Falline v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC

Filing 53

ORDER granting 52 Stipulation to Continue Final Approval and Fairness Hearing. Hearing set for 1/16/2024 at 01:00 PM in LV Courtroom 6B before Judge Cristina D. Silva. Signed by Judge Cristina D. Silva on 11/13/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DXS)

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THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
[phone] Fax [phone]
Email [e-mail] www.thiermanbuck.com

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THIERMAN BUCK, LLP
Mark R. Thierman, Nev. Bar No. 8285
[e-mail]
Joshua D. Buck, Nev. Bar No. 12187
[e-mail]
Leah L. Jones, Nev. Bar No. 13161
[e-mail]
Joshua R. Hendrickson, Nev. Bar 12225
[e-mail]
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, Nevada 89511
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
Roger L. Grandgenett II, Nev. Bar No. 6323
[e-mail]
Emil Kim, Nev. Bar No. 14894
[e-mail]
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]

Christian A. Angotti, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
Robert W. Pritchard, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
625 Liberty Avenue, 26th floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]

HODGES & FOTY, LLP
Don J. Foty Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
2 Greenway Plaza, Suite 250
Houston, TX, 77046
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]

Attorneys for Defendant

THE LAZZARO LAW FIRM, LLC
Anthony J. Lazzaro, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
Alanna Klein Fischer, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
Lori M. Griffin, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
Matthew S. Grimsley, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
The Heritage Building, Ste. 250
34555 Chagrin Blvd.
Moreland Hills, OH 44022
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]
NILGES DRAHER LLC
Hans A. Nilges, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
7034 Braucher St., NW, Ste. B
North Canton, OH 44720
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the
Putative Class

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-1 JOINT STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATION TO CONTINUE FINAL APPROVAL AND FAIRNESS
HEARING AND ORDER THEREON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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MICHAEL FALLINE on behalf of himself
and all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff

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v.

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THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
[phone] Fax [phone]
Email [e-mail] www.thiermanbuck.com

DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC; and
DOES 1-50,

Case No.: 2:21-cv-01802-CDS-BNW

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND
STIPULATION TO CONTINUE
FINAL APPROVAL AND FAIRNESS
HEARING AND ORDER THEREON

Defendant

FIRST REQUEST

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ANTHONY TURNER on behalf of himself
and all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff

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v.

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CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC; and
DOES 1-50,
Defendant

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The Parties in this case, Plaintiff MICHAEL FALLINE (“Plaintiff Falline”) by and

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through his counsel of record, HODGES & FOTY LLP, THE LAZZARO LAW FIRM, LLC,

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and NILGES DRAHER LLC, along with Plaintiff ANTHONY TURNER (“Plaintiff Turner”) by

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and through his counsel of record, THIERMAN BUCK, LLP, and Defendant CORECIVIC OF

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TENNESSEE, LLC (“CoreCivic”), by and through its counsel of record, LITTLER

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MENDELSON, P.C., hereby request and stipulate to a continuance of the November 14, 2023

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Final Approval and Fairness Hearing to January 2024 or shortly thereafter. This is the Parties’

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first request to continue this Final Approval and Fairness Hearing.

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Notice and Claim Forms were mailed to eligible settlement participants on September 14,

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2023. Pursuant to the terms of the Parties’ Settlement Agreement (ECF No. 47-1) and the Court’s
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HEARING AND ORDER THEREON

THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
[phone] Fax [phone]
Email [e-mail] www.thiermanbuck.com

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Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Approval of Settlement (ECF No. 51), the

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deadline for eligible settlement participants to submit valid Claim Forms (“Bar Date”) is sixty

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(60) days from the date of mailing, or November 13, 2023. As the Final Approval and Fairness

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Hearing is currently set to occur only one (1) day after the Bar Date (see id.), the Parties are

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requesting a short continuance to allow sufficient time for the Settlement Administrator to resolve

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any deficient submissions and provide a list of all Final Settlement Class Members. Pursuant to

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the Parties’ Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Administrator shall provide the list of all Final

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Settlement Class Members “[a]s soon as practicable following the Bar Date and the resolution of

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any deficient submissions.” See § 3.7 of the Parties’ Settlement Agreement, ECF No. 47-1. The

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resolution of any deficient submissions may take at least a month to resolve given the timeline

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for doing so contained in section 3.6 of the Parties Settlement Agreement (and the upcoming

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holiday season).

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In addition to resolving any deficient submissions, the proposed continuance would also

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give the parties sufficient time thereafter to file a stipulation of dismissal before the Final

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Approval and Fairness Hearing – which, as contemplated by the Court during the August 15,

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2023, hearing, the Court would “grant without hearing being necessary.” ECF No. 50.

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HEARING AND ORDER THEREON

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This Stipulation is made in good faith and not for the purposes of undue burden or delay.
IT IS SO STIPULATED:
Dated this 9th day of November 2023

Dated this 9th day of November 2023

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THIERMAN BUCK, LLP

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

/s/Joshua D. Buck
Mark R. Thierman, No. 8285
Joshua D. Buck, No. 12187
Leah L. Jones, No. 13161
Joshua R. Hendrickson, No. 12225
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, Nevada 89511

/s/Christian A. Angotti
Roger L. Grandgenett II, Bar No. 6323
Emil Kim, Nev. Bar No. 14894
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89169.5937

THIERM

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THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
[phone] Fax [phone]
Email [e-mail] www.thiermanbuck.com

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Christian A. Angotti, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Robert W. Pritchard, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
625 Liberty Avenue, 26th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

HODGES & FOTY, LLP
Don J. Foty Admitted Pro Hac Vice
2 Greenway Plaza, Suite 250
Houston, TX, 77046

Attorneys for Defendant

THE LAZZARO LAW FIRM, LLC
Anthony J. Lazzaro, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Alanna Klein Fischer, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Lori M. Griffin, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Matthew S. Grimsley, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
The Heritage Building, Ste. 250
34555 Chagrin Blvd.
Moreland Hills, OH 44022
NILGES DRAHER LLC
Hans A. Nilges, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
7034 Braucher St., NW, Ste. B
North Canton, OH 44720
Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the
Putative Class

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HEARING AND ORDER THEREON

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ORDER

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ stipulation to continue the Final Approval

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and Fairness Hearing in the above captioned matter [ECF No. 52] is granted. The Final

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Approval and Fairness Hearing scheduled for November 14, 2023 is continued to January 16,

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2024 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. in courtroom 6B.

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Dated: November 13, 2023

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THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
[phone] Fax [phone]
Email [e-mail] www.thiermanbuck.com

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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HEARING AND ORDER THEREON