobb, WSBA # 48685 1109 First Avenue, Suite 210 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 905-7000 Email: aliciacobb@quinnemanuel.com 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 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE - 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 Interim Executive Committee for Plaintiffs and the proposed Class 7 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 8 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 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP 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 Telephone: (202) 223-7300 Email: kdunn@paulweiss.com Email: wisaacson@paulweiss.com Email: amauser@paulweiss.com Email: mgoodman@paulweiss.com Email: ksmith@paulweiss.com Attorneys for Defendant Amazon.com, Inc. 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE - 5 1 ORDER 2 3 Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 4 5 Dated: January 25, 2024 6 7 John H. Chun UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE - 6

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