Declaration of Susan Fahringer ISO Opposition to Plaintiffs' Rule… — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 114.1)

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In Document 114-1, filed 10/11/22 in Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC, Susan D. Fahringer, a partner with Perkins Coie for Defendant Thomson Reuters Corporation, declares in support of its opposition to Plaintiffs' motion to modify the case schedule. She attaches Exhibit A, a summary table of the history of case schedule extensions, and Exhibit B, an email exchange with Andre Mura dated October 3 through October 6, 2022. She says that on a later call Plaintiffs' counsel would not discuss a briefing schedule for potential Daubert motions unless Thomson Reuters also agreed to extend the deadlines to amend the Complaint and to move for class certification, and that the parties have not meaningfully conferred on a Daubert schedule. She also states that Plaintiffs' counsel Jennifer Bennett has not participated in any discovery conference, deposition, email exchange, or hearing to date.

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     Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC       Document 114-1     Filed 10/11/22    Page 1 of 2



 1   Susan D. Fahringer, Bar No. 21567                  Gabriella Gallego, Bar No. 324226
     SFahringer@perkinscoie.com                         GGallego@perkinscoie.com
 2   Nicola C. Menaldo, pro hac vice                    PERKINS COIE LLP
 3   NMenaldo@perkinscoie.com                           3150 Porter Drive
     Erin K. Earl, pro hac vice                         Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212
 4   EEarl@perkinscoie.com                              Telephone: 650.838.4300
     Anna M. Thompson, pro hac vice                     Facsimile: 650.838.4350
 5   AnnaThompson@perkinscoie.com
     PERKINS COIE LLP                                   Hayden M. Schottlaender, pro hac vice
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     1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900                      HSchottlaender@perkinscoie.com
 7   Seattle, WA 98101-3099                             PERKINS COIE LLP
     Telephone: 206.359.8000                            500 N. Akard Street, Suite 3300
 8   Facsimile: 206.359.9000                            Dallas, TX 75201-3347
     Attorneys for Defendant                            Telephone: 214.965.7700
 9   Thomson Reuters Corporation                        Facsimile: 214.965.7799
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                                UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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                               NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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                                    SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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     CAT BROOKS and RASHEED SHABAZZ,               Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC
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     individually and on behalf of all others
17   similarly situated,                           DECLARATION OF SUSAN D.
                                                   FAHRINGER IN SUPPORT OF
18                Plaintiff,                       DEFENDANT THOMSON REUTERS
                                                   CORPORATION’S OPPOSITION TO
19         v.                                      PLAINTIFFS’ RULE 16(B)(4) MOTION TO
                                                   MODIFY CASE SCHEDULE
20   THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION,
21                                                 Hon. Edward M. Chen
                  Defendants.
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      NO. 3:21-CV-01418-EMC                                      DECLARATION OF SUSAN
                                                                         D. FAHRINGER
     Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC          Document 114-1         Filed 10/11/22        Page 2 of 2



 1   I, Susan D. Fahringer, declare as follows:
 2          1.      I am a partner with Perkins Coie LLC and am one of the attorneys for Defendant
 3   Thomson Reuters Corporation (“Thomson Reuters”) in this case. I make this Declaration based
 4   on my personal knowledge and am competent to testify to its contents.
 5          2.      Attached as Exhibit A is a summary table setting forth the history of case schedule
 6   extensions in this case (Dkts. ## 59 and 78), along with the extension Plaintiffs currently seek
 7   (Dkt. # 113-3), with respect to the deadlines to move for class certification, to amend the
 8   complaint, and for discovery.
 9          3.      Attached as Exhibit B is an email exchange between Andre Mura, counsel for
10   Plaintiffs, and myself, dated October 3 through October 6, 2022, discussing Thomson Reuters’
11   questions and response to the extension Plaintiffs now seek. Following the email exchange, I
12   spoke by phone with Andre Mura and Zeke Wald, counsel for Plaintiffs. During that call, counsel
13   for Plaintiffs would not discuss a briefing schedule for potential Daubert motions unless
14   Thomson Reuters also agreed to extend the deadlines to amend the Complaint and to move for
15   class certification. The parties have not meaningfully conferred on an appropriate briefing
16   schedule for Daubert motions.
17          4.      Plaintiffs’ counsel Jennifer Bennett has not participated in any discovery
18   conference, deposition, email exchange, or hearing in this case to date.
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20   I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
21          Executed this 11th day of October, 2022, in Seattle, Washington.
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                                                        By: s/ Susan D. Fahringer
23                                                         Susan D. Fahringer, Bar No. 21567
                                                           SFahringer@perkinscoie.com
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                                                        Attorney for Defendants
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      NO. 3:21-CV-01418-EMC                          -1-                 DECLARATION OF SUSAN
                                                                                 D. FAHRINGER


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