Benson v. Double Down Interactive, LLC et al

Filing 430

ORDER granting Parties' #429 Stipulated Motion TO EXTEND THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE DEADLINE. Settlement conference deadline is now 9/27/2021. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ADRIENNE BENSON and MARY
SIMONSON, individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND THE
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
DEADLINE

v.

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Case No. 18-cv-00525-RSL

DOUBLE DOWN INTERACTIVE, LLC,
et al.,

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Defendants.

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Under the present case schedule, the deadline to hold a formal settlement conference

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including representatives with authority to settle is September 7, 2021. See Dkt. 368. For several

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months, IGT (“IGT”) and International Game Technology (“IGT Holdco”) (collectively, the “IGT

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Defendants”) and Plaintiffs have engaged in telephonic settlement discussions between counsel.

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Those discussions have developed such that Plaintiffs and IGT have now committed to exploring

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in good faith whether to (i) hold a formal mediation with a third-party neutral, or (2) conduct a

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Zoom videoconference with representatives with authority to settle.

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Consequently, Plaintiffs and the IGT Defendants have agreed—subject to Court

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approval—to stipulate to extend the formal settlement conference deadline from September 7,

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2021 to September 27, 2021. Plaintiffs and the IGT Defendants believe that this modest extension

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND THE SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE DEADLINE
(Case No.: 18-CV-00525-RSL)

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, WA 98104-4040
Telephone: [phone]

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will provide the parties sufficient time to fully explore the potential benefits of either a formal

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mediation or a Zoom videoconference between authorized parties. Accordingly, the IGT

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Defendants and the Plaintiffs jointly request that the Court enter the attached Order.

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND THE SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE DEADLINE
(Case No.: 18-CV-00525-RSL)

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BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, WA 98104-4040
Telephone: [phone]

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Dated: September 7, 2021

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Respectfully submitted.
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

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/s/ James R. Morrison
James R. Morrison, WSBA No. 43043
Logan F. Peppin, WSBA 57704
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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John M. Touhy (pro hac vice)
David M. Friebus (pro hac vice)
Joshua M. Fliegel (pro hac vice)
One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4500
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Paul G. Karlsgodt, WSBA No. 40311
1801 California Street, Suite 4400
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants International Game
Technology and IGT

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND THE SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE DEADLINE
(Case No.: 18-CV-00525-RSL)

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BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, WA 98104-4040
Telephone: [phone]

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EDELSON PC

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/s/ Rafey S. Balabanian
Rafey S. Balabanian *
[e-mail]
Todd Logan*
[e-mail]
Brandt Silver-Korn*
[e-mail]
Edelson PC
150 California Street, 18th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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/s/ Jay Edelson
Jay Edelson*
[e-mail]
Alexander G. Tievsky, WSBA #57125
[e-mail]
Amy B. Hausmann*
[e-mail]
Edelson PC
350 North LaSalle Street, 14th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Cecily C. Shiel, WSBA #50061
[e-mail]
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tel: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Adrienne Benson and
Mary Simonson

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*Admitted pro hac vice

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CONFERENCE DEADLINE
(Case No.: 18-CV-00525-RSL)

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BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, WA 98104-4040
Telephone: [phone]

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ORDER
The Parties’ Joint Motion to Extend the Settlement Conference Deadline until September
27, 2021 is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 8th day of September, 2021.

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ROBERT S. LASNIK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, WA 98104-4040
Telephone: [phone]