UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

PATRICIA LOWRY, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

RTI SURGICAL HOLDINGS, INC., 

CAMILLE I. FARHAT, BRIAN K. 

HUTCHISON, JONATHON M. SINGER, 

ROBERT P. JORDHEIM, and JOHANNES 

W. LOUW, 

Defendants. 

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No.: 20-cv-01939 

Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly 

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

Lead Plaintiff Rosy Yeretsian and Defendants RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., Camille I. 

Farhat, Brian K. Hutchison, Robert P. Jordheim, Johannes W. Louw, and Jonathon M. Singer 

(collectively, “the Parties”), by their respective undersigned counsel, submit this Joint Status 

Report pursuant to this Court’s orders of April 1, 2021 [Doc. No. 78] and April 22, 2021 [Doc. 

No. 80] in the above-captioned mater (the “Action”): 

I. INITIAL RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE

The Parties conducted an initial conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) via telephone on 

April 15, 2021 and engaged in follow-up discussions on April 21, 2021, also telephonically. 

Counsel for each party participated in the conference. 

II. PROPOSALS FOR CASE SCHEDULE 

The Parties met and conferred and have agreed to a mediation of the Action on June 30, 

2021 with mediator, Michelle Yoshida. In advance of the mediation, the Parties have agreed to – 

and now propose – the following: 

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 The Parties shall exchange Rule 26(a) disclosures on May 19, 2021; 

 The Parties shall enter into a confidentiality/protective order governing discovery in the 

Action, or submit disputes to the Court, by June 2, 2021; 

 The Parties shall agree on ESI terms and initial custodians, or submit disputes to the Court, 

by June 2, 2021; and 

 If the mediation is unsuccessful, the Parties shall prepare a proposed joint discovery and 

pretrial schedule by July 9, 2021 for the Court’s approval, or separate schedules if the 

Parties are unable to agree on a proposed joint discovery schedule. 

III. DERIVATIVE ACTIONS

In its April 1, 2021 order, the Court asked whether related cases Nos. 20 C 3347, 20 C 

3464, and 20 C 3953 should be dismissed. These related cases are shareholder derivative actions 

filed by Summers, Campbell, and DeFilippis respectively (the “Derivative Litigation”). The 

Derivative Litigation was stayed pending resolution of the motions to dismiss filed in the Action. 

Because there is no overlap between Lead Plaintiff and Co-Lead Counsel in the Action, on the one 

hand, and the derivative plaintiffs and derivative plaintiffs’ counsel in the Derivative Litigation, 

on the other hand, the Parties suggest that the Derivative Litigation be the subject of a separate 

joint status report and/or status call. 

IV. OTHER ISSUES TO DISCUSS AT MAY 3, 2021 HEARING

None. 

Dated: April 29, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

For Lead Plaintiff Rosy Yeretsian: 

By: /s/ Louis C. Ludwig

Patrick V. Dahlstrom 

Louis C. Ludwig 

Pomerantz LLP 

10 South LaSalle St., Ste, 3505 

For Defendants RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., 

Camille I. Farhat, and Jonathon M. Singer: 

By: /s/ Martin G. Durkin 

Martin G. Durkin 

Holland & Knight LLP 

150 North Riverside Plaza, Ste. 2700 

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Chicago, IL 60603 

312.377.1181 

pdahlmstrom@pomlaw.com

lcludwig@pomlaw.com

By: /s/ Constantine P. Economides 

Velvel (Devin) Freedman 

Kyle W. Roche 

Ivy T. Ngo 

Constantine P. Economides 

Roche Cyrulnik Freeman LLP 

200 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste. 5500 

Miami, FL 33131 

305.851.5997 

vfreedman@rcfllp.com

kyle@rcfllp.com

ingo@rcfllp.com

ceconomides@rcfllp.com

Co-Lead Counsel 

Brian Schall 

The Schall Law Firm 

1880 Century Park East, Ste. 404 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

424.303.1964 

brian@schallfirm.com 

Additional Counsel for Lead Plaintiff 

Chicago, IL 60606 

312.578.6574 

Martin.durkin@hklaw.com 

Stephen P. Warren 

Louise McAlpin 

Allison Kernisky 

Holland & Knight LLP 

701 Brickell Ave., Ste. 3300 

Miami, FL 33131 

305.349.2256 

Stephen.warren@hklaw.com

Louise.mcalpin@hklaw.com

Allison.kernisky@hklaw.com 

For Defendant Robert R. Jordheim: 

By: /s/ Deborah Meshulam

Yan Grinblat 

DLA Piper LLP (US) 

444 West Lake Street, Suite 900 

Chicago, IL 60606-0089 

312.368.2183 

yan.grinblat@us.dlapiper.com 

Deborah Meshulam 

DLA Piper LLP (US) 

500 8th Street NW 

Washington DC 20004 

202.799.4511 

deborah.meshulam@us.dlapiper.com 

Keara M. Gordon 

DLA Piper LLP (US) 

1251 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10020-1104 

212.335.4632 

keara.gordon@us.dlapiper.com

For Defendant Johannes W. Louw 

By: /s/ Russell Koonin

Russell Koonin 

Adam Schwartz 

1200 Four Seasons Tower

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1441 Brickell Avenue 

Miami Florida 33131 

305.350.5100 

rkoonin@homerbonner.com

aschwartz@homerbonner.com

Vivek Jayaram 

Elizabeth Austermuehle 

Jayaram Law, Inc. 

125 S. Clark Street, Suite 1175 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

312 212 8676 

vivek@jayaramlaw.com

liz@jayaramlaw.com 

For Defendant Brian K. Hutchison:

By: /s/ James K. Goldfarb

James K. Goldfarb 

Stephen J. Crimmins 

Murphy & McGonigle 

1185 Avenue of the Americas 

21st Floor 

New York, NY 10036 

212.880.3999 

jgoldfarb@mmlawus.com

scrimmins@mmlawus.com

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