Lohr v. Nissan North America, Inc et al

Filing 149

ORDER granting Parties' 148 Stipulated Motion to Further Extend Briefing Deadlines on Nissan's 124 125 126 Motions to Exclude. Plaintiffs' responses to Nissan's motions to exclude Plaintiffs' experts, proposed re buttal expert reports due 9/3/2021. Plaintiffs' motion for leave to submit rebuttal expert reports due 9/3/2021. Nissan's response to Plaintiffs' motion for leave to submit rebuttal expert reports due 9/24/2021. Plaintiffs' r eply in support of motion for leave to submit rebuttal expert reports due 10/5/2021. Noting date for Plaintiffs' motion for leave to submit rebuttal expert reports is 10/5/2021. Nissan's reply/supplemental briefs in support of motion to exclude due 10/29/2021. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)

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THE HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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TAMARA LOHR and RAVIKIRAN SINDOGI,
on behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situated,

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Plaintiffs,

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vs.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., and
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.,
Defendants.

NO. 2:16-cv-01023-RSM
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER
TO FURTHER EXTEND BRIEFING
DEADLINES ON MOTIONS TO
EXCLUDE
NOTED FOR CONSIDERATION:
August 13, 2021

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I. STIPULATED MOTION

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Plaintiffs Tamara Lohr and Ravikiran Sindogi and Defendant Nissan North America,

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Inc. respectfully request that the Court extend the briefing deadlines for Nissan’s motions to

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exclude Plaintiffs’ experts and set additional deadlines for Plaintiffs to seek leave to file

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rebuttal expert reports so Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and both parties’ motions to

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exclude can be considered together. The Court has previously extended the extended the class

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certification briefing schedule on several occasions. Dkt Nos. 62, 70, 73, 75, 77, 79, and 129.

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Plaintiffs assert that there is good cause to grant the parties’ motion. Plaintiffs intend to

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seek leave to submit rebuttal expert reports for two of their experts, Colin Weir and Steven

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Gaskin. Defendant intends to oppose submission of any rebuttal reports for reasons that include

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their untimeliness. If the Court grants leave to file rebuttal reports, Nissan may need to depose

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO FURTHER
EXTEND BRIEFING DEADLINES ON MOTIONS TO
EXCLUDE - 1
CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01023-RSM

TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP PLLC
936 North 34th Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98103-8869
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]
www.terrellmarshall.com

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those experts again and, if necessary, conduct additional expert work and, if necessary, seek to

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submit amended motions to exclude.

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The parties are also coordinating discovery and class certification deadlines in this

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action with a companion case filed in the Northern District of California, Johnson v. Nissan

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North America, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-00517-WHO. The Court in Johnson granted an extension

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similar to the one requested in this motion. See Stipulated Motion and Order to Extend Briefing

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Deadlines, Johnson v. Nissan North America, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-00517-WHO (N.D. Cal. Aug.

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11, 2021), ECF No. 166.1 Extending the deadlines in this matter may also facilitate the parties’

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informal settlement discussions. The parties therefore stipulate and move the Court for an order

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extending the briefing schedule on Nissan’s motions to exclude as follows:

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CURRENT
DEADLINE

PROPOSED
DEADLINE

Deadline for Plaintiffs to file responses
to Nissan’s motions to exclude Plaintiffs’
experts, proposed rebuttal expert reports

08/13/2021

09/03/2021

Deadline for Plaintiffs to file motion for
leave to submit rebuttal expert reports

None

09/03/2021

Deadline for Nissan to file response to
Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to submit
rebuttal expert reports

None

9/24/2021

Deadline for Plaintiffs to file reply in
support of motion for leave to submit
rebuttal expert reports

None

10/5/2021

Noting date for Plaintiffs’ motion for
leave to submit rebuttal expert reports

None

10/5/2021

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Parties agree that nothing in either stipulation or agreement to extend the deadlines should be
construed as waiving or otherwise limiting Nissan’s challenge to the permissibility or
timeliness of any further expert reports from Plaintiffs, rebuttal or otherwise.
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO FURTHER
EXTEND BRIEFING DEADLINES ON MOTIONS TO
EXCLUDE - 2
CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01023-RSM

TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP PLLC
936 North 34th Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98103-8869
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]
www.terrellmarshall.com

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CURRENT
DEADLINE

PROPOSED
DEADLINE

Deadline for Nissan to file
reply/supplemental briefs in support of
motion to exclude reply up to 12 pages.

10/29/2021

STIPULATED TO AND DATED this 13th day of August, 2021.
TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP
PLLC

SHOOK HARDY & BACON L.L.P.

By: /s/ Beth E. Terrell, WSBA #26759
Beth E. Terrell, WSBA #26759
Email: [e-mail]
Amanda M. Steiner, WSBA #29147
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Benjamin Drachler, WSBA #51021
Email: [e-mail]
936 North 34th Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98103-8869
Telephone: [phone]
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By: /s/ Weston Dunn, WSBA #54385
Weston Dunn, WSBA #54385
Email: [e-mail]
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6800
Seattle, Washington 98104
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Gregory F. Coleman, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Mark E. Silvey, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Adam A. Edwards, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Justin G. Day, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
William A. Ladnier, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON
PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, PLLC
First Tennessee Plaza
800 South Gay Street, Suite 1100
Knoxville, Tennessee 7929
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Amir Nassihi, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Andrew L. Chang, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
H. Grant Law, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
SHOOK HARDY & BACON L.L.P.
555 Mission Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO FURTHER
EXTEND BRIEFING DEADLINES ON MOTIONS TO
EXCLUDE - 3
CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01023-RSM

TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP PLLC
936 North 34th Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98103-8869
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]
www.terrellmarshall.com

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Mitchell M. Breit, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON
PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, PLLC
100 Garden City Plaza
Garden City
New York, New York 11530
Telephone: [phone]
Charles Crueger, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Erin Dickinson, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
CRUEGER DICKINSON LLC
4532 North Oakland Avenue
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 53211
Telephone: [phone]

William R. Sampson, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Holly P. Smith, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
Mark Cowing
Email: [e-mail]
SHOOK HARDY & BACON L.L.P.
2555 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant Nissan North America,
Inc.

Edward A. Wallace, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Email: [e-mail]
WEXLER WALLACE LLP
55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO FURTHER
EXTEND BRIEFING DEADLINES ON MOTIONS TO
EXCLUDE - 4
CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01023-RSM

TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP PLLC
936 North 34th Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98103-8869
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]
www.terrellmarshall.com

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II. ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 13th day of August, 2021.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO FURTHER
EXTEND BRIEFING DEADLINES ON MOTIONS TO
EXCLUDE - 5
CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01023-RSM

TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP PLLC
936 North 34th Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98103-8869
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]
www.terrellmarshall.com