Samson v. UnitedHealthCare Services Inc

Opinion

HONORABLE MARSHA J. PECHMAN

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON FRANTZ SAMSON, individually and on Case No. 2:19-cv-00175-MJP behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND CERTAIN INTERMEDIATE CASE v. UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC., NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: Defendant. June 17, 2024

The docket text accompanying the court’s Order Setting Trial & Related Dates set certain additional deadlines. Dkt. No. 304. Among these were a deadline of June 17, 2024, for United Healthcare Services, Inc. “to identify call center agent” and a deadline of the same day for United “to complete production of all call recordings relating to class disposition codes.” Id. United respectfully requests that these deadlines be extended one week to June 24, 2024. Plaintiff stipulates to and does not oppose this request. “Rule 16(b)’s ‘good cause’ standard primarily considers the diligence of the party seeking the amendment.” Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992) (quotations omitted). Prejudice to the adverse party bears on good cause, see id., but is not relevant where, as here, Plaintiff does not oppose the requested extension, and there is good cause for extending United’s deadlines by one week. United produced certain call recordings on May 27, 2024 and expects to produce further call recordings. Plaintiff notified United that he was unable to listen to some of the produced recording files. United is working to re-produce the files. This has delayed production of the remaining recordings and identification appropriate witnesses. Accordingly, despite diligence, additional time is needed to meet the Court’s deadlines. The brief requested extension will not affect other Court deadlines or the trial date. DATED June 17, 2024

TERRELL MARSHALL LAW LANE POWELL PC

By: s/Jennifer Rust Murray By: s/Erin M. Wilson Beth E. Terrell, WSBA No. 26759 Barbara J. Duffy, WSBA No. 18885 Jennifer Rust Murray, WSBA No. 36983 Erin M. Wilson, WSBA No. 42454 Devon J. McCurdy, WSBA No. 52663 936 North 34th Street, Suite 300 Erika O’Sullivan, WSBA No. 57556 Seattle, Washington 98103-8869 Telephone: (206) 816-6603 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200 Email: bterrell@terrellmarshall.com P.O. Box 91302 jmurray@terrellmarshall.com Seattle, WA 98111-9402 Telephone: (206) 223-7000 Email: duffyb@lanepowel.com FRANCIS MAILMAN SOUMILAS PC wilsone@lanepowell.com osullivane@lanepowell.com James A. Francis, Admitted Pro Hac Vice mccurdyd@lanepowell.com John Soumilas, Admitted Pro Hac Vice David A. Searles, Admitted Pro Hac Vice BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP Jordan M. Sartell, Admitted Pro Hac Vice Maxwell V. Pritt, Admitted Pro Hac Vice 1600 Market Street, 25th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 44 Montgomery Street, 41st Floor Telephone: (215) 735‐8600 San Francisco, California 94104 Email: jfrancis@consumerlawfirm.com Telephone: (415) 293‐6800 jsoumilas@consumerlawfirm.com Email: mpritt@bsfllp.com dsearles@consumerlawfirm.com jsartell@consumerlawfirm.com Samuel C. Kaplan, Admitted Pro Hac Vice Jessica Mugler, Admitted Pro Hac Vice 1401 New York Avenue NW Jonathan Shub, Admitted Pro Hac Vice Washington, DC 20005 Samantha Holbrook, Admitted Pro Hac Vice Telephone: (202) 237-2727 Email: skaplan@bsfllp.com Four Tower Bridge jmugler@bsfllp.com 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400 Conshohocken, PA 19428 Telephone: (610) 477-8380 Email: jshub@shublawyers.com GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP sholbrook@shublawyers.com Timothy W. Loose, Admitted Pro Hac Attorneys for Plaintiff Vice

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Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER Based on the foregoing Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 18th day of June, 2024.

A

The Honorable Marsha J. Pechman United States District Court Judge