Opinion
2:24-cv-1735 JNW
11-08-2024
CONNOR HEPLER and AARON LANCASTER, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. VALVE CORPORATION, Defendants.
Blake Marks-Dias, WSBA No. 28169 Attorneys for Defendant Valve Corporation Brent W. Johnson (pro hac vice) Benjamin D. Brown (pro hac vice) Robert W. Cobbs (pro hac vice) COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC Christopher J. Bateman (pro hac vice) Daniel Gifford (pro hac vice) COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC Corrie Yackulic (WSBA No. 16063) CORRIE YACKULIC LAW LLC Attorneys for Hepler Plaintiffs
NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Blake Marks-Dias, WSBA No. 28169 Attorneys for Defendant Valve Corporation
Brent W. Johnson (pro hac vice) Benjamin D. Brown (pro hac vice) Robert W. Cobbs (pro hac vice) COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC Christopher J. Bateman (pro hac vice) Daniel Gifford (pro hac vice) COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC Corrie Yackulic (WSBA No. 16063) CORRIE YACKULIC LAW LLC Attorneys for Hepler Plaintiffs
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SERVICE AND DEFENDANT VALVE CORPORATION'S RESPONSE TO CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND RELATED CASE DEADLINES
HONORABLE JAMAL N. WHITEHEAD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The parties to this action, by and through their undersigned counsel, respectfully submit this stipulation and proposed order to the Court, stating as follows: On October 23, 2024, Plaintiffs filed their Class Action Complaint. Several related actions are currently pending in this Court.On October 31, 2024, in two related litigations, the parties understand the Court to have expressed an intention to address scheduling issues concerning these related litigations together. The parties met and conferred on November 5, 2024, and stipulate that:
Wolfire Games LLC et al. v. Valve Corporation, Case No. 2:21-cv-00563-JNW Elliott et al. v. Valve Corporation, Case No. 2:24-cv-01218-JNW Drake et al. v. Valve Corporation, No. 2:24-cv-01743-MLP Valve Corporation v. Abbruzzese et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-01717-JNW
1) Defendant Valve Corporation shall be deemed to have accepted service of Plaintiffs' Class Action Complaint in this Action, ECF No. 1, as of the date of this Order; and
2) Defendant Valve Corporation's deadline to respond to the Class Action Complaint, and other case schedule deadlines including the parties Rule 26 Conference and Initial Disclosures, shall be held in abeyance pending further instruction from the Court as to consolidation of this case with related litigation and case scheduling matters.
Respectfully submitted,
IT IS SO ORDERED.