Sapan et al v. Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. et al

Filing 58

ORDER Granting 57 Stipulation. Joint Status Report due by 3/14/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 2/11/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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AKERMAN LLP

1160 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 330
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

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ARIEL E. STERN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8276
STEVEN SHEVORSKI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8256
AKERMAN LLP
1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 330
Las Vegas, Nevada 89144
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
BRIAN P. MILLER, ESQ.
SAMANTHA J. KAVANAUGH, ESQ.
Pro Hac Vice Applications to be Submitted
AKERMAN LLP
One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc.,
Mark Libratore, Jeannette Corbett, Tyler Wick,
Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr. and Philip Sprinkle
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ANAT SAPAN and FALKO HOERNICKE,
Individually and On Behalf of themselves and
All Others similarly Situated,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
LIBERATOR MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.;
MARK
LIBRATORE;
JEANNETTE
CORBETTE; TYLER WICK; RUBEN JOSE
KING-SHAW, JR; PHILIP SPRINKLE; C.R.
BARD, INC.; FREEDOM MERGERSUB, INC.,

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2:15-cv-02484-APG-CWH

STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF
TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND
TO
COMPLAINT,
REGARDING
SERVICE
OF
PROCESS,
AND
REGARDING INITIAL SCHEDULING
CONFERENCES

Defendants.

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Case No.:

Plaintiffs Anat Sapan and Falko Hoernicke (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Liberator Medical
Holdings, Inc., Mark Libratore, Jeannette Corbette, Tyler Wick, Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr., Philip
Sprinkle, C.R. Bard, Inc., and Freedom MergerSub, Inc. (“Defendants”) (collectively, the “Parties”)
respectfully submit the following Stipulation:
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1.

Plaintiffs filed their Individual and Class Action Complaint (“Complaint”) on

December 29, 2015.
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On January 4, 2016, counsel for Defendants Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc., Mark

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Libratore, Jeannette Corbette, Tyler Wick, Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr., Philip Sprinkle (the

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“Liberator Defendants”) accepted service of process on behalf of all of the Liberator Defendants.

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Accordingly, the Liberator Defendants’ responses to the Complaint was due on January 25, 2016.1

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3.

Defendant C.R. Bard, Inc. was served on January 5, 2016. (ECF No. 52.)

Accordingly, C.R. Bard, Inc.’s response to the Complaint was due on January 26, 2016.
4.

Defendant Freedom MergerSub, Inc. was served on January 5, 2016. Accordingly,

Freedom MergerSub, Inc.’s response to the Complaint was due on January 26, 2016.

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5.

On January 15, 2016, this Court indicated it would stay the state law causes of action.

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6.

Thereafter, Defendants and Plaintiffs reached agreement wherein Plaintiffs agreed to

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withdraw their Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Defendants agreed to provide Plaintiffs

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with the same limited discovery that Defendants had agreed to provide plaintiffs in the related

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Nevada State court actions, including participation in two Liberator depositions (of Tyler Wick and

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Robert Davis) and the production of certain documents on to-be-agreed-upon limited search terms.

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7.

The Parties hereby stipulate and agree that within 30 days of completion of the

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limited discovery agreed upon by the Parties and described in paragraph 6, the Parties shall confer

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regarding whether Plaintiffs intend to voluntarily dismiss their complaint, designate the operative

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complaint, or file an amended complaint, and Plaintiffs shall take such action.

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Additionally, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Parties stipulate and agree that

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they will not be required to conduct their initial scheduling conferences pursuant to the Federal

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Rules of Civil Procedure until the Court’s resolution of any motions to dismiss filed in response to

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Plaintiffs’ designated operative or amended complaint. The Parties agree that, except for the limited

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On January 25, 2016, all Defendants timely obtained Plaintiffs’ agreement to an extension of time to respond
to the Complaint.
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agreed-upon discovery described in paragraph 6, discovery shall be stayed until the Court’s

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resolution of any motions to dismiss filed by Defendants.

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DATED this 9th day of February, 2016.

DATED this 9th day of February, 2016.

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MUEHLBAUER LAW OFFICE, LTD.

AKERMAN LLP

/s/ Andrew R. Muehlbauer, Esq.
ANDREW MUEHLBAUER, ESQ
Nevada Bar No. 10161
7915 West Sahara Ave., Suite 104
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

/s/ Steven Shevorski, Esq.
ARIEL E. STERN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8276
STEVEN SHEVORSKI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8256
1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 330
Las Vegas, Nevada 89144
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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AKERMAN LLP

1160 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 330
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144
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Of Counsel:

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GUSTAVO F. BRUCKNER, ESQ.
SAMUEL J. ADAMS, ESQ.
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
POMERANTZ LLP
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Anat Sapan and
Falko Hoernicke

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BRIAN P. MILLER, ESQ.
SAMANTHA J. KAVANAUGH, ESQ.
Pro Hac Vice Applications Pending
AKERMAN LLP
One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Liberator Medical Holdings,
Inc., Mark Libratore, Jeannette Corbette, Tyler Wick,
Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr. and Philip Sprinkle

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DATED this 9th day of February, 2016.

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BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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/s/ Jeffrey S. Rugg, Esq._______________
JEFFREY S. RUGG, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10978
BENJAMIN K. REITZ, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 13233
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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AKERMAN LLP

1160 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 330
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

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John A. Neuwirth, Esq.
Pro Hac Vice Application to be Submitted
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants C.R. Bard, Inc.
and Freedom MergerSub, Inc.

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.
IT IS SO ORDERED:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties must file a joint status report on March 14,
2016.

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_________________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
MAGISTRATE

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February 11, 2016
DATED: ______________________

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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AKERMAN LLP

1160 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 330
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144
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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b), I certify that on the 9th day of February, 2016, I served via
CM/ECF electronic filing system, and/or deposited for mailing in the U.S. Mail postage prepaid, a
true and correct copy of the foregoing STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR
DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT, REGARDING SERVICE OF PROCESS,
AND REGARDING INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCES addressed as follows:
Gustavo F. Bruckner, Esq.
Samuel J. Adams, Esq.
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Pomerantz LLP
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Andrew R. Muehlbauer, Esq.
Muehlbauer Law Office, Ltd.
7915 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 104
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorney for Plaintiffs

Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Patrick J Reilly, Esq.
Holly Stein Sollod, Esq.
Holland & Hart LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, Second Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Liberator Medical
Holdings, Inc., Mark Libratore, Jeannette
Corbette, Tyler Wick, Ruben Jose King-Shaw,
Jr., and Philip Sprinkle

John A. Neuwirth, Esq.
Pro Hac Vice Application to be Submitted
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Freedom MergerSub, Inc. and C.R.
Bard, Inc.

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Jeffrey S. Rugg, Esq.
Benjamin K. Reitz, Esq.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
100 N. City Pkwy., Suite 1600
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Freedom MergerSub, Inc. and C.R.
Bard, Inc.

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/s/ Julia M. Diaz
An Employee of AKERMAN LLP

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