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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

LKQ CORPORATION, and ) Case No. 1:20-cv-2753

KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE )

INDUSTRIES, INC. ) Honorable Thomas M. Durkin

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. )

)

)

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, )

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY )

OPERATIONS, LLC, and )

GENERAL MOTORS, LLC )

)

Defendants. )

JOINT PROPOSAL REGARDING DISCOVERY CLOSURE

Plaintiffs’ LKQ Corporation and Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (collectively

“LKQ”) and GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, and General Motors, LLC (collectively

“GM”) (together “the Parties”) hereby provide their joint proposal for a revised discovery closure

date in accord with this Court’s August 2, 2022 minute entry (Dkt. No. 246):

On July 26, 2022, the parties conducted a mediation presided over by Judge James

Holderman. The parties did not reach a settlement agreement. Accordingly, the parties have

requested that (a) Judge Durkin rule on LKQ’s fully briefed Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. Nos. 202

and 203); and (b) that Judge Durkin set a status conference shortly after the ruling on said motion

to discuss whether summary judgment briefing will be necessary and if so, a schedule for same.

Given these requests, and given the current case status, the parties will not be in a position

to complete expert discovery as currently scheduled, by October 27, 2022. In order to facilitate

resolution of LKQ’s Motion for Sanctions and the parties’ summary judgment briefing, both of

which may impact the damages and willfulness issues in this case, the parties respectfully request

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this Court strike all the dates included in its October 7, 2021 minute order (Dkt. No. 159) and reset the remaining deadlines as follows:

Current Deadline New Deadline

Deadline for a party to

determine if it will rely on

an advice of counsel

defense to a charge of

willful infringement, and if

so, to produce any

discovery previously

withheld as privileged that

is related to any such

defense.

One week after issuance of a

dispositive motion order.

One week after issuance of a

dispositive motion order.

Service of opening expert

reports on damages and

willfulness.

8/18/22 2/10/23

Service of rebuttal expert

reports on damages and

willfulness.

9/29/22 3/23/23

Close of expert discovery

regarding damages and

willfulness.

10/27/22 4/20/23

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Dated: August 3, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Michael P. Bregenzer

Barry F. Irwin, P.C.

Michael P. Bregenzer

Robyn Bowland

Nicholas Wheeler

Andrew C. Himebaugh

Daniel Zhang

IRWIN IP LLC

150 N. Wacker Drive, Ste 700

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: (312) 667-6080

birwin@irwinip.com

mbregenzer@irwinip.com

rbowland@irwinip.com

nwheeler@irwinip.com

ahimebaugh@irwinip.com

dzhang@irwinip.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs LKQ Corporation &

Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.

/s/ Conrad A. Gosen

John C. Adkisson (pro hac vice)

adkisson@fr.com

Joseph A. Herriges (pro hac vice)

herriges@fr.com

Conrad A. Gosen (pro hac vice)

gosen@fr.com

Brianna L. Chamberlin (pro hac vice)

chamberlin@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

3200 RBC Plaza

60 South 6th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 335-5070

Facsimile: (612) 288-9696

Steven McMahon Zeller (IL 6238416)

szeller@dykema.com

DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC

10 South Wacker Drive

Suite 2300

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: (312) 627-2272

Attorneys for Defendants General Motors

Company, GM Global Technology

Operations, LLC and General Motors,

LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served via ECF on August 3, 2022,

upon all counsel of record.

/s/ Gloria Rios

 Gloria Rios, Paralegal

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