McGee v. Nordstrom Inc

Filing 17

ORDER granting Parties' 16 Stipulated MOTION to Continue Stay of Deadlines to Allow Settlement Discussions. The Parties shall provide a status report regarding their efforts to resolve this matter by 6/24/2024. 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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MICHELLE MCGEE, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,

v.

Case No. 2:23-cv-01875
STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATED
MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE
TO STAY DEADLINES TO ALLOW
SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

NORDSTROM INC.,

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Defendant.

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Pursuant to the Court’s Order of April 5, 2024 (Dkt. 15), Plaintiff Michelle McGee

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(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Nordstrom Inc. (“Nordstrom”) (collectively, the “Parties”)

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respectfully submit this status report.

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On February 12, 2024, the Court entered an Order (Dkt. 13) granting the Parties’

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Stipulated Motion to Strike Deadlines to Allow Settlement Discussions (Dkt. 12). Pursuant to that

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Order, and to allow the Parties to determine whether this matter can be resolved before litigation

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begins, the Court struck all then-current deadlines, including the deadline for Nordstrom to respond

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to the Complaint and the deadlines set forth in Court’s Order Regarding Initial Disclosures, Joint

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Status Report, and Early Settlement (Dkt. 9).
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The Parties continued to engage in good-faith settlement discussions, and, on April

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5, 2024, the Court granted the Parties’ request to stay all deadlines for an additional 60 days. Dkts.

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14, 15. The Court ordered the Parties file a status report by June 4, 2024. Dkt. 15.

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The Parties have agreed to a formal mediation with Judge Frank Maas, which is

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scheduled for June 10, 2024. Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that the Cout continue

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to stay all case deadlines to allow the Parties time to conduct this formal mediation. Subject to the

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Court’s approval, the Parties propose providing a status report regarding their efforts to resolve

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this matter by June 24, 2024.

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By entering into this stipulation, the Parties do not waive, and expressly preserve,

all rights, remedies, and defenses.

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Respectfully submitted this 4th day of June, 2024.

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CARSON NOEL PLLC

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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s/ Wright A. Noel
Wright A. Noel, WSBA No. 25264
20 Sixth Avenue NE
Issaquah, WA 98027
E-mail: [e-mail]

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BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.

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s/ Yitzchak Kopel
Yitzchak Kopel, pro hac forthcoming
Israel Rosenberg, pro hac forthcoming
1330 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

s/ Austin Rainwater
Austin Rainwater, WSBA No. 41904
Jeffrey DeGroot, WSBA No. 46839
Virginia Weeks, WSBA No. 55007
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900
Seattle, Washington 98104-7029
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Christopher Reilly, pro hac forthcoming
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1420
Miami, FL 33131
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Isabelle L. Ord, pro hac vice
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant Nordstrom, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 4th day of June, 2024.

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John H. Chun
United States District Judge

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