Kovalenko v. Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Filing 138

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. GRANTING 136 Stipulation TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS FIRST REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION TO ALL DEFENDANTS. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2024)

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[counsel listed on following page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ZOYA KOVALENKO,

Plaintiff,

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v.
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, MICHAEL DE
VRIES, MICHAEL W. DE VRIES, P.C.,
ADAM ALPER, ADAM R. ALPER, P.C.,
AKSHAY DEORAS, AKSHAY S. DEORAS,
P.C., AND MARK FAHEY,

Case No. 4:22-CV-05990-HSG
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND DEADLINE TO RESPOND
TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST REQUESTS
FOR PRODUCTION TO ALL
DEFENDANTS
[N.D. CAL. CIV. L.R. 6-2]

Defendants.

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST
REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION TO ALL
DEFENDANTS [4:22-CV-05990-HSG]

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LYNNE C. HERMLE (STATE BAR NO. 99779)
[e-mail]
JOSEPH C. LIBURT (STATE BAR NO. 155507)
[e-mail]
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1015
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
KATE JUVINALL (STATE BAR NO. 315659)
[e-mail]
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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MARK THOMPSON (Admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
51 W 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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TANVIR H. RAHMAN (Admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
FILIPPATOS PLLC
199 Main Street, Suite 800
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone : [phone]

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SAMUEL BROWN (STATE BAR NO. 308558)
[e-mail]
3600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1908
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Telephone : [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Zoya Kovalenko

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST
REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION TO ALL
DEFENDANTS [4:22-CV-05990-HSG]

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Defendants Kirkland & Ellis LLP (“K&E”), Michael De Vries, Michael W. De Vries, P.C.,

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Adam Alper, Adam R. Alper, P.C., Akshay Deoras, Akshay S. Deoras, P.C., and Mark Fahey

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(collectively, “Defendants”) and Plaintiff Zoya Kovalenko (“Plaintiff”) (Plaintiff and Defendant

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collectively, the “Parties”), hereby stipulate pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2 as follows:
WHEREAS, Plaintiff served her First Requests for Production to All Defendants (the

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“Requests”) on April 20, 2024;
WHEREAS, the current deadline for Defendants to respond to the Requests is May 20,

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2024;

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WHEREAS, it is Defendants' position that Plaintiff should have served document requests

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on each Defendant individually rather than on all eight (8) Defendants, collectively, and Plaintiff

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disagrees.

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WHEREAS, Defendants require additional time to respond to the 68 Document Requests
on behalf of each of the eight (8) Defendants;
WHEREAS, the Parties agree to extend the deadline for Defendants to respond to the
Requests until June 19, 2024;

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WHEREAS, the previous time modifications in this case are as follows:

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A stipulation to specially set the briefing schedule on nine of Defendants’ motions filed

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in response to Plaintiff’s Complaint was filed on December 20, 2022 (Dkt. 43) and

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granted on December 21, 2022 (Dkt. 44).

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A stipulation to extend deadlines to comply with initial discovery obligations pursuant

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to General Order No. 71 and to set the briefing schedule for K&E’s Anti-SLAPP

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Motion was filed on January 9, 2023 (Dkt. 59) and granted on January 10, 2023 (Dkt.

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61).

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A stipulation under Civil Local Rule 6-1(a) to extend time for Plaintiff to

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object/respond to K&E’s First Sets of Interrogatories and Requests for Production

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from September 7, 2023 to October 9, 2023 was filed on August 30, 2023 (Dkt. 93).

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A stipulation under Civil Local Rule 6-2 to extend time for Defendants to answer

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST
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Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint was filed on September 26, 2023 (Dkt. 95) and

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granted on September 27, 2023 (Dkt. 96).

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A stipulation under Civil Local Rule 6-1(a) to extend time for Plaintiff to

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object/respond to K&E’s First Sets of Interrogatories and Requests for Production

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from October 9, 2023 to November 8, 2023 was filed on October 6, 2023 (Dkt. 100).

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A stipulation under Civil Local Rules 6-1(b) and 6-2 to extend time regarding

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Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint was filed on

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October 27, 2023 (Dkt. 104) and granted on October 30, 2023 (Dkt. 106).

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A stipulation under Civil Local Rule 6-2 to specially set a briefing schedule on

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Plaintiff’s motion to quash and to reset hearing dates was filed on December 27, 2023

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(Dkt. 114) and was granted on December 28, 2023 (Dkt. 115).

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WHEREAS, the brief extension of time requested here would have no effect on the schedule
for this case as no case schedule has yet been entered.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the Parties that the deadline for Defendants to file a
response to the Requests is extended to June 19, 2024.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: May 9, 2024

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MARK R. THOMPSON
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

By:

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Dated: May 9, 2024

/s/ Mark R. Thompson
Mark R. Thompson
(Admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Defendants

TANVIR H. RAHMAN
Filippatos PLLC

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By:

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/s/ Tanvir H. Rahman
TANVIR H. RAHMAN
(Admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: 5/9/2024

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge

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