Rabin v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Filing 76

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 75 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Stipulation and [Proposed] Order re Process for Production of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) filed by Steve Rabin, John Chapman. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on February 21, 2017. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/21/2017)

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Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)
Katrina L. Eiland (Cal. Bar No. 275701)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
One Embarcadero Center, 38th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Adam T. Klein (admitted pro hac vice)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Daniel Kohrman (admitted pro hac vice)
Laurie McCann (admitted pro hac vice)
Dara Smith (admitted pro hac vice)
AARP FOUNDATION LITIGATION
601 E. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20049
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Jennifer L. Liu (Cal. Bar No. 279370)
THE LIU LAW FIRM, P.C.
1170 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class and Collective Members
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Michael P. Esser (Cal. Bar No. 268634)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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STEVE RABIN and JOHN CHAPMAN,
on behalf of themselves, and all others
similarly situated,

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Emily Nicklin (admitted pro hac vice)
Gabor Balassa (admitted pro hac vice)
Christina Briesacher (admitted pro hac vice)
Mark Premo-Hopkins (admitted pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
300 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Plaintiffs,
v.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP,

Case No. 16-cv-02276-JST
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
RE PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF
ELECTRONICALLY STORED
INFORMATION (ESI)
Hon. Judge Jon S. Tigar

Defendant.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ESI
CASE NO. 16-CV-02276-JST

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WHEREAS, on February 16, 2017, the Court instructed Plaintiffs and

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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), to meet and confer regarding electronically stored

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information (“ESI”) and file this stipulation;

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WHEREAS, today, the Court entered a Minute Order, ECF No. 72, instructing the Parties

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to submit, today, “a joint stipulation or competing proposals establishing a date for the

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submission of a discovery letter brief addressing ESI”;

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WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred by telephone today and reached

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agreement on a process for ESI discovery and a deadline for submission of any disagreement

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regarding ESI discovery;

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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that:
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017: Plaintiffs will provide to PwC their opening proposal

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regarding custodians, sources of ESI, and potential search terms, noting which

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search terms are related to which document requests. Plaintiffs intend to include

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some questions regarding who the most appropriate custodians should be for

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certain topics; PwC reserves all rights with respect to the propriety of such

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questions. The parties may use traditional search terms or another method, such as

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technology-assisted review (“TAR”), depending on their negotiations in the next

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step.

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search process (e.g., traditional search terms, TAR, etc.).

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March and April 2017: The parties will negotiate regarding custodians, sources,

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Friday, April 28, 2017: The parties will file a notice stating either (a) their

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agreement as to these issues or (b) their need to file a joint letter brief regarding

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areas of disagreement by May 9, 2017

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Later: PwC will collect, process, and produce the ESI on a rolling basis.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ESI
CASE NO. 16-CV-02276-JST

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: February 17, 2017

By:

/s/ Jahan C. Sagafi
Jahan C. Sagafi

Jahan C. Sagafi (Cal. Bar No. 224887)
Katrina L. Eiland (Cal. Bar No. 275701)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
One Embarcadero Center, 38th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Adam T. Klein (admitted pro hac vice)
OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Daniel Kohrman (admitted pro hac vice)
Laurie McCann (admitted pro hac vice)
Dara Smith (admitted pro hac vice)
AARP FOUNDATION LITIGATION
601 E. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20049
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Jennifer L. Liu (Cal. Bar No. 279370)
THE LIU LAW FIRM, P.C.
1170 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class and
Collective Members

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ESI
CASE NO. 16-CV-02276-JST

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Dated: February 17, 2017

By: /s/ Emily Nicklin
Emily Nicklin
Emily Nicklin (pro hac vice)
Gabor Balassa (pro hac vice)
Christina Briesacher (pro hac vice)
Mark Premo-Hopkins (pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Michael P. Esser (Cal. Bar No. 268634)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ESI
CASE NO. 16-CV-02276-JST

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PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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February 21, 2017
Date: _____________________

_____________________________
Honorable Jon S. Tigar
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ESI
CASE NO. 16-CV-02276-JST