Opinion
2:21-cv-00750-RSL
12-07-2021
KAELI GARNER, DOLORES SHEEHAN, PAUL SHEEHAN, RICKY BABANI, MICHAEL BATES, DENNIS CROTEAU, and JEANNETTE CROTEAU, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware Corporation, and AMAZON.COM SERVICES, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, Defendants.
Bradley S. Keller, WSBA No. 10665 BYRNES KELLER CROMWELL LLP Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class Michael P. Canty (admitted pro hac vice) Carol C. Villegas (admitted pro hac vice) David Saldamando (admitted pro hac vice) LABATON SUCHAROW LLP Paul J. Geller (admitted pro hac vice) Stuart A. Davidson (admitted pro hac vice) Maxwell H. Sawyer (admitted pro hac vice) Alexander C. Cohen (admitted pro hac vice) ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class Guillaume Buell (admitted pro hac vice) THORNTON LAW FIRM LLP L. Timothy Fisher (admitted pro hac vice) BURSOR & FISHER, P.A. Alec M. Leslie (admitted pro hac vice ng) Max S. Roberts (admitted pro hac vice) BURSOR & FISHER, P.A. Brian C. Gudmundson (admitted pro hac vice) Jason P. Johnston (admitted pro hac vice) Michael J. Laird (admitted pro hac vice) ZIMMERMAN REED LLP Robert K. Shelquist (admitted pro hac vice) Rebecca A. Peterson (admitted pro hac vice) LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P. 100 Washington Ave. South, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Telephone: (612) 339-6900 Facsimile: (612) 339-0981 Email: rkshelquist@locklaw.com rapeterson@locklaw.com Interim Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class Dated: December 6, 2021 Respectfully submitted, By: s/ Brian D. Buckley Brian D. Buckley, WSBA No. 26423 FENWICK & WEST LLP Laurence F. Pulgram (admitted pro hac vice) Jedediah Wakefield (admitted pro hac vice) FENWICK & WEST LLP Attorneys for Defendants AMAZON.COM, INC. and AMAZON.COM SERVICES, LLC
Bradley S. Keller, WSBA No. 10665
BYRNES KELLER CROMWELL LLP
Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class
Michael P. Canty (admitted pro hac vice) Carol C. Villegas (admitted pro hac vice) David Saldamando (admitted pro hac vice) LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
Paul J. Geller (admitted pro hac vice)
Stuart A. Davidson (admitted pro hac vice)
Maxwell H. Sawyer (admitted pro hac vice)
Alexander C. Cohen (admitted pro hac vice)
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class
Guillaume Buell (admitted pro hac vice) THORNTON LAW FIRM LLP
L. Timothy Fisher (admitted pro hac vice) BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Alec M. Leslie (admitted pro hac vice ng) Max S. Roberts (admitted pro hac vice) BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Brian C. Gudmundson (admitted pro hac vice)
Jason P. Johnston (admitted pro hac vice)
Michael J. Laird (admitted pro hac vice)
ZIMMERMAN REED LLP
Robert K. Shelquist (admitted pro hac vice) Rebecca A. Peterson (admitted pro hac vice) LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P. 100 Washington Ave. South, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Telephone: (612) 339-6900 Facsimile: (612) 339-0981 Email: rkshelquist@locklaw.com rapeterson@locklaw.com
Interim Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class
Dated: December 6, 2021 Respectfully submitted,
By: s/ Brian D. Buckley
Brian D. Buckley, WSBA No. 26423 FENWICK & WEST LLP
Laurence F. Pulgram (admitted pro hac vice) Jedediah Wakefield (admitted pro hac vice) FENWICK & WEST LLP Attorneys for Defendants AMAZON.COM, INC. and AMAZON.COM SERVICES, LLC
STIPULATED MOTION FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF FILING A CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION
ROBERT S. LASNIK UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
STIPULATED MOTION Plaintiffs Kaeli Garner, Mark Fladd, Stephanie Fladd, Jodi Brust, John Dannelly, Diane McNealy, Michael McNealy, Lisa Hovasse, Sandra Mirabile, Ricky Babani, Susan Lenehan, Jeffrey Hoyt, Lorlie Tesoriero, James Robinson, Rosa Comacho, Eric Dlugoss, Julie Dlugoss, Ronald Johnson, Selena Johnson, Caron Watkins, and Kelly Miller (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com Services, LLC (collectively, “Amazon, ” or “Defendants, ” and together with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”) jointly move the Court for an Order to continue the date upon which Plaintiffs shall file their motion for class certification pursuant to Local Civil Rule 23(i)(3).
WHEREAS, from June to July of 2021, Plaintiffs filed original complaints against Defendants in this district;
WHEREAS, on August 30, 2021, the Court entered a stipulated order stating that, inter alia, (1) Plaintiffs shall file a consolidated complaint within 30 days of entry of the stipulated order, (2) Defendants shall have 45 days thereafter to file an Answer or Motion in response to the consolidated complaint, (3) if Defendants file a Motion to Dismiss, Plaintiffs shall have 30 days to oppose the motion or file an Amended Consolidated Complaint. See ECF No. 21;
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Complaint-Class Action. See ECF No. 22;
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2021, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint-Class Action. See ECF No. 48;
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2021, the Court entered a stipulated order stating that, inter alia, (1) Plaintiffs shall file a First Amended Complaint on November 17, 2021, (2) Defendants shall have until December 15, 2021 to file an Answer or a Motion in response to an amended consolidated complaint, (3) Plaintiffs shall have until January 12, 2022 to file an Opposition to any Motion, (4) Defendants shall have until January 28, 2022 to file a Reply brief. See ECF No. 51;
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Consolidated Complaint-Class Action. See ECF No. 59;
WHEREAS, under Local Rule 23(i)(3), there is a deadline to file a motion for class certification within 180 days of filing a complaint;
WHEREFORE, in light of the recently filed First Amended Consolidated Complaint-Class Action, and the Court's November 8, 2021 order, including the schedule for Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, counsel for the parties agree that good cause exists to continue the date upon which the Plaintiffs shall file their motion for class certification pursuant to Local Civil Rule 23(i)(3).
The parties stipulate and request that the Court continue the deadlines for class certification briefings until after the Court rules on Defendants' forthcoming Motion to Dismiss.
ORDER
Having reviewed the parties' stipulation, and finding that good cause exists for the requested relief from LCR 23(i)(3), the deadline for filing a motion for class certification in the above-referenced action is hereby continued until after the Court rules on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, which is scheduled to be fully briefed and ready for consideration no later than January 28, 2022. Within seven days of the Court's ruling on the motion to dismiss, the parties shall confer and propose a schedule for the class certification briefing.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED.