Moore v. Robinhood Financial LLC

Filing 49

ORDER re Parties' 48 Stipulated MOTION and [Proposed] Order to Modify Initial Case Deadlines. FRCP 26(f) Conference Deadline is now 4/6/2022, Initial Disclosure Deadline is now 4/13/2022, Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan now due by 4/20/2022. Signed by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. (LH)

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The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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8 COOPER MOORE, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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ROBINHOOD FINANCIAL LLC,
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Defendant.
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No. 2:21-cv-01571-BJR
STIPULATED MOTION AND
ORDER TO MODIFY INITIAL CASE
DEADLINES

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I.

STIPULATED MOTION

Pursuant to LCR 10(g) and the Court’s Standing Order for All Civil Cases (Dkt. 44

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18 case deadlines set forth in the Court’s Order Setting Initial Scheduling Dates (Dkt. 47 (“Initial
19 Scheduling Order”)). The parties certify that they have met and conferred prior to filing this
20 stipulated motion. In support of this stipulated motion, the parties state as follows:
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On August 9, 2021, Plaintiff Cooper Moore filed his Complaint in the United

States District Court for the Northern District of California. Dkt. 1.
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On September 16, 2021, Defendant Robinhood Financial LLC (“Robinhood”)

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timely filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

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Procedure 12(b)(6) (Dkt. 21) and a Motion for Transfer of Venue (Dkt. 22).

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3.

On October 21, 2021, the Honorable Judge James Donato granted Robinhood’s

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

L AW O FFICE S
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104-1610
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Motion for Transfer of Venue. Judge Donato “decline[d] to reach the motion to dismiss, and

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leaves it to the transferee court.” Dkt. 33.

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On December 10, 2021, this Court entered the Initial Scheduling Order (Dkt. 47)

and set the following initial scheduling dates:

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EVENT

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Deadline for FRCP 26(f) Conference

1/7/2022

Initial Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(1)

1/14/2022

Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan as Required by
FRCP 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 26(f)

1/21/2022

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Plaintiff intends to seek leave to file an amended complaint.

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On January 3, 2022, pursuant to the Court’s Standing Order and Initial Scheduling

Order, the parties conferred regarding Plaintiff’s intention to seek leave to file an amended
complaint and on Robinhood’s request to modify the initial scheduling dates.
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After conferring, pursuant to the Initial Scheduling Order’s direction that requests

to extend the initial deadlines be made by telephone, the parties jointly called Chambers and
spoke with the Law Clerk assigned to this case, who recommended the parties make their request
in writing.
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The parties further conferred. Robinhood’s position is that modifying the initial

scheduling dates is in the interests of efficiency and judicial economy because an order granting
in full or in part Robinhood’s Motion to Dismiss may eliminate or substantially narrow the scope
of relevant discovery. Robinhood also maintains that, depending on its contents, Plaintiff’s filing
of an amended complaint may alter the scope of relevant discovery.
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Plaintiff agreed to extend the deadlines three months to allow Plaintiff to seek

leave to amend his Complaint.
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Accordingly, the parties stipulate and request that the Court modify the initial

scheduling dates as follows:

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

L AW O FFICE S
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104-1610
[phone] main · [phone] fax

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EVENT

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CURRENT
DATE

Deadline for Plaintiff to Provide
Robinhood a Draft Amended Complaint

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N/A

1/17/2022

Deadline for Robinhood to Inform
Plaintiff Whether It Stipulates to
Amendment of the Complaint

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N/A

1/25/2022

Deadline for the Parties to File a
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Stipulated Motion to Grant Plaintiff
Leave to File an Amended Complaint or
for Plaintiff to File a Motion for Leave to
File an Amended Complaint

21 Days After Robinhood’s
Motion to Dismiss is Filed.
See Standing Order at 2.

N/A

14 Days After Plaintiff’s
Opposition to Robinhood’s
Motion to Dismiss is Filed.
See Standing Order at 2.

1/7/2022

4/6/2022

Initial Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP
26(a)(1)

1/14/2022

4/13/2022

Combined Joint Status Report and
Discovery Plan as Required by FRCP
26(f) and Local Civil Rule 26(f)

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N/A

Deadline for FRCP 26(f) Conference

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14 Days After the Court Rules
on a Motion to Grant Plaintiff
Leave to File an Amended
Complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P.
15(a)(3).

Deadline for Robinhood’s Reply in
Support of Its Motion to Dismiss
Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint

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Deadline for Plaintiff’s Opposition to
Robinhood’s Motion to Dismiss
Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint

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2/1/2022

Deadline for Robinhood to File a Motion
to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended
Complaint 1

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1/21/2022

4/20/2022

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PROPOSED DATE

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If Plaintiff for any reason does not file an amended complaint, Robinhood intends to rest on its present Motion to
Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint (Dkt. No. 21), unless the Court orders otherwise.
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO MODIFY INITIAL
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DATED this 5th day of January, 2022.

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TERRELL MARSHALL LAW GROUP PLLC

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

By: s/Jennifer Rust Murray
Beth E. Terrell, WSBA #26759
Email: [e-mail]
Jennifer Rust Murray, WSBA #36983
Email: [e-mail]
936 North 34th Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98103-8869
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

By: s/Kenneth E. Payson
Kenneth E. Payson, WSBA #26369
Email: [e-mail]
Lauren B. Rainwater, WSBA #43625
Email: [e-mail]
Eric A. Franz, WSBA #52755
Email: [e-mail]
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98104-1610
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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BERGER MONTAGUE PC – MN
E. Michelle Drake (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
1229 Tyler Street NE Suite 205
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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BERGER MONTAGUE PC – CA
Sophia Rios (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
401 B Street Suite 2000
San Diego, California 92130
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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(2:21-cv-01571-BJR)

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

L AW O FFICE S
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104-1610
[phone] main · [phone] fax

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ORDER

The Court has considered the parties’ stipulated motion, and for good cause shown,

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The initial scheduling dates set forth in the Court’s Initial Scheduling Order (Dkt.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 7th day of January, 2022.

The Court adopts the deadlines set forth in the parties’ stipulated motion.

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BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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SCHEDULING DATES - 5
(2:21-cv-01571-BJR)

4854-5233-0504v.9 0114672-000005

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

L AW O FFICE S
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104-1610
[phone] main · [phone] fax