Thomson v. Russell Investment Management LLC et al

Filing 49

ORDER Granting 48 Stipulation for Extension of Time to File Second Amended Complaint (First Request). See Order for deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler on 9/9/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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Paul S. Padda
NV Bar No. 10417
PAUL PADDA LAW, PLLC
4560 South Decatur Blvd., Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
Paul J. Lukas, MN Bar No. 22084X*
[e-mail]
Kai H. Richter, MN Bar No. 0296545*
[e-mail]
Brock J. Specht, MN Bar No. 0388343*
[e-mail]
Benjamin J. Bauer, MN Bar No. 0398853*
[e-mail]
NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP
4700 IDS Center
80 S 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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*admitted pro hac vice
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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF AND THE PROPOSED CLASS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MAGGIE THOMSON, as representative of a
class of similarly situated persons, and on
behalf of the Caesars Entertainment
Corporation Savings & Retirement Plan,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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RUSSELL INVESTMENTS TRUST
COMPANY, CAESARS HOLDINGS,
INC., THE PLAN INVESTMENT
COMMITTEE, and THE 401(K) PLAN
COMMITTEE.
Defendants.

Case No. 2:21-cv-00961-GMN-BNW
STIPULATION REGARDING SECOND
AMENDED COMPLAINT AND
DEADLINE TO ANSWER OR
OTHERWISE RESPOND
(FIRST REQUEST)

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Plaintiff Maggie Thomson, as representative of a class of similarly situated persons, and on

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behalf of the Caesars Entertainment Corporation Savings & Retirement Plan, and Defendants
Russell Investments Trust Company, Caesars Holdings, Inc., the Plan Investment Committee, and
the 401(k) Plan Committee (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel,
hereby stipulate and agree that Plaintiff Maggie Thomson, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B),
will file a Second Amended Complaint as of right on or before September 20, 2021 in response to
Defendants’ motions to dismiss. See Ramirez v. Cty. of San Bernardino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1006-1007
(9th Cir. 2015).1 The Parties further stipulate that the deadline for Defendants to answer or
otherwise respond to the Second Amended Complaint, which would otherwise be on October 4,
2021, shall be extended to October 20, 2021. Plaintiff avers that there is good cause to enter into
this stipulation to allow Plaintiff to address the issues raised in Defendants’ motions, and that this
stipulation is not made for purposes of delay. This is the first request for an extension of time to
respond to the anticipated Second Amended Complaint.
Accordingly, the Parties request that the Court approve this stipulation and grant Defendants

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until October 20, 2021 to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint,
which she will file on or before September 20, 2021. Defendants do not waive any defenses by
entering into this stipulation.

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Dated: September 8, 2021

Dated: September 8, 2021

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NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP
/s/ Benjamin J. Bauer
Paul J. Lukas, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
Kai H. Richter, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
Brock J. Specht, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
Benjamin J. Bauer, Esq. (admitted pro hac
vice)
4700 IDS Center
80 S. 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]

MCDONALD CARANO LLP
/s/ Adam Hosmer-Henner
Adam Hosmer-Henner, Esq., NSBN. 12779
Chelsea Latino, Esq., NBSN 14227
Jane Susskind, Esq., NSBN 15099
100 West Liberty Street, 10th Floor
Reno, NV 89501
Telephone: [phone]

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PAUL PADDA LAW, PLLC

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MAYER BROWN LLP
Nancy G. Ross (admitted pro hac vice)
Richard E. Nowak (admitted pro hac vice)
71 South Wacker Drive

The parties agree that Plaintiff may only amend her pleading further with the consent of
Defendants or the Court’s leave. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2).
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Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant Caesars Holdings,
Inc., the Plan Investment Committee, and the
401(k) Plan Committee

Paul S. Padda, Esq.
4560 South Decatur Blvd., Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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PARSONS, BEHLE & LATIMER
/s/ Michael R. Kealy
Rew R. Goodenow, Esq. NSBN 3722
Michael R. Kealy, Esq. NSBN 971
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 750
Reno, NV 89501
Telephone: [phone]

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MILBANK LLP
Sean Murphy, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
Robert Hora, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
Vanessa Gonzalez-Ahmed, Esq. (admitted
pro hac vice)
Maria Esperanza Ortiz, Esq. (admitted pro
hac vice)
55 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant Russell Investments
Trust Company

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DATED: _____________________

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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_________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Order

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IT IS SO ORDERED

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DATED: 10:18 am, September 09, 2021

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BRENDA WEKSLER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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