De Coster et al v. Amazon.com Inc, No. 2:2021cv00693 - Document 41 (W.D. Wash. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 40 Stipulated MOTION to Defer the Deadline To File a Class Certification Motion. The Court hereby vacates the 11/22/2021 deadline for Plaintiffs to file their motion for class certification. The parties shall propose a class certification briefing schedule promptly following disposition of Amazon's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' consolidated amended complaint, should the Court deny that motion. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SB)

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De Coster et al v. Amazon.com Inc Doc. 41 Case 2:21-cv-00693-RSM Document 41 Filed 11/30/21 Page 1 of 6 The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 12 ELIZABETH DE COSTER et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM 13 Plaintiffs, STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO DEFER THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION 14 v. 15 16 CLASS ACTION AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, 17 NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: November 23, 2021 Defendant. 18 19 20 The parties, by and through their counsel, stipulate and agree as follows: 21 1. Plaintiffs initially filed this lawsuit on May 26, 2021. 22 2. On June 21, 2021, the Court entered a stipulated order [Dkt. 15] consolidating this 23 24 25 26 27 case with West v. Amazon.com, Inc., Case No. 2:21-cv-694 (“Stipulated Order”). 3. As permitted by the Stipulated Order, Plaintiffs filed their consolidated amended complaint [Dkt. 20] on July 21, 2021. 4. Plaintiffs intend to seek to certify a nationwide class of all persons who, on or after May 26, 2017, purchased one or more goods on Amazon’s marketplace. 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO DEFER THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION - 1 Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM 010888-11/1706935 V2 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2000, SEATTLE, WA 98101 206.623.7292 206.623.0594 FAX Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:21-cv-00693-RSM Document 41 Filed 11/30/21 Page 2 of 6 1 5. Under Local Rule 23(i)(3), the presumptive deadline for Plaintiffs to file a motion 2 for class certification is 180 days from the date of filing, absent a Court order deferring the 3 deadline. If set by the original filing, the deadline was November 22, 2021. If set by the date of 4 filing the consolidated amended complaint, the deadline is January 18, 2022. 5 6. Good cause exists to extend the presumptive class certification deadline because 6 the Stipulated Order extended the deadline for Amazon to respond to the complaint and for the 7 parties’ respective briefing on any motion to dismiss. Consistent with that extension, Amazon 8 filed a motion to dismiss [Dkt. 35] pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) on September 20, 2021, 9 and the Court permitted a further extension that allows Amazon to file its reply brief by January 10 18, 2022 [Dkt. 38], so that motion will not be fully briefed until after expiration of the 11 presumptive deadline for the class certification motion established by Local Rule 23(i)(3). 12 7. Good cause also exists to extend the presumptive class certification deadline 13 because the issues raised in the consolidated amended complaint will require discovery before 14 Plaintiffs can file their class certification motion, and any expert reports filed in connection with 15 the class certification motion will need to be grounded in facts disclosed during discovery. 16 8. Having met and conferred, the parties have therefore agreed, subject to the 17 Court’s approval, to stipulate to request the Court to vacate the current class certification 18 deadline prescribed by the local rule. The parties further agree that if the Court denies Amazon’s 19 motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint, they will propose a class 20 certification-briefing schedule promptly following the Court’s disposition of the motion. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO DEFER THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION - 2 Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM 010888-11/1706935 V2 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2000, SEATTLE, WA 98101 206.623.7292 206.623.0594 FAX Case 2:21-cv-00693-RSM Document 41 Filed 11/30/21 Page 3 of 6 1 DATED: November 23, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 2 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 3 By: /s/Steve W. Berman Steve W. Berman, WSBA #12536 By: /s/ Barbara A. Mahoney Barbara A. Mahoney, WSBA #31845 1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 623-7292 Facsimile : (206) 623-0594 steve@hbsslaw.com barbaram@hbsslaw.com 4 5 6 7 8 9 KELLER LENKNER LLC 10 Zina G. Bash (pro hac vice) 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500 Austin, TX, 78701 Telephone: (512) 690-0990 E-mail: zina.bash@kellerlenkner.com 11 12 13 Warren D. Postman (pro hac vice) Albert Y. Pak (pro hac vice) 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W., 12th Floor Washington DC, 20005 Telephone: (202) 918-1123 E-mail: wdp@kellerlenkner.com E-mail: albert.pak@kellerlenkner.com 14 15 16 17 Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 18 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 19 20 By: /s/ Alicia Cobb Alicia Cobb, WSBA # 48685 1109 First Avenue, Suite 210 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 905-7000 Email: aliciacobb@quinnemanuel.com 21 22 23 24 Steig D. Olson (pro hac vice) David D. LeRay (pro hac vice) Nic V. Siebert (pro hac vice) 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10010 Telephone: (212) 849-7000 Email: steigolson@quinnemanuel.com 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION TO DEFER THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION - 3 Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM 010888-11/1706935 V2 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2000 • SEATTLE, WA 98101 (206) 623-7292 • FAX (206) 623-0594 Case 2:21-cv-00693-RSM Document 41 Filed 11/30/21 Page 4 of 6 1 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 2 3 4 KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P. 5 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 6 7 8 9 Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee Members 10 11 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 12 By: /s/ Stephen M. Rummage Stephen M. Rummage, WSBA #11168 MaryAnn Almeida, WSBA #49086 920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300 Seattle, WA 98104-1610 Ph: (206) 622-3150; Fax: (206) 757-7700 E-mail: SteveRummage@dwt.com E-mail: MaryAnnAlmeida@dwt.com 13 14 15 16 17 PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP 18 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 N. Smith (pro hac vice) 2001 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. Telephone: (202) 223-7300 Fax: (202) 223-7420 E-mail: kdunn@paulweiss.com E-mail: wisaacson@paulweiss.com E-mail: amauser@paulweiss.com E-mail: mgoodman@paulweiss.com E-mail: ksmith@paulweiss.com 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Attorneys for Amazon.com, Inc. 28 STIPULATED MOTION TO DEFER THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION - 4 Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM 010888-11/1706935 V2 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2000 • SEATTLE, WA 98101 (206) 623-7292 • FAX (206) 623-0594 Case 2:21-cv-00693-RSM Document 41 Filed 11/30/21 Page 5 of 6 1 ORDER 2 Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 3 4 The Court hereby vacates the November 22, 2021 deadline for Plaintiffs to file their motion for class certification. 5 6 The parties shall propose a class certification briefing schedule promptly following 7 disposition of Amazon’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint, should 8 the Court deny that motion. 9 DATED this 30th day of November, 2021. 10 11 A 12 13 RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION TO DEFER THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION - 5 Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM 010888-11/1706935 V2 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2000 • SEATTLE, WA 98101 (206) 623-7292 • FAX (206) 623-0594 Case 2:21-cv-00693-RSM Document 41 Filed 11/30/21 Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 23, 2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was filed electronically by CM/ECF, which caused notice to be sent to all counsel of record. 4 /s/ Steve W. Berman Steve W. Berman 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION TO DEFER THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION - 6 Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM 010888-11/1706935 V2 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2000 • SEATTLE, WA 98101 (206) 623-7292 • FAX (206) 623-0594

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