Le et al v. Zuffa, LLC

Filing 375

ORDER Granting #373 Stipulation re Authenticity of Documents. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 4/13/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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1 Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064)
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC.
2 555 Montgomery Street, Suite 1210
San Francisco, California 94111
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Telephone: [phone]
4 Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
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Richard A. Koffman (pro hac vice)
6 COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC
1100 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 500, East Tower
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Washington, D.C. 20005
8 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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10 Eric L. Cramer (pro hac vice)
11 BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.
1622 Locust Street
12 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: [phone]
13 Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs
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Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, Brandon Vera,
16 Luis Javier Vazquez, and Kyle Kingsbury
17 [Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

20 Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, Brandon
Vera, Luis Javier Vazquez, and Kyle
21 Kingsbury on behalf of themselves and all
others similarly situated,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting
25 Championship and UFC,
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JOINT STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING
AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS

Defendant.

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WHEREAS, Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, Brandon Vera, Luis Javier Vazquez, and

2 Kyle Kingsbury (“Plaintiffs”) commenced the above-captioned action (the “Litigation”) against
3 Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship and UFC (“Defendant” and together with
4 Plaintiffs, “the Parties” and individually each a “Party”) on December 16, 2014;
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WHEREAS, the Parties subsequently have produced millions of pages of documents in

6 connection with discovery in the Litigation;
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WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that it is in their mutual interest to avoid the

8 significant and unnecessary burden and expense associated with the document-by-document
9 authentication of documents, and that stipulating to the authenticity of certain documents will
10 promote the orderly and efficient progress of the Litigation.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by Defendant as

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Subject to the exceptions stated below, and absent affirmative evidence that a

14 document or thing is not what it purports to be, Plaintiffs agree that, for purposes of Rule 901 of the
15 Federal Rules of Evidence, Plaintiffs will not contest the authenticity of any document or thing,
16 including any true and correct copy thereof, produced by Plaintiffs in connection with the
17 Litigation.
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Subject to the exceptions stated below, and absent affirmative evidence that a

19 document or thing is not what it purports to be, Defendant agrees that, for purposes of Rule 901 of
20 the Federal Rules of Evidence, Defendant will not contest the authenticity of any document or
21 thing, including any true and correct copy thereof, produced by Defendant in connection with the
22 Litigation.
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3.

The Parties’ agreements in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this stipulation do not apply to

24 handwritten notes. If a document or thing produced by a Party also bears handwritten notes, the
25 Parties’ agreements do not apply to the handwritten notes portion of the document, but do apply to
26 the remainder of the document or thing. The Parties agree that, at a mutually agreed upon time prior
27 to trial, each Party may identify to the other Party a reasonable number of documents and things
28 containing handwritten notes as to which that Party desires a stipulation of authenticity. Each Party
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1 agrees to give good faith consideration to a reasonable request from the other party pertaining to
2 handwritten notes.
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The Parties agree that, at a mutually agreed upon time prior to trial, each Party may

4 identify to the other Party a reasonable number of third-party documents and things as to which that
5 Party desires a stipulation of authenticity. The other Party agrees to give good faith consideration to
6 a reasonable request pertaining to third-party documents and things.
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5.

Except to the extent authenticity is established by and within the scope of the

8 express terms of this stipulation, this stipulation does not affect either (1) Plaintiffs’ ability to
9 contest the authenticity of any document or thing produced by Defendant or (2) Defendant’s ability
10 to contest the authenticity of any document or thing produced by Plaintiffs.
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In the event that a dispute arises regarding the authenticity of a document, the

12 Parties agree to meet and confer in good faith promptly about the authenticity of such document(s)
13 and, if necessary, to expedite any related motions for resolution by the Court.
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Nothing in this stipulation shall be construed as an agreement that any documents or

15 things that are subject to this stipulation are admissible into evidence by any Party, except as
16 expressly addressed herein. The Parties hereby expressly reserve the right to object to the
17 admissibility of any document or thing under any grounds permitted by law and not expressly
18 addressed herein.
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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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DATED:

April 13, 2017

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1 DATED this 12th day of April, 2017
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WOLF, RIFKIN, SHAPIRO,
3 SCHULMAN & RABKIN, LLP

BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP

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Don Springmeyer
6 Nevada Bar No. 1021
Bradley S. Schrager
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Nevada Bar No. 10217
8 Justin C. Jones
Nevada Bar No. 8519
9 3556 E. Russell Road, Second Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
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[e-mail]
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[e-mail]
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By: /s/ Stacey K. Grigsby
William A. Isaacson (admitted pro hac vice)
Stacey K. Grigsby (admitted pro hac vice)
Nicholas A. Widnell (admitted pro hac vice)
1401 New York Ave, N.W., 11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

13 Liaison Counsel for the Classes and Attorneys
for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs
14 Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, Luis
Javier Vazquez, Brandon Vera, and Kyle
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Kingsbury
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CAMPBELL & WILLIAMS
Donald J. Campbell (State Bar No. 1216)
J. Colby Williams (State Bar No. 5549)
700 South 7th Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a
Ultimate Fighting Championship and UFC

Attorneys for Defendant Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a
Ultimate Fighting Championship and UFC

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1 COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS
& TOLL, PLLC
2 Benjamin D. Brown (admitted pro hac vice)
Richard A. Koffman (admitted pro hac vice)
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Hiba Hafiz (admitted pro hac vice)
4 1100 New York Ave., N.W.,
Suite 500, East Tower
5 Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
6 [e-mail]
[e-mail]
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[e-mail]
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Co-Lead Counsel for the Classes and
9 Attorneys for Individual and Representative
Plaintiffs Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch,
10 Luis Javier Vazquez, Brandon Vera, and Kyle
11 Kingsbury

BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP
Richard J. Pocker (State Bar No. 3568)
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 800
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorney for Defendant Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate
Fighting Championship and UFC

12 BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.
Eric L. Cramer (admitted pro hac vice)
13 Michael Dell’Angelo (admitted pro hac vice)
Patrick Madden (admitted pro hac vice)
14 1622 Locust Street
15 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
16 [e-mail]
[e-mail]
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18 Co-Lead Counsel for the Classes and
19 Attorneys for Individual and Representative
Plaintiffs Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch,
20 Luis Javier Vazquez, Brandon Vera, and Kyle
Kingsbury
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1 JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC.
Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064)
2 Joshua P. Davis (admitted pro hac vice)
Matthew S. Weiler (admitted pro hac vice)
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Kevin E. Rayhill (admitted pro hac vice)
4 555 Montgomery Street, Suite 1210
San Francisco, California 94111
5 Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
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[e-mail]
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[e-mail]
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Co-Lead Counsel for the Classes and
9 Attorneys for Individual and Representative
Plaintiffs Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch,
10 Luis Javier Vazquez, Brandon Vera, and Kyle
11 Kingsbury
12 WARNER ANGLE HALLAM JACKSON
& FORMANEK PLC
13 Robert C. Maysey (admitted pro hac vice)
Jerome K. Elwell (admitted pro hac vice)
14 2555 E. Camelback Road, Suite 800
15 Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
16 [e-mail]
[e-mail]
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Counsel for the Classes and Attorneys for
18 Individual and Representative Plaintiffs Cung
19 Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, Luis Javier
Vazquez, Brandon Vera, and Kyle Kingsbury
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LAW OFFICE OF FREDERICK S.
21 SCHWARTZ
Frederick S. Schwartz (admitted pro hac vice)
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15303 Ventura Boulevard, #1040
23 Sherman Oaks, California 91403
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
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1 SPECTOR ROSEMAN KODROFF &
WILLIS, P.C.
2 Jeffrey J. Corrigan (admitted pro hac vice)
William G. Caldes (admitted pro hac vice)
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1818 Market Street, Suite 2500
4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Phone: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
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[e-mail]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 12th of April, 2017 a true and correct copy of JOINT

3 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING AUTHENTICITY OF
4 DOCUMENTS was served via the United States District Court’s CM/ECF system on all parties or
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By: /s/ Dannielle Fresquez
Dannielle Fresquez, an Employee of
WOLF, RIFKIN, SHAPIRO, SCHULMAN &
RABKIN, LLP

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