Boilermakers National Annuity Trust Fund v. WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates et al

Filing 236

ORDER re: (232) Stipulated Motion establishing briefing schedule for lead plaintffs' motion for protective order regarding subpoenas to absent class members in case 2:09-cv-00037-MJP by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Order filed in C9-37MJP and all MJP related actions)(MD)

1

HONORABLE MARSHA J. PECHMAN

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
IN RE WASHINGTON MUTUAL
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
LITIGATION

13
14
15
16
17

This Document Relates to: ALL CASES

Master Case No. 2:09-cv-00037-MJP
STIPULATED MOTION
ESTABLISHING BRIEFING
SCHEDULE FOR LEAD
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR
PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS
MEMBERS; ORDER
Noted for Consideration: April 12,
2011

18
19
20

I. STIPULATED MOTION
Defendants in this litigation have issued several subpoenas to absent members of the

21

proposed class. Lead Plaintiffs believe that, in the circumstances of this case, such

22

subpoenas are impermissible and should be quashed. Defendants disagree. The parties met

23

and conferred telephonically on this issue on April 11, 2011, but were unable to resolve their

24

differences. Lead Plaintiffs advised Defendants of their intention to seek a protective order

25

which would provide that the requested discovery not be had.

26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 1
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1

The parties do, however, agree that this issue is important and that the Court should

2

be afforded the opportunity to resolve it expeditiously. Therefore they have agreed on the

3

following expedited briefing schedule, subject to the Court’s approval:

4



5
6

Wednesday, April 13, 2011.


7
8

Plaintiffs shall file their motion for a protective order by no later than

Defendants shall file their opposition to this motion by no later than
Tuesday April 19, 2011.



Plaintiffs shall file their reply by no later than Friday, April 22, 2011.

9

The matter will then be deemed to have been submitted to the Court, with an in-

10

person or telephonic hearing to be held at the convenience of the Court only if the Court

11

believes that such a hearing would facilitate its ability to decide this issue.

12
13
14
15

Should the Court grant the parties’ stipulated motion, no other deadlines set in this
case will be affected.
For the reasons provided above, the parties respectfully request that the Court enter an
order establishing the proposed briefing schedule.

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 2
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1

Dated: April 12, 2011

Respectfully submitted,

2

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC

3

By: /s/ Janissa A. Strabuk, WSBA # 21827
Kim D. Stephens, WSBA #11984
Janissa A. Strabuk, WSBA #21827
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed
Class
SCOTT+SCOTT LLP

11
12
13
14
15

Arthur L. Shingler III (admitted pro hac vice)
Hal D. Cunningham (admitted pro hac vice)
600 B Street, Suite 1500
San Diego, California 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

16
17
18
19
20

Joseph P. Guglielmo (admitted pro hac vice)
500 Fifth Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10110
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

21
22
23
24
25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 3
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS &
TOLL PLLC
Steven J. Toll
Julie Goldsmith Reiser
Joshua S. Devore (admitted pro hac vice)
Matthew B. Kaplan (admitted pro hac vice)
S. Douglas Bunch (admitted pro hac vice)
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 500 West
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

11

17

Joel P. Laitman (admitted pro hac vice)
Christopher Lometti (admitted pro hac vice)
Daniel B. Rehns (admitted pro hac vice)
88 Pine Street
14th Floor
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

18

Lead Counsel for the Proposed Class

12
13
14
15
16

19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 4
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Of Counsel
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
David M. Balabanian (admitted pro hac vice)
John D. Pernick (admitted pro hac vice)
Frank Busch (admitted pro hac vice)
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111-4067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants WaMu Asset
Acceptance Corporation, WaMu Capital
Corporation, David Beck, Richard Careaga,
Rolland Jurgens, and Diane Novak

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 5
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1
II.

ORDER

2
3
4
5
6

The Court has reviewed the stipulated proposed order and GRANTS the relief
requested. The Court also recommends the parties consider using the unified format rule set
out in Local Rule CR 37 to submit this and other issues to the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

7
8
9
10
11

Dated: April 14, 2011

A

Marsha J. Pechman
United States District Judge

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 6
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1
2

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on April 12, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing with the

3

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send electronic notification of such

4

filing to all counsel of record and additional persons listed below:

5
6
7
8
9

Steve W. Berman (Terminated) [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]
Larry Steven Gangnes [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail]
David Daniel Hoff [e-mail], [e-mail]

10

Stellman Keehnel [e-mail], [e-mail]

11
12

Paul Joseph Kundtz [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]

13

Bruce Earl Larson [e-mail], [e-mail]

14

John D Lowery [e-mail], [e-mail]

15

Louis David Peterson [e-mail], [e-mail]

16

Stephen M. Rummage [e-mail], [e-mail]

17
Kim D Stephens [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
18
19

Robert D Stewart [e-mail], [e-mail]

20

Dennis H Walters [e-mail], [e-mail]

21

Mike Liles, Jr [e-mail]

22

Steven P Caplow [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

23
24

Janissa Ann Strabuk [e-mail], [e-mail]

25

Walter Eugene Barton [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]

26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 7
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1

Gavin Williams Skok [e-mail], [e-mail]

2

David M Balabanian [e-mail]

3

Douglas C McDermott [e-mail], [e-mail]

4

Steven J Toll [e-mail], [e-mail]

5

John D Pernick [e-mail]

6

Brian C Free [e-mail], [e-mail]

7
8

Rogelio Omar Riojas [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]

9

Timothy Michael Moran [e-mail], [e-mail]

10

Arthur L Shingler [e-mail], [e-mail]

11
12

Richard A Speirs [e-mail]

13

Bradley T. Meissner [e-mail]

14

Mary Kay Vyskocil [e-mail]

15

Barry Robert Ostrager [e-mail], [e-mail]

16

Richard F Hans [e-mail], [e-mail]

17

Kerry F Cunningham [e-mail]

18
19

Corey E Delaney [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail]

20

S Douglas Bunch [e-mail]

21

Darren J Robbins [e-mail]

22
Jonathan Gardner [e-mail]
23
24
25

Hollis Lee Salzman (Terminated) [e-mail],
[e-mail]
Daniel B Rehns [e-mail], [e-mail]

26
Joel P Laitman [e-mail]
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 8
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1
2

Christopher E Lometti [e-mail]
Michael H. Barr [e-mail]

3
Kenneth J Pfaehler [e-mail], [e-mail]
4
5

Leslie D Davis [e-mail]

6

Kevin P Chavous [e-mail]

7

Joseph A. Fonti (Terminated) [e-mail], [e-mail]

8

Paul Scarlato [e-mail], [e-mail]

9

Serena Richardson (Terminated) [e-mail],
[e-mail]

10
11
12
13

Frank Busch [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]
Hal D Cunningham [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]

14
Julie Hwang (Terminated) [e-mail], [e-mail]
15
16

Joseph P Guglielmo [e-mail], [e-mail]

17

Kenneth M Rehns [e-mail]

18

Adam Zurofsky [e-mail]

19

Tammy Roy [e-mail]

20

Floyd Abrams [e-mail]

21

James J. Coster [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

22
Joshua M. Rubins [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
23
24

Brian O. O'Mara [e-mail]

25

Joshua S. Devore [e-mail], [e-mail]

26

Matthew B. Kaplan [e-mail], [e-mail]

27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 9
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1

Julie Goldsmith Reiser [e-mail]

2

2:09-cv-00037-MJP Notice will not be electronically mailed to:

3

WaMu Officer Defendants Securities MDL

4
5

2:09-cv-00134-MJP Notice has been electronically mailed to:

6

Bruce Earl Larson [e-mail]

7

Naumon A Amjed [e-mail], [e-mail]

8

John A. Kehoe [e-mail]

9

Sharan Nirmul [e-mail]

10

Andrew B Brettler (Terminated) [e-mail]

11
12
13

2:09-cv-00134-MJP Notice will not be electronically mailed to:
WaMu Officer Defendants Securities MDL

14
2:09-cv-00137-MJP Notice has been electronically mailed to:
15
16

Christopher M Huck [e-mail], [e-mail]

17

2:09-cv-00137-MJP Notice will not be electronically mailed to:

18

WaMu Officer Defendants Securities MDL

19
20

2:09-cv-01557-MJP Notice has been electronically mailed to:

21

Gavin Williams Skok [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

22

2:09-cv-01557-MJP Notice will not be electronically mailed to:

23

2:10-cv-00990-JCC Notice has been electronically mailed to:

24

Joel E. Wright [e-mail], [e-mail]

25

John M Casey [e-mail], [e-mail]

26
Marc Rosenberg [e-mail], [e-mail]
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 10
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Michael T. Pines [e-mail], [e-mail]
By: /s/ Janissa A. Strabuk
Kim D. Stephens, WSBA #11984
Janissa A. Strabuk, WSBA #21827
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed
Class

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION ESTABLISHING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING SUBPOENAS TO ABSENT CLASS MEMBERS;
ORDER 11
(NO. 2:09-CV-0037-MJP)
4898/001/242528.1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]