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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:53(b) - Prelim &amp; Perm Inj Relief &amp; other Equitable Relief

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR EXPERT REPORTS AND DISCOVERY

3:15-CV-01129

Eric D. Edmondson, D.C. Bar No. 450294

Erika Wodinsky, Cal. Bar No. 091700

Jacob A. Snow, Cal. Bar No. 270988

Boris Yankilovich, Cal Bar No. 257887

901 Market Street, Suite 570, 

San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 848-5100 / (415) 848-5184 (fax) 

eedmondson@ftc.gov; ewodinsky@ftc.gov; 

jsnow@ftc.gov; byankilovich@ftc.gov

Raymond E. McKown, Cal. Bar No. 150975

Stacy Procter, Cal. Bar No. 221078

Kenneth H. Abbe, Cal. Bar No. 172416

10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700

Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 824-4343 / (310) 824-4380 (fax)

rmckown@ftc.gov; sprocter@ftc.gov; 

kabbe@ftc.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Federal Trade Commission

Chad S. Hummel, SBN 139055

chummel@sidley.com

Mark D. Campbell, SBN 180528

mcampbell@sidley.com

Bridget S. Johnsen, SBN 210778

bjohnsen@sidley.com

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: (310) 595-2600

Facsimile: (310) 595-2601

Ryan M. Sandrock, SBN 251781

rsandrock@sidley.com

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

555 California Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 722-1200

Facsimile: (415)772-7400

Attorneys for Defendants

DIRECTV and DIRECTV, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIRECTV, a corporation,

and 

DIRECTV, LLC, a limited liability 

company,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:15-cv-01129 HSG

Assigned to the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME 

FOR REBUTTAL AND REPLY EXPERT 

REPORTS AND EXPERT DISCOVERY

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR EXPERT REPORTS AND DISCOVERY

3:15-CV-01129

Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Defendants DIRECTV and DIRECTV, 

LLC (DIRECTV) jointly stipulate, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2 and 7-12, to extend the 

time for expert rebuttal and reply reports and for the close of expert discovery. 

On September 16, 2016, both sides served their opening expert reports; the FTC served five 

expert reports and DIRECTV served three expert reports. As currently scheduled, the deadline for 

(i) expert rebuttal reports is October 13, 2016; (ii) expert reply reports is November 4, 2016; and (iii) 

the close of expert discovery is November 23, 2016 (Dkt. 159).

There are a number of experts and the expert reports are voluminous, and, therefore, the 

number of depositions that need to be taken is high. Both sides therefore would benefit from more 

time to prepare rebuttal and reply reports and more flexibility in scheduling the depositions of these 

experts. In addition, experts and counsel are also confronting scheduling difficulties in the month of 

October due to the upcoming Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah, beginning on the evening of 

October 2 and continuing to the evening of October 4, and Yom Kippur, beginning on the evening of 

October 11 and continuing to the evening of October 12. 

The parties have conferred with each other and their experts about scheduling and have 

arrived at an agreement satisfactory to all. The proposed modification to the schedule would have 

no effect on any other deadlines in this case. 

There have been the following modifications to the schedule in this case: (a) Dkt. No. 23, 

April 17, 2015 (granting stipulated request for an extension of time for the FTC to file motion to 

strike Defendants’ affirmative defenses); (b) Dkt. No. 64, October 21, 2015 (granting motion for 

extension of time for the FTC to respond to DIRECTV’s motion for partial summary judgment); (c) 

Dkt. No. 87, December 9, 2015 (granting joint stipulation to extend DIRECTV’s time to file its reply 

brief in support of its motion for partial summary judgment, and continuing hearing date on motion 

for partial summary judgment); (d) Dkt. No. 99, February 4, 2016 (granting stipulation continuing 

hearing date on motion for partial summary judgment); (e) Dkt. No. 105 (granting stipulation 

continuing Case Management Conference); (f) Dkt. No. 138, April 12, 2016 (granting stipulation to 

extend case deadlines, including fact and expert discovery, summary judgment briefing deadlines 

and hearing date, and trial date); (g) Dkt. No. 159, July 19, 2016 (granting stipulation to extend case 

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deadlines, including fact and expert discovery); and (h) Dkt. 181, September 26, 2016 (granting 

motion to extend time to file declaration in support of motion to file under seal).

NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through the undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to and 

respectfully request the court enter the following schedule:

Event Current Date Proposed Date

Rebuttal Reports October 13, 2016 October 21, 2016

Reply Reports November 4, 2016 November 14, 2016

Expert Discovery Close November 23, 2016 December 2, 2016

Dated: September 27, 2016 SIDLEY AUSTIN

By: /s/ Chad S. Hummel

Chad S. Hummel

Attorneys for Defendants

DIRECTV and DIRECTV, LLC

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

By: /s/ Eric D. Edmondson

Eric D. Edmondson

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Federal Trade Commission 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the signatories above.

By: /s/ Chad S. Hummel

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 28, 2016 ___________________________________

HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

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