Amy Friedman v. Guthy-Renker LLC

Filing 52

CLASS CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: June 17, 2015: Deadline to file motion for class certification; June 17, 2015: Plaintiffs class certification expert disclosures; July 8, 2015: Deadline for deposition of Plaintiffs expert; Ju ly 17, 2015: Deadline for disclosure of Defendants experts; August 8, 2015: Deadline for deposition of Defendants experts;August 10, 2015: Deadline to file opposition to class certification;August 10, 2015: Deadline for Defendant to file Daubert challenges;August 17, 2015: Deadline to file reply; August 17, 2015: Deadline for Plaintiffs to file Daubert challenges; August 31, 2015: Hearing at 1:30 p.m. (lc). Modified on 4/6/2015. (lc).

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United States District Court
Central District of California

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AMY FRIEDMAN and JUDI MILLER,

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on behalf of themselves and all others

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similarly situated,

Case No. 2:14-cv-06009-ODW(AGRx)

Plaintiffs,

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CLASS CERTIFICATION
SCHEDULE

v.
GUTHY-RENKER LLC,
Defendant.

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In the Joint Rule 26(f) Report, the parties propose different timelines regarding

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expert disclosures and responsive briefing for the forthcoming class certification

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motion. (ECF No. 51.) “District courts have broad discretion to control the class

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certification process, and ‘[w]hether or not discovery will be permitted . . . lies within

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the sound discretion of the trial court.’” Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 571

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F.3d 935, 942 (9th Cir. 2009) (quoting Kamm v. Cal. City Dev. Co., 509 F.2d 205, 209

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(9th Cir. 1975)). In light of the scientific and technical nature of this matter, the Court

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is not adverse to a more robust briefing and discovery schedule. The scheduling

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framework proposed by Defendant appears the most reasonable.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby sets the following deadlines for the class
certification stage of this litigation:

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June 17, 2015:

Deadline to file motion for class certification

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June 17, 2015:

Plaintiffs’ class certification expert disclosures

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July 8, 2015:

Deadline for deposition of Plaintiffs’ expert

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July 17, 2015:

Deadline for disclosure of Defendant’s experts

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August 8, 2015:

Deadline for deposition of Defendant’s experts

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August 10, 2015: Deadline to file opposition to class certification

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August 10, 2015: Deadline for Defendant to file Daubert challenges

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August 17, 2015: Deadline to file reply

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August 17, 2015: Deadline for Plaintiffs to file Daubert challenges

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August 31, 2015: Hearing at 1:30 p.m.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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April 6, 2015

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OTIS D. WRIGHT, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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