Federal Trade Commission v. DIRECTV, Inc. et al

Filing 223

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 222 Stipulation to extend expert discovery: Close of Expert Discovery due by 12/23/2016. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2016)

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Eric D. Edmondson, D.C. Bar No. 450294
Erika Wodinsky, Cal. Bar No. 091700
Jacob A. Snow, Cal. Bar No. 270988
Boris Yankilovich, Cal Bar No. 257887
901 Market Street, Suite 570,
San Francisco, CA 94103
[phone] / [phone] (fax)
[e-mail]; [e-mail];
[e-mail]; [e-mail]
Raymond E. McKown, Cal. Bar No. 150975
Stacy Procter, Cal. Bar No. 221078
Kenneth H. Abbe, Cal. Bar No. 172416
10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
[phone] / [phone] (fax)
[e-mail]; [e-mail];
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Federal Trade Commission

Chad S. Hummel, SBN 139055
[e-mail]
Mark D. Campbell, SBN 180528
[e-mail]
Bridget S. Johnsen, SBN 210778
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Ryan M. Sandrock, SBN 251781
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
DIRECTV and DIRECTV, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Case No. 3:15-cv-01129 HSG

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Plaintiff,

Assigned to the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

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v.

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME
FOR EXPERT DISCOVERY

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DIRECTV, a corporation,
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and
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DIRECTV, LLC, a limited liability
company,
Defendants.

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR REBUTTAL REPORT
3:15-CV-01129

Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Defendants DIRECTV and DIRECTV,

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LLC (DIRECTV) jointly stipulate, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2 and 7-12, to extend the

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time for the parties to complete expert discovery.
Due to scheduling issues, the parties are unable to complete all expert witness depositions by

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the December 2, 2016 deadline for expert discovery. The parties have conferred with each other

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about the scheduling of the remaining expert witness depositions and have arrived at an agreement

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satisfactory to all which includes extending the close of expert discovery to December 23, 2016.

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The proposed modification to the schedule would have no effect on any other deadlines in this case.

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There have been the following modifications to the schedule in this case: (a) Dkt. No. 23,

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April 17, 2015 (granting stipulated request for an extension of time for the FTC to file motion to

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strike Defendants’ affirmative defenses); (b) Dkt. No. 64, October 21, 2015 (granting motion for

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extension of time for the FTC to respond to DIRECTV’s motion for partial summary judgment); (c)

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Dkt. No. 87, December 9, 2015 (granting joint stipulation to extend DIRECTV’s time to file its reply

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brief in support of its motion for partial summary judgment, and continuing hearing date on motion

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for partial summary judgment); (d) Dkt. No. 99, February 4, 2016 (granting stipulation continuing

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hearing date on motion for partial summary judgment); (e) Dkt. No. 105 (granting stipulation

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continuing Case Management Conference); (f) Dkt. No. 138, April 12, 2016 (granting stipulation to

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extend case deadlines, including fact and expert discovery, summary judgment briefing deadlines

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and hearing date, and trial date); (g) Dkt. No. 159, July 19, 2016 (granting stipulation to extend case

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deadlines, including fact and expert discovery); (h) Dkt. 181, September 26, 2016 (granting motion

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to extend time to file declaration in support of motion to file under seal); (i) Dkt. No. 185, September

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28, 2016 (granting stipulation to extend time for rebuttal and reply expert reports and expert

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discovery); (j) Dkt. No. 200, October 24, 2016 (granting motion to extend time for DIRECTV to

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serve its rebuttal report to the expert report of Tulin Erdem); and (k) Dkt. No. 210, November 22,

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2016 (granting motion to extend time to file declaration in support of motion to file under seal).

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR REBUTTAL REPORT
3:15-CV-01129

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NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through the undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to and
respectfully request the court enter the following schedule:

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Event
Current Date
Expert Discovery Close December 2, 2016

Proposed Date
December 23, 2016

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Dated: November 30, 2016

By: /s/ Chad S. Hummel
Chad S. Hummel
Attorneys for Defendants
DIRECTV and DIRECTV, LLC

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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By: /s/ Eric D. Edmondson
Eric D. Edmondson
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Federal Trade Commission

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SIDLEY AUSTIN

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this
document has been obtained from the signatories above.

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By: /s/ Chad S. Hummel

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 1, 2016

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HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR REBUTTAL REPORT
3:15-CV-01129