Federal Trade Commission et al v. Amazon.com Inc

Filing 288

ORDER Setting Interim Deadlines. The Court sets the Interim Deadlines described herein. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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CASE NO.: 2:23-cv-01495-JHC
ORDER SETTING INTERIM
DEADLINES

v.
AMAZON.COM, INC., a corporation,
Defendant.

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Based on a review of the parties’ Joint Brief Regarding Interim Deadlines, Dkt. 284, the

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parties’ Joint Status Report of August 28, 2024, Dkt. # 273, and the rest of the case file, the

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Court sets the following Interim Deadlines:

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Event

Deadline

Parties complete negotiations for an initial,
agreed set of custodians, search terms, and
TAR protocol

October 1, 2024

Amazon begins its review of custodial
documents based on the parameters the
parties agree to by October 1, 2024 (“Initial
Set” of documents)

October 8, 2024

ORDER SETTING INTERIM DEADLINES - 1
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If needed, parties continue to negotiate the
scope of Amazon’s search, including
custodians and search terms (“Second Set” of
documents)

Through October 15, 2024

Amazon makes its first production of the
Initial Set of documents

Approximately October 21, 2024

Deadline for Plaintiffs to file a motion
regarding any disputes regarding search,
including custodians or search terms

October 24, 2024

Joint submission on proposed deadlines for
any Second Set of documents

October 28, 2024

Amazon makes rolling productions every 2-3
weeks
Amazon substantially completes its
production of the Initial Set of documents

January 31, 2025

DATED this 24th day of September, 2024.

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JOHN H. CHUN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER SETTING INTERIM DEADLINES - 2
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